API Compliance & Audit Skill

Design compliant API patterns for GDPR, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC2, and other regulatory frameworks.

GDPR Data Subject Rights Endpoints

POST /api/v1/privacy/data-export-request   — user requests copy of their data (Art. 20)
GET  /api/v1/privacy/data-export/{token}   — download export (after processing)
POST /api/v1/privacy/deletion-request      — right to erasure (Art. 17)
GET  /api/v1/privacy/deletion-status/{id}  — track deletion progress
POST /api/v1/privacy/rectification         — correct inaccurate personal data (Art. 16)
GET  /api/v1/privacy/consent               — get user's consent records
POST /api/v1/privacy/consent               — record/update consent
DELETE /api/v1/privacy/consent/{purpose}   — withdraw consent for a purpose
POST /api/v1/privacy/portability           — export data in machine-readable format

Data Export Response

{
  "request_id": "uuid",
  "status": "processing",
  "estimated_completion": "2024-01-02T00:00:00Z",
  "download_url": null,
  "expires_at": null
}

Consent Record

{
  "user_id": "uuid",
  "consents": [
    {
      "purpose": "marketing_email",
      "granted": true,
      "granted_at": "2023-06-01T00:00:00Z",
      "ip_address": "1.2.3.x",
      "method": "explicit_checkbox"
    },
    {
      "purpose": "analytics",
      "granted": false,
      "withdrawn_at": "2023-12-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ]
}

PCI-DSS Field Masking Rules

{
  "payment_method": {
    "type": "card",
    "last4": "4242",
    "brand": "visa",
    "exp_month": 12,
    "exp_year": 2027,
    "token": "tok_abc123"
  }
}

HIPAA — Health Data Endpoints

PHI (Protected Health Information) rules:

• Minimum necessary data principle: return only fields required for the stated purpose
• All endpoints carrying PHI must require MFA-backed auth
• Audit log every access to PHI — who accessed what, when

GET /api/v1/patients/{id}/records     — requires: HIPAA BAA, audit logged
GET /api/v1/patients/{id}/medications — minimum necessary: only active prescriptions
POST /api/v1/access-log/query         — compliance officer audit log query

PHI fields requiring special handling: name, dob, ssn, address, phone, email, mrn, diagnosis, treatment.

SOC2 Audit Log Schema

Every state-changing action must produce an immutable audit log entry:

{
  "id": "evt_uuid",
  "timestamp": "ISO8601",
  "actor": {
    "type": "user|service|system",
    "id": "uuid",
    "ip_address": "1.2.3.x",
    "user_agent": "Mozilla/5.0..."
  },
  "action": "user.deleted",
  "resource": {
    "type": "user",
    "id": "uuid"
  },
  "changes": {
    "before": { "status": "active" },
    "after": { "status": "deleted" }
  },
  "result": "success|failure",
  "request_id": "uuid",
  "tenant_id": "uuid"
}

Audit Log Query Endpoint

GET /api/v1/audit-logs
Query params: actor_id, resource_type, action, from, to, result
Response: paginated list of audit events

Audit log requirements:

• Immutable: no DELETE or UPDATE on audit records
• Retention: minimum 1 year online, 7 years archived (SOC2)
• Integrity: hash-chain or WORM storage to prevent tampering
• Export: CSV/JSON export for compliance officer review

Data Retention Policy Endpoints

GET  /api/v1/admin/retention-policies        — list policies by data type
POST /api/v1/admin/retention-policies        — define new policy
POST /api/v1/admin/retention/purge-dry-run   — preview what would be deleted
POST /api/v1/admin/retention/purge           — execute purge (requires 2-person auth)
GET  /api/v1/admin/retention/purge/{id}      — track purge job progress

Retention Policy

{
  "data_type": "user_activity_logs",
  "retention_days": 90,
  "action_on_expiry": "anonymise",
  "legal_hold": false,
  "regulation": "GDPR"
}

Compliance Response Headers

X-Data-Classification: public|internal|confidential|restricted
X-Data-Residency: EU
X-Retention-Policy: 90d
X-Audit-Logged: true

Compliance Checklist

• All PII fields documented in a data map
• Data subject rights endpoints implemented
• Consent captured and stored with timestamp + method
• PCI fields tokenised — never stored in plaintext
• Audit log on every state-changing operation
• Audit logs immutable and retained per regulation
• Data residency enforced at routing layer
• Encryption at rest (AES-256) and in transit (TLS 1.2+)
• Breach notification workflow documented
• Third-party API data sharing documented (Art. 28 GDPR)

After Completing the API output

Once the API output is delivered, ask the user:

“Would you like me to generate SDKs for API for this design? (yes/no)”

If the user says yes:

• Check if the api-sdk-generator on skill is available in the installed skills list
• If the skill is available:
  • Read and follow the instructions in the api-sdk-generator skill
  • Use the API output above as the input
• If the skill is NOT available:
  • Inform the user: “It looks like the api-sdk-generator skill isn’t installed. You can install it and re-run.

If the user says no:

• End the task here