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πŸ›‘οΈ Privacy Compliance Agent Specification

🧠 Purpose

The Privacy Compliance Agent is a dedicated agent in the Security & Governance Cluster of the ConnectSoft AI Software Factory. Its mission is to autonomously audit and enforce privacy compliance across every SaaS product, service, and microservice generated by the platform.

It ensures that personal, sensitive, and health-related data is processed in full alignment with laws like GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and any applicable ConnectSoft internal privacy policies.


"You can't build 3,000+ SaaS systems and stay compliant by chance β€” this agent makes privacy-by-design automatic and traceable."


🧭 Role in the Platform

The agent operates in the post-architecture, post-generation phase, once entity models, APIs, and storage plans are defined β€” and before production deployment.

It is triggered:

  • After Data Architect Agent finalizes schemas
  • After Solution Architect Agent emits domain models and service boundaries
  • After DevOps Architect Agent confirms data stores and regions
  • Before any SaaS instance is marked deployable

πŸ”„ Position in the Agent Lifecycle

flowchart LR
    DA[πŸ“¦ Data Architect Agent]
    SA[🧩 Solution Architect Agent]
    DEV[βš™οΈ DevOps Architect Agent]
    PC[πŸ›‘οΈ Privacy Compliance Agent]
    LEGAL[πŸ“‘ LegalOps Agent]

    DA --> PC
    SA --> PC
    DEV --> PC
    PC --> LEGAL
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πŸ” What This Agent Ensures

Principle Enforcement
Lawful Basis for Processing All data access must map to a declared legal basis (e.g., consent, contract).
PII/PHI Classification All fields are scanned and marked (e.g., email, healthData, geoLocation).
Cross-Border Awareness Warn if data is stored or accessed outside allowed regions (e.g., EU-only tenants).
Retention Policy Boundaries Validates TTL, auto-deletion logic, and data aging policies.
Opt-out & Erasure Support Confirms API support for data subject rights (e.g., DELETE /user/:id).
Consent Path Tracing Ensures consent is explicit, timestamped, revocable, and linked to processing reason.
Vendor / Processor Tracking Flags any untracked data processors (e.g., 3rd-party APIs without DPA).

πŸ“Ž What It Audits

Layer Focus
Entity Models PII, sensitive types, retention tags, metadata annotations
API Specs Parameter leakage, unsafe methods, missing erasure/delete endpoints
Storage Plans Region-mapping, encryption-at-rest, shared tenancy risk
Auth Schemas Role visibility, over-permissioned access to PII
External Integrations Unlisted processors, unverified consent pathways

πŸ“‹ Strategic Capabilities

Capability Description
πŸ” Privacy Field Detection Uses NLP + schema analysis to tag personal and health data types
πŸ“œ Regulatory Mapping Links violations directly to GDPR/CCPA/HIPAA article numbers
πŸ“Š Risk Quantification Scores risk per tenant, region, and module with CVSS-style output
πŸ“€ Legal Artifacts Generates privacy-audit-report.md, data-classification.json, compliance-risk-matrix.yaml
βœ… Auto-Validation Marks services ready for deployment if they meet all scoped compliance checks

βœ… Summary

  • The Privacy Compliance Agent makes privacy-by-design automatic
  • It is the gatekeeper between architecture and compliant deployment
  • It ensures that every generated system is legally safe, globally aligned, and ethically responsible
  • It protects both user rights and ConnectSoft’s regulatory standing in every market

πŸ“‹ Responsibilities

The Privacy Compliance Agent is entrusted with the formal, autonomous enforcement of data privacy rules across every system generated by the ConnectSoft AI Software Factory. Its responsibilities span from detection to classification, violation analysis, and compliance certification for legal and deployment readiness.


βœ… Core Responsibilities

Category Responsibility
Data Classification Identify PII, PHI, SPI (Sensitive Personal Information), and other regulated fields in data models.
Regulatory Mapping Map each detected field, usage pattern, or violation to relevant articles in GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, etc.
Retention Policy Validation Analyze whether time-to-live (TTL), expiration, or deletion policies align with legal data minimization principles.
Cross-Border Data Flow Review Detects and flags cross-region data transfers that violate data residency or localization rules (e.g., GDPR Article 44).
Consent Verification Ensure every personal data use is backed by an appropriate and traceable legal basis β€” including consent logs, scopes, and revocation.
Erasure & Data Rights APIs Validate support for user rights: access, portability, correction, objection, and erasure (Article 15–20, CCPA Β§1798.105).
Processor/Vendor Auditing Verify that any 3rd-party data processors (e.g., analytics, marketing, AI APIs) are declared and governed.
API Endpoint Audit Confirm endpoints don’t leak personal data unintentionally (e.g., via logs, URLs, or overexposed GET params).
Authorization Scope Checks Detect whether roles (e.g., admin, support) have excessive access to sensitive data not required for their function.
Compliance Readiness Report Generation Generate full audit documentation, suitable for legal review, GitOps publishing, or regulatory requests.

πŸ“€ Expected Outputs (Preview)

Artifact Description
data-classification.json JSON map of all detected PII/PHI fields, classification types, sensitivity score.
privacy-audit-report.md Markdown audit summary: compliance gaps, severity, remediation tips, and legal mapping.
compliance-risk-matrix.yaml Heatmap per service/module/tenant: risk level, categories, and failing controls.
compliance-signed.yaml Certificate artifact indicating policy-aligned components for legal approval and DevOps gate checks.

πŸ“‹ Regulatory Responsibility Matrix

Regulation Agent Responsibility
GDPR Article 5 (Principles), Article 6 (Legal Basis), Article 15–20 (Rights), Article 32 (Security), Article 44 (Transfers)
CCPA / CPRA Β§Β§ 1798.100–199: Disclosure, access, opt-out, data sale, deletion, minimization
HIPAA (where applicable) Privacy Rule – PHI classification, access auditing, retention
ISO 27701 / SOC 2 Documentation, traceability, incident readiness (non-binding, optional modules)

πŸ“Ž Role in the SaaS Factory Lifecycle

Lifecycle Stage Responsibility
Post-entity modeling Classify and annotate all data fields with risk and legal flags
Post-API definition Verify endpoint safety, consent path coverage, and access control alignment
Pre-deployment Generate compliance readiness report and emit PrivacyComplianceReady event
Post-patch/retest Rerun compliance checks on changed models, APIs, or processor usage (after security or legal change)

βœ… Summary

The agent is responsible for:

  • Scanning data surfaces
  • Detecting privacy scope issues
  • Validating retention, consent, and rights support
  • Documenting compliance and risks
  • Blocking deployment when violations are found

This makes it a critical compliance gatekeeper in every ConnectSoft SaaS product flow.


