esgf-sdk 1.0.0

ESGF Governance SDK — Cryptographic AI Decision Ledger

ESGF-X: Enterprise AI Governance Infrastructure

Cryptographic Ledger + Revenue Model + Phase 4 Complete

Status: Phase 1 ✓ | Phase 2 ✓ | Phase 3 ✓ | Phase 4 ✓ (Complete as of March 19, 2026) Tests: 212 passing / 212 total (100%) | Baseline: Established March 8, 2026 | Deployment: railway.toml configured System: AGENT.md v2 (updated with .amp/amp.md doctrine reference) | Billing: billing/ package created Production Ready:

• Backend: server.py (30+ endpoints, Stripe integration, JWT auth, 7-role RBAC, tier gating, HMAC-signed decisions)
• Frontend: static/landing.html (/), static/demo.html (/demo), static/index.html (/app) — customer-facing marketing pages plus the React SPA dashboard
• Compliance: esgf_compliance.py (EU AI Act Article 11 template, Stripe-metered report generation)
• Resilience: governed_decorator.py — PolicyCache (<0.1ms hits), CircuitBreaker (CLOSED/OPEN/HALF_OPEN), governance coverage scanner

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QUICK START

System Status: Production-ready. Benchmarks established. Ready to deploy.

Verify It Works

python3 -m pytest --tb=short -q

Expected: 212 tests pass

View Performance Baseline

cat .benchmark_baseline.json

Baseline Data (March 8, 2026):

• Engine p99: 1.186ms (SLA <5ms)
• Ledger p99: 0.494ms (SLA <3ms)
• Queue p99: 0.001ms (SLA <0.5ms)
• Billing p99: 0.002ms (SLA <0.1ms)

Understand the System (Pick Your Path)

For Engineers

1. Read AGENT.md — Operating doctrine + phase gates (required)
2. Review governance/engine.py — Decision routing logic
3. Review governance/ledger.py — Ed25519 signing + Merkle chaining
4. Run tests: bash run_all_tests.sh
5. Start with test examples in test_*.py

For Business

1. Read section below: "THE PRODUCT" + "THE REVENUE MODEL"
2. Three-tier SaaS: Starter ($2.5K/mo), Professional ($6.5K/mo), Enterprise (custom)
3. Unit economics: ~$200K/year customer TCO → $2.5K-18K/month revenue
4. Go-to-market: Design partner pilots (30-day, $2,500 each)
5. Target launch: Week 1 (Q1 2026)

For Designers

1. Guardian Dashboard is live at /app (lime green / blood red theme):
   • AutoDemo, customer dashboard, owner dashboard, tenant login
   • Real-time ledger metrics (throughput, latency, tier usage)
   • Compliance report status and billing/usage breakdown by tier
2. Landing page at / — marketing entry point
3. Reference: static/landing.html, static/demo.html, and static/index.html for the shipped web surface; governance/engine.py for metrics output

For Sales

1. Pitch: Compliance automation → audit cycle reduced from 8 weeks to 2
2. TCO comparison: Manual audit ($200K) vs ESGF-X ($2.5K-18K/mo)
3. Entry point: 30-day pilot ($2,500) → SaaS conversion
4. Territory: Enterprise AI (finance, healthcare, insurance)
5. Sales deck template: See docs/SALES_TEMPLATES.md revenue section

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WHAT THIS SYSTEM DOES

The Product (Phase 1)

Cryptographic governance ledger for enterprise AI models.

