Vanta MCP Prompt Library

Prompt 1:

Give me a high-level overview of my Vanta compliance program — what's in good shape, what needs attention, and what I should focus on this week.

Prompt 2:

What are the top 5 things I should fix in my Vanta account right now based on failing controls, open issues, vulnerabilities, and overdue vendor reviews?

Prompt 3:

I have an audit coming up. Based on my current Vanta data, what failing controls, outstanding tests, and policy gaps do I need to address to be ready?

Prompt 4:

Walk me through the biggest compliance risks in my Vanta account right now — across frameworks, vendors, vulnerabilities, and open issues.

Prompt 1: Get your audit readiness snapshot

⚠️ Note: The audit readiness prompt requires an active audit engagement in Vanta.

Pull my current audit status in Vanta. List all open audit requests, what's been submitted, and what's still outstanding. Group by status and flag anything that looks overdue.

Prompt 2: Identify evidence gaps

Prompt 3: Summarize audit status for leadership

Give me a plain-language summary of where my [SOC 2 / ISO 27001 / HIPAA] audit stands — what's complete, what's in progress, and what's at risk. Write it in a way I can share with my leadership team.

Prompt 4: Find failing controls before your auditor does

Look at my failing and overdue tests in Vanta and map them to the [SOC 2 / ISO 27001 / HIPAA] controls they affect. For each at-risk control, tell me what the control requires, which tests are failing against it, and how likely it is to result in an audit finding. Prioritize by audit risk.

Prompt 1: Full compliance snapshot

Give me a status report on all active compliance frameworks in my Vanta account. Include completion percentage, number of passing vs. failing controls, and any frameworks that are significantly behind.

Prompt 2: Drill into a specific framework

Pull all controls for my [SOC 2 / ISO 27001 / PCI DSS] framework. Show me which are passing, which are failing, and which have no evidence attached. Summarize the biggest gaps.

Prompt 3: Weekly compliance digest

Summarize the current state of my Vanta compliance program as of today. Highlight any tests that changed status in the past 7 days, any documents recently uploaded or updated, and the overall test pass rate. Format this as a brief weekly digest I can share with my team.

Prompt 1: Get a vulnerability overview

Summarize my open vulnerabilities in Vanta by severity — how many critical, high, medium, and low are currently open?

Prompt 2: Prioritize critical vulnerabilities

How many critical and high severity vulnerabilities do I have open in Vanta? If you're able to retrieve details on any of them, flag the ones that have been open the longest.

Prompt 3: Cross-reference vulnerabilities with compliance exposure

Look at my open critical vulnerabilities in Vanta and tell me which ones are creating compliance exposure — are any of them tied to failing controls or active framework requirements?

Prompt 4: Vulnerability summary for a security review

Give me a summary of our current vulnerability posture based on Vanta data — total count by severity, oldest open items, and the top 5 I should be addressing first. Format it for a security review meeting.

Prompt 1: Triage your open issues

List all open issues in my Vanta account. Group them by severity and tell me which ones have been open the longest. Recommend a prioritization order for my team to work through.

Prompt 2: Create a risk from a failing control

Look at the failing controls in my [framework] and identify the top 3 that represent the most significant risk to my organization. For the highest-priority one, create a new risk entry directly in Vanta — include a title, description, likelihood, impact, and suggested owner.

Prompt 3: Find risks with no owner

List all risks in my Vanta account that don't have an assigned owner or have no remediation plan. Flag any that have been open for more than [30 / 60 / 90] days.

Prompt 4: Update an issue status

Update issue [issue name or ID] in Vanta: set priority to [low / medium / high / critical], corrective action to [what was done or decided], and root cause to [what caused the issue].

Prompt 5: Update an existing risk

Update the risk entry for [Risk Name or ID] in Vanta. Change the likelihood score to [1–5, where 1 is very unlikely and 5 is near certain] and add a note stating that [brief description of new mitigation strategy or decision].

Prompt 1: Portfolio overview

Give me a summary of my vendor security reviews in Vanta. Which vendors have completed reviews, which are in progress, and which haven't been reviewed? Flag any high-risk vendors without a current review.

Prompt 2: Analyze common vendor risk attributes

Pull all the vendor risk attributes across my Vanta account. Summarize the most common risk factors across my third-party supply chain and identify which vendors are contributing to those specific risks.

Prompt 3: Identify overdue vendor reviews

Look at my vendor list in Vanta. Which vendors are past due for a security review based on their last review date? Sort by risk level and tell me who to prioritize.

Prompt 4: Surface discovered but unreviewed vendors

Show me all vendors that Vanta has discovered in my environment but that haven't been formally added to my TPRM program yet. Group by estimated risk level if possible.

