Runtime Enforcement Layer

Runtime enforcement for AI agents in production

Enterprises already run agents against real systems. The challenge is no longer model capability, but controlling execution. Norven is a runtime enforcement layer that verifies agent identity, evaluates policy, and records execution context before actions reach production infrastructure.

Norven Console
Authorized flow
Agent Identity
analytics-agent-01@prod.norven
Evaluated Policy
allow(agent.role == "analytics") { resources: ["customer.*"] }
Decision Reason
Agent has analytics role with customer data scope

The execution gap in enterprise agent systems

  • Agent frameworks focus on planning and orchestration
  • Enterprises require identity, authorization, failure control, and auditability at execution time
  • Most teams rebuild this enforcement inconsistently and internally

Norven standardizes this execution boundary without replacing existing frameworks or infrastructure.

Agent reasoning layer
LLMs, planners, orchestration frameworks
Norven runtime enforcement layer
Identity, policy, execution control, provenance
Enterprise infrastructure
APIs, databases, internal services

Agent reasoning remains probabilistic. Execution is deterministic, enforced, and attributable.

Execution guarantees

01

Workload Identity

Every agent action is bound to a verifiable workload identity.

02

Runtime Policy

Actions are evaluated against active policy at execution time.

03

Durable Execution

Failures are handled deterministically with retry and rollback support.

04

Execution Provenance

Each decision produces a tamper-evident execution record.

Agent execution lifecycle

1

Action request

Agent submits a signed request with intent and context.

2

Policy evaluation

Request is evaluated against the active policy set.

3

Enforcement

Action is authorized or halted deterministically.

4

Provenance

An immutable execution record is written.

package main

import "github.com/norven-ai/sdk"

// Bind agent identity
n := sdk.New(sdk.Config{
  ID: "agent-3xf",
  Key: os.Getenv("KEY"),
})

// Enforce before execution
result, err := n.Enforce(ctx,
  sdk.Req{
    Action: "customer.read",
    Resource: "customer:12345",
  },
  func() (interface{}, error) {
    return db.Find("12345")
  })
$ terminal
npm install norven-ai
Ready

Drop-in enforcement for existing agent systems

  • TypeScript, Python, and Go SDKs
  • REST and gRPC APIs
  • Works with planner-based and workflow-based agents
  • Deployable as shared infrastructure

Designed for internal platform teams

Infrastructure that platform, security, and application teams can rely on for agent deployments

PLATFORM VIEW

Platform Engineering

Standardize agent identity and execution guarantees across all internal agent deployments

[22:41:03]workload.bind agent-3xf-prod
[22:41:05]policy.enforce data-access-v3
[22:41:06]action.authorized latency=14ms
View integration patterns →
SECURITY VIEW

Security Architecture

Enforce execution boundaries and provide audit-grade records for compliance review

[09:12:10]provenance.record agent-3xf › refund
[09:12:11]policy.version 4.2.1 applied
[09:12:11]evidence.export format=SOC2
View enforcement model →
APPLICATION VIEW

Application Teams

Ship agent features without owning infrastructure concerns. Enforcement handled upstream.

[15:03:22]agent.deploy scope=customer.read
[15:03:23]norven.authorize action=query
[15:03:24]response.200 enforcement=active
View SDK documentation →

Built for enterprises running agents in production

Norven applies the guarantees enterprises already expect from internal infrastructure to AI agent execution. Identity, enforcement, recovery, and provenance are required once agents act on real systems.