Trust + accountability built in
AI under the audit trail. Every output reviewed. Every action logged.
PQV is the only Fractional AI Executive practice that operates AI delivery under a customer-visible audit trail. Every output passes a human review pass before it leaves the building. Every action logs to a portal you can read.
What 'AI under the audit trail' actually includes
Human review pass on every output
No customer-facing artifact ships without a human pass. The pass is logged in the audit trail with reviewer entity and timestamp.
Named operator on every action
Every audit-trail entry shows the named operator entity that produced it (Marketing operator, Sales operator, Ops operator, etc.). No anonymous AI output.
Customer-visible audit log
The customer portal at /portal/audit renders the full audit trail. Filter by skill, by operator, by date. Export at any time.
Structured deliverable references
Every audit-trail entry references the concrete artifact it produced (commit, file path, document URL, sent message ID).
Source citations on AI-produced text
Where AI synthesizes from research or customer-supplied data, the audit trail records the citations the AI used. Reviewable on demand.
Compliance addenda for regulated verticals
Healthcare, legal, and financial-advisor verticals require custom enterprise scope with the appropriate compliance addendum (BAA, HIPAA, Reg S-P, IRC 7216).
The AI black-box problem and how PQV solves it
Most AI delivery from agencies and consultants happens in a black box. The vendor uses AI to produce output. You see the output. You do not see what the AI was asked, what it cited, who reviewed it, when it shipped, or which AI even produced it. If a customer complaint surfaces, you cannot replay the decision chain.
PQV inverts this. Every AI-produced output passes through a named human operator who reviews it against the engagement scope before it ships. The review action logs to the audit trail. The shipped artifact logs to the audit trail. The reviewer logs. The timestamp logs. The citations log.
If something goes wrong, you replay the trail. If you switch vendors, you export the trail. If a regulator asks how AI produced a customer-facing artifact, the trail answers.
This is the standard PQV holds itself to AND the artifact category PQV sells.
Every tier includes the audit-trail discipline
Tier fees are published. The Discovery Sprint that precedes any tier engagement is complimentary for qualified prospects.
Content Velocity
$1,800/mo
$500 setup
Pipeline Builder
$3,800/mo
$1,000 setup
Most chosen
Revenue Operations
$6,500/mo
$2,000 setup
Custom Stack
$10,500+/mo
custom setup
White-Label Partnership is a separate reseller track, discussed under NDA. See full pricing.
Who this is NOT for
- If you want the cheapest AI output you can get and do not care who reviewed it, PQV is not the right fit. The review pass adds cost (and value); some buyers do not value the cost.
- If you operate in a deeply regulated industry (healthcare, law, financial advisor) and need formal compliance certifications beyond an operational audit trail, custom enterprise scope is required.
- If you want a black-box "magic AI marketing" pitch, this is the opposite of that. Transparency is the product.
Common questions about audit-trail AI delivery
What does 'audit trail AI delivery' actually mean?
Every AI-produced output passes a human review pass before it ships to the customer. Every action (drafts, reviews, edits, approvals, sends) logs to a structured audit trail visible in the customer portal. You can replay the engagement state and see what shipped, when, by which operator, with citations.
Why does the audit trail matter?
AI without an audit trail is a black box. Security-conscious buyers, compliance-aware buyers, and buyers in regulated-adjacent verticals need to know what the AI did, when, and who reviewed it. The audit trail removes the black-box risk and makes the engagement defensible.
Can I export the audit trail at any time?
Yes. Standard tiers include audit-trail export. Custom Stack includes board-ready audit-trail packaging. On cancellation, the full audit trail and deliverables are exportable as part of the standard off-boarding pattern.
Does the audit trail include PII or sensitive data?
Audit-trail entries log the action plus the named operator entity plus the deliverable reference, not customer PII. Customer data lives in segregated stores with PII stripping on inputs. Custom Stack engagements may include compliance addenda (BAA, Reg S-P, IRC 7216) for regulated verticals.
Which tiers include the audit trail?
Every tier. Content Velocity at $1,800 per month plus $500 setup includes the same audit-trail discipline as Custom Stack. Higher tiers add audit-trail-specific deliverables (compliance reports, security artifacts, board summaries) on top of the base trail.
What does the customer portal show?
Engagement state, named operator entity per skill, deliverables list with status (shipped vs in-flight), audit-trail viewer with timestamps and references, weekly digest history, and billing status. See /portal (auth-gated) for the live shape.
Preview the audit trail before you engage
Book a scoping call and ask to see the customer portal walkthrough. Audit trail in action; not a slide deck.