Prompt 5: Prep for a vendor review meeting

Pull the security review details for [vendor name] from Vanta. Summarize their risk profile, any outstanding issues, and what questions I should be asking them in our next review meeting.

Prompt 6: Summarize third-party risk posture

Summarize my overall third-party risk posture based on my vendor data in Vanta. How many vendors do I have, what's the distribution of risk levels, and what are the top concerns I should be addressing?

Prompt 1: Data processing activity inventory

List all data processing activities in my Vanta account. For each one, tell me what data is being processed, which vendors are involved, and whether there are any missing documentation fields.

Prompt 2: Identify high-risk data processing activities

Which of my data processing activities in Vanta involve high-risk vendors or sensitive personal data categories? Flag any that don't have a completed impact assessment.

Prompt 3: Privacy vendor review

Pull the data processing vendor details from my Vanta account. Which vendors are processing personal data on my behalf and what's the current status of their privacy documentation?

Prompt 4: Evaluate your privacy program for GDPR compliance

Based on my data processing activities and vendor privacy data in Vanta, summarize any GDPR compliance risks. What's complete, what's missing, and what are my biggest gaps?

Prompt 1: Check questionnaire status

What security questionnaires are currently open in my Vanta account? List them with their current completion status, who owns them, and which ones are overdue.

Prompt 2: Find outstanding questionnaire items

Look at my open questionnaires in Vanta and tell me which specific questions are still unanswered or need owner input. Group by questionnaire and flag anything that's blocking completion.

Prompt 3: Impact assessment overview

List all impact assessments in my Vanta account. Which ones are in progress, which are overdue, and which have been completed recently? Flag any that are past their due date.

Prompt 4: Get details on a specific assessment

Pull the details for the impact assessment [name or ID] in Vanta. Summarize what's been completed, what's outstanding, and who the relevant owners are.

Prompt 1: Check access review completion

Look at my current access reviews in Vanta. Who hasn't completed their review yet? List them by name and which systems they still need to review.

Prompt 2: Audit a specific person's access

Pull all the systems and accounts that [employee name] has access to in Vanta. Flag anything that looks excessive or inconsistent with their role.

Prompt 3: Offboarding check

Are there any open offboarding tasks in Vanta right now? List them by employee and show which steps are still incomplete.

Prompt 4: Access review summary for a manger

Summarize the status of the current access review in Vanta. What percentage is complete, who are the outstanding reviewers, and is there anything that needs escalation?

Prompt 1: Policy health check

List all policies in my Vanta account and show their current approval status. Flag any that haven't been approved yet and identify which compliance controls they're blocking.

Prompt 2: Upload a new policy document

I have a new version of our [Policy Name] available at this URL: [paste a publicly accessible or pre-signed URL to the document]. Please upload it to the corresponding policy in my Vanta account.

ℹ️ Note: The MCP requires a document URL to upload a policy; it can't accept pasted text directly. Host your file somewhere accessible (like Google Drive with link sharing on, or a pre-signed S3 URL) before running this prompt.

Prompt 3: Find policy gaps

Look at my active compliance frameworks in Vanta and identify any controls that reference a policy I don't currently have. What policies am I missing?

Prompt 4: Prep for a new policy review cycle

List all policies in my Vanta account with their current approval status. I want to prep for a review cycle — show me which policies are unapproved, which are approved, and flag anything that's been failing tests so I can prioritize what to tackle first.

Prompt 1: Search for compliance guidance

Search my Vanta knowledge base for information about [topic — e.g., encryption standards, incident response, access control]. Summarize what's there and flag any gaps or outdated content.

Prompt 2: Finding conflicting answers

Analyze my Vanta answer library and knowledge base for any conflicting responses. Specifically, check for contradictions regarding our [password requirements / data retention / encryption policies] and flag which answers need to be updated.

Prompt 3: Answer an auditor question using internal knowledge

An auditor has asked: "[auditor question]". Search my Vanta knowledge base and pull any relevant documentation, policies, or past responses I can use to answer this.

Prompt 4: Knowledge base coverage check

What topics does my Vanta knowledge base currently cover? Are there any major compliance areas — like business continuity, data retention, or vendor management — that have little or no content?

Prompt 1: Integration health check

List all integrations connected to my Vanta account. Flag any that are showing errors, are disconnected, or haven't synced recently.

Prompt 2: Surface failing automated tests

List all failing automated tests in my Vanta account. Group them by integration or cloud provider and tell me which failures are affecting the most controls.

Prompt 3: Focus on a specific cloud environment

Show me all failing tests in Vanta that are tied to my [AWS / Azure / GCP] environment. For each one, explain what the test checks and what a fix would look like.

Prompt 4: Knowledge base coverage check

What topics does my Vanta knowledge base currently cover? Are there any major compliance areas — like business continuity, data retention, or vendor management — that have little or no content?