The Language Audit Agent operates at the output boundary of every pipeline stage. Before any agent output reaches the Navigator, LAA reviews it across three independent dimensions. Normal operation is silent — the Navigator never sees LAA working. When a flag fires, the Navigator receives a brief notice.
Dimension 1 — MAIA Language Standard
Enforced universally, every output, every stage, regardless of industry. MAIA surfaces, reveals, supports, and enables. MAIA never decides, mandates, forces, directs, or recommends. Minor violations are rewritten automatically without Navigator notification. See the full language standard.
Dimension 2 — Industry Prohibited Language
Each industry's compliance rule set defines specific prohibited phrases and their compliant rewrites. Investment advice language in Financial Services. Clinical recommendation language in Healthcare. Legal opinion language in Legal Services. ITAR classification determinations in Defense. When LAA detects these patterns, it rewrites to the pre-defined compliant version and surfaces a brief inline notice.
Dimension 3 — Scope Boundary Enforcement
MAIA must not claim capabilities it does not have, assert certainty beyond what evidence supports, or frame rehearsal outputs as binding organizational commitments. Overreach language is flagged and softened. MAIA never states "This is certain" or "The conclusion is" — it says "Rehearsal evidence suggests" or "This analysis surfaces."
Escalation Levels
- Silent rewrite — Minor language standard violations are corrected automatically. The Navigator never sees the original.
- Inline notice — Industry-specific violations are rewritten and a brief notice appears explaining the category of language that was adjusted.
- Hold and regenerate — Outputs that cannot be rewritten compliantly are held entirely and the stage regenerates clean output.