What's New | April 2026

This release includes:

• AI assistant integration (MCP)
• Vendor-asset linking & Datadog integration
• DORA Register of Information
• Markdown policy editor
• Risk approval visibility
• New policy templates & ISO/IEC 17021-1 translation
• Bug fixes & improvements

For more information and visuals of the updates, check out the What's New section in your Tidal app.

AI assistant integration (MCP)

Connect your AI assistant to your Tidal Control tenant, and work with it

You can now connect AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, and VS Code to Tidal Control via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard that enables AI tools to communicate securely with external applications. Authorised clients can query and update risks, assets, controls, vendors, and other GRC data, scoped to your permissions.

You can also ask your assistant to read and edit the full content of documents, link controls to specific tests, and add people to groups, all without leaving your AI tool of choice.

For configuration details and example use cases, see the MCP server documentation.

Vendor-asset linking & Datadog integration

More connections, more insight

Vendors can now be linked to assets. This helps determine the scope of vendor assessments based on the data already captured per asset, giving you a clearer picture of which vendors are connected to which assets.

You can also connect your Datadog account to automatically run 11 compliance tests. The tests cover authentication, API key management, monitoring configuration, and synthetics.

DORA Register of Information

Meet DORA reporting requirements from within Tidal Control

Assets and vendors now include dedicated fields for the DORA Register of Information. DORA, the Digital Operational Resilience Act, requires financial institutions to maintain a detailed register of their ICT assets and third-party service providers. You can now capture this information directly in Tidal Control and link it to the relevant vendors and assets in your inventory.

A new DORA settings dialog on the Framework page lets you configure register-level fields such as your entity name and LEI code, so the register reflects your organisation's profile from the start.

Markdown policy editor

Write policies flexibly, the way you prefer

The policies editor now supports markdown in addition to HTML. Markdown is a simple writing method where you apply formatting using symbols like asterisks and hash signs, without needing complex editor buttons. Structure your content with headings, lists, bold and italic text, and see exactly what the final document will look like via the live preview.

Risk approval visibility

Know who approved what, and when

Approved risk assessments now show who approved them and when. The approval is visible in the assessment dialog and as a tooltip on the Approved badge in the risk detail panel.

New policy templates & ISO/IEC 17021-1 translations

Hit the ground running with ready-made content

We've added two new templates: the Exception management policy in the Policies overview, and the Asset management procedure in the Documents overview.

Framework references for ISO/IEC 17021-1 are now also available in Dutch.

Bug fixes & improvements

This release also includes several bug fixes and improvements:

• Jira API token errors were not surfaced correctly in test results, resolved
• Jira audit log tests could incorrectly fail when no projects are returned, resolved
• Kandji integration now validates that the API URL starts with http
• Improved accuracy and reliability of AWS compliance tests
• Corrected the filter count shown for issue attribute filters
• Improved accuracy of Google Workspace mobile device test results
• Selected items in multi-select fields are now sorted alphabetically
• Added a confirmation dialog when bulk selecting or deselecting linked entities, to prevent accidental data loss

Coming soon

A sneak peek of what's next

Trust Center and new integrations (Vercel, Scaleway, Linear, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Defender, HubSpot, and Notion).

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