Trust and Governance framework for AI coding agents. Local-first guardrails for spending, credentials, deployment, and cross-project isolation.

A landmark study redefining democracy through fiduciary-epistemic theory. This paper argues that AI firms function as knowledge fiduciaries and that democracy’s survival depends on embedding fiduciary duties—candour, care, impartiality, and accessibility—into the architecture of AI governance. It proposes new legal forms such as Epistemic Fiduciary