dingdawg-compliance

Colorado SB 205 AI Act compliance scanner. Run it in 60 seconds. Get your score. Know your gaps before June 30, 2026.

pip install dingdawg-compliance
python3 -m dingdawg_compliance scan

What it does

Colorado SB 205 requires any company using AI for consequential decisions (employment, housing, credit, insurance, healthcare, education) to:

• Conduct impact assessments before deployment
• Disclose AI use to consumers at point of decision
• Provide appeal and human review mechanisms
• Designate a Responsible AI Officer
• Test for discriminatory bias
• Maintain a 3-year audit trail

This tool scores your readiness across all 25 SB 205 controls. Free. No signup. Runs locally.

Install

pip install dingdawg-compliance

Requires Python 3.9+. No external dependencies — stdlib only.

Usage

Interactive scan (recommended)

python3 -m dingdawg_compliance scan

Walk through all 25 controls. Answer y/n/skip for each. Get your score at the end.

Example output:

──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Overall Score: 44/100  [████████░░░░░░░░░░░░]  NEEDS WORK
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────

  Category Scores:
    ~ scope                  100%
    ✗ impact_assessment        0%
    ✗ transparency            33%
    ✗ appeal                   0%
    ~ governance              50%
    ✗ bias_testing             0%
    ✗ data_governance          0%
    ✗ incident_response       50%
    ✓ audit                  100%

  ⚠ Critical gaps (2) — mandatory under SB 205:
    • CO-3   Pre-Deployment Impact Assessment
    • CO-6   Consumer Disclosure at Point of Decision

  Need the full remediation report?
  → dingdawg.com/compliance  (CO SB 205 gap report — $199)

Score from a JSON file

python3 -m dingdawg_compliance score responses.json

Format for responses.json:

{
  "CO-1": true,
  "CO-2": true,
  "CO-3": false,
  "CO-4": null
}

true = implemented, false = not implemented, null = unknown (scored as not implemented).

List all 25 controls

python3 -m dingdawg_compliance controls

Use as a library

from dingdawg_compliance import calculate_co_sb205_score, CO_SB_205_CONTROLS

# Score a self-assessment
responses = {
    "CO-1": True,   # scope: identified consequential decisions
    "CO-3": False,  # impact_assessment: no pre-deployment assessment yet
    "CO-6": True,   # transparency: consumer disclosure implemented
    # ... rest of controls
}

result = calculate_co_sb205_score(responses)
print(result["score"])           # 0-100
print(result["gaps"])            # list of unimplemented controls
print(result["critical_gaps"])   # CO-3, CO-6, CO-10, CO-14 if missing

Track assessments in SQLite

from dingdawg_compliance import ComplianceStore, ComplianceScorer, ComplianceFramework

store = ComplianceStore()  # stored at ~/.dingdawg/compliance/compliance.db

# Register and assess a control
store.assess_control("CO-3", status="COMPLIANT", assessor="legal-team", notes="Completed Q1 2026")

# Score
scorer = ComplianceScorer(store)
print(scorer.overall_posture_score())   # e.g. 72.0
print(scorer.per_framework_score())     # per-framework breakdown
print(scorer.gap_analysis())            # prioritized gap list

Automated checks (read-only)

from dingdawg_compliance import AutoAssessor
from pathlib import Path

assessor = AutoAssessor(
    base_dir=Path("./src"),
    db_paths=[Path("./data/app.db")]
)

results = assessor.run_all_checks()
print(results["checks"]["access_controls"]["summary"])
print(results["checks"]["audit_logging"]["summary"])

The 25 CO SB 205 Controls

★ Critical — mandatory remediation required before June 30, 2026.

What this doesn't include

This scanner shows what to check and where your gaps are. It does not generate remediation plans, regulatory citations, evidence templates, or audit-ready documentation.

For the full gap report with remediation guidance → dingdawg.com/compliance

License

Apache 2.0 — free to use, fork, and contribute.

Contributing

PRs welcome for new indicators, additional frameworks, or CLI improvements. Open an issue first for anything structural.