feat(policies): backend-driven policy enforcement (frontend) (#6598)

## Summary
Adds the **Policies** feature (proprietary, behind the
`POLICIES_ENABLED` flag): backend-driven enforcement that runs a fixed
tool pipeline on documents, docked in the right tool sidebar alongside
Tools.

## Highlights
- **Policy catalog** — 5 categories; **Security** is wired (redact PII +
sanitize), the others are marked "Coming soon".
- **Backend as source of truth** — policies persist via the Policies
engine (`/api/v1/policies`), one policy per category, with a local cache
+ offline fallback.
- **Auto-run** — enabled policies run on every uploaded file: dispatch →
poll → import outputs into the workspace.
- **Security redact config** — PII preset dropdown + custom word/regex
entry + advanced options; tool params map to the backend endpoint
fields.
- **Activity feed** with retry on failures; **file badges** showing
which policies ran on a file (sidebar + files page), tinted to the
policy colour.
- Reuses the **Watched Folders** engine for each policy's backing
folder; policy-owned folders are filtered out of the Watched Folders UI.

## Notes
- Gated by `POLICIES_ENABLED` (true in proprietary, false in core) —
unreachable in the open-source build.
- Frontend-only diff; depends on the backend Policies engine and the
merged Watched Folders feature.

frontend/.storybook/main.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import { resolve } from "node:path";
 import type { StorybookConfig } from "@storybook/react-vite";
+import tsconfigPaths from "vite-tsconfig-paths";
 
 /**
  * Storybook 9 ships essentials, interactions, and docs as built-ins, so the
  * addon list is just the extras we want: theme switching + a11y auditing.
  *
- * Story files live next to their components in shared/ and portal/src/.
- * MDX docs pages live in portal/src/docs/.
+ * Story files live next to their components in shared/, portal/src/, and
+ * editor/src/ — the design system is shared by BOTH apps, so both surface
+ * their stories here. MDX docs pages live in portal/src/docs/.
  */
 const config: StorybookConfig = {
   stories: [
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ const config: StorybookConfig = {
     "../portal/src/**/*.stories.@(ts|tsx)",
     "../shared/**/*.mdx",
     "../shared/**/*.stories.@(ts|tsx)",
+    "../editor/src/**/*.stories.@(ts|tsx)",
   ],
   addons: ["@storybook/addon-themes", "@storybook/addon-a11y"],
   framework: {
@@ -28,13 +31,26 @@ const config: StorybookConfig = {
   staticDirs: ["../portal/public"],
   viteFinal: async (config) => {
     // Wire @portal/* and @shared/* aliases directly on the Storybook bundler so
-    // story imports resolve without needing the portal's vite config.
+    // portal story imports resolve without needing the portal's vite config.
     config.resolve = config.resolve ?? {};
     config.resolve.alias = {
       ...(config.resolve.alias ?? {}),
       "@portal": resolve(__dirname, "../portal/src"),
       "@shared": resolve(__dirname, "../shared"),
     };
+    // Editor stories import via @app/* (proprietary→core fallback), @core/* and
+    // @proprietary/*. Resolve them exactly the way the editor's own build does —
+    // through vite-tsconfig-paths against the proprietary vite tsconfig — so the
+    // shared Storybook can host editor components without duplicating the alias
+    // map here.
+    config.plugins = config.plugins ?? [];
+    config.plugins.push(
+      tsconfigPaths({
+        projects: [
+          resolve(__dirname, "../editor/tsconfig.proprietary.vite.json"),
+        ],
+      }),
+    );
     return config;
   },
 };

frontend/editor/public/locales/en-GB/translation.toml

@@ -8193,6 +8193,9 @@ confirm = "Extract"
 message = "This ZIP contains {{count}} files. Extract anyway?"
 title = "Large ZIP File"
 
+[policies]
+sidebarTitle = "Policies"
+
 [watchedFolders]
 alreadyInFolder = "Already in this folder"
 deleteConfirmBody = "This will remove the folder and its run history. Files already downloaded are not affected."

frontend/editor/src/core/components/filesPage/FileGrid.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { ActionIcon, Button, Checkbox, Menu, Tooltip } from "@mantine/core";
 import MoreVertIcon from "@mui/icons-material/MoreVert";
+import ShieldOutlinedIcon from "@mui/icons-material/ShieldOutlined";
 import FolderIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Folder";
 import PictureAsPdfIcon from "@mui/icons-material/PictureAsPdf";
 import InsertDriveFileIcon from "@mui/icons-material/InsertDriveFile";
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import CreateNewFolderIcon from "@mui/icons-material/CreateNewFolder";
 import { FileId } from "@app/types/file";
 import { FolderId, FolderRecord, ROOT_FOLDER_ID } from "@app/types/folder";
 import { useFolders } from "@app/contexts/FolderContext";
+import { usePolicyFileBadges } from "@app/hooks/usePolicyFileBadges";
 import { StirlingFileStub } from "@app/types/fileContext";
 import { formatFileSize, getFileDate } from "@app/utils/fileUtils";
 import {
@@ -572,6 +574,31 @@ function FolderCard({
   );
 }
 
