What it gates
Model routes, deployment routes, operation families, and declared tools. Deny-trumps-allow evaluation runs before the upstream request leaves the bridge.
Python
IBM Cloud IAM
PolicyBundles
Code Engine ready
IBM watsonx Governance Bridge
A request-time governance edge for watsonx.ai that enforces buyer Decision Cards on chat and text-generation calls before tokens are generated.
Why it matters
It is the IBM sibling to Azure OpenAI and MCP request gates, with IBM Cloud IAM auth, watsonx upstream endpoints, and the same audit-stream spine.
Monetizable layer
Tier 1 repo now, Tier 2 templates planned, Tier 3 hosted bridge later, Tier 4 Kinetic Gain Embedded implementation by engagement.