# Governance Policies

> AxonFlow governance for OpenClaw — author policies, explain decisions, and handle approvals. Self-host AxonFlow for production workloads.

- Skill: `getaxonflow-axonflow-openclaw-plugin/governance-policies-18` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add getaxonflow-axonflow-openclaw-plugin/governance-policies-18`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/getaxonflow-axonflow-openclaw-plugin/governance-policies-18/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: getaxonflow (https://skillmd.com/u/getaxonflow-axonflow-openclaw-plugin)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/getaxonflow-axonflow-openclaw-plugin/governance-policies-18

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# AxonFlow Governance Policies for OpenClaw

This skill helps an OpenClaw deployment use AxonFlow governance. Use it when installing the plugin, authoring policies, or wiring up decision explainability and approval workflows.

## Install

```bash
openclaw plugins install @axonflow/openclaw@latest
```

Requires OpenClaw 2026.4.15+ and `@axonflow/openclaw` 2.4.0+.

## What you can do with it

| Feature | Read more |
|---|---|
| Author your own governance policies | [Policy Authoring](https://docs.getaxonflow.com/docs/governance/policies/) |
| Understand the reasoning behind a governance decision | [Explainability](https://docs.getaxonflow.com/docs/governance/explainability/) |
| Request a time-bounded exception | [Session Overrides](https://docs.getaxonflow.com/docs/governance/overrides/) |
| Compliance + audit | [Compliance docs](https://docs.getaxonflow.com/docs/compliance/) |
| Pricing + tiers | [Pricing](https://getaxonflow.com/pricing/) |

## Connect the plugin to AxonFlow

```yaml
# openclaw.config.yaml
plugins:
  "@axonflow/openclaw":
    endpoint: http://your-axonflow-instance:8080
    clientId: your-client-id
    clientSecret: your-secret
    userEmail: you@example.com
```

Setup guides:
- [Self-Hosted Deployment](https://docs.getaxonflow.com/docs/deployment/self-hosted/) (recommended for production)
- [Getting Started](https://docs.getaxonflow.com/docs/getting-started/)
- [Configuration reference](https://docs.getaxonflow.com/docs/configuration/)

## Starter policies

Ready-to-use templates for the OpenClaw stack: [policies/](https://github.com/getaxonflow/axonflow-openclaw-plugin/tree/main/policies).

## Reference

- [AxonFlow docs](https://docs.getaxonflow.com/)
- [Plugin reference](https://docs.getaxonflow.com/docs/plugins/openclaw/)
- [Plugin GitHub](https://github.com/getaxonflow/axonflow-openclaw-plugin)
- [Platform GitHub](https://github.com/getaxonflow/axonflow)

## License

Plugin code under BSL 1.1. See [licensing](https://docs.getaxonflow.com/docs/licensing/).