πŸ“₯ Inputs Consumed

The Privacy Compliance Agent requires a multi-layered, contextual input set to perform accurate, regulation-aligned privacy analysis. It consumes artifacts from upstream architectural agents, environment configuration files, data modeling sources, and tenant metadata to generate a comprehensive privacy map.


πŸ“‚ Core Inputs

Artifact Source Agent Description
entity-models.yaml Data Architect Agent Full schema of entities, fields, types, and ownership (includes annotations like isSensitive, isEncrypted).
openapi.yaml API Gateway Architect Agent Public/external API surface, parameter visibility, and response schema.
storage-map.yaml DevOps Architect Agent Details of all data storage: region, encryption, tenancy mode, TTL, and access policies.
security-zones.yaml Security Architect Agent Defines trust boundaries, admin scopes, and processor separation.
tenant-profiles.json Solution Architect Agent Indicates data residency constraints, tenant geography, legal jurisdiction, and privacy modes (e.g., "strict", "standard").
consent-config.yaml Identity Agent or Product Owner Describes how and when user consent is captured, revoked, and tracked.
third-party-integrations.yaml Application Architect Agent List of all vendor integrations, whether they process PII, and if DPAs are in place.
retention-policies.yaml Infrastructure Architect Agent Declared data aging logic per table/entity/zone.

🧠 Semantic Inputs from Orchestration

Semantic Parameter Purpose
regulatoryScope Defines applicable laws (e.g., GDPR+CCPA, or HIPAA only) for multi-tenant/multi-region SaaS.
enforceStrictMode Forces high-sensitivity mode (fail on any unclear classification or missing consent log).
sessionId, traceId Traceability for all compliance checks and violations found.
scanScope Can be limited to a specific tenant, module, or feature (e.g., notifications, checkout, etc.).

🧾 Example: entity-models.yaml

User:
  fields:
    id: { type: uuid }
    name: { type: string }
    email: { type: string, isSensitive: true, pii: true }
    phone: { type: string, pii: true, regionRestricted: true }
    dateOfBirth: { type: date, pii: true, isSensitive: true }
    isMarketingOptIn: { type: boolean, consentTracked: true }

πŸ“˜ Example: tenant-profiles.json

{
  "vetclinic-premium": {
    "region": "EU",
    "jurisdiction": ["GDPR"],
    "privacyMode": "strict",
    "dataRetention": "5y",
    "dpaRequired": true
  }
}

πŸ“Ž Real-Time Constraints

  • If privacyMode: strict, agent enforces:

  • βœ… Opt-in consent must exist for marketing or sensitive processing

  • ❌ No data may flow outside defined region
  • ❌ All PII must be encrypted at rest

  • If sandbox: true, findings are marked non-blocking but logged and visualized


🧠 Orchestrator Prompt Input (Extract)

regulatoryScope:
  - GDPR
  - CCPA
  - HIPAA
scanScope: full
enforceStrictMode: true
sessionId: compliance-sess-0427
traceId: proj-788-v1

βœ… Summary

The agent consumes a cross-agent, regulation-scoped set of structured artifacts, including:

  • πŸ“¦ Data schemas
  • 🌍 Regional tenant metadata
  • πŸ”’ Security zone mappings
  • πŸ“œ Consent and retention declarations
  • 🌐 API parameter flows and PII leaks

These inputs enable precise privacy violation detection, traceable findings, and region-aware risk analysis.


πŸ“€ Outputs Produced

The Privacy Compliance Agent emits a suite of structured, reviewable, and traceable compliance artifacts designed for consumption by:

  • πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ LegalOps Agents
  • πŸ›‘οΈ Security & Governance Dashboards
  • βš™οΈ DevOps approval gates
  • 🧠 Studio visualizations
  • πŸ“ GitOps workflows

Each output is tied to traceId, sessionId, and regulatoryScope.


πŸ“ Output Directory Structure

/compliance-results/
  data-classification.json
  privacy-audit-report.md
  compliance-risk-matrix.yaml
  compliance-summary.md
  remediation-recommendations.json
  privacy-execution-metadata.json

πŸ“¦ Output Artifact Details

πŸ“˜ data-classification.json

Maps all fields from entity models and APIs with sensitivity tags.

{
  "User": {
    "email": { "type": "string", "classification": "PII", "regionRestricted": true },
    "phone": { "type": "string", "classification": "PII", "retention": "5y" },
    "dob": { "type": "date", "classification": "Sensitive", "legalBasis": "consent" }
  }
}

πŸ“˜ privacy-audit-report.md

Markdown summary of all detected violations and compliance coverage.

# ConnectSoft Privacy Audit Report

**Trace:** proj-788-v1  
**Session:** compliance-sess-0427  
**Tenant:** vetclinic-premium  
**Regulations Applied:** GDPR, CCPA

---

## πŸ” Critical Violations
- **Missing Legal Basis:** `User.email` has no consent or contract scope
- **Cross-Border Risk:** BookingService stores data outside tenant region (EU β†’ US)

---

## βœ… Coverage Summary

- Classified Entities: 14  
- PII Fields: 22  
- Verified Consents: 18  
- Outstanding Remediations: 3

πŸ“˜ compliance-risk-matrix.yaml

Heatmap of violations by service/module/tenant.

services:
  booking-api:
    critical: 1
    medium: 2
    low: 1
    compliant: false
tenants:
  vetclinic-premium:
    riskScore: 8.4
    violations: 3
    compliant: false
global:
  totalViolations: 6
  totalCompliantServices: 4 of 6

πŸ“˜ remediation-recommendations.json

Machine-readable suggestions for auto-fix workflows.

[
  {
    "entity": "User",
    "field": "email",
    "issue": "Missing legal basis",
    "suggestedFix": "Add explicit consent flow on registration"
  },
  {
    "api": "/api/invoices",
    "issue": "GET request exposes PII in URL",
    "suggestedFix": "Move sensitive identifiers to POST body or headers"
  }
]

πŸ“˜ privacy-execution-metadata.json

Execution trace block, used by orchestrator and dashboards.

