HELM as Authority Layer

Where HELM sits in the AI infrastructure stack: below policy, above orchestration.

ARCHITECTURE POSITIONING
HELM as Authority Layer Where HELM sits in the AI infrastructure stack: below policy, above orchestration. Company Policy Rules, approval chains, risk tiers HELM — EXECUTION AUTHORITY Policy check · Identity · Sandbox · Approval · Proof Orchestration / Agent Framework LangChain, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel, custom LLM / Model Layer GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, open-source models Tool APIs & Side Effects Jira, GitHub, Slack, email, database, billing Proposes Checks Proof trail HELM IS NOT: An agent framework A gateway / proxy An IAM system HELM IS: Execution authority Proof producer
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