> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.timbal.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Set Governance Mode

> Set query-time governance mode for a knowledge base.



## OpenAPI

````yaml PUT /orgs/{org_id}/k2/{kb_id}/policies/governance-mode
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Timbal Platform API
  description: Public API documentation for the Timbal platform
  license:
    name: ''
  version: 2.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.timbal.ai
    description: Production
  - url: https://api.dev.timbal.ai
    description: Development
security: []
tags:
  - name: ace
    description: Action Control Engine (ACE) operations
  - name: analytics
    description: Project analytics
  - name: billing
    description: Subscriptions, usage, and payment-related operations
  - name: content
    description: Re-sign stored content URLs
  - name: files
    description: File operations
  - name: iam
    description: IAM — actions, roles, users, and authorization introspection
  - name: k2
    description: Knowledge Bases v2 operations
  - name: orgs
    description: Organization operations
  - name: projects
    description: Project operations
  - name: runs
    description: Execution operations
  - name: templates
    description: Public project template catalog
  - name: users
    description: Authenticated user profile
paths:
  /orgs/{org_id}/k2/{kb_id}/policies/governance-mode:
    put:
      tags:
        - k2
      description: Set query-time governance mode for a knowledge base.
      operationId: put
      parameters:
        - name: org_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: kb_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SetK2GovernanceModeRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated governance mode
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/K2GovernanceModeResponse'
      security:
        - bearer_auth: []
components:
  schemas:
    SetK2GovernanceModeRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - governance_mode
      properties:
        governance_mode:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/K2GovernanceMode'
    K2GovernanceModeResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - governance_mode
      properties:
        governance_mode:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/K2GovernanceMode'
    K2GovernanceMode:
      type: string
      description: Per-KB query governance mode.
      enum:
        - 'off'
        - shadow
        - enforce
  securitySchemes:
    bearer_auth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        Timbal API key. Obtain your API key from the Timbal platform settings.
        See [Authentication](/api-reference/authentication) for more
        information.

````