diff --git a/public/admin/audit-analytics.html b/public/admin/audit-analytics.html
index 1452a06b..42ea251c 100644
--- a/public/admin/audit-analytics.html
+++ b/public/admin/audit-analytics.html
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
   <title>Audit Analytics | Tractatus Admin</title>
   <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/favicon-new.svg">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/tailwind.css?v=0.1.0.1761517644898">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/tractatus-theme.min.css?v=0.1.0.1761517644898">
-  <script src="/js/admin/auth-check.js?v=0.1.0.1761517644898"></script>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/tailwind.css?v=0.1.0.1761519055803">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/tractatus-theme.min.css?v=0.1.0.1761519055803">
+  <script src="/js/admin/auth-check.js?v=0.1.0.1761519055803"></script>
   <style>
     html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
   <!-- Navigation -->
   <div id="admin-navbar" data-page-title="Audit Analytics" data-page-icon="analytics"></div>
-  <script src="/js/components/navbar-admin.js?v=0.1.0.1761517644898"></script>
+  <script src="/js/components/navbar-admin.js?v=0.1.0.1761519055803"></script>
 
   <!-- Page Header -->
   <div class="bg-white border-b border-gray-200">
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@
           <p class="text-gray-600 mt-2">Governance decision monitoring and insights</p>
         </div>
         <div class="flex items-center gap-4">
+          <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <label for="environment-filter" class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-700">Environment:</label>
+            <select id="environment-filter" class="text-sm border border-gray-300 rounded px-3 py-2 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-transparent">
+              <option value="all">All Environments</option>
+              <option value="development">Development</option>
+              <option value="production">Production</option>
+            </select>
+          </div>
           <button id="refresh-btn" class="px-4 py-2 bg-blue-600 text-white rounded-lg hover:bg-blue-700 transition">
             <svg class="w-5 h-5 inline-block mr-2" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
               <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M4 4v5h.582m15.356 2A8.001 8.001 0 004.582 9m0 0H9m11 11v-5h-.581m0 0a8.003 8.003 0 01-15.357-2m15.357 2H15"/>
@@ -395,7 +403,7 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <script src="/js/admin/audit-analytics.js?v=0.1.0.1761517644898"></script>
+  <script src="/js/admin/audit-analytics.js?v=0.1.0.1761519055803"></script>
 
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/public/js/admin/audit-analytics.js b/public/js/admin/audit-analytics.js
index 8f2b5ed9..2f255a9c 100644
--- a/public/js/admin/audit-analytics.js
+++ b/public/js/admin/audit-analytics.js
@@ -59,7 +59,15 @@ async function loadAuditData() {
     const token = getAuthToken();
     console.log('[Audit Analytics] Token:', token ? 'Present' : 'Missing');
 
-    const response = await fetch('/api/admin/audit-logs?days=30', {
+    // Build query parameters
+    const environment = document.getElementById('environment-filter')?.value || 'all';
+    let url = '/api/admin/audit-logs?days=30';
+    if (environment !== 'all') {
+      url += `&environment=${environment}`;
+    }
+    console.log('[Audit Analytics] Fetching from:', url);
+
+    const response = await fetch(url, {
       headers: {
         'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`,
         'Content-Type': 'application/json'
@@ -1223,6 +1231,17 @@ function init() {
     });
   }
 
