Introducing Tork: AI Governance for Every Framework
February 10, 2026 · 5 min read · Yusuf Jacobs
AI agents are making thousands of decisions per hour — calling tools, accessing databases, sending emails, executing code. But who's watching what they do? Today, we're launching Tork to answer that question.
The Problem
Every major AI framework — LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGen, OpenAI Agents — lets you build powerful autonomous agents. But none of them have built-in governance. There's no standard way to enforce policies on what an agent can do, detect when it handles sensitive data, or prove compliance to auditors.
This isn't a theoretical risk. AI agents with MCP (Model Context Protocol) access can read files, query databases, make API calls, and execute code. One misconfigured tool and your agent is emailing customer SSNs to a third-party API.
What Tork Does
Tork is a governance layer that sits between your AI agent and the outside world. Every action passes through Tork before it executes. In 5 lines of code, you get:
PII Detection & Redaction — 50+ PII types across US, EU, UK, and Australian formats. SSNs, credit cards, healthcare identifiers, biometric data. Detected and redacted before they leave your infrastructure.
Policy Enforcement — Define rules for what your agents can and cannot do. Block dangerous tools, restrict data access, require human approval for sensitive actions.
Cryptographic Receipts — Every governance decision generates a blockchain-verified, HMAC hash-chained audit trail. Hand these to your compliance team for HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2, or PCI-DSS reporting.
MCP Security — Purpose-built for Model Context Protocol. Scan MCP servers, govern tool calls, and enforce policies across Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf agents.
Kill Switch — Instantly halt any agent with a single API call. Because sometimes you need an emergency stop button.
11 SDKs, 116 Adapters
We built Tork for every developer, in every language. Install with one command:
npm install tork-governance # JavaScript
go get github.com/torkjacobs/tork-go-sdk # Go
cargo add tork-governance # Rust
gem install tork-governance # Ruby
composer require tork/governance # PHP
dotnet add package TorkGovernance # .NET
mix deps.get tork_governance # Elixir
Plus Swift (SPM), Java (Maven), and Kotlin (Gradle). 116 framework adapters cover LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, DSPy, FastAPI, Express, Gin, Rails, Spring Boot, and many more.
Local-First Privacy
Tork's SDKs run entirely on your infrastructure. PII detection, policy enforcement, and receipt generation all happen locally. Your data never leaves your servers unless you choose to sync with Tork Cloud for centralised dashboards and analytics.
This makes Tork suitable for defence, healthcare, financial services, and any environment where data sovereignty matters.
Open Source Core
The entire SDK ecosystem is MIT licensed. All 11 SDKs, all 116 adapters, all PII detection patterns. We believe governance should be accessible to everyone, not locked behind enterprise contracts.
Tork Cloud adds centralised policy management, team dashboards, usage analytics, and enterprise features like SSO and audit exports. Free tier available — no credit card required.
Get Started
Sign up at tork.network/signup and add governance to your first AI agent in under 5 minutes. Check out the documentation for detailed guides, or try the interactive playground to see Tork in action.
We'd love to hear what you're building. Find us on GitHub or email hello@tork.network.
Tork Network Pty Ltd — Sydney, Australia