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Sentinel

Sentinel turns governance requirements into operational controls. Approvals, attestations, review cycles, action management, task routing, escalation, and monitoring checkpoints — the operating discipline of the Citadel platform.

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The Problem

Governance Policies Without Operational Controls Are Decoration

Most organisations have governance policies. Very few have operational controls that enforce them. Review cycles slip. Attestations are missed. Escalations happen too late. The gap between policy and practice is where regulatory risk lives.

Capabilities

What Sentinel Does

Approvals & Attestations

Structured approval workflows for AI system deployment, risk acceptance, and control changes. Named approvers. Auditable decision records. No more email chains.

Review Cycles & Action Management

Recurring review cycles for high-risk AI systems. Automatic task creation, assignment, and tracking. Overdue actions escalate. Nothing falls through the cracks.

Task Routing & Escalation

Governance tasks routed to named individuals based on accountability matrices. Automatic escalation when deadlines pass. SM&CR-aligned accountability chains.

Monitoring Checkpoints

Continuous monitoring of governance controls. Drift detection, compliance status tracking, and automated alerts when controls degrade or evidence gaps emerge.

Connected System

How Sentinel Connects

Sentinel is the operational heartbeat of the Citadel platform.

Aegis

Receives from Aegis

Confirmed risk classifications and obligation mappings from Aegis create operational tasks — review cycles, approval requests, and monitoring checkpoints.

Atlas

Receives from Atlas

Governance gaps identified by Atlas generate tasks in Sentinel. Missing evidence, uncontrolled obligations, and incomplete assessments become actionable work items.

Archive

Evidence Flows to Archive

Every completed task, approval, attestation, and review in Sentinel generates evidence artefacts that are automatically preserved in Archive.

Adoption

Phase 2: Automation & Operations

Phase 2

Sentinel is deployed in Phase 2 alongside Aegis. Once your governance inventory and knowledge graph are in place (Phase 1), Sentinel operationalises governance — turning obligations into tasks, tasks into actions, and actions into evidence.

6
Integrated governance modules
100%
Audit trail coverage
Connected
Knowledge graph architecture
Agent
Autonomous governance agents

How It Works

Five Steps to Governed AI Deployment

Sentinel guides every AI initiative through a structured process that ensures oversight without slowing innovation.

1

Use Case Intake

Capture AI initiatives systematically. Document purpose, scope, data requirements, and stakeholders from the start.

2

Risk & Impact Triage

Assess risk proportionately. High-risk initiatives get deeper review; low-risk ones move faster. Resources focused where they matter.

3

Regulatory Alignment

Map initiatives against applicable regulations. EU AI Act, GDPR, industry-specific requirements — all tracked in one place.

4

Decision Support

Clear recommendations for decision-makers. Approve, modify, or pause — with full context and rationale.

5

Evidence Capture

Audit-ready documentation generated automatically. Every decision, every approval, every concern — recorded and traceable.

Core Capabilities

Everything You Need for AI Governance

Purpose-built for regulated organisations deploying AI. Every feature designed for auditability and regulatory readiness.

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Use Case Registry

Centralised inventory of AI systems with risk classification, ownership, and approval status. AI agent assists with initial population.

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Risk Assessment Workflows

Structured templates aligned with EU AI Act, ICO guidance, and sector regulations. AI-guided completion with human judgement at key points.

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Human-in-the-Loop Enforcement

No automated decisions about individuals. All escalations require documented human approval, enforced architecturally, not just by policy.

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Immutable Audit Trail

Every governance decision logged, time-stamped, and attributable. Cryptographic hashing ensures tamper-evident records that regulators trust.

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Evidence Packs

Regulator-ready documentation automatically generated and exportable for inspections and audits. AI compiles, formats, and quality-checks all artefacts.

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AI-Guided Onboarding

Interactive setup that walks you through use case registration, risk classification, and workflow configuration. No consultants required.

The Problem

AI Decisions Made in the Dark

Most organisations have no systematic way to evaluate AI initiatives. Projects are approved based on enthusiasm, not evidence. Risks are discovered late — or not at all.

When regulators ask questions, teams scramble to reconstruct decisions. When something goes wrong, there’s no trail to follow.

This isn’t governance — it’s hope.

The Outcome

Decisions You Can Defend

  • Every AI initiative properly evaluated before deployment
  • Risk-proportionate review that doesn’t bottleneck innovation
  • Regulatory requirements mapped and tracked automatically
  • Clear accountability for decisions at every level
  • Complete audit trail ready when you need it

Results

Outcomes That Matter

60%

Faster Approvals

100%

Clear Accountability

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Surprise Findings

Audit-Ready by Design

Part of Citadel

Sentinel Within the Citadel Platform

Sentinel is one of six integrated modules in the Citadel AI Governance Operating System. Platform access is included with all subscription advisory tiers.

Forge

AI Use Case Lifecycle

Aegis

Governance Agent Engine

Watchtower

Regulatory Intelligence

Atlas

Governance Knowledge Graph

Sentinel

Controls & Compliance Operations

Archive

Evidence & Audit Repository

See Sentinel in Action

Book a demo to explore how Sentinel operationalises governance controls within the Citadel platform, or start with a free AI Governance Health Check.

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