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The Beginning of Keel

Keel began with a simple operating principle: AI execution should be governed before work is allowed to run. From the start, Keel has focused on permit-based decisions, reviewable evidence, and controls that help teams prevent unsafe or unnecessary AI spend before execution.

Public-safe details

Customer-facing improvements included in this update.

Trust

Governance before execution

Keel's public work began with a focus on making AI execution decisions explicit before work is allowed to proceed.

Policy Controls

Permit-based decisioning

The foundation of Keel is a controlled decision point for AI work, with policy context captured before execution.

Audit Evidence

Reviewable evidence

Keel was designed around evidence that teams can review, export, and rely on when evaluating governed AI activity.