+  // Setup environment filter
+  const environmentFilter = document.getElementById('environment-filter');
+  if (environmentFilter) {
+    console.log('[Audit Analytics] Environment filter found, attaching event listener');
+    environmentFilter.addEventListener('change', () => {
+      const env = environmentFilter.value;
+      console.log(`[Audit Analytics] Environment changed to: ${env}, reloading data...`);
+      loadAuditData();
+    });
+  }
+
   // Load initial data
   loadAuditData();
 }
diff --git a/scripts/hook-validators/validate-file-edit.js b/scripts/hook-validators/validate-file-edit.js
index 50a874ff..45b14012 100755
--- a/scripts/hook-validators/validate-file-edit.js
+++ b/scripts/hook-validators/validate-file-edit.js
@@ -440,6 +440,8 @@ async function logToAuditDatabase(result, reason) {
       },
       domain: 'SYSTEM',
       service: 'FileEditHook',
+      environment: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
+      is_local: true,
       timestamp: new Date(),
       // Business intelligence context
       activityType: classification.activityType,
diff --git a/scripts/sync-prod-audit-logs.js b/scripts/sync-prod-audit-logs.js
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c9c3ba86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/sync-prod-audit-logs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 John G Stroh
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Sync Production Audit Logs to Development
+ * Privacy-preserving cross-environment research data synchronization
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   node scripts/sync-prod-audit-logs.js [--since=YYYY-MM-DD] [--dry-run]
+ *
+ * Purpose:
+ *   - Combine dev and prod governance statistics for comprehensive analysis
+ *   - Preserve research value while protecting operational secrets
+ *   - Enable comparative analysis (dev vs prod environments)
+ *
+ * Privacy:
+ *   - Production data is sanitized before import
+ *   - Credentials, API keys, and user identities redacted
+ *   - File paths generalized
+ *   - Violation content stripped
+ */
+
+require('dotenv').config();
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+const fetch = require('node-fetch');
+const AuditLog = require('../src/models/AuditLog.model');
+const SyncMetadata = require('../src/models/SyncMetadata.model');
+
+const PROD_URL = process.env.PROD_API_URL || 'https://agenticgovernance.digital';
+const PROD_TOKEN = process.env.PROD_ADMIN_TOKEN;
+
+if (!PROD_TOKEN) {
+  console.error('❌ PROD_ADMIN_TOKEN not set in .env');
+  console.error('   Generate a token in production and add to .env:');
+  console.error('   PROD_ADMIN_TOKEN=your_production_admin_jwt_token');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Main sync function
+ */
+async function syncProductionAuditLogs(options = {}) {
+  const { dryRun = false, since = null } = options;
+  const startTime = Date.now();
+
+  try {
+    // Connect to dev MongoDB
+    await mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGODB_URI || 'mongodb://localhost:27017/tractatus_dev');
+    console.log('✓ Connected to dev MongoDB');
+
+    // Get last sync metadata
+    let syncMeta = await SyncMetadata.findOne({ type: 'prod_audit' });
+
+    if (!syncMeta) {
+      // First sync - use provided date or default to 30 days ago
+      const defaultSince = new Date();
+      defaultSince.setDate(defaultSince.getDate() - 30);
+
+      syncMeta = new SyncMetadata({
+        type: 'prod_audit',
+        source_environment: 'production',
+        last_sync_time: since ? new Date(since) : defaultSince
+      });
+      console.log('📅 First sync - starting from:', syncMeta.last_sync_time.toISOString());
+    } else {
+      console.log('📅 Last sync:', syncMeta.last_sync_time.toISOString());
+    }
+
+    const sinceDate = since ? new Date(since) : syncMeta.last_sync_time;
+
+    // Fetch from production
+    console.log('\n🌐 Fetching audit logs from production...');
+    const url = `${PROD_URL}/api/admin/audit-export?since=${sinceDate.toISOString()}`;
+
+    const response = await fetch(url, {
+      headers: {
+        'Authorization': `Bearer ${PROD_TOKEN}`,
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+      }
+    });
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`Production API error: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
+    }
+
+    const data = await response.json();
+
+    if (!data.success) {
+      throw new Error(`Production export failed: ${data.error}`);
+    }
+
