ODGS Governance Engine
Runtime governance enforcement for AI agents. Validates data payloads against sovereign governance rules, produces cryptographic audit certificates (S-Certs), and compiles regulations (EU AI Act, DORA, GDPR) into enforceable machine rules. The industry's only open standard for runtime data governance. Install: pip install odgs-mcp-server
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Open Data Governance Standard (ODGS) β MCP Server
Runtime governance enforcement for any AI agent.
For engineers: See Quick Start below.
For compliance, legal, or procurement teams: Your organisation may already be running ODGS.
Request a technical partner briefing β
Consulting or platform partner? See PARTNERS.md for the commercial model.
Why ODGS MCP?
Every AI agent that touches regulated data needs a compliance conscience. ODGS provides the industry's only open standard that produces cryptographic audit certificates (S-Certs) β machine-verifiable proof that governance rules were evaluated at runtime.
This server puts that enforcement capability inside any AI agent's tool context, bridging the deterministic governance engine with probabilistic AI agents.
Features
- Runtime Validation: Validate data payloads against sovereign governance rules in real-time.
- Flint Bridge Integration (Enterprise): Allow your agent to harvest, extract, and auto-mint sovereign rules from enterprise catalogs.
- LLM Bridge (Pro): Compile raw legal text (EU AI Act, DORA, GDPR) into enforceable machine rules.
- Drift & Conflict Detection: Automatically detect semantic drift in governance definitions and resolve regulatory contradictions.
- Audit Narratives: Convert cryptic S-Certs into human-readable compliance reports.
Quick Start
# Core validation capabilities
pip install odgs-mcp-server
# Complete installation with LLM bridge capabilities
pip install "odgs-mcp-server[llm]"
Client Configuration
The server operates over standard stdio transport, making it instantly compatible with any MCP client.
Claude Desktop
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"odgs-governance": {
"command": "odgs-mcp-server",
"args": ["--transport", "stdio"],
"env": {
"ODGS_PROJECT_ROOT": "/path/to/your/odgs/project"
}
}
}
}
Cursor
Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"odgs-governance": {
"command": "odgs-mcp-server",
"args": ["--transport", "stdio"],
"env": {
"ODGS_PROJECT_ROOT": "/path/to/your/odgs/project"
}
}
}
}
Pro & Enterprise Authentication
To unlock regulatory compilation, certified packs, and catalog synchronization, provide your ODGS API key:
"env": {
"ODGS_API_KEY": "sk-odgs-...",
"ODGS_PROJECT_ROOT": "/path/to/your/odgs/project"
}
Get your API key at platform.metricprovenance.com.
Tools Reference
Community (Free)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
validate_payload | Validate data against ODGS governance rules, produce S-Cert |
validate_batch | Validate multiple payloads in one call |
list_packs | List available Certified Regulation Packs |
governance_score | Score governance maturity (0-100) across 4 categories |
conformance_check | Run ODGS conformance self-check (L1/L2) |
Professional (API Key Required)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
download_pack | Download and cache certified regulatory rule packs locally |
compile_regulation | Convert regulation text β validated ODGS rule JSON |
check_drift | Detect semantic drift in governance definitions |
detect_conflicts | Find contradictions between regulatory rules |
narrate_audit | Convert S-Cert β human-readable narrative |
discover_bindings | Auto-generate physical data mappings from catalogs |
Enterprise (API Key Required)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
harvest_sovereign_rules | (Flint Bridge) Automatically extract and mint rules from data stores |
sync_catalog | Pull metadata from Databricks / Snowflake / Collibra |
Architecture
The ODGS MCP Server is designed for zero-trust, local-first execution. All data validation happens strictly on your machine. No sensitive data leaves your perimeter.
flowchart TB
Agent[AI Agent\nClaude/Cursor/Custom]
subgraph "ODGS MCP Server"
Auth[AuthGate]
Val[OdgsInterceptor v6]
LLM[OdgsLlmBridge]
Flint[Flint Bridge]
end
Reg[(ODGS S-Cert Registry)]
Project[(Local ODGS Project)]
Agent -- "JSON-RPC (stdio)" --> Auth
Auth -- "Validate Key (HTTPS, cached 24h)" --> Reg
Auth --> Val
Auth --> LLM
Auth --> Flint
Val -- "Reads Rules" --> Project
Val -- "Generates" --> SCert[S-Cert]
LLM -- "Compiles Regulations" --> Project
Flint -- "Harvests Sovereign Rules" --> Project
Certified Regulation Packs
Pre-built, cryptographically signed rule bundles for immediate compliance enforcement:
| Pack | Regulation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| EU AI Act | Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 | β Certified |
| DORA | Digital Operational Resilience Act | β Certified |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation | β Certified |
| CSRD | Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive | β Certified |
| NIS2 | Network and Information Security Directive | β Certified |
| Basel III | Banking Regulation | β Certified |
Full catalog of 15+ packs available via platform.metricprovenance.com. For pricing and enterprise licensing, contact partner@metricprovenance.com.
Environment Variables
| Variable | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
ODGS_PROJECT_ROOT | Path to ODGS governance definitions | Current directory |
ODGS_API_KEY | API key for Professional/Enterprise access | None (community) |
ODGS_REGISTRY_URL | Registry endpoint for key validation | https://registry.metricprovenance.com |
ODGS_CACHE_DIR | Local cache for downloaded packs | ~/.odgs/cache |
About ODGS
The Open Data Governance Standard is a sovereign enforcement protocol that validates data operations against governance rules at runtime β not retroactively. It produces cryptographic S-Certs (Sovereign Certificates) that serve as machine-verifiable audit trails.
License
Apache 2.0 β see LICENSE.
The ODGS engine and MCP server are open source. Certified Regulation Packs are commercially licensed.
