# Governance: {{PROJECT_NAME}}

## Autonomy Levels

- Level 0: Full manual approval (all tool calls require human OK)
- Level 1: Auto-approve safe operations (Read, Glob, Grep)
- Level 2: Auto-approve file operations (+ Write, Edit within project)
- Level 3: Auto-approve all except destructive (+ Bash non-destructive)
- Level 4: Full autonomy with hooks as guardrails

Current level: {{AUTONOMY_LEVEL}}

## Approval Gates

Gates are checkpoints where the agent MUST pause and request human approval.

- {{GATE_1_NAME}}: {{GATE_1_CONDITION}}
  Action: {{GATE_1_ACTION}}
- {{GATE_2_NAME}}: {{GATE_2_CONDITION}}
  Action: {{GATE_2_ACTION}}

## Escalation Rules

- Budget exceeded: pause agent, notify via {{NOTIFICATION_METHOD}}
- Error threshold: after {{ERROR_THRESHOLD}} consecutive errors, pause agent
- Unknown tool call: block and log
- Scope violation: block and notify

## Audit Requirements

- All tool calls logged to audit.log
- Budget events logged to cost-events.jsonl
- Approval decisions logged to approvals.log
- Retention: {{LOG_RETENTION_DAYS}} days

## Philosophy

Autonomy is a privilege you grant. Start at Level 0 and increase only
when the agent has demonstrated reliable behavior at the current level.
Each level adds capability while hooks maintain the guardrails.