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GATE Paper (PDF) v1.4

The framework paper. Threat model, reference architecture, 20 controls, contracts overview, standard mappings, and cloud quickstarts.

Best for: security review · architecture approval · stakeholder distribution

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Markdown edition v1.4

The complete paper as a single markdown file (GATE-v1.4.md). Same content as the PDF, in a format that grep, diff, and language models handle natively.

Best for: offline reading · agent and LLM consumption · quoting in issues and docs

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Artifacts bundle v1.4

Everything in one zip: schemas, Rego policies, ABOM templates, conformance checks, standard mappings, SQL queries, operational runbooks, and the conformance runner CLI.

Best for: teams adopting GATE in full · architecture review packages

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Each component is a separate versioned repository. Clone what you need.

gate-contracts v1.2.0

JSON Schema contracts for all GATE control plane events. The canonical dependency - everything else builds on this.

tool envelopes · policy decisions · ledger events · replay traces · HITL records · break-glass records · output classification

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gate-python v1.2.0

Python reference library for building GATE-conformant Tool Gateways. Hashing, envelopes, ledger, replay, signing, and schema validation.

pip install · 70+ tests · 3 runnable examples

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gate-policies v1.2.0

OPA/Rego baseline policy bundle, invariant bundle, unit tests, ABOM templates, and tool authorization matrix.

allowlists · ORM thresholds · financial limits · time windows

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gate-conformance v1.3.0

20 conformance checks plus a runner that automates 9 of them by default (11 when bundle stores are configured). Self-assessment template, standard mappings (AISVS, ATLAS, SSDF), evidence correlation queries, and operational runbooks for the rest.

runner CLI · self-assessment · mappings/ · BigQuery SQL · runbooks

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gate-rust v1.0.0

Rust companion crate for high-throughput Tool Gateways. Canonical JSON, envelopes, ledger, and signing, hash-compatible with gate-python via shared canonical JSON test vectors. New in v1.4.

canonical JSON · envelopes · ledger · signing

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gate-fuzz v1.0.0

Hypothesis-based property and differential test suite across gate-python and gate-rust. Five active properties covering canonical-JSON byte equivalence, signing-key, schema-drift, and replay-trace differentials. New in v1.4.

property-based · cross-language differential · CI-ready

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gate-knowledge v1.0.0

The GATE conceptual layer as an Open Knowledge Format (OKF v0.1) bundle: twenty controls, threat model entries, architecture layer documents, ABOM templates, and adoption-path entries. New in v1.4.

OKF v0.1 · CC BY 4.0 · machine-readable

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gate-framework-paper v1.4

Source repository for the framework paper: Quarto book with per-chapter sources, control specifications, and the export pipeline that produces the release PDF and the single-file markdown edition. New in v1.4.

Quarto · chapter sources · PDF + markdown export

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Related reading

The Blueprint provides the strategic and architectural context for GATE. Read it first if you're making the case for agentic AI governance to executives or security leadership.

The Trustworthy Agentic AI Blueprint v1.0.4

16 missing primitives for enterprise autonomy. The strategic companion to GATE - covers the governance case, risk landscape, and 4-layer architecture that GATE implements.

Audience

CISOs · AI Architects · Executive stakeholders

Authors

Sakura Sky · Andrew Stevens

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Changelog

                        GATE Paper (PDF + Markdown)
                        - v1.4 (latest)  -  C20 Agent-to-Human Output Validation at the delivery boundary; C09 break-glass record contract; C17 automated enrolment fast-path; C18 provenance chain to a registered source; OWASP AISVS, MITRE ATLAS, and NIST SSDF standard mappings; Check20 added, Check17/Check18 conditionally automated when bundle stores are configured; new repos gate-rust, gate-fuzz, gate-knowledge; single-file markdown edition (GATE-v1.4.md)
                        
                        - v1.3  -  C17 Agent Discovery and Shadow AI Detection; C18 Data Quality Gates; C19 Model Behaviour Monitoring; Check16-Check19 added; scope statements for shadow AI assumption, memory quality boundary, and C16/C19 event type distinction; C04 Discovered lifecycle state; DARE namespace replaced with GATE throughout contracts
                        
                        - v1.2.8  -  renamed from DARE to GATE; C09 rewrite; C08 added to Phase 1 adoption path; ORM tuning guidance; conformance roadmap note; Azure/GCP quickstart parity

                        HTML Spec + Repositories
                        - v1.3 - spec.html v1.2 (C20 entry, Check20, v1.4 output-boundary note); gate-contracts v1.2.0 + gate-policies v1.2.0 + gate-python v1.2.0 + gate-conformance v1.3.0; new repos gate-rust v1.0.0, gate-fuzz v1.0.0, gate-knowledge v1.0.0, gate-framework-paper (paper source); GATE-artifacts bundle v1.4
                        
                        - v1.2 - gate-conformance v1.2.0 (conformance runner); gate-contracts v1.1.1 + gate-policies v1.1.1 (README cleanup); GATE-artifacts bundle v1.2 with the runner included
                        
                        - v1.1 - controls.html C17/C18/C19 entries; downloads.html v1.3 PDF + v1.1.0 repos; spec.html Check16-Check19 added
                        
                        - v1.0 (initial)