of software teams already use AI in the delivery path. Leadership still can't see AI cost, risk, or quality.

Source: Google Cloud, DORA 2025

The console

Five views of AI in engineering, in one console.

One console gives leadership five connected views of AI in engineering: cost, security, compliance evidence, productivity, and a weekly team review. Start with AI spend tracking for developers: spend by team, tool, and model.

01Cost

What are we actually spending on AI tools, and why did it jump last month?

Compass AI shows spend by team, tool, and model, and flags the exact task behind last month's spike.

Compass AI
OverviewCostSecurityEvidenceProductivityReview
Compass AI · SpendOverviewBy teamBy modelLast 30 daysAll teams

$46,200

This month

$28,400

Baseline

+62%

Variance vs. baseline

Daily AI spend, last 30 days

Day 1Aug 24Day 30
Baseline spendAug 24 spike: Payments, long-context model
TeamToolsModelTasksSpendSignal
PlatformCopilot, Claude CodeGPT-5.6 Terra1,204$11,800Steady
PaymentsCursor, ChatGPTGPT-5.6 Sol (long-context)860$24,900Spike
Data ServicesClaude CodeClaude Sonnet 5640$9,500Steady

Payments moved to a long-context model on Aug 24. Spend jumped 62%.

Spend view · last 30 daysSample data.
Fig. 01  Compass AI Cost view
02Security

Can I prove nobody pasted a customer record or an API key into a chatbot?

Every flagged prompt lands in a triage queue with an owner, the surrounding context, and a resolution.

Compass AI
OverviewCostSecurityEvidenceProductivityReview
Compass AI · Security4 flagged · 2 resolved

4

Flagged this week

2

Resolved

4h

Median time to contain

NewIn reviewResolved

Possible API key in prompt

Platform · infra-tools

AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=AKIA•••••••• [masked]
ARA. Rivera
New

Customer record pasted into chatbot

Payments · payments-api

cust_id: •••••, email: ••••@… [masked]
JOJ. Okafor
In review

Repo secret in context

Data Services · billing-svc

-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY----- •••••• [masked]
MCM. Chen
Resolved

Internal API token in prompt

SRE · deploy-tools

token: sk_live_•••••••• [masked]
DHD. Haas
Resolved

Every flag routes to an owner with full context. No ban, no blanket monitoring.

Triage queue · this weekSample data.
Fig. 02  Compass AI Security view. Secret-like strings masked.
03Compliance evidence

Audit wants proof our AI policy is enforced, not just a policy document.

Export the list of active rules and every issue they've caught, on demand.

Compass AI
OverviewCostSecurityEvidenceProductivityReview
EvidenceThis quarterExport evidence pack

Active rules

6

Enforced

Issues caught

142

This quarter

Evidence pack

Ready

Up to date
RuleCategoryStatusIssues caughtLast reviewed
Block secrets in promptsSecurityActive38Jul 14
Redact customer PIIData protectionActive21Jul 10
Approved models onlyGovernanceActive9Jul 16
Log external-model callsAudit trailActive52Jul 12
Require review for sensitive reposAccess controlActive14Jul 08
Retain prompt audit trailAudit trailActive8Jul 17

Issues caught by category, this quarter

Audit trail60
Security38
Data protection21
Access control14
Governance9

6 rules, 142 caught issues, one export: a complete record for audit.

Rules and issues · this quarterSample data.
Fig. 03  Compass AI Compliance evidence view
04Productivity

My teams say AI made them faster. I can't tell if review load and rework got worse.

Adoption sits next to review load, rework rate, and test signals, every week.

Compass AI
OverviewCostSecurityEvidenceProductivityReview
ProductivityThis month42 engineers

AI usage health · this month · 6 of 42 engineers shown · not ranked

EngineerTeamAI usageChangeHealthCost / devShippedEscalations
ARA. RiveraPlatform$34/d↑ 18%88%Flat↑0
JOJ. OkaforPayments$29/d↑ 22%84%Flat↑0
MCM. ChenData Services$26/d↑ 16%91%Flat↑0
SPS. PatelMobile$31/d↑ 24%86%Flat↑0
LNL. NovakWeb$27/d↑ 15%90%Flat↑0
DHD. HaasSRE$30/d↑ 19%93%Flat↑0

All six shown are Healthy: usage up, cost per dev flat, zero escalations.

Usage health · this monthSample data.
Fig. 04  Compass AI Productivity view
05Weekly review

I don't want to ban AI, and I don't want to spy on my engineers. What's the third option?

A weekly review assigns one action per team: expand, standardize, coach, or restrain.

Compass AI
OverviewCostSecurityEvidenceProductivityReview
ReviewThis weekExport weekly report

Weekly review · one action per team · no ranking

PlatformExpand
61%Adoption

Review load

+8%

Rework

4.1%

Cost trend

Flat

PaymentsCoach
74%Adoption

Review load

+22%

Rework

9.8%

Cost trend

Spike

Data ServicesStandardize
52%Adoption

Review load

+3%

Rework

3.2%

Cost trend

Flat

MobileExpand
38%Adoption

Review load

+2%

Rework

2.8%

Cost trend

Flat

WebStandardize
45%Adoption

Review load

+5%

Rework

6.1%

Cost trend

Flat

SRERestrain
81%Adoption

Review load

+15%

Rework

7.0%

Cost trend

Up

Team-level actions. No ranking, no surveillance of individuals. Sample data.

Weekly review · this weekSample data.
Fig. 05  Compass AI Weekly review

AI coding tools governance without a blanket ban

Compass AI flags prompts for review. A weekly review gives each team one action: expand, standardize, coach, or restrain.

From install to impact in about four weeks.

Four steps, from connecting your AI tools and teams to acting on the weekly review.

01 Start here

Onboard Compass AI

Connect your AI tools and teams.

02 Day one

Stop leaks on day one

Out-of-the-box rules catch secrets and policy breaks immediately.

03 Per team

Baseline cost & productivity

See real spend and delivery signals per team.

04 ~4 weeks

Cut cost, lift productivity

Act on the weekly review, in about four weeks.

Who uses Compass AI

Engineering leaders see AI cost and quality. Security teams review flagged prompts. For AI usage compliance in engineering, audit teams can export the active rules and the issues they caught. For wider AI work, see our AI implementation services.

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