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# Policy Management

Policy Management is the product-level surface for creating and operating policies that drive action gating behavior.

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## Recommended Rollout Approach

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**Start narrow**

Identify one high-value action and define a minimal but meaningful policy.
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**Test with realistic examples**

Run the policy against real conversation patterns.
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**Review in the gate UI and Why Panel**

Verify the policy produces the expected decisions.
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**Expand gradually**

Add more action types and richer requirements as workflows mature.
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**Policy changes affect live gate outcomes.** Treat this area as admin-controlled. Cogna8 preserves auditability around policy changes.
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