iterative-converging-audit

An iterative converging audit ensures exhaustive code review by repeatedly sweeping the full search surface, fixing findings, and re-auditing until a fresh pass returns zero new discoveries.

Performing an exhaustive compliance check requires an iterative audit loop that frames classification rules upfront, records a durable findings ledger, and re-audits the entire surface until convergence is reached.

A single pass security review creates false confidence by checking files only once, whereas an iterative audit continuously re-checks the full surface to capture patterns missed in initial sweeps.

During a research sweep, a durable findings ledger explicitly records accepted items and decisions, ensuring auditable tracking so previously reviewed items are not mistaken for missed discoveries.

Use a convergence criterion for any exhaustive find-all task, such as dependency hunts or compliance checks, where a single pass is unreliable and the audit must only end when a full-surface re-audit yields zero new findings.