Don't Build AI Governance From Scratch. Just Turn It On.
Aug 14, 2026Ashwini Rattihalli

Summary
This post details Atlassian's strategy and platform capabilities for AI governance, emphasizing data security, agent behavior boundaries, and auditability. It introduces Atlassian Guard for data classification and scanning, Rovo connector and chat security for prompt/response scanning, and agent-specific controls like permissions, identities (upcoming), and MCP tool controls. It also highlights audit logs and Rovo Trends for visibility and reporting. The core contribution is framing AI governance as an integrated part of the Atlassian platform, leveraging existing controls and introducing new agent-specific ones.