Follow the solid arrows down the middle — question → AI → governed tools → secure connection → Databricks → data. Everything each step does is logged into the governance & evidence trail on the right. Results flow back up to the user.
Figure 1 | A plain-English question flows down through the AI analyst, a governed tool layer, a secure machine connection, and into Databricks — and every step is written to the governance & evidence trail on the right. Results return to the user.
request / data flow (top → down) results return to user logged to evidence & audit governed component data / external
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How to read it. The centre column is the path a question takes. The right panel is the glass box — every step writes to it. The rust dashed line on the left is results flowing back to the analyst.