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label: How does CAO work?
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**Central Agentic Ops (CAO)** is a system for monitoring and governing GitHub
Agentic Workflows across repositories. It brings collected activity, cost, and
**Central Agentic Ops (CAO)** is a system for monitoring and governing
[GitHub Agentic Workflows (AWs)](https://github.github.com/gh-aw/introduction/overview/)
across repositories. It brings collected activity, cost, and
outcome evidence into a shared dashboard and supports policy-governed execution
and rollout of participating shared workflows.

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## What is CAO?

Agentic work might begin with a single task, then grow across repositories.
[GitHub Agentic Workflows (AWs)](https://github.github.com/gh-aw/introduction/overview/)
run those tasks in GitHub Actions, using Markdown instructions and configured
AWs run those tasks in GitHub Actions, using Markdown instructions and configured
tools and permissions. These AWs form the building blocks of CAO as we scale.

CAO helps you operate these building blocks together:
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