{"query":"Overly Broad Policies","corpusVersion":"local","generatedAt":"2026-09-13T04:41:23.939Z","results":[{"blockId":"troubleshooting.overly-broad-policies#overly-broad-policies","pageId":"troubleshooting.overly-broad-policies","title":"Overly Broad Policies","pageTitle":"Overly Broad Policies","url":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies.md","humanUrl":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies#overly-broad-policies","markdownUrl":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies.md","sectionId":"overly-broad-policies","kind":"error","productArea":"troubleshooting","score":1743.3239211147531,"reasons":["search_match","title_match","term_match"],"markdown":"# Overly Broad Policies\n\nUse this when a policy is too general to guide review, rubric writing, or human reviews."},{"blockId":"troubleshooting.overly-broad-policies#likely-causes","pageId":"troubleshooting.overly-broad-policies","title":"Likely causes","pageTitle":"Overly Broad Policies","url":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies.md","humanUrl":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies#likely-causes","markdownUrl":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies.md","sectionId":"likely-causes","kind":"error","productArea":"troubleshooting","score":935.6708067792044,"reasons":["search_match","page_title_match","term_match","prefix_or_fuzzy_match"],"markdown":"## Likely causes\n\n- The policy describes a value such as “be helpful” without a behavioral boundary.\n- Several domain rules were combined into one policy.\n- The policy lacks linked cases that show pass and fail examples.\n- The policy was approved from one expert comment without broader review."},{"blockId":"troubleshooting.overly-broad-policies#related-reference-pages","pageId":"troubleshooting.overly-broad-policies","title":"Related reference pages","pageTitle":"Overly Broad Policies","url":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies.md","humanUrl":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies#related-reference-pages","markdownUrl":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies.md","sectionId":"related-reference-pages","kind":"error","productArea":"troubleshooting","score":721.1091076311419,"reasons":["search_match","page_title_match","term_match"],"markdown":"## Related reference pages\n\n{% related-card-grid title=\"Related reference pages\" %}\n- [Policies](/docs/object-model/policies)\n- [Policy versions](/docs/governance/policy-versioning)\n- [Correctness Elicitation](/docs/concepts/correctness-elicitation)\n{% /related-card-grid %}"},{"blockId":"troubleshooting.overly-broad-policies#related-task-pages","pageId":"troubleshooting.overly-broad-policies","title":"Related task pages","pageTitle":"Overly Broad Policies","url":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies.md","humanUrl":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies#related-task-pages","markdownUrl":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies.md","sectionId":"related-task-pages","kind":"error","productArea":"troubleshooting","score":717.8097745151508,"reasons":["search_match","page_title_match","term_match"],"markdown":"## Related task pages\n\n{% related-card-grid title=\"Related task pages\" %}\n- [Create a policy](/docs/correctness-governance/policies-and-rubrics)\n- [Using expert judgment](/docs/concepts/correctness-elicitation)\n- [Resolve conflicting correctness evidence](/docs/governance/conflict-resolution)\n{% /related-card-grid %}"},{"blockId":"troubleshooting.overly-broad-policies#prevention","pageId":"troubleshooting.overly-broad-policies","title":"Prevention","pageTitle":"Overly Broad Policies","url":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies.md","humanUrl":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies#prevention","markdownUrl":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies.md","sectionId":"prevention","kind":"error","productArea":"troubleshooting","score":717.4394924500463,"reasons":["search_match","page_title_match","term_match"],"markdown":"## Prevention\n\n- Draft policies from repeated judgments, not one-off comments.\n- Require applicability and examples before approval.\n- Review policy overlap during standards maintenance.\n- Version revisions so old benchmark evidence remains interpretable."},{"blockId":"troubleshooting.overly-broad-policies#fix","pageId":"troubleshooting.overly-broad-policies","title":"Fix","pageTitle":"Overly Broad Policies","url":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies.md","humanUrl":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies#fix","markdownUrl":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies.md","sectionId":"fix","kind":"error","productArea":"troubleshooting","score":716.697554579923,"reasons":["search_match","page_title_match","term_match"],"markdown":"## Fix\n\n- Narrow the policy to one behavior boundary.\n- Split unrelated requirements into separate policies.\n- Add linked cases and applicability before approval.\n- Use the Policy's own governed approval and version controls after revision. A Contribution Checkpoint confirms Contribution progress; it is not automatically Policy approval."},{"blockId":"troubleshooting.overly-broad-policies#symptom","pageId":"troubleshooting.overly-broad-policies","title":"Symptom","pageTitle":"Overly Broad Policies","url":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies.md","humanUrl":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies#symptom","markdownUrl":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies.md","sectionId":"symptom","kind":"error","productArea":"troubleshooting","score":703.4318029171399,"reasons":["search_match","page_title_match","term_match"],"markdown":"## Symptom\n\nReviewers agree with the policy in principle but cannot decide whether a specific output satisfies it. Rubrics derived from the policy become vague, noisy, or impossible to apply consistently."},{"blockId":"troubleshooting.overly-broad-policies#diagnostic-checks","pageId":"troubleshooting.overly-broad-policies","title":"Diagnostic checks","pageTitle":"Overly Broad Policies","url":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies.md","humanUrl":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies#diagnostic-checks","markdownUrl":"https://teammately.ai/docs/troubleshooting/overly-broad-policies.md","sectionId":"diagnostic-checks","kind":"error","productArea":"troubleshooting","score":703.4318029171399,"reasons":["search_match","page_title_match","term_match"],"markdown":"## Diagnostic checks\n\n- Ask whether the policy can produce a binary rubric without adding new assumptions.\n- Find linked cases that should pass and fail the policy.\n- Compare the policy to existing standards for duplicate or conflicting scope.\n- Review benchmark failures to see whether the policy explains the evidence."}]}