+    console.log(`✓ Received ${data.count} audit logs from production`);
+    console.log(`  Exported at: ${data.exported_at}`);
+
+    if (data.count === 0) {
+      console.log('\n✓ No new logs to sync');
+      await mongoose.disconnect();
+      return { synced: 0, skipped: 0 };
+    }
+
+    // Import logs to dev
+    console.log('\n📥 Importing to dev environment...');
+    let imported = 0;
+    let skipped = 0;
+    let errors = 0;
+
+    for (const log of data.logs) {
+      try {
+        // Check if already exists (by _id from production)
+        const exists = await AuditLog.findOne({
+          'sync_metadata.original_id': log._id
+        });
+
+        if (exists) {
+          skipped++;
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        if (dryRun) {
+          console.log(`  [DRY RUN] Would import: ${log.service} - ${log.timestamp}`);
+          imported++;
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        // Create new log in dev with environment tagging
+        const devLog = {
+          ...log,
+          _id: undefined, // Let MongoDB generate new _id for dev
+
+          // Environment metadata
+          environment: 'production',
+          synced_at: new Date(),
+          is_local: false,
+
+          // Sync tracking
+          sync_metadata: {
+            original_id: log._id,
+            synced_from: 'production',
+            sync_batch: data.exported_at,
+            sanitized: log._sanitized || false
+          }
+        };
+
+        await AuditLog.create(devLog);
+        imported++;
+
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error(`  ✗ Error importing log ${log._id}:`, error.message);
+        errors++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Update sync metadata
+    if (!dryRun) {
+      syncMeta.last_sync_time = new Date(data.exported_at);
+      syncMeta.stats.total_synced += imported;
+      syncMeta.stats.last_batch_size = imported;
+      syncMeta.stats.last_batch_duration_ms = Date.now() - startTime;
+      syncMeta.stats.errors_count += errors;
+      syncMeta.last_result = {
+        success: errors === 0,
+        synced_count: imported,
+        timestamp: new Date()
+      };
+
+      await syncMeta.save();
+    }
+
+    const duration = ((Date.now() - startTime) / 1000).toFixed(2);
+
+    console.log('\n' + '═'.repeat(60));
+    console.log('  SYNC SUMMARY');
+    console.log('═'.repeat(60));
+    console.log(`  Imported: ${imported}`);
+    console.log(`  Skipped (duplicates): ${skipped}`);
+    console.log(`  Errors: ${errors}`);
+    console.log(`  Duration: ${duration}s`);
+    if (dryRun) {
+      console.log('\n  ⚠️  DRY RUN - No data was actually imported');
+    }
+    console.log('═'.repeat(60));
+
+    await mongoose.disconnect();
+    console.log('\n✓ Sync complete');
+
+    return { synced: imported, skipped, errors };
+
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('\n❌ Sync failed:', error.message);
+    console.error(error.stack);
+    await mongoose.disconnect();
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+// Parse command line arguments
+const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+const options = {};
+
+for (const arg of args) {
+  if (arg === '--dry-run') {
+    options.dryRun = true;
+  } else if (arg.startsWith('--since=')) {
+    options.since = arg.split('=')[1];
+  } else if (arg === '--help') {
+    console.log(`
+Usage: node scripts/sync-prod-audit-logs.js [options]
+
+Options:
+  --since=YYYY-MM-DD    Sync logs from specific date (default: last sync time)
+  --dry-run             Preview what would be synced without importing
+  --help                Show this help message
+
+Environment Variables:
+  PROD_API_URL         Production API base URL (default: https://agenticgovernance.digital)
+  PROD_ADMIN_TOKEN     Production admin JWT token (required)
+
+Examples:
+  # Sync new logs since last sync
+  node scripts/sync-prod-audit-logs.js
+
+  # Sync logs from specific date
+  node scripts/sync-prod-audit-logs.js --since=2025-10-01
+
+  # Preview sync without importing
+  node scripts/sync-prod-audit-logs.js --dry-run
+`);
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+}
+
+// Run sync
+console.log('🔄 Starting production audit log sync...\n');
+syncProductionAuditLogs(options);
diff --git a/src/controllers/audit.controller.js b/src/controllers/audit.controller.js
index 2c4a0f4d..1ba1c0f4 100644
--- a/src/controllers/audit.controller.js
+++ b/src/controllers/audit.controller.js
@@ -35,23 +35,31 @@ let userCostFactors = { ...DEFAULT_COST_FACTORS };
 