+/** Shield badges for the policies that have run on a file. */
+function PolicyBadges({ fileId }: { fileId: string }) {
+  const badges = usePolicyFileBadges().get(fileId) ?? [];
+  if (badges.length === 0) return null;
+  return (
+    <span className="files-page-policy-badges" data-no-select>
+      {badges.slice(0, 3).map((policy) => (
+        <Tooltip
+          key={policy.id}
+          label={`${policy.name} policy ran on this file`}
+          withArrow
+          position="top"
+        >
+          <span
+            className="files-page-policy-badge"
+            style={{ color: policy.accentColor }}
+          >
+            <ShieldOutlinedIcon sx={{ fontSize: "0.7rem" }} />
+          </span>
+        </Tooltip>
+      ))}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
 interface FileCardProps {
   file: StirlingFileStub;
   isSelected: boolean;
@@ -731,6 +758,7 @@ function FileCard({
           <span>{fileSize}</span>
           <span>·</span>
           <span>{fileDate}</span>
+          <PolicyBadges fileId={file.id as string} />
         </div>
       </div>
       <div className="files-page-card-actions">
@@ -1315,6 +1343,7 @@ function FileRow({
           )}
         </span>
         <FileOriginBadge origin={getFileOrigin(file)} compact />
+        <PolicyBadges fileId={file.id as string} />
         {isInWorkspace && (
           <span className="files-page-row-open-pill">
             <span className="files-page-card-open-dot" />

frontend/editor/src/core/components/filesPage/FilesPage.css

@@ -484,6 +484,24 @@
   gap: 0.4rem;
 }
 
+/* Policy activity badges (a shield per policy that has run on the file). */
+.files-page-policy-badges {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 3px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+.files-page-policy-badge {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 15px;
+  height: 15px;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  /* `color` set inline to the policy accent; tint follows it. */
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 16%, transparent);
+}
+
 /* Parent-folder breadcrumb shown on cards/rows during recursive search so
    the user can tell which folder each hit lives in without navigating. */
 .files-page-card-path {

frontend/editor/src/core/components/policies/PoliciesSidebar.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/**
+ * Core stubs for the right-rail Policies UI.
+ *
+ * The real implementations live in {@code proprietary/components/policies/PoliciesSidebar.tsx}
+ * and shadow these stubs via the {@code @app/*} alias cascade when the proprietary
+ * build is active. Core builds render nothing, so the right rail shows only the
+ * tool list unchanged.
+ */
+
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+
+/** Whether the right rail should host the Policies section. False in core. */
+export function usePoliciesEnabled(): boolean {
+  return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Whether a policy is open (its detail should take over the rail). Always false
+ * in core; proprietary bridges to the policy-selection store.
+ */
+export function usePolicyDetailActive(): boolean {
+  return false;
+}
+
+/** Collapsible policy list rendered above the Tools section. Null in core. */
+export function PoliciesSection(_props: { leadingControl?: ReactNode } = {}) {
+  return null;
+}
+
+/** Open-policy detail/wizard/settings that replaces the tool area. Null in core. */
+export function PolicyDetailTakeover() {
+  return null;
+}
+
+/** Collapsed-rail policy icons. Null in core; proprietary renders the rail. */
+export function PoliciesCollapsedButton(_props: { onExpand: () => void }) {
+  return null;
+}

frontend/editor/src/core/components/policies/PolicyAutoRunController.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/**
+ * Core stub for the policy auto-run controller.
+ *
+ * The real implementation lives in
+ * {@code proprietary/components/policies/PolicyAutoRunController.tsx} and shadows
+ * this stub via the {@code @app/*} alias cascade in the proprietary build. Core
+ * builds have no Policies feature, so this renders nothing and runs no policies.
+ */
+export function PolicyAutoRunController() {
+  return null;
+}

frontend/editor/src/core/components/shared/FileSidebar.tsx

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import type { FileId } from "@app/types/file";
 import { FileItem } from "@app/components/shared/FileSidebarFileItem";
 import { useFolderMembership } from "@app/hooks/useFolderMembership";
 import { useAllWatchedFolders } from "@app/hooks/useAllWatchedFolders";
+import { usePolicyFileBadges } from "@app/hooks/usePolicyFileBadges";
 import {
   setWatchedFolderDraggedFileIds,
   clearWatchedFolderDraggedFileIds,
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ const FileSidebar = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, FileSidebarProps>(
     // the workbench). The same map drives the per-file membership dots.
     const folderMembership = useFolderMembership();
     const allFolders = useAllWatchedFolders();
+    const policyFileBadges = usePolicyFileBadges();
     const folderById = useMemo(
       () => new Map(allFolders.map((f) => [f.id, f])),
       [allFolders],
@@ -892,6 +894,9 @@ const FileSidebar = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, FileSidebarProps>(
                           onDragStart={handleWatchedFolderDragStart}
                           folders={memberFolders}
                           onFolderClick={openWatchedFolder}
+                          policies={
+                            policyFileBadges.get(stub.id as string) ?? []
+                          }
                         />
                       );
                     })}