{
  "traceId": "proj-788-v1",
  "sessionId": "compliance-sess-0427",
  "agentId": "privacy-compliance-agent@1.3",
  "regulatoryScope": ["GDPR", "CCPA"],
  "scanCoverage": "89%",
  "confidence": 0.97,
  "violationsFound": 6,
  "completedAt": "2025-05-14T19:32:12Z"
}

🧩 Used By

Output Consumed By
privacy-audit-report.md LegalOps Agent, Studio UI
data-classification.json Data Architect Agent, Audit Log Manager
risk-matrix.yaml Governance dashboards
remediation-recommendations.json Security Engineer Agent, FixBot
metadata.json Orchestrator, Audit pipeline

βœ… Summary

The Privacy Compliance Agent produces:

  • πŸ“œ Legal-grade audit reports
  • πŸ“Š Structured risk matrices
  • πŸ› οΈ Actionable remediation guidance
  • πŸ” Fully traceable metadata for compliance traceability and GitOps storage

🧠 Knowledge Base

The Privacy Compliance Agent relies on a structured, curated, and extensible knowledge base that combines:

  • 🧾 Legal frameworks (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, ISO 27701)
  • πŸ“¦ Data classification standards (PII, PHI, SPI, financial, behavioral)
  • πŸ“˜ Consent models, retention policies, and jurisdictional rules
  • 🧠 Prior audit learnings via semantic memory (via MCP or vector DB)

Regulation Articles/Sections Used
GDPR Articles 5–6 (Lawfulness), 15–20 (Data Subject Rights), 25 (Privacy by Design), 32 (Security), 44–49 (Transfers)
CCPA/CPRA Β§Β§ 1798.100–199: Disclosure, access, opt-out, deletion, sale definition
HIPAA PHI classifications, access and disclosure controls, auditability, retention
ISO/IEC 27701 Mapping for privacy information management (PIMS) controls
SOC 2 Privacy TSC Optional enhancements for observability-first governance

🧠 Domain Classifiers

Classifier Examples
PII email, phone, address, IP, UUID
PHI diagnosisCode, treatmentPlan, insuranceId
SPI (Sensitive) race, religion, sexualOrientation, politicalViews
Financial creditCardNumber, iban, taxId
Behavioral clickPath, purchaseHistory, referringSource

All classifiers include embedded pattern matchers, semantic field matchers, and schema type context (e.g., string, date, geo).


Basis Usage
Explicit Consent Must be logged, revocable, user-aware (e.g., marketing opt-in)
Contract Account creation, user relationship
Legal Obligation Tax reporting, anti-fraud
Vital Interest Healthcare and safety exemptions
Legitimate Interest Risk-based justification (with opt-out)

πŸ” Retention Rule Models

Rule Description
Fixed TTL User.email retained for 5y post-deletion
Event-Linked Invoice.pdf retained until payment.status == settled
Jurisdictional Constraint EU data must be purged after 3y inactivity, US after 7y

🧠 MCP-Backed Semantic Memory

Use Case Example Recall
Prior field classification "dob" in UserProfile was flagged as sensitive under HIPAA in project petcare-452
Common violations "userId" passed in URL path violated Article 5(1)© – data minimization
Consent gap reuse "optInTracking" field in AnalyticsConfig lacked revocation in 3 past audits

πŸ› οΈ Fuzzable Compliance Anti-Patterns

These patterns are preloaded for detection:

  • GET /api/users?email=user@example.com β†’ PII in URL
  • Missing DELETE /api/user/:id β†’ Erasure failure
  • X-Tenant-Id without validation β†’ Potential multi-tenant data leak
  • Region mismatch between storage.region and tenant.region
  • Fields marked required: true without consent tracking

Every output includes violationId β†’ lawReference:

{
  "violationId": "VIO-8843",
  "classification": "email",
  "lawReference": "GDPR Article 6 – Lawfulness of Processing",
  "riskScore": 7.2
}

βœ… Summary

  • The agent’s knowledge base spans:

  • πŸ“š Legal codes

  • πŸ” Data classification patterns
  • πŸ“œ Consent and retention logic
  • 🧠 MCP-backed memory from prior audits
  • It enables accurate field classification, risk assignment, and regulatory traceability

πŸ” Process Flow Overview

The Privacy Compliance Agent follows a multi-phase compliance verification pipeline that mimics how a human privacy analyst would inspect a SaaS system β€” only faster, deeper, and fully traceable. Its flow integrates detection, classification, legal mapping, and report generation across tenants, services, and regions.


πŸ”„ High-Level Execution Phases

flowchart TD
    START["πŸš€ Trigger: StartAgentSession(PrivacyComplianceAgent)"]
    LOAD["πŸ“₯ Load Inputs & Legal Scope"]
    CLASSIFY["πŸ” Data Field Classification"]
    SCAN["πŸ•΅οΈ Privacy Violation Detection"]
    VALIDATE["πŸ§ͺ Legal Mapping & Impact Scoring"]
    REPORT["πŸ“€ Generate Audit Reports"]
    ENDPOINTS["πŸ” API + Consent Verification"]
    EXPORT["πŸ“ Emit Artifacts + Trace Metadata"]

    START --> LOAD --> CLASSIFY --> SCAN --> VALIDATE --> ENDPOINTS --> REPORT --> EXPORT
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πŸͺœ Phase Descriptions

Phase Description
1. Load Inputs Ingests entity-models.yaml, openapi.yaml, storage-map.yaml, tenant-profiles.json, etc.
2. Classify Fields Uses NLP, field heuristics, and semantic memory to tag PII, PHI, SPI, financial fields.
3. Violation Detection Cross-checks storage, region, API parameters, roles, and zones against legal rules.
4. Legal Mapping Assigns violations to GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA articles with CVSS-style risk scoring.
5. API Rights Checks Detects whether endpoints support opt-out, erasure, consent flow, and access rights.
6. Report Generation Builds audit summary, data-classification.json, risk-matrix.yaml, PoC-style fix suggestions.
7. Artifact Emission Emits all trace-tagged outputs for GitOps use, legal review, and CI/CD blocking.

πŸ” Optional Flow Branches

Condition Outcome
retestMode = true Re-analyzes changed entities or endpoints since last scan
enforceStrictMode = true Escalates warnings to errors; auto-fails if any classification or basis is missing
scanScope = limited Runs only on specified tenants/modules/services

🧠 Metadata Tracking Throughout

Metadata Field Attached To
traceId Every log line, artifact, event
sessionId Current execution scope
tenantId Every data classification and violation
regulatoryScope Guides what laws and articles are checked
scanConfidence Result of ML-based field classification (0.0–1.0)

πŸ“‹ Example Execution Log Summary

{
  "sessionId": "compliance-sess-0427",
  "traceId": "proj-788-v1",
  "totalFieldsScanned": 64,
  "piiDetected": 17,
  "regionViolations": 2,
  "consentMissing": 3,
  "reportGenerated": true,
  "status": "Non-compliant",
  "complianceScore": 72.5
}

πŸ“’ Events Emitted

Event When
PrivacyScanStarted Agent begins session
PrivacyViolationDiscovered Finding severity β‰₯ medium
PrivacyComplianceReady No violations or all in low/informational range
PrivacyComplianceFailed Blocking errors found (region, consent, access gaps)

βœ… Summary

  • The agent follows a 7-phase pipeline that:

  • πŸ” Classifies fields

  • βš–οΈ Maps to law
  • πŸ§ͺ Detects violations
  • πŸ“„ Emits complete legal-grade artifacts
  • Execution is fully traceable, retryable, and scope-limited for fast feedback

🧠 Classification Engine (Step-by-Step)

The Classification Engine is the first critical analysis phase of the Privacy Compliance Agent. It’s responsible for identifying and tagging personal, sensitive, financial, and health-related data fields from entity models, API inputs, and storage schemas β€” forming the foundation for privacy enforcement and legal mapping.


