SOC 2 AI Code Review Evidence Workflow

Build repeatable, auditable evidence from code review sessions without inventing process overhead.

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.

Build a SOC 2 evidence trail this week.

Start one repository, one weekly cadence, one export folder.

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