Governance Policies

AxonFlow Governance Policies for OpenClaw

Use when setting up or hardening an OpenClaw deployment with AxonFlow governance. This skill covers self-hosting AxonFlow, plugin installation, policy configuration, and risk mitigation.

Self-Host AxonFlow

AxonFlow runs locally via Docker Compose. No LLM provider keys required — OpenClaw handles all LLM calls, AxonFlow only enforces policies and records audit trails.

Prerequisites: Docker Engine or Desktop, Docker Compose v2, 4 GB RAM, 10 GB disk.

Quick start: Clone the AxonFlow community repo, copy .env.example to .env, and run docker compose up -d. The Agent starts on port 8080 — all SDK and plugin traffic goes through this port.

Full setup instructions: Self-Hosted Deployment Guide

Install the Plugin

Install via OpenClaw's plugin manager and configure in your OpenClaw config with your AxonFlow endpoint, credentials, and high-risk tool list. Set onError: block for production (fail-closed) or allow for development (fail-open).

In community mode, clientId and clientSecret default to "community" — no credentials needed for the local developer flow. In enterprise mode, provide OAuth2 Client Credentials (Basic auth). The tenantId config field has been removed — tenant is derived server-side from credentials.

Full configuration reference: OpenClaw Integration Guide

What's Protected Automatically

AxonFlow's 80+ built-in system policies apply with no additional setup:

• Dangerous command blocking: Reverse shells, rm -rf /, curl|bash, cloud metadata SSRF, credential file access, path traversal (10 policies)
• SQL injection: 30+ detection patterns including UNION injection, stacked queries, auth bypass
• PII detection and redaction: SSN, credit card, email, phone, Aadhaar, PAN, NRIC/FIN (Singapore)
• Code security: API keys, connection strings, hardcoded secrets, unsafe code patterns
• Prompt injection: Ignore-instruction patterns, jailbreak attempts, role hijacking

OpenClaw-Specific Hardening

For additional protection against OpenClaw-specific attack vectors, the plugin repository includes ready-to-use policy templates covering:

• Command execution blocking: Reverse shells, destructive filesystem operations, credential file access
• SSRF prevention: Cloud metadata endpoints, internal network addresses
• Agent config protection: Block writes to SOUL.md, MEMORY.md, and other identity files
• Path traversal detection: Workspace escape patterns

Full policy templates with SQL examples: Starter Policies

Top 10 Risks

Guardrails

• All policies are evaluated server-side by AxonFlow, not locally.
• High-risk tools require human approval only after AxonFlow allows the tool call. If AxonFlow blocks the tool, it stays blocked.
• The plugin verifies AxonFlow connectivity on startup.

Learn More

Get Started

• Getting Started — quickstart for new users
• OpenClaw Integration Guide — full plugin setup walkthrough
• Self-Hosted Deployment — Docker Compose, prerequisites, production options

Policies & Security

• Security Best Practices — hardening guide for production deployments
• Policy Enforcement — how policies are evaluated at runtime
• Policy Syntax — writing custom regex and rule-based policies
• System Policies — 80+ built-in policies (PII, SQLi, secrets, dangerous commands, prompt injection)
• PII Detection — SSN, credit card, Aadhaar, PAN, email, phone detection and redaction
• Response Redaction — how outbound content is scanned and redacted

Governance & Compliance

• Audit Logging — compliance-grade audit trails for every tool call and LLM interaction
• Human-in-the-Loop — approval gates for high-risk operations
• HITL Approval Gates — configuring approval workflows
• Cost Management — token budgets, rate limits, cost controls
• Compliance Frameworks — EU AI Act, MAS FEAT, RBI, SEBI templates

Platform & Examples

• Feature Overview — full platform capabilities
• Community vs Enterprise — what's available in each tier
• Workflow Examples — multi-step governance workflows and advanced patterns
• Banking Example — financial services governance patterns
• Healthcare Example — HIPAA-aware agent governance
• E-commerce Example — customer-facing agent policies

Source Code

• Plugin Source — MIT licensed
• AxonFlow Community — source-available under BSL 1.1

Licensing

• AxonFlow platform (getaxonflow/axonflow): BSL 1.1 (Business Source License). Source-available, not open source.
• @axonflow/openclaw plugin (getaxonflow/axonflow-openclaw-plugin): MIT. Free to use, modify, and redistribute.
• This skill: MIT-0 per ClawHub terms.