What happens when a customer integrates:

1. Wrap model with @governed decorator
2. Every inference is signed with Ed25519
3. Signature proves to auditors: "This inference happened, and here's the evidence"
4. Compliance audit takes 2 weeks instead of 8 weeks
5. Regulatory risk drops by 80%

Value prop:

• Manual compliance = 200+ hours/year, $200K+ audit cost
• ESGF-X = $2,500-$18,000/month (depending on tier)
• ROI: Pays for itself in one audit cycle

The Revenue Model (Pillar)

Three parallel revenue streams:

1. Design Partner Pilots ($2,500 each, 30-day contracts)

   • 3 slots available
   • Customer wraps 3-5 models
   • You provide infrastructure + support
   • Converts to SaaS after pilot if successful

2. SaaS Tiers ($2,500-$18,000/month)

   • Starter: 50K traces/month
   • Professional: 500K traces/month
   • Enterprise: Unlimited, priority queue <10ms SLA

3. Professional Services (Optional)

   • Custom policy development
   • Compliance report generation
   • Audit preparation

The Technology (Pillars)

Nine system pillars (from AGENT.md):

Pillar	Status	Responsibility
governance_engine	✓ Complete	Entropy-based decision routing
cryptographic_ledger	✓ Complete	Merkle-chained Ed25519 signatures
formal_guard	✓ Complete	Pre-commit invariant enforcement
sandbox_execution	✓ Complete	Isolated function execution
benchmark_harness	✓ Complete	Performance tracking & regression testing
provider_abstraction	✓ Complete	Multi-model vendor interface
billing_infrastructure	✓ Complete	Stripe-integrated usage metering
guardian_dashboard	✓ Complete	React SPA dashboard — AutoDemo, customer portal, owner portal
esgf_sdk	✓ Complete (Phase 2 foundation)	@governed decorator + verification

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THE 30-DAY PLAN (Historical Snapshot)

This section captures the original launch sequence. The dashboard, landing page, demo page, and Phase 2–4 technical work referenced elsewhere in this README are already shipped.

Week 1: Launch & Traction

• Sales: Outreach sprint (20 messages), first calls, first contract ($2,500)
• Engineering: Test stabilization, landing/demo/dashboard polish
• Goal: Prove product-market fit signal

Week 2: Delivery & Momentum

• Sales: Pilot #1 integration, Pilots #2-#3 calls, second contract
• Engineering: Dashboard and metrics live, gather early usage feedback
• Goal: Real customer data in system

Week 3: Validation & Conversion

• Sales: Pilot feedback calls, negotiate SaaS conversions ($2,500/mo each)
• Engineering: Tier upgrade design and production hardening
• Goal: Recurring revenue starts

Week 4: Scale & Phase 2

• Sales: Additional pilots, upsell to Professional tier (+$4,000/mo)
• Engineering: Phase 3/4 hardening follow-through and customer-driven iteration
• Goal: $10K-$24K revenue + Phase 2 progress

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ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTATION

File	Purpose
AGENT.md	Operational governance + phase gates (required reading)
docs/SYSTEM_REALITY.md	What's real vs simulation — honest system assessment
docs/ARCHITECTURE_FIXES_SUMMARY.md	8 critical flaws fixed (4 on Mar 9, 4 more on Mar 16, 2026)

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ARCHITECTURE & IMPLEMENTATION

Core Governance Layer

File	Purpose
governance/engine.py	Entropy-based decision routing, multi-policy synthesis, causal tracing
governance/ledger.py	Immutable cryptographic ledger (Ed25519 signing, Merkle chaining, thread-safe writes)
governance/sandbox.py	Formal guard - operation allowlist enforcement with parameter validation
governance/conflict.py	Policy conflict resolution using weighted pseudo-inverse synthesis
governance/priority_queue.py	SLA enforcement - tier-based queue (Enterprise <10ms, Professional <100ms)

Integration & Billing

File	Purpose
esgf_schema.py	Pydantic data contracts (GovernanceDecision, SystemState, PolicyAction, etc.)
esgf_merged.py	Unified orchestration (engine initialization, tenant management, health checks)
esgf_billing.py	Stripe integration - tenant provisioning, metered usage, tier pricing ($2.5K/$6.5K/$18K)
esgf_compliance.py	Compliance report generation (EU AI Act Article 11 - decision statistics, audit export)

Customer API

File	Purpose
governed_decorator.py	@governed decorator - function interception, decision enforcement, billing tracking
server.py	FastAPI endpoints (/audit/trace, /billing/provision, /dashboard/, /auth/, etc.)
esgf_sdk.py	Customer-facing SDK wrapper (verification, tracing)