frontend/editor/src/core/components/shared/FileSidebarFileItem.css

@@ -134,6 +134,25 @@
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
 
+/* ---- Policy activity badges (a shield per policy that has run on the file) ---- */
+.file-sidebar-policy-badges {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 3px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+.file-sidebar-policy-badge {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 15px;
+  height: 15px;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  /* `color` is set inline to the policy's accent; the tint follows it. */
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 16%, transparent);
+}
+
 /* ---- Folder membership tags ---- */
 .file-sidebar-folder-tags {
   display: flex;

frontend/editor/src/core/components/shared/FileSidebarFileItem.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Tooltip } from "@mantine/core";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import VisibilityOutlinedIcon from "@mui/icons-material/VisibilityOutlined";
 import VisibilityOffOutlinedIcon from "@mui/icons-material/VisibilityOffOutlined";
+import ShieldOutlinedIcon from "@mui/icons-material/ShieldOutlined";
 import type { FileId } from "@app/types/file";
 import { FileDocIcon } from "@app/components/shared/FileDocIcon";
 import { getFileDocVariant } from "@app/components/shared/filePreview/getFileTypeIcon";
@@ -125,6 +126,14 @@ export interface FileItemFolderRef {
   accentColor: string;
 }
 
+/** A policy that has run on this file, used for the activity badges. */
+export interface FileItemPolicyRef {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  /** CSS colour for the badge (matches the policy's accent). */
+  accentColor: string;
+}
+
 export interface FileItemProps {
   fileId: FileId;
   name: string;
@@ -143,9 +152,12 @@ export interface FileItemProps {
   folders?: FileItemFolderRef[];
   /** Clicking a membership dot opens that folder. */
   onFolderClick?: (folderId: string) => void;
+  /** Policies that have run on this file — rendered as small shield badges. */
+  policies?: FileItemPolicyRef[];
 }
 
 const MAX_VISIBLE_FOLDER_TAGS = 2;
+const MAX_VISIBLE_POLICY_BADGES = 3;
 
 export function FileItem({
   fileId,
@@ -162,6 +174,7 @@ export function FileItem({
   onDragStart,
   folders = [],
   onFolderClick,
+  policies = [],
 }: FileItemProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const ext = getFileExtension(name);
@@ -237,6 +250,25 @@ export function FileItem({
               {dateLabel && typeLabel ? " · " : ""}
               {typeLabel}
             </span>
+            {policies.length > 0 && (
+              <span className="file-sidebar-policy-badges" data-no-select>
+                {policies.slice(0, MAX_VISIBLE_POLICY_BADGES).map((policy) => (
+                  <Tooltip
+                    key={policy.id}
+                    label={`${policy.name} policy ran on this file`}
+                    withArrow
+                    position="top"
+                  >
+                    <span
+                      className="file-sidebar-policy-badge"
+                      style={{ color: policy.accentColor }}
+                    >
+                      <ShieldOutlinedIcon sx={{ fontSize: "0.7rem" }} />
+                    </span>
+                  </Tooltip>
+                ))}
+              </span>
+            )}
           </span>
           {folders.length > 0 && (
             <span className="file-sidebar-folder-tags" data-no-select>

frontend/editor/src/core/components/shared/RainbowThemeProvider.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createContext, useContext, ReactNode } from "react";
+import { createContext, useContext, useEffect, ReactNode } from "react";
 import { MantineProvider } from "@mantine/core";
 import { useRainbowTheme } from "@app/hooks/useRainbowTheme";
 import { mantineTheme } from "@app/theme/mantineTheme";
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ import { ToastProvider } from "@app/components/toast";
 import ToastRenderer from "@app/components/toast/ToastRenderer";
 import { ToastPortalBinder } from "@app/components/toast";
 import type { ThemeMode } from "@app/constants/theme";
+// SUI shared design-system tokens (used by @shared/components). Additive — its
+// var names don't clash with the editor's own theme.css. The effect below
+// bridges Mantine's color scheme to the `data-theme` attribute SUI keys on.
+import "@shared/tokens/tokens.css";
 
 interface RainbowThemeContextType {
   themeMode: ThemeMode;
@@ -40,6 +44,16 @@ export function RainbowThemeProvider({ children }: RainbowThemeProviderProps) {
   const mantineColorScheme =
     rainbowTheme.themeMode === "rainbow" ? "dark" : rainbowTheme.themeMode;
 
