Agent Governance skill: what it does and how to install it
Adds policy checks, intent screening, trust scoring and audit trails to AI agents that use tools or delegate tasks.
Summary generated from the skill's documentation.
Install
$ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill agent-governanceRun it in a terminal. If your agent is already running, start a new session so it picks the skill up.
About this skill
What it does. Provides Python patterns for defining and composing access policies, detecting risky intent before tool calls, and wrapping tools with approval, rate-limit and content checks. It also shows how to track agent trust over time, log actions and apply governance levels across several agent frameworks.
When to use it. For agents with external tool access, multi-agent delegation, or sensitive operations that need safety controls and accountability.
History
Repo stars
40.4k+707 since 5 Oct 2026
Stars are counted for the whole repository, which holds 80 skills.
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| Date | Repo stars |
|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 40,426 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 40,385 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 40,365 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 40,341 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 40,302 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 40,260 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 40,214 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 40,178 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 40,143 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 40,111 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 40,072 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 40,038 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 39,999 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 39,981 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 39,948 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 39,904 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 39,881 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 39,845 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 39,804 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 39,761 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 39,731 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 39,719 |
Installs
9.6k
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