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Control AI coding with govctl

Govern AI coding with govctl, a harness for founders, built with Rust.

From the repo · “A governance harness for AI coding.”

275 stars+2★ this week18 forksRustGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Jul 21Updated 10/18/2026100% free · open source
What it does

Govctl is a governance harness that helps founders manage and regulate AI coding by providing a framework to ensure compliance and control over AI-driven development.

When to use it
  • •When building an AI-driven startup that requires regulatory compliance
  • •When needing to manage and audit AI coding across multiple teams or projects
  • •When wanting to implement a standardized framework for AI development and deployment
Ready-to-paste prompt
govctl validate --policy-path ./policies --code-path ./ai-code
Heads up: Ensure you have Rust and Cargo installed on your system before installing govctl, as it is built with Rust and relies on Cargo for installation and dependency management
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⚡ Runs out of the box

A prompt/skill package — nothing to install beyond adding it to your AI tool.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/govctl && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/govctl/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/govctl/SKILL.md
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Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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How Control AI coding with govctl works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

Control AI coding with govctl is a large Rust project (~37k lines across 247 code files, plus 121 test files). You install it into your AI tool with one command; there is nothing to run yourself. Last commit this month, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size
Large codebase
~37k lines · 247 code files · ~5 h to skim
Setup
Install as a skill / plugin
Add it to Claude Code (or your AI tool) with one command — 13 skills inside. Nothing to run yourself.
Runs on
Inside your AI tool
Helper scripts use Rust
Rust 100%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    AGENTS.md
    The instructions the AI actually follows
  3. 3
    src/main.rs
    Where the program starts running
What's in each folder
src/Core code — the actual logic256 files
docs/Documentation21 files
gov/Folder460 files
build_support/Folder2 files
.claude-plugin/Plugin manifest — what gets installed1 files
scripts/Helper scripts1 files
tests/Tests — proof it works289 files
.claude/Editor / agent settings22 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksMIT licenseUpdated this month
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Details
Creator
govctl-org
Language
Rust
Category
ai-agent
Published
1/17/2026

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