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Governance Event

Reviewed 19 July 2026Canonical definitionPart of: Runtime Control & Guardrail Terms →

A governance event is a logged record of a policy evaluation, violation, escalation, or override that occurred during an agent's operation. Governance events form the basis of audit trails, compliance reporting, and incident investigation.

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Questions

Common questions.

What is Governance Event?

A governance event is a logged record of a policy evaluation, violation, escalation, or override that occurred during an agent's operation.

How does Governance Event work?

Governance events form the basis of audit trails, compliance reporting, and incident investigation.

Which terms are related to Governance Event?

Closely related concepts include Evidence of Compliance, Governance Automation, Jailbreak (AI Agent), Policy Enforcement Point. Each is defined in the Prefactor glossary.

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