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.

Copyright (c) 2025-2026 William J. Storey III / Advanced Consulting Experts (ACE)