Advanced Features (Optional)

File	Purpose
chrono_engine.py	Temporal intelligence - time dilation simulation for testing (experimental)
chrono_governance_bridge.py	Integration bridge for temporal features
inference/base.py	Abstract provider interface for ML models
inference/neurofabric_provider.py, inference/bioswarm_provider.py	Test stubs (not for production)

Testing

Total Tests: 212 passing across 18 test files (March 17, 2026)

Category	Count
Governance Engine	26
Ledger & Cryptography	9
Billing & Stripe	22
Priority Queue & SLA	27
@governed Decorator (incl. PolicyCache, CircuitBreaker, HMAC)	23
Phase 2 Gates	11
Enterprise Billing	21
Compliance Reporting	21
Dashboard & RBAC	20
Architecture Fixes	16
Load & Chaos Tests	15
Governance Scanner	7
Guardian API Client	14

To run: python3 -m pytest --tb=short -q

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PHASE GATES (Progress Tracking)

Phase 1 (Complete ✓)

• [✓] /audit/trace endpoint returns signed trace
• [✓] verify_trace() SDK verifies with public key
• [✓] Chaos test: 10K concurrent, 0% corruption, p99<100ms
• [✓] Stripe provisioning: customer + subscription
• [✓] Stripe Meter: usage events received
• [✓] Webhook handler: 4 event types verified
• [✓] Grace period + suspension: verified
• [✓] Regulatory alignment brief: complete
• [✓] All pytest: 212/212 passing

Phase 2 (Complete ✓)

• [✓] Gate #1: Feature flags (Starter/Professional/Enterprise gating)
• [✓] Gate #2: @governed decorator (function interception)
• [✓] Gate #3: Tier upgrade flow (proration math)
• [✓] Gate #4: SDK seat billing (per-seat pricing)
• [✓] Gate #5: Dashboard gating (tier-based visibility)
• [✓] Gate #6: Billing integration (Stripe metering)

Phase 3 (Complete ✓)

• [✓] Priority queue: sub-10ms Tier-1 validated (test_priority_queue_sla_load.py, p99 = 0.001ms)
• [✓] Error Boundary: GOVERNANCE_FAILURE / EXTERNAL_AGENT_FAILURE / SLA_FAILURE classified (test_architecture_fixes.py)
• [✓] Indemnification spec: legal review complete
• [✓] Enterprise Stripe provisioning: annual + month-to-month (test_enterprise_billing.py)
• [✓] Compliance report billed: one-time Stripe meter event on generation (test_compliance_reporting.py)
• [✓] All pytest harnesses: 212/212 passing

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CRITICAL PATH (What's Blocking What)

REVENUE TRACK (Sales)
├─ Outreach (Days 1-2) ✓ Ready
├─ First calls (Days 3-5) ✓ Ready
└─ First contract (Day 5) ✓ Ready

ENGINEERING TRACK (Phase 3 — 5/6 complete)
├─ All tests (Daily) ✓ 212/212 stable
├─ Guardian Dashboard ✓ SHIPPED (static/index.html — /app)
├─ PolicyCache + CircuitBreaker ✓ SHIPPED (Phase 4 early)
├─ HMAC decision signing ✓ SHIPPED (Phase 4 early)
├─ Governance scanner ✓ SHIPPED (Phase 4 early)
└─ Indemnification spec ← LAST BLOCKER (legal review — non-code)

DEPLOYMENT TRACK
├─ P0: Rotate Stripe test keys in .env (10 min, required before push)
├─ P1: Set live Stripe keys + OWNER_API_KEY in Railway env vars
└─ P2: Push to GitHub → Railway auto-deploys

BOTTLENECK: Indemnification spec (legal review required, non-code)

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DEPLOYMENT & TESTING

Deploy to Production (30 minutes)

See START_HERE_LAUNCH.md for step-by-step guide.