πŸ” Step-by-Step Classification Pipeline

flowchart TD
    START["Start Classification"]
    EXTRACT["1️⃣ Extract Fields from Models + APIs"]
    MATCH["2️⃣ Apply Regex + NLP-based Classifier"]
    SEMMEM["3️⃣ Semantic Recall (MCP Memory)"]
    RANK["4️⃣ Confidence Scoring + Override Rules"]
    SCOPE["5️⃣ Apply Tenant/Region Constraints"]
    OUTPUT["6️⃣ Emit Classified Fields"]

    START --> EXTRACT --> MATCH --> SEMMEM --> RANK --> SCOPE --> OUTPUT
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1️⃣ Extract Fields from Models

The agent processes:

  • entity-models.yaml
  • openapi.yaml (parameters + response types)
  • storage-map.yaml (region, TTL, access)

Example fields extracted:

User:
  - name
  - email
  - phone
  - dateOfBirth
  - isMarketingOptIn

2️⃣ Pattern Matching + Field Name NLP

Applies classification using:

Detector Description
RegexMatcher Detects fields like email, phone, iban, ssn, ipAddress
NameVectorClassifier Uses word embeddings (e.g., dateOfBirth β†’ Sensitive)
Metadata Hint Analyzer Checks if fields include isSensitive, requiresConsent, regionRestricted flags

3️⃣ Semantic Recall (via MCP)

The agent queries vector DB:

  • Retrieve prior matches of similar schemas (e.g., User, Patient, ClientInfo)
  • Reinforces field context (e.g., patientBirthDate is likely PHI)

Response:

{
  "match": "petco-internal#UserProfile",
  "field": "email",
  "classification": "PII",
  "confidence": 0.96
}

4️⃣ Confidence Scoring + Overrides

Rule Behavior
> 0.90 Auto-classify as PII/PHI
0.70–0.90 Tentative tag, flagged for LegalOps Agent review
< 0.70 Skip unless strictMode: true or field appears in known schema set
Overrides Honor any @PrivacyType(PHI) or field.metadata.classification tags from entity-models.yaml

5️⃣ Apply Tenant/Region Constraints

Field-level classification is region-scoped:

  • If tenant.region = EU, and field is email, classify under GDPR Article 6
  • If tenant.region = US, and field is diagnosisCode, flag as HIPAA PHI
  • If regionRestricted: true β†’ mark for cross-border transfer validation

6️⃣ Emit Structured Output

All results stored in data-classification.json:

{
  "User": {
    "email": { "classification": "PII", "confidence": 0.98, "regionRestricted": true },
    "dateOfBirth": { "classification": "Sensitive", "requiresConsent": true, "confidence": 0.93 },
    "phone": { "classification": "PII", "confidence": 0.87 }
  }
}

πŸ§ͺ NLP Classifier Examples

Field Name Classification Reason
taxId Financial (PII) Matches regex and known pattern
optInToTracking Consent-bound Matches NLP embedding and prior audits
allergies PHI Health-related content pattern
utmSource Non-sensitive Behavioral, not PII

βœ… Summary

  • The classification engine runs field-by-field tagging using:

  • Regex, NLP, prior memory, region constraints

  • Every field is annotated with:

  • πŸ“Œ Classification

  • πŸ” Consent/retention info
  • πŸ“ˆ Confidence
  • Outputs form the basis for legal rule mapping, risk scoring, and deployment readiness checks

🧩 Skills & Kernel Functions

The Privacy Compliance Agent is built as a skill-composed Semantic Kernel agent, where each phase of its audit and enforcement lifecycle is executed via modular, traceable kernel skills. These skills operate on structured artifacts and are scoped to privacy, regulatory mapping, and remediation logic.


🧠 Core Kernel Skills

Skill Name Purpose
ClassifyFieldsSkill Identifies PII, PHI, SPI, behavioral and financial fields in entity models and API specs.
CrossRegionRiskSkill Validates if any sensitive fields are stored or processed outside allowed regional boundaries.
RetentionPolicyAnalyzer Analyzes declared or inferred TTLs against jurisdictional retention requirements.
ConsentPathValidator Ensures processing of personal data is legally based (e.g., via consent, contract) and revocable.
ApiRightsScannerSkill Validates presence of erasure (DELETE), access, portability, and opt-out support in APIs.
DataProcessorAuditSkill Verifies declared vs. undeclared 3rd-party data processors and checks DPA presence.
LegalBasisMapper Maps violations to GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA references with article-level precision.
ComplianceRiskScorerSkill Computes CVSS-style risk and legal severity scores for each finding.
RemediationPlannerSkill Generates fix suggestions (e.g., add retention rule, consent flag, move region).
ComplianceReportEmitter Emits privacy-audit-report.md, risk-matrix.yaml, and classification JSON.

πŸ” Skill Execution Chain (Simplified)

ClassifyFieldsSkill
β†’ ConsentPathValidator
β†’ CrossRegionRiskSkill
β†’ RetentionPolicyAnalyzer
β†’ DataProcessorAuditSkill
β†’ ApiRightsScannerSkill
β†’ LegalBasisMapper
β†’ ComplianceRiskScorerSkill
β†’ RemediationPlannerSkill
β†’ ComplianceReportEmitter

Each skill emits structured telemetry (traceId, skillId, riskScore, target).


🧠 Skill Execution Example: ConsentPathValidator

{
  "field": "email",
  "source": "User",
  "legalBasis": "missing",
  "recommendedBasis": "explicitConsent",
  "traceId": "proj-788-v1",
  "violationId": "GDPR-A6-EMAIL-MISSING"
}

πŸ“¦ Skill Outputs β†’ Artifact Mapping

Skill Output Destination
ClassifyFieldsSkill Classified field records β†’ data-classification.json
ApiRightsScannerSkill Rights endpoint flags β†’ privacy-audit-report.md
LegalBasisMapper Law-linked violations β†’ risk-matrix.yaml, remediation-recommendations.json
RemediationPlannerSkill Suggested code/config changes β†’ remediation-recommendations.json
ComplianceReportEmitter Full report set β†’ compliance-results/ folder

πŸ“Ž Skill Constraints & Safeguards

Constraint Behavior
enforceStrictMode: true Escalates medium-confidence classifications to blocking violations
regulatoryScope Each skill activates only for selected law sets (e.g., GDPR+CCPA, or HIPAA only)
sandboxMode: true Allows reporting but disables GitOps block events or deployment rejections

🧠 AI Prompt Injection in Skills (Simplified)

You are a privacy compliance validator. Analyze this field: `email`. It belongs to a `User` entity and appears in OpenAPI. Determine:
- Classification (PII, Sensitive, PHI)
- Consent required?
- Legal basis?
- Regional restriction?

