Policies

Policies are deterministic decision rules that determine whether an action is allowed. They are evaluated at execution time and return one of three outcomes: allow, deny, or requires_exception.

Overview

Policies define whether an action may proceed, not how it proceeds. They must be deterministic, explainable, and auditable.

Policy Outcomes

Policies return one of three outcomes:

• allow: The action is permitted
• deny: The action is not permitted
• requires_exception: Human approval is required

Policy Characteristics

Policies:

• Are evaluated at execution time with explicit inputs
• Are versioned and immutable once published
• Can define exception routes (who can approve, via which channel)
• Are recorded in decision traces with their version/hash

Policy Inputs

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Policy Logic

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Exception Routes

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