---
title: "Runtime data path"
description: "The live connection between production and the governance function (discovery, telemetry and enforcement), without which a registry or dashboard describes the program but cannot see what is running."
canonical: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/runtime-data-path
author: "Jorge García Aibar"
license: "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)"
doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197
version: "0.5.0"
updated: 2026-09-24
---

# Runtime data path

The live connection between production and the governance function (discovery, telemetry and enforcement), without which a registry or dashboard describes the program but cannot see what is running [1].

- Developed in: [ch. 02, 5. No runtime data path](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/why-now#5-no-runtime-data-path)
- Chapters: [ch. 02, Why Now](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/why-now) · [ch. 04, The Stack](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/the-stack) · [ch. 07, Maturity Model](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/maturity-model)
- In the glossary chapter: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/glossary#t-runtime-data-path

## Sources

[1] "Best AI Governance Platforms in 2026: 14 Enterprise Vendors Compared" (vendor-published comparison of the 13 Magic Quadrant vendors plus its own product; most of the category "manages the program … without any runtime data path"). Kosmoy. 2026-07-10. https://www.kosmoy.com/resources/blog/best-ai-governance-platforms-2026/ (verified: secondary)