# MAGRS — Marshall Agent Governance & Reputation System

> MAGRS (Marshall Agent Governance & Reputation System) is an open governance framework from Marshall Network Services, Lexington, KY. It helps organizations keep visibility, boundaries, accountability and oversight over how AI is used and what AI says about them, built on the Marshall Principle: "Artificial intelligence may assist human decision-making, but responsibility always remains with humans. Authority cannot be automated."

Core rule: Every implicit permission an AI receives has a named human ceiling. No ceiling, no grant.

MAGRS is a standard, not a product. It issues no certifications, badges or credentials and does not certify practitioners. It is not an accreditation, license, or legal or regulatory compliance program. Organizations use the standard themselves: there is no application, fee or membership, and nothing on this site is for sale.

Author: Richard K. Marshall, [Marshall Network Services](https://marshall.net/), Lexington, KY. Contact: richard@marshall.net. Last updated: 2026-10-14.

## The standard

- [MAGRS home](https://magrs.org/): What MAGRS is, why it matters, the core rule and the Marshall Principle
- [Standards documentation](https://magrs.org/standards/): Overview of the MAGRS standards documents
- [MAGRS Standard](https://magrs.org/standards/magrs-readiness-standard.php): Minimum conditions for running AI under responsible control: visibility, boundaries, accountability, and the operational test (what is the AI doing, where may it operate, who is responsible)
- [Governance Starter Kit](https://magrs.org/standards/governance-starter-kit.php): The former implementation package; no longer issued, and its requirements are in the MAGRS Standard

## Governance

- [Governance](https://magrs.org/governance/): How MAGRS is governed; currently in its Founder Phase, stewarded by Richard K. Marshall
- [MAGRS Charter](https://magrs.org/governance/charter.php): Purpose and founding principle of MAGRS
- [Founder Statement](https://magrs.org/governance/founder.php): Why Richard K. Marshall created MAGRS
- [Statement of Limitations](https://magrs.org/governance/limitations.php): What MAGRS is not: no certification, no regulation, no guarantee of outcome

## Briefings

- [Governance Briefings](https://magrs.org/briefings/): Periodic briefings on responsible AI adoption in professional organizations
- [Governance Brief 001: The Emerging AI Governance Gap](https://magrs.org/briefings/governance-brief-001.php): How AI in everyday software outpaces leadership awareness

## Optional

- [AI Governance Policy](https://magrs.org/ai-governance.html): Free MAGRS-aligned AI governance policy built on the Marshall Principle
- [AI Governance Policy (plain text)](https://magrs.org/ai-governance.md): Markdown version of the policy
- [AI Readiness Assessment](https://magrs.org/ai-readiness/): Free self-assessment covering visibility, boundaries, accountability and oversight
- [The Marshall Principle](https://marshall.net/marshall-principle/): The principle MAGRS is built on
- [Sitemap](https://magrs.org/sitemap.xml): Public URLs