ComplianceLint
The linter for EU AI Act compliance
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What is ComplianceLint?
ComplianceLint is an EU AI Act compliance tool that runs in your IDE and scans your codebase locally for legal obligations. It is designed to help businesses and professionals deploying AI systems by turning legal requirements into code-verifiable checks, AI-assisted evidence collection, and structured attestation gates.
The product focuses on keeping source code on your machine while still producing compliance findings, legal citations, remediation tasks, and audit trails. It supports local scanning, optional dashboard sync, historical tracking, and exportable reports for auditors and internal review.
A major theme of the product is translating the EU AI Act into actionable work for engineers and compliance teams. It maps code and documentation to obligations, highlights what is compliant, non-compliant, or needs review, and provides remediation guidance to help teams improve scan results over time.
It is built for AI product teams, solo developers, CTOs, engineering leads, and compliance officers who need a repeatable workflow for AI governance. The website emphasizes use in MCP-compatible IDEs and integration into developer workflows, including PR-based quality gates and dashboard reporting.
ComplianceLint pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
The website says the scanner is free and source-available, with paid dashboard plans for added features. Free is €0 forever and includes all 247 obligations visible in worst-case view, worst-case penalty display, 1 project, 7 days of scan history, and watermarked PDF reports. Starter is €25/month billed yearly at €300/year, with 2 projects, unlimited scan history, clean PDF reports, scope narrowing, risk classification picker, SME relief, per-obligation questionnaires, Art. 2 carve-outs, penalty configuration, Human Gates questionnaires, and evidence features. Pro is €79/month billed yearly at €948/year, with 10 projects and the same dashboard feature set plus Pro-level export capabilities such as per-article PDFs. Business is €149/month billed yearly at €1,788/year, with unlimited projects and Business-level features including the Compliance All-in-One Pack, historical snapshots, and audit-grade export bundles. Enterprise is custom-priced and includes SSO/SAML, custom data residency, dedicated support, regulator-direct exports, negotiated SLAs, and other above-Business features.
ComplianceLint pros
- Runs locally in your IDE
- Source code never leaves your machine
- Built specifically for EU AI Act compliance
- Checks 247 legal obligations
- Covers 44 EU AI Act articles
- Uses exact legal citations from EUR-Lex
- Provides AI-assisted evidence collection
- Offers structured attestation gates
- Includes audit trail support
- Supports MCP-compatible IDEs
- Auto-discoverable zero-config setup
- Works with Claude Code
- Works with Cursor
- Works with Windsurf
- Works with Copilot
- Works with Codex
- Works with Zed
- Generates remediation plans
- Tracks compliance over time
- Exports audit-ready PDFs
- Provides dashboard views across repositories
- Supports role-based filtering
- Includes human-gate questionnaires
- Offers CI/CD quality gates
ComplianceLint cons
- Only covers the EU AI Act currently
- Not a legal opinion
- Requires qualified legal counsel review
- Scan quality depends on the AI model used
- No runtime monitoring
- Many obligations may be not applicable for some systems
- English legal citations only
- Some advanced features are paid
- Free tier has limited scan history
- Free PDF reports are watermarked
- Dashboard sync is optional but separate from local scanning
- High-risk focus may be less useful for low-risk systems
- Human review is still required for findings
- Some features are limited to higher plans
- Compliance depends on how well the codebase is documented
- Multi-framework support is read-only chips, not full coverage
- Audit exports require proper snapshot history
- CI/CD gating is not available on the lowest tiers
Frequently asked questions about ComplianceLint
What does ComplianceLint actually scan?
ComplianceLint scans your codebase locally in the IDE and checks it against decomposed EU AI Act obligations. The website says it analyzes 247 obligations across 44 articles, then maps findings to specific legal requirements and source text from EUR-Lex.
Does my code get uploaded to the dashboard?
No source code is uploaded during analysis. The website says the scanner runs on your machine and only compliance findings and legal citations are sent to the dashboard when you choose to sync.
Which IDEs and tools does it work with?
It works with MCP-compatible IDEs and explicitly lists Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, Codex, and Zed. The site also says setup is auto-discoverable and zero-config.
How does ComplianceLint help after it finds issues?
It generates prioritized remediation tasks, helps you re-scan after changes, and records evidence when a finding is fixed. The website shows an AI-assisted workflow for fixing issues, updating status, and keeping an audit trail.
Is it only for high-risk AI systems?
No, but many obligations are most relevant to high-risk systems. The site says non-high-risk systems may show many obligations as Not Applicable, and the Profiling Wizard helps narrow down the obligations that actually apply.
What are Human Gates?
Human Gates are guided questionnaires for obligations that cannot be fully checked from code, such as human oversight, FRIA, or worker notifications. Filling them out can automatically resolve the corresponding obligation and store evidence with timestamps.
What can I export for audits?
Depending on plan level, the product can export scan findings, Declaration of Conformity PDFs, Technical Documentation PDFs, per-article PDFs, and the Business-level Compliance All-in-One Pack. The Business snapshot package includes PDFs, evidence files, an audit trail CSV, and an embedded HTML viewer.
How is pricing structured?
There is a free tier plus paid Starter, Pro, Business, and custom Enterprise plans. The scanner itself is free and source-available, while paid plans unlock more projects, longer history, cleaner reports, advanced questionnaires, richer exports, and enterprise controls.
Does ComplianceLint provide legal advice?
No. The website explicitly says it is not a legal opinion and that all findings require review by qualified legal counsel.
Can it help teams track compliance over time?
Yes. The dashboard tracks scan history, compliance score changes, remediation progress, and historical snapshots, so teams can compare results across scans and keep evidence for later review.