+  // Bridge the resolved scheme to the `data-theme` attribute SUI's tokens.css
+  // keys its dark palette on (the editor otherwise only sets Mantine's
+  // data-mantine-color-scheme), so @shared/components theme correctly.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    document.documentElement.setAttribute(
+      "data-theme",
+      mantineColorScheme === "dark" ? "dark" : "light",
+    );
+  }, [mantineColorScheme]);
+
   return (
     <RainbowThemeContext.Provider value={rainbowTheme}>
       <MantineProvider

frontend/editor/src/core/components/tools/RightSidebar.tsx

@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ import {
   AgentsSection,
   useAgentsEnabled,
 } from "@app/components/agents/AgentsPanel";
+import {
+  PoliciesCollapsedButton,
+  PoliciesSection,
+  PolicyDetailTakeover,
+  usePoliciesEnabled,
+  usePolicyDetailActive,
+} from "@app/components/policies/PoliciesSidebar";
+import { PolicyAutoRunController } from "@app/components/policies/PolicyAutoRunController";
 import { useChat } from "@app/components/chat/ChatContext";
 import { ChatPanel } from "@app/components/chat/ChatPanel";
 import { useFavoriteToolItems } from "@app/hooks/tools/useFavoriteToolItems";
@@ -70,6 +78,8 @@ export default function RightSidebar() {
   } = useToolWorkflow();
 
   const agentsEnabled = useAgentsEnabled();
+  const policiesEnabled = usePoliciesEnabled();
+  const rawPolicyDetailActive = usePolicyDetailActive();
   const fullscreenExpanded = useIsFullscreenExpanded();
   const fullscreenGeometry = useToolPanelGeometry({
     enabled: fullscreenExpanded,
@@ -153,15 +163,35 @@ export default function RightSidebar() {
     });
   };
 
+  // Opening a policy (e.g. from the collapsed rail) lands the rail in the clean
+  // default tool-picker view — the only view the policy takeover renders in — so
+  // it never collides with an open tool or the all-tools/search view.
+  const handleOpenPolicy = () => {
+    withViewTransition(() => {
+      if (readerMode) setReaderMode(false);
+      setLeftPanelView("toolPicker");
+      if (!sidebarsVisible) setSidebarsVisible(true);
+      setAllToolsView(false);
+      setSearchQuery("");
+    });
+  };
+
   // The header shows [back] [search] when we have somewhere to go back to —
   // i.e. the user is in a specific tool, or already in the all-tools/search view.
   const inToolView = leftPanelView !== "toolPicker";
   // Show X (close) button only when there's somewhere to go back to.
   const showCloseButton = inToolView || allToolsView;
-  // Show search input whenever there's a close button, or when agents are off and
-  // we're in the default tool-picker view (search filters the full list inline).
+  // Policies sit above the tool list in the default tool-picker view.
+  const showPolicies =
+    policiesEnabled && !allToolsView && leftPanelView === "toolPicker";
+  // When Policies are shown, the search moves OUT of the header to sit between
+  // the Policies and Tools sections (separating them); otherwise it stays in the
+  // header. Show the header search when there's a close button, or when agents
+  // are off in the default tool-picker view (inline filtering).
+  const showInlineSearch = showPolicies && !showCloseButton;
   const showHeaderSearch =
-    showCloseButton || (!agentsEnabled && leftPanelView === "toolPicker");
+    !showInlineSearch &&
+    (showCloseButton || (!agentsEnabled && leftPanelView === "toolPicker"));
 
   const handleHeaderBack = () => {
     if (inToolView) {
@@ -201,11 +231,21 @@ export default function RightSidebar() {
   const showAgents =
     agentsEnabled && !allToolsView && leftPanelView === "toolPicker";
 
+  // The detail takeover replaces the tool list ONLY in the same default view —
+  // never over an open tool or the all-tools view (which must keep priority).
+  // A lingering selection is harmless: it stays hidden behind a tool and the
+  // list/takeover reappears on return to the picker (as in the prototype).
+  const policyDetailActive = rawPolicyDetailActive && showPolicies;
+
+  // The rail widens when a policy detail takes it over — the tool list is fine
+  // at 18.5rem, but the policy detail/wizard/settings need more breathing room.
+  const expandedWidth = policyDetailActive ? "25rem" : "18.5rem";
+
   const computedWidth = () => {
     if (isMobile) return "100%";
     if (isChatOpen) return `${chatWidthPx}px`;
     if (!isPanelVisible) return "3.5rem";
-    return "18.5rem";
+    return expandedWidth;
   };
 
