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Turn gaps into a funded roadmap

Convert ControlMap gaps into Lifecycle Manager initiatives with cost estimates.

ControlMap
Lifecycle Manager
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.

Work in progress. Treat this recipe as a starting point and validate it in your own environment before use.

User prompt

2 inputs to fill
Review [CLIENT NAME]'s open [FRAMEWORK] gaps and risks in ControlMap. Group related gaps into initiatives a business owner would understand (for example, "Roll out MFA everywhere" rather than five separate controls).

For each: a title, a two-sentence business case, the controls and risks it closes, priority, a rough cost range and target quarter. Check Lifecycle Manager first so you don't duplicate existing initiatives.

Before you create, update or delete anything, show me exactly what you plan to change in a table and wait for my approval. After approval, create the initiatives in Lifecycle Manager.

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.

When writing to ControlMap:
- Update policies one field per request. review_date must include milliseconds (2027-01-01T00:00:00.000Z) and policy status must be draft, in_progress, in_review or approved.
- Risk scores and treatment can't be changed through the API. A new risk takes one impact and likelihood, which sets inherent, current and target together. List any score or treatment changes for me to make in ControlMap.
- Write evidence request notes to the "notes" field and assignees to "assigned_to".
- Files can't be uploaded through the MCP. Attach a link to where the file lives (SharePoint, Google Drive) and list any files I need to upload in ControlMap.
- Department and risk category must match existing values (GET /risks/departments and /risks/categories).
- Action item effort is capped at 8 hours, so put larger estimates in the description.
- A 500 error can still save part of a change. Read the record back before retrying.

# Turn gaps into a funded roadmap

Hook: Convert ControlMap gaps into Lifecycle Manager initiatives with cost estimates.

When to use it

After an assessment, or ahead of budget season.

What you get

Grouped initiatives with scope, cost and linked controls.

Fill in the details

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

Status

Not tested yet. Lifecycle Manager writes not yet tested.

Makes changes: Claude shows a plan of every create, update or delete and waits for your approval before acting.

GBAuthorGreg BrydonSolutions Engineer · ScalePad

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