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Runtime data path

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The live connection between production and the governance function (discovery, telemetry and enforcement), without which a registry or dashboard describes the program but cannot see what is running 1.

Developed in
ch. 02, 5. No runtime data path
Chapters
ch. 02, Why Now · ch. 04, The Stack · ch. 07, Maturity Model
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

6 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Runtime data path: mentions per chapter16 mentions of the term across 6 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter01 Definition: 1 mention01 Definition102 Why Now: 4 mentions02 Why Now403 Values & Principles: 1 mention03 Values & Principles104 The Stack: 1 mention04 The Stack106 The Role: 4 mentions06 The Role407 Maturity Model: 5 mentions07 Maturity Model5No mentions in the other 17 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Runtime data path: mentions per chapter16 mentions of the term across 6 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter0001 Definition: 1 mention10102 Why Now: 4 mentions40203 Values & Principles: 1 mention10304 The Stack: 1 mention1040506 The Role: 4 mentions40607 Maturity Model: 5 mentions507081011121314151617181920212223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of Runtime data path per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition1No
02 Why Now4Yes
03 Values & Principles1No
04 The Stack1Yes
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role4No
07 Maturity Model5Yes
08 Regulatory Map0No
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development0No
15 Deployment0No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act0No
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards0No
23 AI Agents0No

Patterns that use this term

One pattern page uses the term.

  • Agent registry

    The runtime-aware inventory of every non-human actor (model, service and agent), each with an owner, a declared scope, a status and a kill switch, fed by a…

Sources

  1. [1] "Best AI Governance Platforms in 2026: 14 Enterprise Vendors Compared" (vendor-published comparison of the 13 Magic Quadrant vendors plus its own product; most of the category "manages the program … without any runtime data path"). Kosmoy. 2026-07-10. https://www.kosmoy.com/resources/blog/best-ai-governance-platforms-2026/ (verified: secondary)

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Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Runtime data path. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/runtime-data-path. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026runtimedatapath,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Runtime data path}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/runtime-data-path}
}