Agentic AI Reference Architecture

Governance & Compliance · Data store

Configuration Repository

Data storeGovernance & ComplianceSafety, Security & Governancearc:ConfigurationRepository

A version-controlled store of every agent configuration element (prompts, tool definitions, model versions, retrieval configurations, hyperparameters) enabling reconstruction of any past system state.

Responsibility. Versions all agent configuration artifacts for reproducibility.

Also known as: Version control, Agent release registry, Model registry, Git source repository, GitOps infrastructure repository

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Relationships

is read by dependency

is written by dependency

is audited by assurance

Design guidance

Classification

Patterns
Configuration as code
Technologies
GitMLflow Model Registry
Quality attributes
Reliability (ISO/IEC 25010 | NIST AI RMF: valid and reliable)Transparency and accountability (NIST AI RMF: accountable and transparent)
Risks mitigated
Inability to reconstruct the configuration behind a result

Sources

  1. Ch3.7: T. Nguyen, "Tool Usage Auditing," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 3.7. ISBN: 9798244538229.
  2. Ch4.1: T. Nguyen, "Introduction to AI Agent Deployment and Scaling," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 4.1. ISBN: 9798244538229.
  3. Ch4.2: T. Nguyen, "Deployment and Scaling," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 4.2. ISBN: 9798244538229.
  4. Ch4.4: T. Nguyen, "Performance Profiling and Optimization," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 4.4. ISBN: 9798244538229.
  5. Ch7.1B: T. Nguyen, "Nvidia NIM and Colang," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 7.1B. ISBN: 9798244538229.