   // Collapsed rail: show favourites + recommended tools as icons.
@@ -248,6 +288,8 @@ export default function RightSidebar() {
         ...(isChatDragging ? { transition: "none" } : {}),
       }}
     >
+      {/* Headless: enforces enabled policies on every uploaded file. */}
+      {policiesEnabled && <PolicyAutoRunController />}
       {!fullscreenExpanded && isChatOpen && (
         <div
           style={{
@@ -279,7 +321,7 @@ export default function RightSidebar() {
               color="gray.4"
               radius="xl"
               size="md"
-              className="tool-panel__expand-btn"
+              className="tool-panel__expand-btn tool-panel__toggle-vt"
               onClick={handleExpand}
               aria-label={t("toolPanel.expand", "Expand panel")}
             >
@@ -288,6 +330,7 @@ export default function RightSidebar() {
             <AgentsCollapsedButton onExpand={handleExpand} />
           </div>
           <div className="tool-panel__collapsed-divider" />
+          <PoliciesCollapsedButton onExpand={handleOpenPolicy} />
           <div className="tool-panel__collapsed-tools">
             {collapsedRailItems.map(({ id, tool }) => (
               <AppTooltip
@@ -326,84 +369,122 @@ export default function RightSidebar() {
             opacity: 1,
             transition: "opacity 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94)",
             height: "100%",
-            width: isMobile ? "100%" : "18.5rem",
+            width: isMobile ? "100%" : expandedWidth,
             flexShrink: 0,
             display: "flex",
             flexDirection: "column",
           }}
         >
-          <div className="tool-panel__compact-header">
-            {activeTool ? (
-              <div
-                className="tool-panel__active-tool-pill"
-                aria-label={activeTool.name}
-              >
-                <span className="tool-panel__active-tool-pill-icon">
-                  <ToolIcon
-                    icon={activeTool.icon}
-                    marginRight="0"
-                    color="var(--mantine-color-blue-filled)"
-                  />
-                </span>
-                <span className="tool-panel__active-tool-pill-label">
-                  {activeTool.name}
-                </span>
-              </div>
-            ) : showHeaderSearch ? (
-              <div className="tool-panel__compact-header-search">
-                <ToolSearch
-                  value={searchQuery}
-                  onChange={handleHeaderSearchChange}
-                  toolRegistry={toolRegistry}
-                  mode="filter"
-                  autoFocus={allToolsView && !inToolView}
+          {policyDetailActive ? (
+            <div className="pol-takeover">
+              <PolicyDetailTakeover />
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            <>
+              {!showPolicies && (
+                <div className="tool-panel__compact-header">
+                  {activeTool ? (
+                    <div
+                      className="tool-panel__active-tool-pill"
+                      aria-label={activeTool.name}
+                    >
+                      <span className="tool-panel__active-tool-pill-icon">
+                        <ToolIcon
+                          icon={activeTool.icon}
+                          marginRight="0"
+                          color="var(--mantine-color-blue-filled)"
+                        />
+                      </span>
+                      <span className="tool-panel__active-tool-pill-label">
+                        {activeTool.name}
+                      </span>
+                    </div>
+                  ) : showHeaderSearch ? (
+                    <div className="tool-panel__compact-header-search">
+                      <ToolSearch
+                        value={searchQuery}
+                        onChange={handleHeaderSearchChange}
+                        toolRegistry={toolRegistry}
+                        mode="filter"
+                        autoFocus={allToolsView && !inToolView}
+                      />
+                    </div>
+                  ) : (
+                    showAgents && (
+                      <span className="tool-panel__section-label">
+                        {t("agents.section_title", "Agents")}
+                      </span>
+                    )
+                  )}
+                  {showCloseButton ? (
+                    <ActionIcon
+                      variant="subtle"
+                      color="gray"
+                      radius="xl"
+                      size="md"
+                      onClick={handleHeaderBack}
+                      aria-label={
+                        inToolView
+                          ? t("toolPanel.backToAllTools", "Back to all tools")
+                          : t("toolPanel.goBack", "Go back")
+                      }
+                      className="tool-panel__expand-btn"
+                    >
+                      <CloseIcon sx={{ fontSize: "1.1rem" }} />
+                    </ActionIcon>
+                  ) : (
+                    <ActionIcon
+                      variant="outline"
+                      radius="xl"
+                      size="md"
+                      onClick={handleCollapse}
+                      aria-label={t("toolPanel.collapse", "Collapse panel")}
+                      className="tool-panel__expand-btn tool-panel__toggle-vt"
+                    >
+                      <ChevronRightIcon sx={{ fontSize: "1.1rem" }} />
+                    </ActionIcon>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              )}
+
+              {showAgents && <AgentsSection />}
+
+              {showPolicies && (
+                <PoliciesSection
+                  leadingControl={
+                    <ActionIcon
+                      variant="outline"
+                      radius="xl"
+                      size="md"
+                      onClick={handleCollapse}
+                      aria-label={t("toolPanel.collapse", "Collapse panel")}
+                      className="tool-panel__expand-btn tool-panel__toggle-vt"
+                    >
+                      <ChevronRightIcon sx={{ fontSize: "1.1rem" }} />
+                    </ActionIcon>
+                  }
                 />
-              </div>
-            ) : (
-              showAgents && (
-                <span className="tool-panel__section-label">
-                  {t("agents.section_title", "Agents")}
-                </span>
-              )
-            )}
-            {showCloseButton ? (
-              <ActionIcon
-                variant="subtle"
-                color="gray"
-                radius="xl"
-                size="md"
-                onClick={handleHeaderBack}
-                aria-label={
-                  inToolView
-                    ? t("toolPanel.backToAllTools", "Back to all tools")
-                    : t("toolPanel.goBack", "Go back")
-                }
-                className="tool-panel__expand-btn"
-              >
-                <CloseIcon sx={{ fontSize: "1.1rem" }} />
-              </ActionIcon>
-            ) : (
-              <ActionIcon
-                variant="outline"
-                radius="xl"
-                size="md"
-                onClick={handleCollapse}
-                aria-label={t("toolPanel.collapse", "Collapse panel")}
-                className="tool-panel__expand-btn"
-              >
-                <ChevronRightIcon sx={{ fontSize: "1.1rem" }} />
-              </ActionIcon>
-            )}
-          </div>
+              )}
 
