Audit Log Retention Lint (PCI DSS, CERT-In)

Runs the same checker as our npm package on a Node.js runtime that pip installs for you (nodejs-wheel-binaries) - no system Node.js needed. Your files are checked locally.

Log retention lint for Loki, CloudWatch, ILM, S3 and Kubernetes audit YAML

Install

audit-log-retention-lint file

Node 18+. The same 9 rules as the VS Code extension, from a terminal or CI.

Free

• Every retention finding in the open YAML file, with the clause and the value that passes, no key needed: Loki retention_period, Loki stream period, RetentionInDays, retentionDays, ILM delete min_age, --audit-log-maxage, S3 expiration, S3 archive transition, CERT-In region.
• --rules lists every rule

With a licence ($29 once)

• Workspace evidence report: every log store's retention across all YAML files in one Markdown table (value, minimum, clause) for your QSA or auditor.

audit-log-retention-lint --dir ./templates --report html --out report.html

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Use from an AI agent (MCP)

Claude Code · Cursor · Windsurf · any MCP client - add to your MCP config:

{ "mcpServers": { "audit-log-retention-lint": { "command": "audit-log-retention-lint", "args": ["--mcp"] } } }

Tools: check_text and check_file (free) · check_dir (licence). The agent gets every finding with the line number.

Use in CI

- name: Audit Log Retention Lint (PCI DSS, CERT-In)
  run: pip install rulestamp-audit-log-retention-lint && audit-log-retention-lint --dir . --ci

The folder sweep, reports and CI mode need one licence — one payment, no subscription. Set READYSTACK_LICENSE=<key> or run --license <key> once.

Get a licence

Install (PyPI)

pip install rulestamp-audit-log-retention-lint
audit-log-retention-lint --help