The Anatomy of an Action Governance Layer: From Intent to Enforcement

Picking Up Where We Left Off In Part 1, we established why post-execution safety fails and why pre-execution gates are an architectural necessity for AI systems that take real-world actions. Now we're going deeper: what does the internal structure of an action governance layer actually look like? This isn't about specific tools or frameworks. This is about the structural components any team needs to implement if they want deterministic, auditable action governance. The Four Components of Action