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Automated Detect-Analyse-Execute Loop for Governance

Summary

Establishment of an automated 'Detect-Analyse-Execute' loop to operationalise architectural governance.

Details

This work item focuses on moving from manual alignment reporting to a closed-loop governance system. It involves integrating the Alignment Engine with CI/CD pipelines to automatically detect drift, analyse impact using the CAS reasoning model, and propose or execute remediation workflows.

Decision

Proposed: Implement a runtime-native governance controller that orchestrates the detection and analysis phases without human intervention for non-breaking drift.

Rationale

The current governance velocity ratio (15:1) indicates that manual review is a bottleneck. Automation of the governance loop is required to maintain architectural integrity at scale.

Implementation Plan

  1. Define CI-based triggers for alignment checks. 2. Develop the 'Analyse' workflow to consume alignment reports. 3. Integrate with the Architecture Work Registry to auto-generate 'proposed' items for detected drift.

Alternatives Considered

['Maintain manual review cycles (rejected due to velocity bottleneck)', 'Purely deterministic rule enforcement (rejected as it lacks the reasoning capability required for complex patterns)']

Risks

['High volume of automated work items could overwhelm the registry', 'False positives in drift detection could lead to unnecessary refactoring']

Expected Outcomes

Reduction in governance velocity bottleneck; 100% visibility of architectural drift in real-time; automated provenance for all governance-driven changes.

Dependencies

Alignment Engine, Architecture Work Registry, CAS Workflow Execution Model

Define the semantic contract for 'Automated Remediation' signals within the Alignment Engine.