-          {showAgents && <AgentsSection />}
+              {showInlineSearch && (
+                <div className="tool-panel__between-search">
+                  <ToolSearch
+                    value={searchQuery}
+                    onChange={handleHeaderSearchChange}
+                    toolRegistry={toolRegistry}
+                    mode="filter"
+                  />
+                </div>
+              )}
 
-          <ToolPanel
-            allToolsView={allToolsView}
-            onShowAllTools={handleShowAllTools}
-            onToolSelect={handleToolSelectWithTransition}
-            compact={agentsEnabled && !allToolsView}
-          />
+              <ToolPanel
+                allToolsView={allToolsView}
+                onShowAllTools={handleShowAllTools}
+                onToolSelect={handleToolSelectWithTransition}
+                compact={agentsEnabled && !allToolsView}
+              />
+            </>
+          )}
         </div>
       )}
 

frontend/editor/src/core/components/tools/ToolPanel.css

@@ -201,6 +201,13 @@
   border-color: var(--border-subtle) !important;
 }
 
+/* The collapse/expand toggle keeps a stable identity across the collapsed strip
+   and the expanded header, so a view transition translates it between the two
+   (same size) instead of cross-fading/scaling it ("big then small"). */
+.tool-panel__toggle-vt {
+  view-transition-name: sidebar-toggle;
+}
+
 .tool-panel__expand-btn svg {
   color: var(--text-secondary) !important;
 }
@@ -271,6 +278,22 @@
   width: 100%;
 }
 
+/* Search that separates the Policies section from the Tools list below it. */
+.tool-panel__between-search {
+  padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem 0.25rem;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border-subtle, var(--color-border));
+}
+
+.tool-panel__between-search .search-input-container {
+  width: 100%;
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+/* Slightly recessed search field so it reads as distinct from the panel. */
+.tool-panel__between-search input {
+  background-color: var(--bg-muted);
+}
+
 .tool-panel__active-tool-pill {
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;

frontend/editor/src/core/constants/featureFlags.ts

@@ -4,11 +4,18 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * Watched Folders (a.k.a. Watched Folders). Disabled for now — gates both the
- * custom workbench registration (seeding, URL sync, view) and the sidebar
- * entry point, so the feature is unreachable from the UI. Flip to `true` to
- * restore access.
+ * Watched Folders. Disabled for now — gates both the custom workbench
+ * registration (seeding, URL sync, view) and the sidebar entry point, so the
+ * feature is unreachable from the UI. Flip to `true` to restore access.
  */
 // Annotated as `boolean` (not the literal `false`) so call sites aren't treated
 // as constant/unreachable conditions by the type checker and linter.
 export const WATCHED_FOLDERS_ENABLED: boolean = false;
+
+/**
+ * Policies — a proprietary, automation-backed feature (like Watched Folders but
+ * backend-driven, with non-folder triggers). The implementation lives under
+ * `proprietary/`; this core value stays `false` so the shared sidebar entry
+ * never appears in the open-source build.
+ */
+export const POLICIES_ENABLED: boolean = false;

frontend/editor/src/core/hooks/useAllWatchedFolders.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ export function useAllWatchedFolders(): WatchedFolder[] {
   useEffect(() => {
     const load = async () => {
       try {
-        setFolders(await watchedFolderStorage.getAllFolders());
+        // Policy-owned folders are managed by Policies, not shown here.
+        const all = await watchedFolderStorage.getAllFolders();
+        setFolders(all.filter((f) => !f.policyCategoryId));
       } catch (err) {
         console.error("Failed to load smart folders:", err);
       }

frontend/editor/src/core/hooks/usePolicyFileBadges.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import type { FileItemPolicyRef } from "@app/components/shared/FileSidebarFileItem";
+
+/**
+ * Policies that have run on each file, keyed by fileId — drives the shield
+ * badges in the file sidebar. Empty in core; the proprietary build shadows this
+ * with an implementation backed by the policy run store.
+ */
+export function usePolicyFileBadges(): Map<string, FileItemPolicyRef[]> {
+  return new Map();
+}

frontend/editor/src/core/tests/helpers/api-stubs.ts

@@ -248,6 +248,14 @@ export async function mockAppApis(
   await page.route("**/api/v1/info/wau", (route: Route) =>
     route.fulfill({ json: { count: 0 } }),
   );
+
+  // Policies (proprietary): the reconcile fires GET /api/v1/policies on app
+  // load. Return an empty list so the stubbed (backend-free) env stays clean —
+  // no failed request polluting the console, and the auto-run controller has
+  // nothing to dispatch.
+  await page.route("**/api/v1/policies", (route: Route) =>
+    route.fulfill({ json: [] }),
+  );
 }
 
