GRC platforms
Organize the program
Continuous monitoring, questionnaires, policies, and auditor workspace. Tools like Vanta or Drata stay the system of record for the program.
Comparison
Platforms run the program; we install gates in git.
GRC platforms organize the compliance program. Yellow Theme puts enforceable checks in the repositories and pipelines an assessor can open. Use both. We replace neither the platform nor the CPA.
Three jobs, three owners
Yellow Theme
Install gates in git
Policy-as-code, CI security gates, and an evidence index in your repos. Fixed-fee Guardrails — typically mid five figures; exact fee in the SOW.
Independent CPA
Issues the report
Only a licensed CPA firm examines and opines. Yellow Theme is not the auditor and does not guarantee a pass date.
Inspectable samples
Public samples are synthetic and clearly labeled. Open the shape of the work before you brief.
- CI security gates workflow — pull-request checks that fail closed.
- Storage encryption policy — policy-as-code you can review in git.
- Evidence index example — control id to artifact with reproduce steps.
Bounded read-only teardown
A public brief option (package evidence_path / Guardrails Wedge): control matrix, CI-versus-policy path, written findings. The fee credits toward Guardrails within 90 days when you continue. Exact fee is in the SOW.
Next step
Send a short brief for a written fit note and fixed-fee SOW — or check readiness first.