Definition
Agent-neutral governance means security controls evaluate evidence consistently regardless of which AI coding agent, IDE, repository, scanner, or CI system produced the change. It avoids locking governance to a single AI tool while preserving a common release evidence standard.
The same evidence requirements apply whether the code came from GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, a custom agent, or manual development.
Why it matters
It avoids locking governance to a single AI tool while preserving a common release evidence standard. Teams can adopt new agents without rewriting their security process.
Example
A policy requires reviewer attestation and retest evidence for any AI-generated commit, regardless of whether it was produced by Cursor, Claude Code, or a custom MCP agent.
Related terms
- AI-generated code governance — The set of controls that ensure AI-generated code is reviewable, attributable, and verified before release.
- AI-BOM — A bill of materials for AI-assisted software work, recording models, agents, prompts, tool calls, and generated changes.
- Continuous security verification — Repeated qualification of security evidence across the delivery lifecycle so decisions are evaluated as evidence changes.