 /**

frontend/editor/src/core/types/watchedFolders.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ export interface WatchedFolder {
   hasOutputDirectory?: boolean; // true when a local FS output folder is configured
   /** Where input files come from. Default: 'idb' (dropped/sidebar files stay in browser). */
   inputSource?: "idb" | "local-folder";
+  /** Set when this folder is the backing store for a Policy (its category id).
+   *  Policy-owned folders are filtered out of the Watched Folders UI. */
+  policyCategoryId?: string;
 }
 
 export interface FolderFileMetadata {

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/Policies.css

@@ -0,0 +1,438 @@
+/* ============================ Policies ============================ */
+/* The Policies surface is docked in the right tool sidebar: a list section  */
+/* above Tools, a detail takeover that replaces Tools when a policy is open, */
+/* and a collapsed-rail of policy icons.                                     */
+/*                                                                           */
+/* Chrome (headers, cards, buttons, badges, chips, lists, steps…) uses SUI   */
+/* (@shared/components). The bespoke .pol-* bits below are thin layout        */
+/* scaffolding + the collapsed rail; spacing snaps to the SUI --space-*       */
+/* scale and colour to the SUI token set so it reads as one product.         */
+
+/* ---- List ---- */
+.pol-list {
+  width: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+}
+/* Header row: optional leading control (sidebar collapse) + the SectionHeader,
+   mirroring the back-button + title layout inside an open policy. */
+.pol-list-head {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3);
+}
+.pol-list-head .sui-sectionhdr {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+/* Small "what is a policy?" info button on the header. */
+/* Bare info icon matching the tool-step affordance (LocalIcon, no chrome). */
+.pol-info-btn {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  border: none;
+  background: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: opacity var(--motion-fast);
+}
+.pol-info-btn:hover {
+  opacity: 0.7;
+}
+.pol-list-rows {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-1_5);
+  gap: 0.0625rem;
+}
+/* A policy row: tinted icon tile + label + trailing status/CTA. */
+.pol-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: var(--space-1_5) var(--space-2);
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
+  background: transparent;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  text-align: left;
+  transition: background var(--motion-fast);
+}
+.pol-row:hover {
+  background: var(--color-bg-hover);
+}
+.pol-row:focus-visible {
+  outline: 2px solid var(--color-blue);
+  outline-offset: -2px;
+}
+.pol-row-label {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+  font-size: 0.8125rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: var(--color-text-1);
+}
+.pol-row-trail {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-1);
+  margin-left: auto;
+}
+/* Unconfigured rows: a quiet blue "Set up" call-to-action instead of a status pill. */
+.pol-row-setup {
+  font-size: 0.6875rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-blue);
+}
+/* Trailing drill-in chevron on each policy row (after the status / CTA). */
+.pol-row-chevron {
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+/* Retry button on a failed activity row. */
+/* Expandable error text in the activity feed — long backend errors are clamped
+   and collapsed by default so they don't blow up the row. */
+.pol-activity-error {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: 0.125rem;
+}
+.pol-activity-error__text {
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+  word-break: break-word;
+}
+.pol-activity-error__text--clamped {
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+.pol-activity-error__toggle {
+  border: none;
+  background: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  font-size: inherit;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-blue);
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.pol-activity-error__toggle:hover {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+/* Locked "Coming soon" row — muted, not interactive. */
+.pol-row--soon {
+  opacity: 0.55;
+  cursor: default;
+}
+.pol-row--soon:hover {
+  background: transparent;
+}
+.pol-row-soon {
+  font-size: 0.6875rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+/* In-progress activity icon spins gently. */
+.pol-spin {
+  animation: pol-spin 1.2s linear infinite;
+}
+@keyframes pol-spin {
+  to {
+    transform: rotate(360deg);
+  }
+}
+
+/* ---- Locked, per-tool config (PolicyToolConfig): one section per tool ---- */
+.pol-tool-config {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--space-3);
+}
+.pol-tool-head {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  padding: var(--space-3);
+}
+.pol-tool-icon {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  color: var(--color-text-3);
+}
+.pol-tool-name {
+  font-size: 0.8125rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-text-1);
+  margin-right: auto;
+}
+.pol-tool-body {
+  padding: 0 var(--space-3) var(--space-3);
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  padding-top: var(--space-3);
+}
+
+/* ---- Detail container (wizard / narrative / settings share this) ---- */
+.pol-detail {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  height: 100%;
+  min-height: 0;
+  max-width: 32rem;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+/* ---- Step indicator (wraps a SUI StepIndicator) ---- */
+.pol-steps {
+  padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-5);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+}
+
+/* ---- Scroll body ---- */
+.pol-scroll {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-height: 0;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-5);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--space-3);
+}
+.pol-desc {
+  font-size: 0.8125rem;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+  margin: 0;
+}
+.pol-section-label {
+  font-size: 0.6875rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+  /* Bottom gap so the label doesn't hug its card/chips. */
+  margin: 0 0 var(--space-2);
+}
+
+/* ---- Fields (PolicyFieldRow) — row inset matches SUI ListRow ---- */
+.pol-field {
+  padding: 0.7rem 0.875rem;
+  background: var(--color-surface);
+}
+.pol-field:not([data-first]) {
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+}
+.pol-field-label {