Quick steps:

1. Push to GitHub: git push origin main (Railway auto-deploys)
2. Add Stripe live keys to Railway environment variables
3. Create CNAME DNS record pointing to Railway URL
4. Test: curl https://api.yourdomain.com/api/v1/health

Run Tests Locally

python3 -m pytest --tb=short -q

Run Performance Benchmarks

python3 bench_suite.py --baseline  # Create baseline
python3 bench_suite.py --compare   # Compare to baseline

Start Local Server

python3 server.py
# Runs on http://localhost:8000

Submit Test Trace

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/audit/trace \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer test-key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model_id": "test",
    "input": [0.1, 0.2, 0.3],
    "output": 0.75,
    "confidence": 0.91
  }'

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SUCCESS CRITERIA (30 Days)

Revenue ✓

• 20+ messages sent
• 8+ replies (40%+ response)
• 3+ calls completed
• 1-3 pilots signed ($2,500-$7,500)
• 1-3 SaaS conversions ($2,500-$7,500 MRR)

Engineering ✓

• [✓] Phase 1 + Phase 2: 100% stable, 212/212 tests passing
• [✓] Guardian Dashboard: shipped (AutoDemo, customer portal, owner portal)
• [✓] Phase 4 early items: PolicyCache, CircuitBreaker, HMAC, scanner
• Live Railway deployment (set env vars, push)
• Real customer data flowing

Product ✓

• @governed decorator in use by 3+ customers
• Compliance reports generated
• [✓] Dashboard showing real metrics (Guardian Dashboard at /app)
• Pilot feedback incorporated

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DECISION FRAMEWORK (From AGENT.md)

Every task must answer:

1. Which pillar does this serve?
2. Which gate condition does this advance?
3. Will this ship with tests?

If you can't answer all three: do not build it.

Examples:

• ✓ Guardian Dashboard → guardian_dashboard pillar → Gate #1 → Tests included
• ✓ Feature flags → billing_infrastructure pillar → Gate #6 → Tests included
• ✗ "Nice to have" documentation → No pillar → No gate → Don't build

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DOCUMENTATION FILES

Only these 14 .md files should exist. Update them, don't create new ones.

1. README.md — This file (overview, architecture, quick start)
2. AGENT.md — Operational doctrine & phase gates
3. SYSTEM_REALITY.md — What's real vs simulation (includes Critical Architectural Flaws section)
4. CUSTOMER_GETTING_STARTED.md — 30-minute integration guide + test suite appendix
5. CUSTOMER_OPERATIONS_GUIDE.md — Production deployment guide
6. DEPLOY_TO_PRODUCTION.md — Deployment options (Heroku/AWS/GCP)
7. SALES_TEMPLATES.md — Email & pitch templates
8. LAUNCH_CHECKLIST_7_DAYS.md — Day-by-day launch plan
9. START_HERE_LAUNCH.md — Launch entry point
10. LAUNCH_COMPLETE.md — Launch kit summary
11. COMPREHENSIVE_SYSTEM_ANALYSIS_AND_VALUATION.md — Market analysis & investor pitch
12. ARCHITECTURE_FIXES_SUMMARY.md — 8 critical flaw fixes (4 CRITICAL Mar 9, Flaws 5–8 and 12 Mar 16)
13. docs/PROPOSED_ARCHITECTURAL_UPGRADES.md — Phase 4–6 roadmap (Upgrades 1–3 SHIPPED, 4–5 Q2 2026, 6–8 Phase 5)
14. .amp/amp.md — Enforcement Codex (authoritative doctrine for all agents)

Critical Fixes Quick Reference

Audience	Read
Engineers reviewing fixes	docs/ARCHITECTURE_FIXES_SUMMARY.md then governed_decorator.py then test_architecture_fixes.py
Regulators / compliance	docs/SYSTEM_REALITY.md (Critical Architectural Flaws section)
Phase 4–6 strategy	docs/PROPOSED_ARCHITECTURAL_UPGRADES.md

See AGENT.md "FILE GOVERNANCE" section for rules.

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GETTING HELP

Blocked on Sales?

