---
id: object-model.policies
title: Policies
summary: Define policies as reusable statements of what correct AI behavior requires.
kind: reference
product_area: object_model
status: stable
updated: 2026-08-23
canonical: /docs/object-model/policies
---

# Policies

## Definition

Policies are reusable statements of what correct behavior requires. They preserve expert judgment as a governed standard that can later be tested by applicability logic and rubrics.

Use this reference when a team needs to know whether a rule is a draft suggestion, an approved correctness standard, or a standard whose version may affect benchmark evidence.

## Fields, states, or lifecycle rules

- A policy names the rule; a rubric tests the rule.
- A policy needs applicability logic before the team can know which cases it should judge.
- Policy approval state matters before benchmark use.
- Policy revisions can make older benchmark evidence stale or require comparison notes.
- This page does not define legal, compliance, retention, or external policy-management guarantees.

## Related objects

Policies should be read with [Applicability logic](/docs/object-model/applicability-logic), [Rubrics](/docs/object-model/rubrics), [Policy versions](/docs/governance/policy-versioning), and [Human Approval Boundaries](/docs/governance/human-approval-boundaries). Use [Create a policy](/docs/correctness-governance/policies-and-rubrics) for the operating workflow.

{% example-demo title="Policies boundary" %}
Expert judgment: Answers should not claim compatibility unless source data explicitly supports the claim.

Policy: Compatibility claims require explicit source support.

Interpretation: The policy explains the standard; linked applicability and rubrics decide when and how a specific output is judged.
{% /example-demo %}

## Source confidence

Code-backed: Policy types and list/detail routes expose identity, description, applicability, linked Cases and Rubrics, version facts, and approval state. The product object is a governed correctness standard, not an external legal-policy system.

## Related task pages

{% related-card-grid title="Related task pages" %}
- [Policies and Rubrics](/docs/correctness-governance/policies-and-rubrics)
- [Applicability logic](/docs/object-model/applicability-logic)
- [Product quickstart](/docs/quickstart)
- [Task index](/docs/operating-manual/task-index)
{% /related-card-grid %}