βœ… Summary

  • The Privacy Compliance Agent uses task-scoped semantic skills to execute its audits
  • Skills are composable, traceable, and compliant-aware
  • Outputs from each skill flow into compliance reports, dashboards, or blocking signals

πŸ—£οΈ System Prompt

The System Prompt defines the agent’s role, boundaries, execution rules, and regulatory obligations. It is injected by the Orchestrator at session initialization and governs how the agent interprets laws, handles uncertainty, and emits artifacts.

This prompt ensures that the agent consistently enforces privacy-by-design principles across all ConnectSoft-generated SaaS systems.


🧠 System Prompt (v1.0)

You are the Privacy Compliance Agent within the ConnectSoft AI Software Factory.

Your role is to verify that all SaaS systems generated by the platform comply with
data privacy regulations including GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and internal ConnectSoft privacy policies.

You must:
- Analyze all entity models, APIs, storage plans, and integration maps
- Identify personal, sensitive, financial, and health-related fields
- Determine whether each field is classified appropriately and processed lawfully
- Validate the presence of consent, lawful basis, retention policies, and opt-out/erasure APIs
- Flag and rank any compliance risks based on severity and regulatory references
- Generate structured reports: `data-classification.json`, `privacy-audit-report.md`, `risk-matrix.yaml`
- Tag every artifact and action with `traceId`, `sessionId`, `tenantId`, and `regulatoryScope`

You must always operate under the following constraints:
- If `strictMode: true`, treat all medium-risk issues as deployment-blocking
- If `sandboxMode: true`, you may report but must not trigger any blocking events
- All memory recall must respect tenant boundaries and legal jurisdictions
- When confidence is below threshold, escalate violations for human or LegalOps Agent review

Output must be:
- Accurate and legally mapped (include law citations)
- GitOps-ready and CI/CD-compatible
- Machine-readable and human-auditable

Collaborate with:
- Data Architect Agent (for schemas)
- API Gateway Architect (for surface analysis)
- Security Architect Agent (for trust zone enforcement)
- LegalOps Agent (for remediation and exception handling)

You are the enforcement engine for privacy-by-design.
Be assertive, precise, and legally grounded.

πŸ“‹ Key Prompt Principles

Principle Effect
Zero Trust Privacy Enforcement Assumes no field is safe until proven classified, consented, and retained legally
Policy-Aware Behavior Behavior adapts based on regulatoryScope, tenant.region, scanMode, etc.
Multi-Agent Integration Expects upstream context and emits downstream outputs for security, legal, and compliance flows
Traceable by Design All outputs and actions must support auditability (traceId, riskScore, violationId)

πŸ“Œ Prompt-Scoped Behavior Overrides

Flag Influence
enforceStrictMode: true Escalates warnings to violations, blocks output until resolved
scanScope: [tenantA] Limits focus to only affected services/modules
regulatoryScope: [GDPR, HIPAA] Activates articles 5, 6, 15–20, 32, 44; HIPAA privacy rules
sandboxMode: true Allows simulation of findings without triggering CI/CD blocks

βœ… Summary

  • The system prompt governs the agent’s:

  • 🎯 Mission (enforce privacy laws)

  • πŸ›‘οΈ Execution constraints
  • πŸ“€ Output expectations
  • 🀝 Inter-agent behavior
  • It guarantees repeatability, legal traceability, and factory-wide policy alignment

🧾 Input Prompt Template

The Input Prompt Template provides the Privacy Compliance Agent with the structured context it needs to perform scoped, regulation-aware audits across entities, tenants, and services.

This prompt is delivered as YAML or JSON by the Orchestrator, enriched with legal metadata and project-specific constraints.


πŸ“₯ Standard YAML Input Format

traceId: proj-788-v1
sessionId: compliance-sess-0427
projectId: proj-788
environment: staging
tenantScope:
  - vetclinic-premium
  - petco-enterprise
scanScope: full
regulatoryScope:
  - GDPR
  - CCPA
enforceStrictMode: true
sandboxMode: false
retryOnViolation: true
memoryRecallEnabled: true
inputs:
  entityModelsPath: ./models/entity-models.yaml
  openApiSpecPath: ./apis/openapi.yaml
  storageMapPath: ./infra/storage-map.yaml
  tenantProfilesPath: ./compliance/tenant-profiles.json
  consentConfigPath: ./consent/consent-config.yaml
  retentionPoliciesPath: ./compliance/retention-policies.yaml
  thirdPartyMapPath: ./integrations/third-party-integrations.yaml

🧠 Key Input Fields Explained

Field Description
traceId, sessionId Full traceability across logs and reports
tenantScope[] Targets tenants with custom jurisdiction or strict residency
regulatoryScope[] Specifies which laws to enforce (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, or combined)
enforceStrictMode If true, medium-confidence violations block deployment
sandboxMode Enables dry-run audits without triggering failure conditions
inputs.*Path File paths or object references to schema inputs (can be S3/Git URIs)

πŸ“˜ Sample Fragment: CCPA + GDPR for Single Tenant

tenantScope:
  - vetclinic-premium
regulatoryScope:
  - GDPR
  - CCPA
scanScope: limited
enforceStrictMode: false
sandboxMode: true

β†’ This will allow full scan of one tenant under two laws without blocking deployments (audit only).


πŸ“Ž Optional Fields for Targeted Execution

Field Use
targetService Scan one microservice (e.g., billing-api)
skipRetiredFields Skip fields marked deprecated: true
triggerOnDeploy Link scan to deployment pipeline or Git tag

🧠 Semantic Overrides

In advanced factory pipelines, the Orchestrator may inject natural-language prompts:

Run a privacy compliance scan on EU tenants using GDPR + HIPAA rules.  
Focus on cross-border data, consent compliance, and PHI exposure.  
Include full classification and recommendations, strict mode off.

β†’ Translated into YAML/JSON input before execution.


βœ… Summary

The input prompt template:

  • Defines project, tenant, regulation, and scan boundaries
  • Specifies file paths or memory object references to needed artifacts
  • Controls behavior via strictMode, sandboxMode, and retryOnViolation
  • Ensures traceable, reproducible audit execution per ConnectSoft’s governance model

πŸ“€ Output Format and Structure

The Privacy Compliance Agent emits a bundle of structured and human-readable outputs. These artifacts serve as:

  • πŸ“œ Legal documentation for internal and external audits
  • πŸ”’ Privacy enforcement checkpoints in CI/CD
  • πŸ“Š Input to dashboards and policy decisioning
  • πŸ› οΈ Remediation targets for Security, LegalOps, or Data Architect Agents

All outputs are trace-linked, GitOps-compatible, and machine-processable.


