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Artifacts

Everything you need to evaluate, deploy, and champion GuardSpine inside your organization.

Open-Source Artifacts

GuardSpine Specification

PDF

Full technical specification covering the 24-department guard model, rubric schema, evidence lifecycle, and integration points.

Download spec (v0.9) →

GuardSpine Kernel

Python

Core engine: guard evaluation loop, rubric compiler, evidence collector, and department orchestrator. Apache 2.0 licensed.

View on GitHub →

Verify CLI

CLI

Command-line tool to run guards against your codebase, policies, or documents. Outputs SARIF-compatible reports.

Install guide → pip install guardspine-verify

Rubric Schema

YAML

Reference YAML schema for defining department rubrics, risk thresholds, escalation paths, and guard type mappings.

View schema →

Evidence Packs (Before / After)

Proof

Dogfood evidence packs generated against the GuardSpine kernel itself. Sealed SHA-256 hash chains, rubric audits, test results, and 3-model local council votes.

v1 Before 253 violations, 0 council models
v2 Mid 57 violations (77% reduction), 3-model council unanimous approve
v3 Zero 0 violations (100% clean), 3-model council split vote (approve/reject/abstain), 477 tests green

Executive Research

Board Packet Sample

Preview

Sample board-ready AI governance packet generated by GuardSpine. Includes risk heatmap, control status dashboard, and evidence summary.

Department Status (24 guards)

Risk
Reg
Audit
Legal
Privacy
Cyber
Access
IR
Model
DQ
Bias
XAI
Change
Vendor
BCP
Perf
Policy
Ethics
Board
Train
HR
CX
3PR
ESG
Pass (20) Warn (3) Fail (1)

Open Findings

Finding Sev Owner Status
Model validation gap in prod LLM High ML Eng In Progress
Legal review backlog (3 models) Med Legal In Progress
Ethics board charter not renewed Med CISO Open
Schedule walkthrough →

ROI Calculator

Interactive

Estimate compliance cost reduction, audit prep time savings, and risk exposure reduction with GuardSpine deployment.

72h
Hours saved / quarter
$10,800
Cost saved / quarter
$43,200
Annual savings
1.7x
ROI multiple

AI Governance Landscape Brief

Research

2026 regulatory overview: EU AI Act enforcement timeline, NIST AI RMF mapping, and how GuardSpine aligns to each framework.

EU AI Act Timeline

Aug 2024 Entry into force. Governance structures established.
Feb 2025 Prohibited AI practices enforceable. Penalties active.
Aug 2025 General-purpose AI and high-risk obligations apply.

NIST AI RMF → GuardSpine

GOVERNPolicy + Ethics depts MAPRisk Assessment dept MEASUREBias + Model Validation depts MANAGEChange Mgmt + Incident Response PROFILEBoard Reporting dept ENGAGECX + Training depts

ISO 42001 Alignment

GuardSpine's 24-department model maps to ISO 42001 AIMS clauses 4-10, providing continuous evidence collection for certification audits.

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Reference Architecture

Diagram

Enterprise deployment architecture: source integrations, adapter layer, kernel processing, and UI delivery.

SOURCES
GitHub Jira Slack SharePoint Vanta ServiceNow
ADAPTERS
n8n webhooks REST API File watcher
KERNEL + COMPRESSION
Guard loop Rubric compiler Evidence collector 24-dept orchestrator
DELIVERY
Board packets Teams alerts SARIF reports Dashboard
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