MOD-009 · Evidence & ProofPlanned

Security / IP Clerk

The Security / IP Clerk reviews security, data, vendor, dependency, license, and IP risk across Software 4 All lanes. It protects the founder from false confidence, hidden legal / security exposure, and unsafe public or investor claims.

  • Maintain the License / IP Register and AI Tool / Vendor Register.
  • Flag unknown, high-risk, or unclear licenses and vendor terms.
  • Review data classification, secrets, production data, and DO_NOT_EXPORT material.
  • Block or downgrade unsupported claim words.
  • Create human expert escalation cards when AI / CTO cannot decide.
  • Produce Security / IP Clerk verdicts for relevant lanes and PRs.
  • Never give legal advice or final license approval.
  • Never claim a system is secure, compliant, or production-ready.
  • Never approve open-source use when license / IP risk is unknown or high.
  • Never modify code, merge PRs, deploy, or change FounderGate safety rules.

Build phases

This module is delivered in disciplined phases. Each phase is proof-gated before the next begins — the light shows the intended flow, not completion.

  1. Manual license / IP register
  2. Secret handling & data classification review
  3. Dependency & copied-code review
  4. AI tool / vendor register
  5. Security / IP verdict workflow
  6. Claim blocker engine
  7. Expert escalation packet
  8. Merge gate integration
  9. Minimal SBOM & vulnerability review

MOD-009 is a design roadmap. Pre-launch · Proof-gated · Not commercially available. Roadmap accepted does not equal product built. Internal proof does not equal outside proof.