The GIA (Governance Intelligence Architecture) MCP Server provides enterprise-grade AI governance for Claude agents. It requires a valid GIA_API_KEY connected to https://gia.aceadvising.com/mcp to enable its full toolset.
Governance Core
Classify AI decisions using the MAI Framework (Mandatory, Advisory, Informational)
Compute governance scores and evaluate health via the Storey Threshold metric
Assess AI risk tiers and map to compliance frameworks (NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act, ISO 42001, NIST 800-53)
Approve or reject human-in-the-loop gate decisions
Audit & Monitoring
Query and verify hash-chained, tamper-evident forensic audit ledgers
Generate governance status reports and monitor AI agent health/configuration
Governed Memory Packs
Create, load, transfer, compose, distill, and promote hash-sealed memory packs with trust levels, TTL, and role-based access control
Site Reliability
Submit watchdog health checks, diagnose incidents, approve/reject repair plans, and generate postmortem reports
Infrastructure Operations
Scan environments, list/preview/execute remediation and hardening packs, and run read-only patrol/audit checks
Value & Impact
Record workflow value metrics and governance events; generate ROI and governance impact reports
⚠️ The server is currently disconnected. Only the
gia_system_statustool is available until a validGIA_API_KEYis configured.
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-serverThen set your API key in your environment:
export GIA_API_KEY=gia_your_api_key_hereHow 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 an AI agent decision using the MAI Framework |
| Compute weighted governance score from integrity, accuracy, and compliance values |
| Compute the Storey Threshold — governance health metric |
| Assess AI system risk tier with governance recommendations |
| Map governance components to regulatory compliance frameworks |
| Approve or reject a pending mandatory gate decision (human-in-the-loop) |
Audit & Monitoring
Tool | Description |
| Query the hash-chained forensic audit ledger |
| Verify integrity of the audit ledger hash chain |
| Generate a governance status report |
| Get full system health and configuration |
| Monitor status and health of governed AI agents |
Governed Memory Packs
Tool | Description |
| Create a hash-sealed Governed Memory Pack |
| Load a memory pack into agent context with validation |
| Transfer a memory pack between agents via governed corridor |
| Compose multiple memory packs into a unified context |
| Distill governance patterns from usage history |
| Promote a memory pack to a higher trust level |
Site Reliability
Tool | Description |
| Submit health check results to the SRT Watchdog |
| Run diagnostician on an incident |
| Approve or reject a pending repair plan |
| Generate a structured postmortem report |
Infrastructure Operations
Tool | Description |
| Detect target environment (OS, containers, services) |
| List available operations packs |
| Preview pack execution with blast radius analysis |
| Execute a remediation or hardening pack |
| Execute read-only patrol or audit checks |
Value & Impact
Tool | Description |
| Record a workflow value metric for ROI reporting |
| Record a governance event |
| Generate economic and governance impact report |
Configuration
Environment Variable | Required | Default | Description |
| Yes | — | Your GIA API key |
| No |
| Custom server URL |
Requirements
Node.js 18 or later
A GIA API key (get one here)
License
MIT. See LICENSE for details.
Copyright (c) 2025-2026 William J. Storey III / Advanced Consulting Experts (ACE)