Governance Patterns - LangChain in Production

Learn governance strategies for LangChain applications, including policy enforcement, access controls, and change management

🏛️ Governance Overview

Governance ensures that LangChain systems operate within organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and best practices. This guide covers policy enforcement, access management, and change control.

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📋 Policy Enforcement

• Define and document policies for data, access, and usage
• Automate policy checks in CI/CD pipelines
• Monitor for policy violations and remediate

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🧑‍💻 Access Management

• Use RBAC and least privilege principles
• Audit access logs and permissions
• Rotate credentials and keys regularly

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🔄 Change Management

• Use version control for code and configuration
• Document and review changes before deployment
• Automate rollback and recovery procedures

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🧩 Example: Policy Enforcement in CI/CD

# .github/workflows/policy-check.yml
name: Policy Check
on:
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]
jobs:
  policy-check:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Run policy checks
        run: echo "Check for policy compliance"

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🔗 Next Steps

• Model Evaluation
• Continuous Improvement
• User Experience

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Key Governance Takeaways:

• Define and automate policy enforcement
• Manage access and audit permissions
• Control and document changes
• Monitor for governance gaps
• Continuously improve governance processes