Source: governance/README.md — branch adpa-project-charter, repository mdresch/adpa.

ADPA Governance Baseline (RPAS‑CM)

Overview

This folder contains the foundational principles, rules, and workflows of the Regulated Process Assurance System - Cloud Master (RPAS‑CM) methodology. It is designed to be a portable, project-agnostic baseline that ensures AI agents operate with high integrity, security, and accountability.

Purpose

The contents of this directory serve as the "Agent Envelope" and "Governance Rule Artifacts". By including this folder in any project, you provide AI agents with:

1. Identity & Standards: Canonical naming conventions and versioning systems.
2. Safety Protocols: Atomic Execution & Validation (AEV) workflows.
3. Audit Integrity: Mandatory amendment logging and certification paths.
4. Operational Boundaries: Explicit rules for data tiers and authoritative orchestration.

How to use in other projects

To adopt these principles in a new repository:

1. Copy the entire governance/ folder to your project root.
2. Ensure your GEMINI.md or equivalent agent instructions point to governance/RPAS.md and governance/CONTRIBUTING.md as foundational mandates.
3. Implement the AEV (Atomic Execution & Validation) gate logic in your verification pipeline.

Structure

• AMD-*.md: Amendment records documenting state transitions, hardening, and optimizations.
• RPAS-*.md: Core methodology definitions (Authority, Integrity, Logic).
• visuals/: Graphical representations of governance flows and matrix logic.
• security/archive/: Historical remediation records and reference artifacts.

CI/CD & Operational Secrets (Mandatory)

The following secrets must be configured in your environment (e.g., GitHub Secrets) to support the DRACO Review Board and G5 validation:

Secret Name	Purpose	Scope
GOOGLE_AI_API_KEY	Authority for Gemini Agents	Gate 5 (DRACO)
DATABASE_URL	Access to Governance Ledger	Audit & Persistence
GITHUB_TOKEN	Automated PR Reporting	Gate 6 (Workflow)

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Certification: Certified for cross-project deployment (April 2026).
Latest Baseline: RPAS-CM v2.4.1 (Optimized DRACO Semantic Governance).