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Most organizations have internal AI standards and policies that every initiative must follow — responsible AI guidelines, model review processes, documentation requirements, and similar practices that don’t map to a single external standard. Custom frameworks let you codify these into a set of enforceable rules that your projects track alongside any regulatory frameworks you’ve activated. Adding rules to a framework
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Create the framework

Navigate to Governance > Frameworks and click Create framework.Provide a name (e.g., “Internal Responsible AI Policy”), an optional description, and an icon to identify the framework at a glance.
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Add platform rules

Select the platform rules your framework should enforce. Platform rules require teams to take specific actions within Openlayer — such as enabling monitoring mode, capturing production traces, or running tests in CI/CD.Your selections appear in the sidebar as you go. See Platform rules for the full list of available rules.
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Add evidence-based rules

Select the evidence-based rules your framework should enforce. These require teams to upload documents or provide links as proof of compliance — security policies, model cards, risk assessments, and similar artifacts.Openlayer provides a library of common rules, including AI use case declarations, security guidelines, technical documentation, and responsible disclosure policies.To create a custom rule, click New rule and define:
  • A name and description
  • Scope — workspace-wide (completed once for the whole org) or per-project (each project must satisfy it individually)
  • Renewal cadence — for policies that need periodic review, such as annual security audits
See Evidence-based rules for details on scope and renewal.
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Review and create

Review the summary of your framework: its name, description, and all selected rules grouped by type. Click Create framework when ready.
Your framework is ready. The next step is activating it and scoping it to projects — the process is the same as for built-in frameworks. See Activate a built-in framework.