CSOAI OS · why we're different
We put the value back where it belongs.
AI governance became a market for expensive certificates. We're black-swanning that — an open-source core, free training and certification, and fair pricing that returns safety and value to SMBs and enterprises, not to middlemen.
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The page mounts SovereignSpot, whose 'Ask your Council assistant' box sends your question through askSovereign to the live Council chat endpoint (councilof.ai/api/gspc), where a model writes the answer. The Article 50(1) notice is mounted at the top of the page, before the chat panel.
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Aligned to the world's frameworks · built on open source · verifiable
Every badge links to its official source. We map & implement these — we do not claim endorsement.
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OpenAPIEU AI ActNIST AI RMFISO/IEC 42001ISO/IEC 27001SOC 2GDPRNIS2DORACRAFedRAMP 20xOMB M-24-10Colorado AI ActOECD.AINISTENISACISAUK AISINCSC UKNATOUNOSCALOpenSSFSigstoreOPACedarNmapOpenVASNucleiOWASP ZAPTrivyOSVKubernetesLinuxModel Context ProtocolEd25519W3C DIDW3C VCx402OpenTelemetryOpenAPI| Capability | CSOAI | Vanta / Credo / OneTrust |
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| Core software | ✓Open-source, self-hostable, no lock-in | Closed SaaS, per-seat lock-in |
| Training & certification | ✓Free to learn + verifiable credential | $$$ courses + paid certificates |
| How verdicts are reached | ✓33-agent designed multi-agent review council | Single checklist / one model |
| Proof | ✓Ed25519-signed to Layer 0 — offline-verifiable | PDF reports, trust-us attestations |
| Coverage | ✓AI + cyber + data, one evidence set, crosswalked | Siloed per framework, re-work each time |
| Cyber testing | ✓Cyber self-scan — you test with open-source, the Council assistant helps fix | Upsell to a separate pen-test vendor |
| Pricing | ✓Free open-source tier + fair PAYG + subscription | Vanta ~$10k–50k+/yr · Credo AI ~$75k+/yr · OneTrust ~$30–80k/yr add-on |
| Who benefits | ✓SMBs, enterprises, governments, every person | The governance vendor's shareholders |
The engine is open. Fork it, self-host it, audit it. Governance you can't trust to read the source isn't governance.
Learn the frameworks and earn a verifiable Council credential for free. Competence shouldn't be paywalled.
Five to thirty-three specialised agents deliberate every verdict with designed multi-agent review — a council beats one model.
Every decision sealed with Ed25519 and written to a tamper-evident ledger — provable, not promised.
A stack of reputable open-source security tools so any CISO can test their own cyber — the Council assistant triages and fixes.
A designed 0.95 care threshold below which the system won't act — safety is a floor, not a marketing line. Measured behaviour, not a guarantee.
One evidence set mapped across EU AI Act, NIST, ISO 42001, NIS2, DORA, CRA and more.
Value flows to the people doing the work — SMBs and enterprises — not to a middleman selling expensive certificates.
The incumbents built a market for expensive certificates. We built the open-source core, free training, and fair pricing to serve the businesses they price out. That's the black swan: safety as a public good, value back to the people doing the work.
Figures compiled from public 2026 market analyses (Grand View, Precedence, Gartner) and vendor pricing summaries — indicative, verify for procurement.