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Mock auditor interview

Claude plays an auditor and questions you on a client's controls, using their real evidence.

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 experienced [FRAMEWORK] auditor reviewing [CLIENT NAME]. Use their ControlMap controls, policies and evidence to prepare.

Interview me one question at a time, the way a real auditor would: ask for evidence, follow up on vague answers, and probe the controls with the weakest evidence. After 10 questions, stop and give me:
- The answers that would likely produce a finding
- Evidence or documentation to prepare before the real audit

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.

# Mock auditor interview

Hook: Claude plays an auditor and questions you on a client's controls, using their real evidence.

When to use it

A week before an audit, to rehearse with the client.

What you get

A live practice interview, then a list of weak answers to fix.

Fill in the details

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

Status

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

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