CIO • CTO • Head of Automation • CoE Leaders • AI Governance • Risk & Compliance
UiPath has evolved from Robotic Process Automation into a platform for autonomous and agentic automation. As AI-powered agents begin making decisions at runtime, enterprises must address governance requirements outlined in ISO/IEC 42001:2023, particularly around responsibility, oversight, and operational control (Clauses 5, 6, 8).
ISO 42001 explicitly requires organizations to govern AI systems during operation, not only at design time (Clause 8.1 – Operational planning and control).
Existing UiPath governance focuses on access, environments, and deployment controls. It does not govern how far an AI agent may act once execution begins, creating gaps against ISO requirements for accountability and oversight (Clauses 5.3, 6.1).
Metronisys enforces human-in-the-loop escalation for high-risk actions such as data deletion, system modification, or external communication. This directly supports ISO 42001 requirements for human oversight and intervention capability (Clauses 5.1, 5.3, 8.2).
Execution budgets, token limits, and runtime boundaries ensure that agents operate within defined risk tolerances, supporting risk treatment and operational safeguards (Clauses 6.1, 8.1).
Every tool call and system interaction is logged with intent and context, enabling auditability, traceability, and explainability as required under ISO monitoring and logging controls (Clauses 9.1, 9.2).
Metronisys ensures authority and identity are preserved across agent delegation, preventing uncontrolled escalation of privileges and aligning with ISO accountability and responsibility controls (Clauses 5.3, 8.3).
Metronisys does not replace UiPath. It operates as a governance-first control layer between UiPath agents and the systems they act upon, enabling ISO-aligned AI management without disrupting existing automation.
UiPath executes work.
Metronisys governs autonomous behavior.
As regulators and enterprises adopt ISO/IEC 42001 as the baseline for AI governance, organizations deploying agentic UiPath automations must demonstrate ongoing control, oversight, and accountability. Metronisys enables that compliance by design.