Comprehensive Audit Logger

When to Use

•Reviewing action history for compliance
•Debugging failed operations
•Tracking approval workflows
•Generating compliance reports
•Analyzing system behavior patterns
•Security audits and investigations

Log Entry Structure

json

{
  "timestamp": "2026-01-19T10:30:00Z",
  "action_type": "email_send",
  "actor": "email_ops_skill",
  "target": "client@example.com",
  "parameters": {"subject": "Invoice #123"},
  "approval_status": "approved",
  "approved_by": "human",
  "approval_timestamp": "2026-01-19T10:25:00Z",
  "result": "success",
  "duration_ms": 1250,
  "error": null
}

Instructions

•

Log an Action:

bash

python3 .claude/skills/audit-logger/scripts/main_operation.py --action log \
  --type "email_send" \
  --actor "email_ops" \
  --target "client@example.com" \
  --result "success" \
  --params '{"subject": "Invoice"}'

•

Query Logs:

bash

python3 .claude/skills/audit-logger/scripts/main_operation.py --action query \
  --since "24h" \
  --type "email_send" \
  --result "failure"

Filters: --since, --until, --type, --actor, --result

•

Generate Daily Summary:

bash

python3 .claude/skills/audit-logger/scripts/main_operation.py --action daily-summary \
  --date 2026-01-19

•

Compliance Report:

bash

python3 .claude/skills/audit-logger/scripts/main_operation.py --action compliance-report \
  --period monthly

Includes: approval rates, error rates, HITL compliance.

•

Consolidate Daily Logs:

bash

python3 .claude/skills/audit-logger/scripts/main_operation.py --action consolidate

Runs at midnight, creates YYYY-MM-DD.json.

•

Archive Old Logs:

bash

python3 .claude/skills/audit-logger/scripts/main_operation.py --action archive \
  --older-than 90d

Compresses and moves to Logs/Archive/.

•

Validate Log Integrity:

bash

python3 .claude/skills/audit-logger/scripts/main_operation.py --action validate \
  --file "Logs/2026-01-19.json"

Log Files

•AI_Employee_Vault/Logs/YYYY-MM-DD.json - Daily consolidated logs
•AI_Employee_Vault/Logs/Archive/ - Compressed old logs (>90 days)
•AI_Employee_Vault/Logs/audit_summary.md - Rolling summary

Retention Policy

Age	Action
0-90 days	Active (Logs/)
90-365 days	Archived (compressed)
>365 days	Configurable (delete/keep)

Compliance Tracking

•HITL Compliance: % of sensitive actions with approval
•Error Rate: % of failed operations
•Recovery Rate: % of errors auto-recovered
•Response Time: Average approval turnaround

Scheduled Tasks

cron

# Daily log consolidation at midnight
0 0 * * * python3 .claude/skills/audit-logger/scripts/main_operation.py --action consolidate

# Weekly archive check
0 3 * * 0 python3 .claude/skills/audit-logger/scripts/main_operation.py --action archive --older-than 90d

Validation

• All actions logged with required fields
• Secrets sanitized from parameters
• Daily consolidation runs
• Archive compresses correctly
• Integrity validation passes

See REFERENCE.md for log analysis queries.