Governance Control Skill

Purpose: Toggle governance enforcement without editing config files Trigger: /governance [on|off|status] Config: .claude/Governance/config.json

Required Actions

When this skill is invoked, Claude MUST immediately execute the following based on arguments:

Parse Arguments

Check the skill invocation arguments:

• No args or status → Show status (default)
• on → Enable all governance
• off → Disable all governance
• chain on/off → Toggle chain_of_command_enforcement
• session on/off → Toggle session_end_enforcement
• bypass on/off → Toggle bypass_allowed_for_single_file

Action: Status Check (default)

If no arguments or status, read the config and display:

cat .claude/Governance/config.json

Then output this table with actual values:

## Governance Status

| Setting | Status |
|---------|--------|
| governance_enabled | [✅ ON or ❌ OFF] |
| chain_of_command_enforcement | [✅ ON or ❌ OFF] |
| session_end_enforcement | [✅ ON or ❌ OFF] |
| bypass_allowed_for_single_file | [✅ ON or ❌ OFF] |

Action: Toggle All (on or off)

If argument is on, update config:

{
  "governance_enabled": true,
  "chain_of_command_enforcement": true,
  "session_end_enforcement": true,
  "bypass_allowed_for_single_file": true,
  "notes": "Set governance_enabled to false to disable all governance checks"
}

If argument is off, update config:

{
  "governance_enabled": false,
  "chain_of_command_enforcement": false,
  "session_end_enforcement": false,
  "bypass_allowed_for_single_file": true,
  "notes": "Set governance_enabled to false to disable all governance checks"
}

After updating, confirm: "Governance [enabled/disabled]. All settings updated."

Action: Toggle Specific Setting

If argument is chain on/off, update only chain_of_command_enforcement. If argument is session on/off, update only session_end_enforcement. If argument is bypass on/off, update only bypass_allowed_for_single_file.

After updating, show the full status table.

Quick Reference

When to Disable

Disable governance for:

• Emergency P0 fixes (speed over process)
• Solo exploration sessions
• Quick prototyping

Keep enabled for:

• Production changes
• Multi-agent coordination
• Anything touching compliance/security

Related

• .claude/Governance/config.json - Raw config file
• .claude/Governance/HIERARCHY.md - Chain of command
• /session-end - Session close-out (respects governance toggle)
• /startupO - Shows governance status at session start