Getting Started with Clausi

Overview

Clausi CLI submits source-code and metadata to the hosted Clausi platform (https://api.clausi.ai) which returns a compliance report in the format of your choice (PDF, HTML, JSON).

Supported Regulatory Frameworks

KeyRegulation
EU-AIAEuropean Union Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act)
GDPRGeneral Data Protection Regulation
ISO-42001ISO/IEC 42001:2023 - AI Management System Standard
HIPAAHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
SOC2SOC 2 - System and Organization Controls Type 2

Additional frameworks can be added on the server side without requiring a client update.

Installation

AudienceCommand
End userspip install clausi
Contributorsgit clone https://github.com/earosenfeld/clausi-cli
cd clausi-cli
pip install -e .[dev]

Python ≥ 3.8 is required.

Quick Start

1. Install Clausi CLI

pip install clausi

2. Get Your API Key

Choose your AI provider:

Option A: Claude (Anthropic) - Recommended ⭐

Faster, cheaper, and better for compliance analysis

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-your-key-here

Get your key from: https://console.anthropic.com

Option B: OpenAI

export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your-key-here

Get your key from: https://platform.openai.com/api-keys

3. Run Your First Scan

Run a scan against the EU AI Act:

clausi scan /path/to/project -r EU-AIA

The report is saved to ./reports/ by default.