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Agent Command Center

Every agent. A governed boundary.

Govern what AI agents can do.

Control which tools agents can use, which actions they can take, and when a human must decide — with a full evidence trail for every decision.

  • Agent governance
  • Human oversight
  • Policy enforcement
  • Tool controls
See an agent in action

From business request to controlled action.

Follow a mortgage underwriting example as an AI agent moves from a customer request to a governed business action — with policy enforcement at every step.

Step 1

Customer Request

A mortgage applicant submits a refinance request.

Step 2

AI Agent

The underwriting agent gathers data and prepares a decision.

Step 3

Command Center

CognitiveView evaluates the action against policy.

Step 4

Human Review

High-risk decisions route to an underwriter for approval.

Step 5

Business Action

Approved decision is executed and fully logged.

The new agent reality

Agents don't just answer. They act.

Agents can call tools, access sensitive data, and trigger business decisions. A useful answer is no longer enough: every action needs a clear boundary.

Governance belongs before execution.

Six boundaries. One control layer.

Illustrative agent workflow

Identity control

01 / Requested action

An underwriting agent requests access to a loan application.

02 / Policy check

Verify the registered agent, its service identity, and its accountable owner.

Allowed

The registered identity is verified before the request proceeds.

Evidence retained

Agent identity, owner, verification result, and request timestamp.

The same boundary follows the agent from request to outcome.

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Agent command center

One record. Full visibility.

Bring every agent into view. Connect who it is, what it can do, and how its decisions are governed — from one control plane.

  • A record you can trust

    Register each agent’s identity, business purpose, and accountable owner in one place.

  • Permissions with a purpose

    Define the tools, data, and actions each agent may use. Keep authority aligned to its assigned task.

  • Decisions you can explain

    Allow, review, or block actions before execution. Route risky decisions to people and retain the evidence behind every outcome.

Explore the Command Center
Agent registry illustration linking agent identity, business purpose, and accountable owner to a verified record

Know every agent.

Connect identity, purpose, and ownership in one accountable record.

Runtime control

Control at the moment of action.

Policies become actionable boundaries. Evaluate what an agent is about to do, then allow it, pause for human review, or stop it before execution.

Enforce the boundary

Check identity, tools, data access, and action scope against policy before execution.

Keep people in control

Pause high-impact decisions and exceptions for an authorized human reviewer.

Keep the reasoning

Retain the policy, context, decision, and outcome so every action can be explained.

See Runtime Controls

Runtime decision flow

One action. A clear decision.

Explore an illustrative policy scenario.

Agent action
Policy check
Decision

Approved tool call

Update the assigned application record

A registered underwriting agent submits a summary to the approved internal case system.

  • 01Verified agent identity
  • 02Approved tool and destination
  • 03Action within assigned scope

Allow before execution

The action is within policy. The update can proceed to the approved destination.

Evidence retained

Agent identity, tool call, matched policy version, and execution result.

Lifecycle assurance

Governed from registration to retirement.

Identity, policy, assurance, and certification stay connected as an agent moves from onboarding into live operation.

Scroll to follow the agent lifecycle

Command Center / ControlAI Assurance / EvaluateAgent Certification / Certify
  1. Control

    01Register

    Give every agent a verified identity, a business purpose, and an accountable owner.

    Retained through the lifecycle

    Identity & ownership record

  2. Control

    02Assess

    Understand the agent’s risk, delegated authority, and required tools and data.

    Retained through the lifecycle

    Risk & access profile

  3. Control

    03Govern

    Attach policies that define what may proceed, what needs review, and what must stop.

    Retained through the lifecycle

    Runtime policy boundary

  4. Evaluate

    04Assure

    Evaluate behavior and control effectiveness in the intended business context.

    Retained through the lifecycle

    Evaluation & assurance evidence

  5. Certify

    05Authorize

    Establish certification for a specific business use, with clear conditions and limits.

    Retained through the lifecycle

    Scoped authorization

  6. Certify

    06Monitor

    Observe live actions and revisit authorization when behavior, context, or policy changes.

    Retained through the lifecycle

    Monitoring & re-certification trail

When an agent’s scope or behavior changes, its controls and authorization must be revisited.

View the Lifecycle
Use cases

Built for the agents you run today.

Different industries. Different decisions. Apply the right boundaries to the tools, data, and actions your agents use every day.

Explore all use cases
  • Mortgage lending workflowAgent governance

    Mortgage & Lending

    Govern underwriting agents with policy checks and human review on high-impact lending decisions.

    Control focus

    Underwriting authority & exceptions

  • Financial operations and reportingAgent governance

    Financial Operations

    Control agents that initiate payments, reconcile accounts, and prepare financial reports.

    Control focus

    Payment permissions & approvals

  • Healthcare operations and patient careAgent governance

    Healthcare

    Keep patient-facing agents within defined privacy boundaries and clinical policy.

    Control focus

    Patient data & clinical oversight

  • Technology supporting customer serviceAgent governance

    Customer Service

    Keep support agents within approved responses, refund limits, and escalation paths.

    Control focus

    Refund limits & escalation rules

  • Recruiting and hiring workflowAgent governance

    HR & Recruiting

    Apply consistent controls to agents that screen candidates and support hiring decisions.

    Control focus

    Screening policy & human review

  • Enterprise administration and operationsAgent governance

    Enterprise Operations

    Govern agents that move data and execute workflows across connected business systems.

    Control focus

    Tool access & workflow boundaries

One governance approach, adapted to each agent’s business context.

Connect your agent ecosystem

Your entire stack. One governance layer.

Models reason. Agents orchestrate. Tools act. Bring the context together so every consequential action has clear boundaries, accountable oversight, and evidence you can explain.

Explore the connection layers

Model inputs move through a structured reasoning pipeline into a reviewed output.

Connection context

Agent intelligence

AI models

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LLMs

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01Connect the context

Bring model interactions into the context of the agent, its purpose, and the workflow it serves.

02Govern the action

Apply boundaries around sensitive inputs, permitted model usage, and the outputs that need human review.

03Retain the evidence

Keep the model context, applicable policy, and review outcome together so a decision can be explained later.

Business value

Move beyond experiments. Act with confidence.

Give teams the visibility to understand agents, the controls to guide their actions, and the evidence to expand adoption with confidence.

Connect every agent to its purpose, accountable owner, and current risk posture. Give teams a shared starting point for oversight.

For platform and governance teams

Governance in practice01

From

Agents spread across disconnected workflows

With Agent Command Center

A shared registry with clear accountability

Evidence behind the outcome

Agent identity · Owner · Risk context

Clear ownership. Controlled action. Connected evidence.
From possibility to governed action

Give every AI agent a governed boundary.

Deploy agents with confidence. Bring policy, human oversight, and connected evidence to the actions that matter.

  • Register agents in minutes
  • Enforce policy at runtime
  • Prove control with evidence