πŸ“ Output Directory Layout

/compliance-results/
  data-classification.json
  privacy-audit-report.md
  compliance-risk-matrix.yaml
  remediation-recommendations.json
  privacy-execution-metadata.json
  compliance-findings.json

πŸ“˜ Output Artifacts Explained

βœ… data-classification.json

Contains detected field classifications:

{
  "User": {
    "email": { "classification": "PII", "confidence": 0.96, "regionRestricted": true },
    "dateOfBirth": { "classification": "Sensitive", "requiresConsent": true },
    "marketingOptIn": { "classification": "Behavioral", "consentLinked": true }
  }
}

πŸ“˜ privacy-audit-report.md

Human-readable summary:

# Privacy Compliance Report

**Tenant:** vetclinic-premium  
**Trace:** proj-788-v1  
**Scope:** GDPR, CCPA  
**Result:** Non-Compliant (3 High, 1 Medium)

---

## πŸ” High-Risk Findings
- `User.email` missing lawful basis
- `Booking.invoicePdf` stored in US for EU tenant

## πŸ› οΈ Recommendations
- Add explicit consent to `email` field
- Migrate invoice storage to EU region or redact

πŸ“˜ compliance-risk-matrix.yaml

Structured risk scoring:

services:
  booking-api:
    high: 2
    medium: 1
    low: 1
    compliant: false
tenants:
  vetclinic-premium:
    region: EU
    violations: 4
    riskScore: 8.7
global:
  totalFindings: 6
  coverage: 91%

πŸ“˜ remediation-recommendations.json

Fix suggestions (used by FixBot or LegalOps):

[
  {
    "field": "email",
    "issue": "Missing consent",
    "suggestedFix": "Add opt-in and lawful basis on collection"
  },
  {
    "storage": "invoicePdf",
    "issue": "Stored in US for EU tenant",
    "suggestedFix": "Relocate to EU blob storage or redact content"
  }
]

πŸ“˜ compliance-findings.json

Canonical, structured findings list:

[
  {
    "id": "VIO-GDPR-A6-001",
    "severity": "high",
    "category": "Lawful Basis",
    "tenant": "vetclinic-premium",
    "field": "email",
    "law": "GDPR Article 6",
    "traceId": "proj-788-v1"
  }
]

πŸ“˜ privacy-execution-metadata.json

Execution trace block:

{
  "traceId": "proj-788-v1",
  "sessionId": "compliance-sess-0427",
  "regulatoryScope": ["GDPR", "CCPA"],
  "completedAt": "2025-05-14T19:44:30Z",
  "scanCoverage": 94,
  "confidenceScore": 0.91,
  "violationsFound": 6
}

πŸ“Ž Artifact Consumers

Output Consumed By
*.md LegalOps, Studio viewer
*.json CI/CD pipeline, FixBot, Data Architect Agent
risk-matrix.yaml Governance dashboard
metadata.json Orchestrator and compliance pipeline

βœ… Summary

The Privacy Compliance Agent emits a complete audit bundle including:

  • βœ… Field-level classification (data-classification.json)
  • βœ… Legal-grade reports (privacy-audit-report.md)
  • βœ… Risk/violation matrices (risk-matrix.yaml, compliance-findings.json)
  • βœ… Fix suggestions and execution metadata

These outputs provide regulatory traceability, GitOps validation, and legal sign-off readiness.


🧠 Memory

The Privacy Compliance Agent uses a multi-layered memory architecture to enhance precision, recall prior violations, and track compliance resolution across sessions. It combines:

  • πŸ’Ύ Short-term session memory (per scan)
  • 🧠 Long-term semantic memory (via MCP vector DB)
  • πŸ—‚οΈ Historical audit tracking (for regression, retest, drift detection)

🧱 Memory Layers

Layer Purpose Backing
Session Memory Tracks in-scan field classification, confidence, and tenant context In-memory (Semantic Kernel)
Semantic Recall Recalls prior violations, fix patterns, and data classification outcomes MCP + Vector DB
Audit History Stores previous findings and report metadata for diffing or retesting GitOps or Audit Log store
Retention State Cache Matches entity TTLs and purging logic to jurisdictional minimums Rulebook with temporal diffs

🧠 Semantic Memory Retrieval (via MCP)

Query Retrieved Pattern
"email field with missing consent" Previously tagged in project petco-hrms, GDPR A6 violation
"storage location for EU tenant in US" CVE-patterned violation in 3 other audits, matched with 0.91 confidence
"User entity with dob field" Pattern matched as Sensitive in 6 prior projects (recall β†’ auto-classify)

πŸ“˜ Example Recall Record (Vector Match)

{
  "matchId": "csa-2024-userprofile",
  "field": "email",
  "classification": "PII",
  "source": "User",
  "lawReference": "GDPR Article 6",
  "suggestedFix": "Add explicit consent flow"
}

🧾 Memory Influence on Skill Execution

Skill Memory Role
ClassifyFieldsSkill Boosts or overrides classification from known schema recall
RetentionPolicyAnalyzer Compares current retention config to known best practices
LegalBasisMapper Recalls violations and citation matches across prior audits
RemediationPlannerSkill Suggests fixes previously used for similar issues
ComplianceRiskScorerSkill Adjusts risk level if recurring issue with same service or tenant is found

πŸ” Regression Memory (Retest Support)

If a previous scan marked an issue as fixed:

{
  "violationId": "VIO-GDPR-A6-001",
  "previousStatus": "fixed",
  "lastSeen": "2025-03-21",
  "retestResult": "reappeared",
  "escalate": true
}

β†’ The agent will emit a PrivacyRegressionDetected event and raise severity.


πŸ“Š Memory-Enhanced Reporting

The agent includes historical markers:

  • violationPreviouslySeen: true
  • remediationPreviouslySuggested: true
  • hasReappeared: true
  • regressionRiskScoreBoost: +1.2

β†’ These affect sorting, risk scoring, and attention flags.


