SOC 2 AI Code Review Evidence Workflow

What auditors actually ask

For code quality and secure development controls, auditors usually ask for consistent process evidence: when reviews happened, what was found, what was approved for remediation, and how fixes were verified.

Recommended cadence

• Weekly full-codebase review on critical repositories.
• Monthly leadership triage of high and critical findings.
• Quarterly trend summary: discovered vs fixed vs deferred.

Evidence package structure

• Session export: JSON/Markdown export from each review.
• Triage record: accepted/rejected/deferred state per issue.
• Fix trace: merge references for approved remediation.
• Exception log: rationale for deferred risk items.

Store these artifacts per repository and period. Keep naming consistent so controls are easy to demonstrate.

Control mapping (example)

• CC7 (change management): review cadence + remediation traceability.
• CC6 (logical access impact): auth findings triaged and tracked.
• CC8 (monitoring): periodic issue trends and unresolved risk review.

Related pages

• Trust Center
• Data flow and privacy reference
• Compliance code review use case