Compliance

SOX change control for AI agents

Map SOX change control to AI agent policy, approval, and production-change approvals and policy version evidence before execution.

Veto EditorialMay 27, 2026Updated May 27, 20266 min
  • Cited source ledger with May 27, 2026 access dates.
  • Action-time policy, approval, and evidence model.
  • Primary conversion path points to a demo; developer pages also point to install.

SOX change control becomes operational for agents when it is connected to a protected action, a policy decision, and evidence a reviewer can inspect.

Evidence pattern

Evidence itemWhy it helps
Actor and tenantShows which human, agent, customer, or workspace the action belonged to.
Tool and arguments summaryShows the actual side effect under review without storing unnecessary sensitive content.
Policy versionShows which rule set was active at decision time.
Verdict and reviewerProduces production-change approvals and policy version evidence.

Implementation note

Do not wait for a quarterly evidence scramble. Generate the action record at the same point that allows, denies, or pauses the action.

evidence-shape.json
{
  "actor_id": "agent_support_01",
  "tool": "protected_action",
  "policy_version": "policy_2026_05_27",
  "verdict": "require_approval",
  "reviewer": "risk_owner",
  "recorded_at": "2026-05-27T12:00:00Z"
}

Sources

FAQ

What should a team authorize before sox change control?

Authorize the exact tool name, arguments, actor, tenant, environment, and review requirement before the side effect reaches the upstream system.

Why not rely on prompts for this?

Prompts guide model behavior, but they do not reliably stop a tool dispatch. Runtime authorization sits after the model proposes an action and before the tool executes.

What evidence should the page produce?

Keep a decision record with the actor, tool, arguments summary, policy version, verdict, reviewer when required, timestamp, and source system context.

Govern the next agent action