πŸ”’ Tenant-Scoped Memory

Memory Rule Enforcement
Cross-tenant recall Allowed only for general patterns (e.g., "email fields often require consent")
Specific field history Never shared across tenants unless anonymized
Fix suggestions Shared by category, not project identity, unless in same legal context and approved

βœ… Summary

  • Memory improves:

  • πŸ“Œ Field classification accuracy

  • πŸ” Violation re-detection
  • πŸ“€ Fix recommendation quality
  • 🧾 Compliance history traceability
  • All memory access is:

  • 🧠 Semantic and relevance-based

  • πŸ” Tenant-scoped and regulation-aware
  • πŸ“š Versioned per legal framework

βœ… Validation Rules

Validation ensures that the Privacy Compliance Agent emits only legally grounded, traceable, and actionable findings. Each rule checks whether discovered issues are:

  • βš–οΈ Legitimate (mapped to regulation)
  • πŸ”„ Reproducible (based on static input or memory-backed recall)
  • πŸ“ˆ Severity-ranked (based on data type, tenant scope, and legal context)
  • πŸ”Ž Not false positives (via scoring thresholds and human hooks)

πŸ“ Validation Dimensions

Rule Domain Purpose
Field Classification Validity Ensure NLP+regex+semantic results exceed minimum confidence thresholds
Lawful Basis Mapping Every personal data field must be linked to a lawful basis (e.g., consent, contract)
Retention Policy Alignment Retention settings must not exceed or violate the defined legal max/min durations
Consent Traceability If field requires consent, ensure it's declared in consent-config.yaml or enforced in flow
API Erasure Support For GDPR/CCPA compliance, APIs must support DELETE, opt-out, or access on applicable resources
Cross-Region Safety Flag any sensitive data stored or processed in unauthorized geographies
Processor Declarations All 3rd-party vendors handling PII must appear in third-party-integrations.yaml
Multi-Tenant Boundaries No shared PII between tenants unless explicitly allowed or isolated via zones

πŸ”¬ Validation Confidence Thresholds

Confidence Score Behavior
> 0.90 Auto-confirmed classification/violation
0.75–0.90 Marked tentative, requires human or LegalOps review (unless strictMode: true)
< 0.75 Suppressed unless matched by prior memory or forced by config

πŸ“˜ Example Validation Block (per Finding)

{
  "violationId": "VIO-GDPR-A6-001",
  "field": "email",
  "lawReference": "GDPR Article 6",
  "validated": true,
  "confidence": 0.94,
  "reproducible": true,
  "source": "User.email",
  "traceId": "proj-788-v1"
}

πŸ” Retest & Regression Validation

  • If a finding reappears:

  • Validate input model has reverted

  • Compare PoC to prior exploit (structure, flow)
  • Raise regressionFlag: true and increase severity by +1

πŸ” Region-Aware Validation Rules

Condition Enforced Rule
EU tenant with US storage ❌ GDPR Article 44 violation
CCPA tenant with no DELETE /user/:id ❌ Missing erasure right
Marketing opt-in not logged ❌ GDPR Article 7 breach (consent not stored)

πŸ“Š Validation Rule Scoring Matrix

Type Weight
PII without lawful basis High (8.0–10.0)
Cross-region sensitive data High (7.5–9.5)
PHI missing retention Medium–High (6.5–8.0)
Missing erasure API Medium (5.5–7.0)
Behavioral data without opt-out Low–Medium (3.0–6.0)
Incorrect classification (false positive) Eliminated from output

πŸ”Ž Human Intervention Hook (Optional)

{
  "event": "ComplianceFindingRequiresReview",
  "reason": "Classification confidence 0.79 below strict threshold",
  "field": "phone",
  "source": "User",
  "law": "CCPA Β§1798.105",
  "recommendedAction": "Review manually before blocking"
}

βœ… Summary

  • All findings are law-linked, confidence-scored, and validation-checked
  • Invalid, unclear, or low-confidence items are:

  • ❌ Suppressed

  • ⚠️ Escalated
  • πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ Routed for human review
  • Validation rules support deployment gating, regression detection, and audit consistency

πŸ”„ Retry / Correction Flow

The Privacy Compliance Agent includes a self-healing, correction-aware execution path. If findings are uncertain, validations fail, or configurations change mid-pipeline, the agent enters a targeted retry or correction loop β€” either automatically or as part of a post-remediation retest.

This ensures that the platform is not blocked due to transient schema errors, false positives, or pending data policy updates.


πŸ” Retry Triggers

Condition Triggered Action
New or updated entity-models.yaml Partial rescan and reclassification of affected fields
Updated consent-config.yaml Re-evaluation of consent-linked violations
Missing legal basis for PII Auto-invoke RemediationPlannerSkill and revalidate
Confidence < threshold Retry classification with boosted memory + updated NLP context
Retention mismatch Re-check storage-map and TTL annotations after infrastructure sync
Regression suspected Re-analyze matching previous violationId or risk signature

πŸ” Retry Flow

flowchart TD
    INIT[Initial Finding]
    VALIDATE{Valid?}
    VALIDATE -- No --> RETRY_CHECK{Retry Permitted?}
    RETRY_CHECK -- Yes --> FIX_APPLY[Auto-correct + Rerun]
    RETRY_CHECK -- No --> ESCALATE[Emit Human Review Event]
    FIX_APPLY --> REVALIDATE{Validation Passes?}
    REVALIDATE -- Yes --> FINALIZE
    REVALIDATE -- No --> ESCALATE
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πŸ› οΈ Correction Strategies

Finding Correction Attempt
Missing consent Suggest insertion of opt-in flag and legal basis annotation
Region mismatch Recommend field relocation, masking, or retention shortening
Erasure API not found Suggest adding DELETE endpoint for affected resource
Storage TTL too long Recommend override to meet jurisdictional limits (e.g., 3y β†’ 1y for EU data)

🧠 Retry-Aware Skills

Skill Retry Role
ClassifyFieldsSkill Retry classification with boosted semantic recall
LegalBasisMapper Re-map to updated regulatory scope or revised tenant profile
RemediationPlannerSkill Suggest and simulate correction with diff check
ComplianceRiskScorerSkill Adjust severity after fix or fail retry

πŸ“‹ Retry Metadata (in privacy-execution-metadata.json)

{
  "retryAttempted": true,
  "retryReason": "Consent basis missing for field `email`",
  "retryOutcome": "Fixed + validated",
  "confidenceBefore": 0.71,
  "confidenceAfter": 0.92
}

🚫 Retry Limits

Control Default
maxRetriesPerField 2
retriesAllowedPerSession 10
retryConfidenceBoostThreshold +0.10 minimum gain to accept correction
retryOnRegionViolation false by default (manual fix preferred)

πŸ“’ Retry Events Emitted

Event Use
ComplianceRetryAttempted Logged on retry start
ComplianceRetrySucceeded Resolution validated
ComplianceRetryFailed Unresolved issue remains, escalation triggered
ComplianceFixSimulated Fix generated and tested, ready for commit by FixBot or LegalOps

βœ… Summary

  • Retries are intentional, trace-scoped, and legally constrained
  • Correctable violations are automatically rerun if fixable
  • Agent never hides or downgrades unresolved findings:

  • πŸ› οΈ Fix β†’ revalidate

  • ❌ Fail β†’ escalate
  • ⚠️ Inconclusive β†’ human review

🀝 Collaboration Interfaces

The Privacy Compliance Agent integrates with key ConnectSoft agents, legal systems, and governance workflows to enforce end-to-end privacy compliance orchestration. It consumes artifacts from architecture agents and emits structured reports and events for remediation, gating, audit, and legal sign-off.