 /**
  * Get audit logs for analytics
- * GET /api/admin/audit-logs
+ * GET /api/admin/audit-logs?days=7&environment=production
  */
 async function getAuditLogs(req, res) {
   try {
-    const { days = 7, limit = 10000 } = req.query;
+    const { days = 7, limit = 10000, environment } = req.query;
 
     // Calculate date range
     const today = new Date();
     const startDate = new Date(today);
     startDate.setDate(today.getDate() - parseInt(days));
 
+    // Build query
+    const query = { timestamp: { $gte: startDate } };
+
+    // Add environment filter if specified
+    if (environment && environment !== 'all') {
+      query.environment = environment;
+    }
+
     // Read from MongoDB instead of JSONL files
     const db = require('../utils/db.util');
     const collection = await db.getCollection('auditLogs');
 
     const decisions = await collection
-      .find({ timestamp: { $gte: startDate } })
+      .find(query)
       .sort({ timestamp: -1 })
       .limit(parseInt(limit))
       .toArray();
@@ -61,6 +69,7 @@ async function getAuditLogs(req, res) {
       decisions,
       total: decisions.length,
       limited: decisions.length,
+      environment: environment || 'all',
       dateRange: {
         start: startDate.toISOString(),
         end: today.toISOString()
@@ -511,9 +520,61 @@ async function updateCostConfig(req, res) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Export audit logs for cross-environment research (privacy-preserving)
+ * GET /api/admin/audit-export?since=YYYY-MM-DD
+ */
+async function exportAuditLogs(req, res) {
+  try {
+    const { since } = req.query;
+
+    if (!since) {
+      return res.status(400).json({
+        success: false,
+        error: 'since parameter required (ISO date format)'
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Parse date
+    const sinceDate = new Date(since);
+    if (isNaN(sinceDate.getTime())) {
+      return res.status(400).json({
+        success: false,
+        error: 'Invalid date format for since parameter'
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Fetch logs since date
+    const logs = await AuditLog.find({
+      timestamp: { $gte: sinceDate }
+    }).sort({ timestamp: 1 }).lean();
+
+    // Sanitize for privacy
+    const { sanitizeBatch } = require('../utils/audit-sanitizer.util');
+    const sanitized = sanitizeBatch(logs);
+
+    logger.info(`Exported ${sanitized.length} audit logs since ${since} for ${req.user?.username || 'unknown'}`);
+
+    res.json({
+      success: true,
+      count: sanitized.length,
+      since: sinceDate,
+      exported_at: new Date(),
+      logs: sanitized
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Error exporting audit logs:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({
+      success: false,
+      error: error.message
+    });
+  }
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   getAuditLogs,
   getAuditAnalytics,
   getCostConfig,
-  updateCostConfig
+  updateCostConfig,
+  exportAuditLogs
 };
diff --git a/src/models/AuditLog.model.js b/src/models/AuditLog.model.js
index 833bdc09..b951f9cc 100644
--- a/src/models/AuditLog.model.js
+++ b/src/models/AuditLog.model.js
@@ -104,6 +104,51 @@ const auditLogSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
     description: 'Which service performed the audit (BoundaryEnforcer, BlogCuration, etc.)'
   },
 
+  // Environment tracking (for cross-environment research)
+  environment: {
+    type: String,
+    enum: ['development', 'production', 'staging'],
+    default: 'development',
+    index: true,
+    description: 'Environment where this decision was made'
+  },
+
+  synced_at: {
+    type: Date,
+    default: null,
+    description: 'When this log was synced from another environment (null if local)'
+  },
+
+  is_local: {
+    type: Boolean,
+    default: true,
+    description: 'True if created in this environment, false if synced from another'
+  },
+
+  sync_metadata: {
+    original_id: {
+      type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
+      default: null,
+      description: 'Original _id from source environment (if synced)'
+    },
+    synced_from: {
+      type: String,
+      enum: ['production', 'development', 'staging', null],
+      default: null,
+      description: 'Source environment (if synced)'
+    },
+    sync_batch: {
+      type: Date,
+      default: null,
+      description: 'Batch timestamp from export (for tracking)'
+    },
+    sanitized: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false,
+      description: 'Whether this log was privacy-sanitized before sync'
+    }
+  },
+
   // User context (if applicable)
   userId: {
     type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
@@ -144,6 +189,8 @@ auditLogSchema.index({ sessionId: 1, timestamp: -1 }); // Session timeline
 auditLogSchema.index({ allowed: 1, timestamp: -1 }); // Violations timeline
 auditLogSchema.index({ service: 1, timestamp: -1 }); // Service-specific logs
 auditLogSchema.index({ 'violations.ruleId': 1 }, { sparse: true }); // Violation analysis
+auditLogSchema.index({ environment: 1, timestamp: -1 }); // Environment-specific queries
+auditLogSchema.index({ 'sync_metadata.original_id': 1 }, { sparse: true }); // Deduplication
 
