Plugin proposal: governance and compliance for regulated knowledge work

[imran-siddique]

Proposal: Governance & Compliance Plugin for Knowledge Workers

Summary

A plugin that brings governance awareness to knowledge work — policy checks before sharing sensitive documents, compliance audit trails for regulated workflows, and trust verification for cross-team collaboration.

Use Case

Knowledge workers in regulated industries (finance, healthcare, legal) need governance guardrails when using AI assistants:

1. Document classification — Before sharing or summarizing a document, check if it contains PII, trade secrets, or classified information
2. Compliance workflow — For regulated processes (SOX, HIPAA, GDPR), maintain an audit trail of every AI-assisted decision
3. Cross-team trust — When collaborating across departments, verify information sharing policies
4. Content policy enforcement — Ensure AI-generated content meets organizational standards (tone, accuracy, sourcing)

Proposed Plugin Structure

governance-compliance/
├── .claude-plugin/
│   └── plugin.json
├── commands/
│   ├── compliance-check.md     # /compliance-check — verify document compliance
│   └── audit-report.md         # /audit-report — generate compliance report
├── skills/
│   └── governance/
│       └── SKILL.md            # Governance patterns for knowledge work
└── README.md

Skills Coverage

• Document Governance: Classification, sharing policies, retention rules
• Workflow Compliance: Audit trails, approval chains, regulatory checks
• Information Barriers: Cross-team sharing restrictions (e.g., Chinese walls in finance)
• AI Content Policy: Sourcing requirements, accuracy verification, tone guidelines

Context

We maintain Agent-OS governance framework. Related:

• anthropics/skills #412 — Governance skill
• anthropics/claude-plugins-official #415 — Governance plugin
• anthropics/claude-agent-sdk-python #587 — Governance hooks