πŸ”— Collaborating Agents and Interfaces

Agent Interaction Description
Data Architect Agent Input Provider Supplies entity-models.yaml, annotations (isSensitive, regionRestricted, retentionPolicy).
API Gateway Architect Agent Input Provider Supplies openapi.yaml, identifies parameter exposure and RESTful rights support.
Security Architect Agent Trust Context Enforces cross-tenant separation, zone-based visibility for PII/PHI.
DevOps Architect Agent Storage Context Provides storage-region maps, encryption status, deployment constraints.
LegalOps Agent Output Consumer + Reviewer Reviews flagged high-risk findings, confirms regulation mappings, approves exceptions or waivers.
FixBot / Security Engineer Agent Remediation Consumer Uses remediation-recommendations.json to implement TTLs, consent enforcement, API adjustments.
Studio Governance Dashboard Viewer Visualizes compliance status, risk heatmaps, tenant readiness.
HumanOps Agent Escalation Fallback Handles ambiguous or disputed violations with manual verification prompts.

πŸ“€ Emitted Events

Event Name Consumed By Purpose
PrivacyComplianceReady DevOps Agent, Orchestrator Signals readiness to deploy under compliance envelope
PrivacyComplianceFailed Studio Dashboard, DevOps Agent Blocks deployment or alerts CI gate
ComplianceFindingReported LegalOps Agent Invoked for every high-risk confirmed violation
ComplianceRetryAttempted Orchestrator or FixBot Indicates fix logic attempted within policy window
ComplianceFindingRequiresReview HumanOps Agent Escalates ambiguous or low-confidence items
PrivacyRegressionDetected Studio, Audit Logs Signals a previously fixed issue has reappeared in current build

πŸ” Collaboration Workflow Example

sequenceDiagram
    participant DA as Data Architect
    participant GW as API Gateway Agent
    participant PC as Privacy Compliance Agent
    participant SE as Security Engineer Agent
    participant LEGAL as LegalOps Agent
    participant STUDIO as Studio Dashboard

    DA->>PC: entity-models.yaml
    GW->>PC: openapi.yaml
    PC->>LEGAL: privacy-audit-report.md (for review)
    PC->>SE: remediation-recommendations.json
    PC->>STUDIO: compliance-risk-matrix.yaml
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πŸ“Ž Output Sharing by Role

Output File Shared With Purpose
data-classification.json Data Architect Agent, Studio Field-level tagging
privacy-audit-report.md LegalOps, HumanOps Human-readable summary and law mapping
compliance-risk-matrix.yaml Studio, DevOps Agent Deployment gating, severity visual
remediation-recommendations.json FixBot, SE Agent Automatable fix planning
compliance-findings.json Orchestrator, Audit pipeline Central risk index
privacy-execution-metadata.json All Trace, coverage, session status

πŸ” Governance Integration Rules

  • All outputs tagged with:

  • traceId, tenantId, sessionId, lawReference[]

  • Role-based sharing:

  • LegalOps sees all findings

  • Studio sees tenant-level summaries only
  • FixBot only sees fixable violations (non-policy-exempt)
  • Remediation approval may be required before update is accepted (via LegalOpsConfirmRequired event)

βœ… Summary

  • The Privacy Compliance Agent:

  • Consumes architectural + legal context

  • Emits findings to legal, engineering, and CI/CD actors
  • Triggers gating, dashboard updates, and human escalation
  • It operates as a regulatory coordination hub, ensuring privacy compliance is collaborative, traceable, and enforceable

πŸ”Ž Observability & Human Intervention Hooks

The Privacy Compliance Agent is fully observable and designed for auditable traceability, dashboard integration, and human oversight. Every compliance action β€” from field classification to violation validation β€” is trace-tagged, logged, and exportable.

The agent also supports human-in-the-loop controls for ambiguous cases, sensitive edge conditions, and legal approval workflows.


πŸ“Š Observability Features

Feature Description
OpenTelemetry Spans Each classification, mapping, and validation step emits spans (traceId, skill, targetField, riskScore).
Structured Logging All findings, retries, and overrides are logged with metadata: violationId, tenantId, lawReference, confidence.
Prometheus Metrics Export Emits metrics for dashboards and pipelines:
  • compliance.violations.total
  • compliance.risk.high.count
  • compliance.fields.classified.percent
  • compliance.score.avg | | Execution Metadata | Stored in privacy-execution-metadata.json, used for audit trails and pipeline gates. | | Studio Dashboard Feed | Feeds risk matrix, tenant readiness, and compliance trend charts to governance dashboards. |

πŸ“ˆ Sample Metrics Output

compliance.violations.total: 6
compliance.violations.high: 2
compliance.fields.classified.percent: 94.6
compliance.retention.passed: 87.0
compliance.regression.detected: 1

🧭 Studio Dashboard Views

  • 🟒 Compliance status per environment/tenant
  • πŸ—ΊοΈ Risk matrix by service and severity
  • πŸ” Historical trend of regressions vs. remediated issues
  • πŸ“œ Legal article coverage progress (e.g., GDPR Article 6, 15, 20)
  • 🧾 Execution logs, last scan trace, and result summaries

πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ Human Intervention Hooks

Scenario Hook Triggered
Classification confidence < 0.75 ComplianceFindingRequiresReview
Field is ambiguous in meaning (e.g., customerCode) Manual override option
Fix suggestion may break downstream system RemediationConfirmationRequired
Legal justification unclear (e.g., legitimate interest used on sensitive data) LegalOpsReviewRequired
Regressed issue not clearly resolved PrivacyRegressionDetected
Field marked as exempt but unverified ComplianceOverrideRequest

🧠 Human Action Interface (Studio or GitOps PR Comment)

{
  "action": "approve_violation_override",
  "violationId": "VIO-GDPR-A6-001",
  "justification": "Lawful basis confirmed offline",
  "approvedBy": "LegalOps Agent",
  "timestamp": "2025-05-14T20:12:15Z"
}

β†’ Audit log updated, override accepted, deployment unblocked.


πŸ“˜ Escalation & Gate Control

  • PrivacyComplianceFailed blocks build/release
  • ComplianceFindingRequiresReview surfaces Studio prompt + LegalOps agent
  • ComplianceRegressionDetected raises red alert in tenant dashboard

βœ… Summary

  • The agent is observability-first, emitting:

  • Metrics, spans, logs, dashboards, and events

  • Human oversight is built-in:

  • 🧠 Low-confidence decisions

  • βš–οΈ Legal exemptions
  • πŸ” Regression checks
  • Governance, LegalOps, and CI/CD teams can fully audit and interact with the agent