 // TTL index - automatically delete logs older than 90 days
 auditLogSchema.index({ timestamp: 1 }, { expireAfterSeconds: 90 * 24 * 60 * 60 });
diff --git a/src/models/SyncMetadata.model.js b/src/models/SyncMetadata.model.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae37f2db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/SyncMetadata.model.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 John G Stroh
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Sync Metadata Model
+ * Tracks cross-environment data synchronization state
+ */
+
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+
+const syncMetadataSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
+  // Sync type identifier
+  type: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+    unique: true,
+    enum: ['prod_audit', 'prod_blog', 'prod_documents']
+  },
+
+  // Last successful sync timestamp
+  last_sync_time: {
+    type: Date,
+    required: true
+  },
+
+  // Source environment
+  source_environment: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+    enum: ['production', 'staging']
+  },
+
+  // Sync statistics
+  stats: {
+    total_synced: { type: Number, default: 0 },
+    last_batch_size: { type: Number, default: 0 },
+    last_batch_duration_ms: { type: Number, default: 0 },
+    errors_count: { type: Number, default: 0 }
+  },
+
+  // Last sync result
+  last_result: {
+    success: Boolean,
+    error_message: String,
+    synced_count: Number,
+    timestamp: Date
+  }
+}, {
+  timestamps: true
+});
+
+module.exports = mongoose.model('SyncMetadata', syncMetadataSchema);
diff --git a/src/routes/audit.routes.js b/src/routes/audit.routes.js
index fa03671e..5578ce9f 100644
--- a/src/routes/audit.routes.js
+++ b/src/routes/audit.routes.js
@@ -52,4 +52,11 @@ router.post('/cost-config',
   auditController.updateCostConfig
 );
 
+// Export audit logs for cross-environment research (admin only, rate limited)
+router.get('/audit-export',
+  authenticateToken,
+  requireRole('admin'),
+  auditController.exportAuditLogs
+);
+
 module.exports = router;
diff --git a/src/services/MemoryProxy.service.js b/src/services/MemoryProxy.service.js
index 1c1d0d4f..e474d504 100644
--- a/src/services/MemoryProxy.service.js
+++ b/src/services/MemoryProxy.service.js
@@ -376,6 +376,11 @@ class MemoryProxyService {
         throw new Error('Decision must include sessionId and action');
       }
 
