Framework · AI management
ISO/IEC 42001, with evidence behind it.
ISO/IEC 42001 is the first certifiable management-system standard for AI. The clauses ask for structure — but the audit asks for operating evidence. Meilynx produces that evidence from live traffic: what runs, what rules applied, and a record an auditor can verify.
A management system that demonstrably operates.
42001 follows the familiar ISO management-system shape — context, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, improvement — applied to AI, with Annex A controls covering the AI system lifecycle, data, and third parties.
- A defined AIMS scope — which AI systems, uses, and roles are covered.
- Operational controls over how AI systems are developed, deployed, and used.
- Performance evaluation — monitoring, measurement, and internal audit.
- Documented information that shows the system operating, not just existing.
Each clause, to operating evidence.
A specific Meilynx control for each evidential expectation, and the artifact it produces.
ISO/IEC 42001 → Meilynx controls
| Requirement | How Meilynx maps | Examination artifact |
|---|---|---|
Know which AI systems the organization operates ISO/IEC 42001 · Cl. 4, A.6 | The inventory of models and AI systems in use is derived from live traffic through the proxy — the AIMS scope starts from what actually runs, and shadow AI use surfaces instead of staying invisible. | AI system inventory, generated from traffic |
Operational planning and control of AI use ISO/IEC 42001 · Cl. 8 | Policy-as-code turns the AIMS's documented rules into inline enforcement — model allowlists, data-class controls, and usage restrictions applied on every call, not reviewed after the fact. | Policy snapshot + enforcement records |
Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation ISO/IEC 42001 · Cl. 9.1 | Every AI call carries monitoring telemetry — model, usage, cost, latency, and governance findings — giving the AIMS performance-evaluation clause continuous operating data instead of periodic sampling. | Monitoring telemetry + findings log |
Records that demonstrate the AIMS operates ISO/IEC 42001 · Cl. 7.5, 9.2 | A tamper-evident, hash-chained audit trail of AI use and every governance decision gives internal audit and certification bodies documented information whose integrity they can verify independently. | Examination-ready audit trail |
Oversight of third-party AI components and providers ISO/IEC 42001 · A.10 | Because the proxy sits between your applications and every LLM provider, third-party model use is observed, constrained, and evidenced at the boundary — without provider cooperation. | Provider usage record per system |
Know which AI systems the organization operates
ISO/IEC 42001 · Cl. 4, A.6
Maps to · The inventory of models and AI systems in use is derived from live traffic through the proxy — the AIMS scope starts from what actually runs, and shadow AI use surfaces instead of staying invisible.
Examination artifact · AI system inventory, generated from traffic
Operational planning and control of AI use
ISO/IEC 42001 · Cl. 8
Maps to · Policy-as-code turns the AIMS's documented rules into inline enforcement — model allowlists, data-class controls, and usage restrictions applied on every call, not reviewed after the fact.
Examination artifact · Policy snapshot + enforcement records
Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation
ISO/IEC 42001 · Cl. 9.1
Maps to · Every AI call carries monitoring telemetry — model, usage, cost, latency, and governance findings — giving the AIMS performance-evaluation clause continuous operating data instead of periodic sampling.
Examination artifact · Monitoring telemetry + findings log
Records that demonstrate the AIMS operates
ISO/IEC 42001 · Cl. 7.5, 9.2
Maps to · A tamper-evident, hash-chained audit trail of AI use and every governance decision gives internal audit and certification bodies documented information whose integrity they can verify independently.
Examination artifact · Examination-ready audit trail
Oversight of third-party AI components and providers
ISO/IEC 42001 · A.10
Maps to · Because the proxy sits between your applications and every LLM provider, third-party model use is observed, constrained, and evidenced at the boundary — without provider cooperation.
Examination artifact · Provider usage record per system
What you show a certification body.
The audit trail renders into a package aligned to the AIMS evidential clauses — scope drawn from real traffic, controls in force, monitoring results, and a record whose integrity is verifiable.
In the package
- AI system inventory, auto-populated from traffic.
- Control coverage across the audit period.
- Versioned governance policy snapshot.
- SHA-256 integrity hash over the audit chain.
ISO/IEC 42001, honestly.
Does Meilynx certify us against ISO/IEC 42001?
No. Certification is a conclusion your certification body reaches about your AI management system as a whole — leadership, planning, impact assessment, and operation. Meilynx supplies the operational-evidence layer: the inventory, enforcement records, monitoring data, and tamper-evident audit trail that an AIMS audit asks to see operating.
How does ISO/IEC 42001 relate to the EU AI Act?
They are complementary. The Act is law with obligations and timelines; 42001 is a voluntary management-system standard many firms adopt as the organizing structure for meeting them. The operational evidence largely overlaps — logging, oversight, usage control — which is why the same Meilynx audit chain feeds both.
We're a financial-services firm — why would we add 42001 to SR 11-7-style model risk?
Model risk guidance covers models; 42001 covers the management system around all AI use, including the generative and agentic systems that SR 26-2 explicitly places outside model risk scope. Firms adopt it to give that uncovered territory a defensible, auditable structure.
See exactly what an examiner receives
Download a sample examination package — model inventory, control coverage, a governance policy snapshot, and a SHA-256 integrity hash.