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Governance API

Reviewed 19 July 2026Canonical definitionPart of: MCP & Agent Protocol Terms →

A governance API is a programmatic interface that allows agents, orchestrators, and development tools to query policies, submit actions for approval, report events, and retrieve compliance status from a central governance platform.

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What is Governance API?

A governance API is a programmatic interface that allows agents, orchestrators, and development tools to query policies, submit actions for approval, report events, and retrieve compliance status from a central governance platform.

Which terms are related to Governance API?

Closely related concepts include MCP (Model Context Protocol), MCP Server Registry, Agent Ecosystem, Agent Protocol. Each is defined in the Prefactor glossary.

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