• Read: SALES_TEMPLATES.md — outreach and pitch templates
• Do: Send 5 messages + monitor replies
• Fallback: Offer $1,500 pilot instead of $2,500

Blocked on Engineering?

• Read: SYSTEM_REALITY.md (risks section)
• Do: Run tests + identify failure root cause
• Fallback: Simplify scope (MVP first, polish later)

Blocked on Tests?

• Check: governance/ledger.py _flush_buffer() called after append()
• Check: File paths are correct (test_*.jsonl in current directory)
• Check: Ed25519 key generated (test_*_key.pem exists)

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WHAT THIS SYSTEM DOES

Production-Ready Components (100% Real) ✓ Cryptographic ledger with Ed25519 signing + Merkle chaining (10K concurrent ops, 0% corruption) ✓ Policy enforcement with entropy-based adaptive gating (FAST/MID/FULL paths) ✓ Tier-based priority queue with SLA enforcement (Enterprise <10ms p99) ✓ Stripe integration - customer provisioning, metered usage, billing ($2.5K/$6.5K/$18K/mo) ✓ @governed decorator - function interception, decision enforcement, metrics tracking ✓ Sandbox formal guard - operation allowlist with parameter validation ✓ Compliance reporting - EU AI Act Article 11 (decision stats, audit export, JSON/CSV/PDF)

What You Provide

• Your ML models (wrapped with @governed decorator)
• Your compliance rules (policy thresholds, fairness definitions)
• Your approval workflows (if human review gates are used)

Result: Enterprise compliance automation - audit time from 8 weeks to 2 weeks, cost from $200K to $2.5K-$18K/year

30-Day Revenue Goal

• $2.5K-$10K (design partner pilots)
• $6.5K-$18K MRR starting month 2 (SaaS conversions)

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NEXT STEPS

Immediate (Today):

1. Read AGENT.md (10 min) — Understand operational doctrine
2. Run python3 -m pytest --tb=short -q (5 min) — Verify 212/212 pass
3. Rotate Stripe test keys + JWT secret in .env (10 min) — P0: required before git push
4. Choose your track: Engineer, Product, or Sales

This Week:

• Engineers: Set Railway live env vars, smoke-test deployed endpoint
• Sales: Execute 20-message outreach sprint (SALES_TEMPLATES.md)
• Legal: Draft indemnification spec (last Phase 3 gate condition)

Success Metrics:

• All tests passing ✓ (212/212)
• First design partner conversation completed
• Stripe live keys in Railway + health endpoint responding

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RESOURCES

• Stripe Dashboard: https://dashboard.stripe.com (test mode)
• Calendly: https://calendly.com (free tier)
• Carrd.co: https://carrd.co ($99/year landing page)
• GitHub Pages: https://pages.github.com (free hosting)
• Ed25519 reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EdDSA
• EU AI Act: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20230601STO93804/

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METRICS TO TRACK DAILY

Track this in a spreadsheet or Slack:

Metric	Today	Week	Month
Outreach messages sent	?	20	20+
Replies	?	8	8+
Calls scheduled	?	3	10+
Pilots signed	?	1	3+
Revenue (MTD)	$0	$2.5K	$10K-$24K
MRR (recurring)	$0	$0	$2.5K-$11.5K
All tests	212/212	212/212	212/212
Guardian Dashboard %	100% (shipped)	100% (shipped)	100% (shipped)

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THE CONVICTION (From Founder)

You're not asking people to buy a dream.
You're asking them to pay $2,500 to test a solution to a real, expensive, immediate problem.
That's the difference between a feature demo and a customer.

By Day 5: $2,500 in bank + proof of concept
By Day 30: $10K-$24K revenue + Phase 2 started
By Month 3: Recurring customers + Phase 2 complete
By Month 12: $34K ARR + defensible business

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Status: Ready to execute.
Timeline: 30 days to revenue + Phase 2 progress.
As of: March 16, 2026. Next milestone: First pilot customer + live Railway deployment.

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Last updated: March 19, 2026 This is your roadmap. Execute it.

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