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Agent Governance

Agent Governance is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from github/awesome-copilot. Patterns and techniques for adding governance, safety, and trust controls to AI agent systems. It works with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot and has 40,416 GitHub stars across a repository of 7 listed skills.

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Claude

Claude Code loads skills from ~/.claude/skills/ (all projects) or .claude/skills/ (one project):

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git
cp -r awesome-copilot/skills/agent-governance ~/.claude/skills/agent-governance   # personal, or .claude/skills in a project

In the Claude apps, zip the agent-governance folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git
cp -r awesome-copilot/skills/agent-governance .agents/skills/agent-governance   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git
cp -r awesome-copilot/skills/agent-governance .cursor/skills/agent-governance   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

Patterns and techniques for adding governance, safety, and trust controls to AI agent systems. Use this skill when: - Building AI agents that call external tools (APIs, databases, file systems) - Implementing policy-based access controls for agent tool usage - Adding semantic intent classification to detect dangerous prompts - Creating trust scoring systems for multi-agent workflows - Building audit trails for agent actions and decisions - Enforcing rate limits, content filters, or tool…

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FAQ

Agent Governance FAQ

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How do I install the Agent Governance skill?

Copy the agent-governance folder (the one containing SKILL.md) into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, .agents/skills/ for Codex or .cursor/skills/ for Cursor. The agent picks it up automatically when a task matches its description.

Is the Agent Governance skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.

Is Agent Governance maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 26, 2026. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.