+      // Determine environment (from NODE_ENV or decision override)
+      const environment = decision.environment ||
+                         process.env.NODE_ENV ||
+                         'development';
+
       // Create audit log entry
       const auditEntry = new AuditLog({
         sessionId: decision.sessionId,
@@ -388,6 +393,8 @@ class MemoryProxyService {
         boundary: decision.boundary || null,
         tractatus_section: decision.tractatus_section || null,
         service: decision.service || 'BoundaryEnforcer',
+        environment: environment,
+        is_local: true, // Always true for newly created logs
         userId: decision.userId || null,
         ipAddress: decision.ipAddress || null,
         userAgent: decision.userAgent || null,
diff --git a/src/utils/audit-sanitizer.util.js b/src/utils/audit-sanitizer.util.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70b2d230
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/audit-sanitizer.util.js
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 John G Stroh
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Audit Log Sanitizer
+ * Privacy-preserving data sanitization for cross-environment research
+ *
+ * Purpose: Enable research analysis across dev/prod while protecting:
+ * - Credentials and API keys
+ * - User identities (except "admin")
+ * - File paths with sensitive content
+ * - Environment variable values
+ *
+ * Strategy: Preserve statistical patterns, redact operational secrets
+ */
+
+const logger = require('./logger.util');
+
+/**
+ * Sanitize complete audit log for export
+ */
+function sanitizeAuditLog(log) {
+  try {
+    return {
+      // Core identifiers (keep as-is)
+      _id: log._id,
+      timestamp: log.timestamp,
+      service: log.service,
+      allowed: log.allowed,
+
+      // Activity classification (keep for research)
+      activityType: log.activityType,
+      riskLevel: log.riskLevel,
+      businessImpact: log.businessImpact,
+      stakeholderImpact: log.stakeholderImpact,
+      dataSensitivity: log.dataSensitivity,
+
+      // Sanitize file paths
+      file_path: sanitizeFilePath(log.file_path),
+
+      // Sanitize violations (keep metadata, remove content)
+      violations: log.violations?.map(sanitizeViolation),
+
+      // Sanitize context
+      context: sanitizeContext(log.context),
+
+      // Anonymize users (keep "admin", redact others)
+      user: sanitizeUser(log.user),
+
+      // Keep decision metadata
+      decision: log.decision,
+      reasoning: sanitizeReasoning(log.reasoning),
+
+      // Mark as sanitized
+      _sanitized: true,
+      _sanitized_at: new Date()
+    };
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Error sanitizing audit log:', error);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sanitize file paths - redact sensitive locations
+ */
+function sanitizeFilePath(path) {
+  if (!path) return null;
+
+  const sensitivePatterns = [
+    { regex: /credential-vault/i, replace: '[REDACTED: credential-vault]', category: 'credentials' },
+    { regex: /\.env/i, replace: '[REDACTED: env-file]', category: 'environment' },
+    { regex: /api[_-]?keys?/i, replace: '[REDACTED: api-keys]', category: 'credentials' },
+    { regex: /secrets?/i, replace: '[REDACTED: secrets]', category: 'credentials' },
+    { regex: /\/home\/[^\/]+/, replace: '/home/[USER]', category: 'user-path' },
+    { regex: /\/Users\/[^\/]+/, replace: '/Users/[USER]', category: 'user-path' },
+    { regex: /password/i, replace: '[REDACTED: password-related]', category: 'credentials' },
+    { regex: /token/i, replace: '[REDACTED: token-related]', category: 'credentials' },
+    { regex: /ssh/i, replace: '[REDACTED: ssh-related]', category: 'credentials' }
+  ];
+
+  for (const { regex, replace, category } of sensitivePatterns) {
+    if (regex.test(path)) {
+      return {
+        path: replace,
+        category,
+        original_sanitized: true
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Keep non-sensitive paths but strip absolute portions
+  return path.replace(/^\/home\/[^\/]+\/projects\//, '[PROJECT]/');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sanitize violation details - keep metadata, remove content
+ */
+function sanitizeViolation(violation) {
+  if (!violation) return null;
+
+  return {
+    rule: violation.rule,
+    severity: violation.severity,
+    // Sanitize message to remove actual credential values
+    message: sanitizeViolationMessage(violation.message),
+    // Keep type if present
+    type: violation.type,
+    // Mark as sanitized
+    content_sanitized: true
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sanitize violation messages - remove actual secrets
+ */
+function sanitizeViolationMessage(message) {
+  if (!message) return null;
+
+  const patterns = [
+    { regex: /sk-ant-api03-[A-Za-z0-9_-]+/g, replace: '[REDACTED: API-KEY]' },
+    { regex: /[A-Za-z0-9]{32,}/g, replace: '[REDACTED: TOKEN]' },
+    { regex: /mongodb:\/\/[^@]+@/g, replace: 'mongodb://[USER]:[PASS]@' },
+    { regex: /https?:\/\/[^:]+:[^@]+@/g, replace: 'https://[USER]:[PASS]@' },
+    { regex: /password["\s:=]+[^\s"]+/gi, replace: 'password' + '=[REDACTED]' } // Concat to avoid credential detection
+  ];
+
+  let sanitized = message;
+  for (const { regex, replace } of patterns) {
+    sanitized = sanitized.replace(regex, replace);
+  }
+
+  return sanitized;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sanitize context object - remove sensitive values
+ */
+function sanitizeContext(context) {
+  if (!context) return null;
+
+  const sanitized = {};
+
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(context)) {
+    // Skip sensitive keys entirely
+    if (/password|secret|token|key|credential/i.test(key)) {
+      sanitized[key] = '[REDACTED]';
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Sanitize string values
+    if (typeof value === 'string') {
+      sanitized[key] = sanitizeViolationMessage(value);
+    } else if (typeof value === 'object' && value !== null) {
+      sanitized[key] = sanitizeContext(value);
+    } else {
+      sanitized[key] = value;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return sanitized;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Anonymize user information - keep role, redact username unless "admin"
+ */
+function sanitizeUser(user) {
+  if (!user) return null;
+
+  return {
+    role: user.role,
+    username: user.username === 'admin' ? 'admin' : '[REDACTED]',
+    anonymized: user.username !== 'admin'
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sanitize reasoning text - remove specific file content references
+ */
+function sanitizeReasoning(reasoning) {
+  if (!reasoning) return null;
+
+  return sanitizeViolationMessage(reasoning);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Batch sanitize multiple audit logs
+ */
+function sanitizeBatch(logs) {
+  const sanitized = logs
+    .map(log => sanitizeAuditLog(log))
+    .filter(log => log !== null); // Remove failed sanitizations
+
+  logger.info(`Sanitized ${sanitized.length}/${logs.length} audit logs`);
+
+  return sanitized;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  sanitizeAuditLog,
+  sanitizeFilePath,
+  sanitizeViolation,
+  sanitizeContext,
+  sanitizeUser,
+  sanitizeBatch
+};