AI agent tools for AI governance
Short answer: Our top pick for AI governance: Paperclip, with the highest AgentPick Score (93/100) among tools tagged "ai-governance". Runners-up: bifrost (82) and open-multi-agent (80). Compare what each does, its license and how recently it was updated below.
| # | Tool | What it does | Score | Stars | License | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Paperclip | The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work | 93/100 | ★ 102k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #2 | bifrost | Open-source, high-performance AI gateway that works as your LLM gateway, MCP gateway and agent gateway. One OpenAI-compatible API for 10,000+ models, … | 82/100 | ★ 8.8k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #3 | open-multi-agent | Self-hosted TypeScript agent runtime with durable approvals and verifiable run records. Own it, approve it, audit it. | 80/100 | ★ 7k | MIT | 11 Oct 2026 |
| #4 | skillhub | Self-hosted, open-source agent skill registry for enterprises. Publish & version skill packages, govern with RBAC and audit logs, deploy on-premise wi… | 78/100 | ★ 5.2k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #5 | lean-ctx | LeanCTX — Context Gateway for AI Systems. Control what your AI can see. Open-source Engine for context selection, supported controls, and evidence. | 77/100 | ★ 3.9k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #6 | bernstein | The open-source governance layer for AI agents: write the rules declaratively, Bernstein enforces them and produces the verifiable, replayable record.… | 71/100 | ★ 1.2k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #7 | arc-kit | The Enterprise Architecture Governance Harness — strategy, architecture, delivery, and assurance using AI coding assistants | 68/100 | ★ 2.3k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #8 | trinity | Self-hosted AI Agents Platform supporting Claude Code, Codex, Gemini agents. Apache 2.0. | 68/100 | ★ 653 | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #9 | chainloop | Agentic SDLC infrastructure. Define guardrails. Collect signals. Enforce continuously. Signed records of what your AI coding agents and CI/CD pipeline… | 68/100 | ★ 585 | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #10 | agent-safe-pipeline | An execution-authority gateway for AI agents and APIs. It intercepts consequential HTTP actions, asks Decionis whether they are authorized, and forwar… | 66/100 | ★ 688 | Apache-2.0 | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #11 | DashClaw | Remote approvals, policy checks, and execution evidence for unattended AI agents. | 61/100 | ★ 312 | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #12 | Adrian | Open-source runtime AI agent security tool - monitors and controls AI agents, catching malicious tool use, prompt injection, and policy drift in real … | 59/100 | ★ 583 | Apache-2.0 | 15 Sept 2026 |
| #13 | cordum | The action firewall for AI agents. Enforce policy and human approval before risky tool calls, shell commands, workflows, and production changes, with … | 52/100 | ★ 509 | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #14 | gate | A deterministic privacy boundary between your data and AI. | 43/100 | ★ 216 | MIT | 20 Aug 2026 |
Source: each project's public GitHub repository (description, stars, license, last push). Listed tools aren't tested or ranked by AgentPick.
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