> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.condense.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# AI Governance

> Set what AI tools may do in each environment: choose an operating mode and the tools they may use, for every member of that environment.

**AI Governance** lets an administrator define which AI tool permissions are allowed in an environment. These boundaries take precedence over what a member tries to grant themselves when they connect an AI tool.

> [!NOTE]
>
> AI Governance is for Organization Admins who have AI Governance access. Members do not see it.

![The AI Governance page in the Console, showing an environment selector, two operational modes and a list of tool groups](https://mintcdn.com/zeliot/otDRDVPickK4N8ah/images/mcp/ai-governance-page.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=otDRDVPickK4N8ah\&q=85\&s=b3ce90fc88fc41ac8504f5bef736e264)

AI Governance for one environment: the operational mode, and the tool groups AI tools may use.

## What you set

Governance is set for one environment at a time. Two environments in the same organization can have different settings.

| Setting | What it does |
| :- | :- |
| **Operational Mode** | Chooses how AI tools can interact with Condense in the environment. |
| **Tools & Groups** | Chooses which tool groups, and which tools inside them, AI tools may use in the environment. |

### Operational modes

| Mode | What it does |
| :- | :- |
| **Strict read-only** | AI tools can only read data. Any action that modifies state is blocked, regardless of a member's Condense permissions. |
| **Adaptive, follow each member's role** | AI tools inherit each member's Condense permissions, allowing only actions the signed-in member is already authorized to perform. |

Choose **Strict read-only** for an environment where an AI tool should never change anything, whatever the person could do by hand. Choose **Adaptive** everywhere else, because it needs no second set of permissions to keep in step with Condense roles.

## Set governance for an environment

**1. Open AI Governance**

Sign in with an Organization Admin account that has AI Governance access. In the Console navigation, open **Condense MCP**, then **AI Governance**.

**2. Choose the environment**

Select an environment. Until you do, the page shows **Select an environment to view its details here**.

**3. Review the current settings**

Read the operational mode and the allowed tools and groups. The settings are shown as facts until you choose **Edit Permissions**.

**4. Edit permissions**

Choose **Edit Permissions**. Choose an operational mode, then open each group to allow or block the group or individual tools.

**5. Save**

Select **Save Changes**. The changes apply to the environment. Select **Cancel** to discard them.

![The AI Governance page in edit mode with Strict read-only selected, and Cancel and Save Changes buttons](https://mintcdn.com/zeliot/otDRDVPickK4N8ah/images/mcp/ai-governance-edit.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=otDRDVPickK4N8ah\&q=85\&s=83170ad45eaa4920c86eca985d3d9898)

Editing: Strict read-only chosen, with Cancel and Save Changes at the top right.

After you save, Condense shows **AI governance updated: Permissions for this environment have been saved**. If the save fails, Condense shows **AI governance update failed: We couldn't save your changes. Please try again**, and nothing is changed.

## What members see

* A member's AI tool can only use what you allow, and only what their own Condense role allows. Switching a tool on here does not give anyone access to it. It only stops the policy being the reason a call is refused.
* If you switch a tool off, a member whose AI tool calls it sees **Access denied**.
* A tool group you switch off shows as **Disabled by Admin** in that member's list of permissions.
* In a read-only environment, the approval page lists the tools with no checkboxes, and the AI Tools page has no **Edit Permissions** option.

## Related

> [card] [AI Access Management](https://docs.condense.io/condense/v3.0.0/mcp/ai-access-management.md)
>
> See every AI connection in your organization, and pause, resume or disconnect them.

> [card] [Scope and permissions](https://docs.condense.io/condense/v3.0.0/mcp/scope-and-permissions.md)
>
> How governance, approval and roles combine.


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