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Subprocessor check

Find the vendors behind a vendor and whether any of them create new risk.

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

3 inputs to fill
For [VENDOR], which [CLIENT NAME] uses, find their published list of subprocessors. For each, note what it does, where it processes data, and anything that might matter for the client's [FRAMEWORK] obligations (for example data leaving the country, or a subprocessor with known incidents).

Flag anything that should be added to the client's ControlMap risk register. 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.

# Subprocessor check

Hook: Find the vendors behind a vendor and whether any of them create new risk.

When to use it

Reviewing a critical vendor.

What you get

A subprocessor list with locations and concerns.

Fill in the details

  • [VENDOR]: Vendor name (e.g. Dropbox)
  • [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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