Glossary
Right Path
The fixed route every write takes, from rung 0b STOP to rung 9 METERED.
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Governed write path
A governed write path is the one route through which every AI agent change to a system of record must pass. On the way, the change is checked against versioned rules, approved by a named person where the rules ask, and recorded. elan1 is built as a governed write path for AI agents.
In one sentence: The one route through which every AI agent change to a system of record must pass. The route is checked, approved and recorded.
01In more detail
What it means in practice
A governed write path separates proposing from writing. AI agents, people and elan1 Decide may propose changes as write intents; only the kernel in elan1 Govern writes to the system of record, using a single-use credential.
Because there is one path, there is one place to check rules, one place for approvals and one record of every outcome. In Mode A elan1 holds the credential, so the path is enforced; in Mode B every write intent is evaluated and recorded, and enforcement is yours.
02Where this shows up in elan1
elan1 itself: the kernel in elan1 Govern is the single writer, and every write climbs the Right Path.
Defined in the elan1 glossary · Last reviewed 10 Oct 2026. Definitions change only with a dated note.
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See the term in a governed action.
The walkthrough follows one write from intent to proof record, using the words in this glossary.