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Add SidClaw Governance Service integration

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Description

## Summary

Add a governance service integration for Google ADK agents using [SidClaw](https://sidclaw.com) — policy evaluation, human-in-the-loop approval, and tamper-proof audit trails for tool calls.

## Background

This was invited by @rohityan in [google/adk-python#5081](https://github.com/google/adk-python/pull/5081):

> "Hi @VladUZH, Closing this PR here as it belongs to adk-python-community repo. We highly recommend releasing the feature as a standalone package that we will then share through: https://google.github.io/adk-docs/integrations/"

## What It Does

The `SidClawGovernanceService` integrates with ADK's `before_tool_callback` and `after_tool_callback` hooks:

1. **Before tool execution** — evaluates the action against SidClaw policies (allow / deny / require approval)
2. **After tool execution** — records the outcome in SidClaw's hash-chain audit trail

## Implementation

- New module: `src/google/adk_community/governance/`
- Uses the `sidclaw` PyPI package (Apache 2.0, published)
- Async-only (matches ADK callback pattern)
- Configurable per-tool data classifications and approval behavior
- Fail-closed by default when SidClaw is unreachable
- Comprehensive unit tests (20 test cases)

## CLA

Already signed — see [google/adk-python#5081](https://github.com/google/adk-python/pull/5081).

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start in src/google/adk_community/governance/ and review the ADK before_tool_callback and after_tool_callback integration points. Use the sidclaw package to cover policy decisions, approvals, and audit recording, then verify the configurable classifications, fail-closed behavior, and the 20 stated unit-test cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
authorization, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
58/100

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