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Internal control testing

Sample a set of controls and test whether the evidence actually proves them, like an auditor would.

ControlMap
Requires MCPby Greg Brydon · Solutions Engineer

Needs an LLM client connected to ScalePad MCP — Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf or similar. Without it the assistant cannot call the recipe's tools.

User prompt

2 inputs to fill
Act as an internal auditor for [CLIENT NAME]'s [FRAMEWORK] program. Select 15 controls, weighted toward high-risk and recently changed ones, and explain how you chose them.

For each, review the mapped ControlMap evidence and decide: does it prove the control operated, for the right period, for the right systems? Mark Pass, Fail or Needs work with a short reason and what better evidence would look like. Read-only.

How to work with the ControlMap API (ScalePad MCP):
- Find the client with GET /controlmap/v1/clients/health and use its tenant ID (for example "dundmif") in every request. Some clients have no UUID.
- Send the header Content-Type: application/json on every POST, PUT and PATCH, including searches.
- Use page_size of 50 or less and follow next_cursor. The "fields" parameter is ignored, so responses are large.
- Judge controls by "status", not the "compliant" flag. Objective lists include sub-objectives, so take totals from objective_summary.
- Use framework-level scores and labels. The overall score_label on client health can be wrong.
- Older policy sections may be URL-encoded twice: decode them and use the highest version of each section.
- If a call returns 502 or fails to connect, wait a few seconds and retry once. If it still fails, tell me exactly which data is missing.

# Internal control testing

Hook: Sample a set of controls and test whether the evidence actually proves them, like an auditor would.

When to use it

Mid-year, or as a dry run before an audit.

What you get

Test results by control with pass, fail or needs work.

Fill in the details

  • [CLIENT NAME]: Client name (e.g. Acme Dental)
  • [FRAMEWORK]: Framework (e.g. CIS Controls v8.1)

Status

Tested against the ControlMap API on October 16, 2026. Only asks for what the API supports.

GBAuthorGreg BrydonSolutions Engineer · ScalePad

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