# Governed memory

> Governed memory is persistent agent context with source, scope, redaction, conflict review, and audit.

It constrains retrieval before relevance ranking is enough.

Ambience's view: governed memory is what makes company context safe enough for work.

## Related

- [What is governed agent memory?](https://ambience.sh/answers/what-is-governed-agent-memory)
- [Security and permissions](https://ambience.sh/company-context/security-and-permissions)