governor.md

MCP server for long-term project governance. Records vision, goals, guardrails, SOPs, and architectural decisions (ADRs) — the contracts that all execution must honor.

Part of the trilogy: research.md → governor.md → docket.md

  • research.md earns decisions with evidence
  • governor.md records them as binding contracts
  • docket.md executes within those contracts

(governor.md was previously codenamed visionlog; docket.md was previously ike. Same tools, new brand names.)

What it enforces

  • Guardrails are active or deprecated — never deleted
  • ADRs are permanent once accepted — a new ADR supersedes, never overwrites
  • Goals form a DAG — dependencies must be resolved before a goal is available
  • Vision is sticky — it does not drift session to session

Trilogy conventions

governor.md follows shared conventions with docket.md and research.md. See CONVENTIONS.md for the full standard.

  • Config lives at .governor/config.yaml (committed to git)
  • Tools: project_init (new project) and project_set (register existing for session)

Install

uv tool install governor-md
# or: pip install governor-md

Add to .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "governor": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "governor"
    }
  }
}

Session protocol

project_set { path: "/path/to/project" }   <- returns project_id
governor_boot { project_id: "..." }        <- active guardrails + goal state
governor_guide { project_id: "..." }       <- vision + decisions + goal map

Read both governor_boot and governor_guide at the start of every session before touching any task or code.

Project structure

my-project/
  .governor/
    config.yaml          <- project GUID + metadata (commit this)
    vision.md            <- north star, anti-goals, success criteria
    goals/               <- GOAL-NNNN.md — DAG of milestones
    adr/                 <- ADR-NNNN.md — architectural decisions
    guardrails/          <- GUARD-NNNN.md — active constraints
    sops/                <- SOP-NNNN.md — coordination protocols

Tools

Session

Tool Description
project_init Initialize governor in a new project
project_set Register existing project for session, returns project_id

Orientation (call at session start)

Tool Description
governor_boot Active guardrails + current goal state + backlog check
governor_guide Vision + key decisions + full goal map
governor_status Counts: goals, decisions, guardrails, SOPs

Vision

Tool Description
vision_view Read the project vision
vision_set Set or update the vision document

Goals

Tool Description
goal_create Add a goal to the DAG
goal_list List all goals with status
goal_view Read a goal
goal_update Update goal status or body
goal_unlockable List goals whose dependencies are met

Decisions (ADRs)

Tool Description
decision_create Record an architectural decision
decision_list List all ADRs
decision_view Read an ADR
decision_update Update status or body

Guardrails

Tool Description
guardrail_create Add a guardrail
guardrail_list List all guardrails
guardrail_view Read a guardrail
guardrail_update Update status or body
guardrail_inject Inject guardrails into an existing prompt

SOPs

Tool Description
sop_create Add a standard operating procedure
sop_list List all SOPs
sop_view Read a SOP
sop_update Update status or body

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Author: Daniel Shanklin

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