GIA MCP Server

Governance Intelligence Architecture — the governance layer for Claude AI agents.

This package connects Claude Desktop and Claude Code to the hosted GIA governance engine, giving your AI workflows enterprise-grade governance: decision classification, forensic audit trails, human-in-the-loop gates, compliance mapping, and more.

Built on Anthropic's Model Context Protocol.

Why GIA?

AI agents are powerful — but ungoverned AI agents are a liability. GIA solves this by providing:

Decision Classification — Every AI decision is classified as Mandatory (human required), Advisory (human optional), or Informational (agent autonomous)
Forensic Audit Trail — Hash-chained, tamper-evident ledger of every operation, decision, and gate approval
Human-in-the-Loop Gates — High-impact actions require explicit human approval before execution
Compliance Mapping — Map governance controls to NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act, ISO 42001, and NIST 800-53
Governed Memory — Hash-sealed knowledge packs with trust levels, TTL, and role-based access

GIA is the governance layer that makes Claude deployments enterprise-ready.

Quick Start

1. Get an API Key

Visit gia.aceadvising.com to create an account and generate an API key.

2. Configure Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gia": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "gia-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "GIA_API_KEY": "gia_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Configure Claude Code

claude mcp add gia -- npx -y gia-mcp-server

Then set your API key in your environment:

export GIA_API_KEY=gia_your_api_key_here

How It Works

Claude Desktop/Code  <--stdio-->  gia-mcp-server  <--HTTPS-->  gia.aceadvising.com
     (MCP Client)                  (this package)               (Governance Engine)

This package is a lightweight proxy. All governance logic runs on the hosted GIA server — nothing is computed locally. When you add new tools or capabilities on the server, they appear automatically without updating this package.

Available Tools

Governance Core

Tool	Description
`classify_decision`	Classify an AI agent decision using the MAI Framework
`score_governance`	Compute weighted governance score from integrity, accuracy, and compliance values
`evaluate_threshold`	Compute the Storey Threshold — governance health metric
`assess_risk_tier`	Assess AI system risk tier with governance recommendations
`map_compliance`	Map governance components to regulatory compliance frameworks
`approve_gate`	Approve or reject a pending mandatory gate decision (human-in-the-loop)

Audit & Monitoring

Tool	Description
`audit_pipeline`	Query the hash-chained forensic audit ledger
`verify_ledger`	Verify integrity of the audit ledger hash chain
`generate_report`	Generate a governance status report
`system_status`	Get full system health and configuration
`monitor_agents`	Monitor status and health of governed AI agents

Governed Memory Packs

Tool	Description
`seal_memory_pack`	Create a hash-sealed Governed Memory Pack
`load_memory_pack`	Load a memory pack into agent context with validation
`transfer_memory_pack`	Transfer a memory pack between agents via governed corridor
`compose_memory_packs`	Compose multiple memory packs into a unified context
`distill_memory_pack`	Distill governance patterns from usage history
`promote_memory_pack`	Promote a memory pack to a higher trust level

Site Reliability

Tool	Description
`srt_run_watchdog`	Submit health check results to the SRT Watchdog
`srt_diagnose`	Run diagnostician on an incident
`srt_approve_repair`	Approve or reject a pending repair plan
`srt_generate_postmortem`	Generate a structured postmortem report

Infrastructure Operations

Tool	Description
`gia_scan_environment`	Detect target environment (OS, containers, services)
`gia_list_packs`	List available operations packs
`gia_dry_run_pack`	Preview pack execution with blast radius analysis
`gia_apply_pack`	Execute a remediation or hardening pack
`gia_run_patrol`	Execute read-only patrol or audit checks

Value & Impact

Tool	Description
`record_value_metric`	Record a workflow value metric for ROI reporting
`record_governance_event`	Record a governance event
`generate_impact_report`	Generate economic and governance impact report

Configuration

Environment Variable	Required	Default	Description
`GIA_API_KEY`	Yes	—	Your GIA API key
`GIA_SERVER_URL`	No	`https://gia.aceadvising.com/mcp`	Custom server URL

Requirements

Node.js 18 or later
A GIA API key (get one here)

License

Proprietary. See LICENSE for details.

gia-mcp-server

Quick Install