+  font-size: 0.8125rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: var(--color-text-1);
+}
+.pol-field-count {
+  font-size: 0.6875rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+}
+.pol-field-chips-head {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  margin-bottom: var(--space-2);
+}
+.pol-field-chips {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: var(--space-1_5);
+}
+
+/* ---- Sources ---- */
+.pol-source {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  padding: 0.7rem 0.875rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  background: var(--color-surface);
+}
+.pol-source:not([data-first]) {
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+}
+
+/* ---- Doc types ---- */
+.pol-link {
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: var(--color-blue);
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.pol-doctypes-head {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  padding: 0.7rem 0.875rem;
+}
+.pol-doctypes {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  padding: var(--space-2) 0.875rem var(--space-3);
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+}
+
+/* ---- Summary ---- */
+.pol-summary-head {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  margin-bottom: var(--space-2);
+}
+.pol-summary-title {
+  font-size: 0.8125rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-text-1);
+}
+.pol-summary-rows {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--space-1_5);
+}
+/* Muted placeholder for an unset summary value (e.g. no reviewer chosen). */
+.pol-muted {
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+}
+
+/* ---- Enforces rule flow (wraps a SUI ChipFlow) ---- */
+.pol-rule-flow {
+  margin-bottom: var(--space-2);
+}
+
+/* ---- Meta / note ---- */
+.pol-meta-row {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: var(--space-3);
+  padding-top: var(--space-2);
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+}
+.pol-meta-item {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-1_5);
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+}
+.pol-note {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  margin-top: var(--space-2);
+  padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
+  background: var(--color-bg-muted);
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+}
+
+/* ---- Stats: one grouped card with three divided columns. ---- */
+.pol-stats {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
+}
+.pol-stat {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-0_5);
+  padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-2);
+  text-align: center;
+}
+.pol-stat:not(:first-child) {
+  border-left: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+}
+.pol-stat-value {
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  line-height: 1.1;
+  color: var(--color-text-1);
+}
+.pol-stat-label {
+  font-size: 0.6875rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+}
+
+/* ---- Footer (hosts SUI Buttons) ---- */
+.pol-footer {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-5);
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+.pol-footer-end {
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+}
+
+/* ---- Detail takeover (fills the rail when a policy is open) ---- */
+.pol-takeover {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-height: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+}
+
+/* ---- Collapsed rail policy icons ---- */
+.pol-crail {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-1);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+.pol-crail-btn {
+  position: relative;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 2.25rem;
+  height: 2.25rem;
+  padding: 0;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--color-text-3);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background var(--motion-fast);
+}
+.pol-crail-btn:hover {
+  background: var(--color-blue-light);
+}
+.pol-crail-btn[data-status="active"] {
+  color: var(--color-blue);
+}
+.pol-crail-btn[data-status="paused"] {
+  color: var(--color-amber);
+}
+.pol-crail-dot {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0.1rem;
+  right: 0.1rem;
+  width: 0.55rem;
+  height: 0.55rem;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  border: 2px solid var(--bg-toolbar, var(--color-surface));
+}
+.pol-crail-dot[data-status="active"] {
+  background: var(--color-green);
+}
+.pol-crail-dot[data-status="paused"] {
+  background: var(--color-amber);
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/Policies.stories.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react-vite";
+import { PolicyDetailPanel } from "@app/components/policies/PolicyDetailPanel";
+import { PoliciesSection } from "@app/components/policies/PoliciesSidebar";
+import { POLICY_CATEGORIES, POLICY_CONFIG } from "@app/data/policyDefinitions";
+import type { PolicyActivityItem, PolicyStats } from "@app/types/policies";
+import "@app/components/policies/Policies.css";
+
+/**
+ * The Policies surface lives in the editor's right tool sidebar. These stories
+ * render the three rich detail surfaces (narrative / setup wizard / settings)
+ * inside a frame the width of the rail when a policy is open (25rem), so the
+ * SUI composition can be reviewed in isolation — no app shell, login, or
+ * backend required. Toggle the Storybook theme switcher to check dark mode.
+ */
+const RAIL_WIDTH = "25rem";
+
+/** Frame that mimics the right rail's open width + surface so the panel reads true. */
+function RailFrame({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      style={{
+        width: RAIL_WIDTH,
+        height: "780px",
+        display: "flex",
+        flexDirection: "column",
+        background: "var(--color-surface)",
+        border: "1px solid var(--color-border)",
+        borderRadius: "var(--radius-lg)",
+        overflow: "hidden",
+      }}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+const ingestion = POLICY_CATEGORIES.find((c) => c.id === "ingestion")!;
+const security = POLICY_CATEGORIES.find((c) => c.id === "security")!;
+
+// Illustrative activity/stats for the static stories. In the app these are
+// derived live from the user's real uploaded files (see policyLiveData).
+const sampleActivity: PolicyActivityItem[] = [
+  {
+    doc: "MSA_Acme_2026.pdf",
+    action: "1.2 MB • enforced on upload",
+    time: "2h ago",
+    status: "enforced",
+  },
+  {
+    doc: "scan_002.pdf",
+    action: "Low confidence • flagged for review",
+    time: "Yesterday",
+    status: "flagged",
+  },
+];
+const sampleStats: PolicyStats = {
+  enforced: 1284,
+  dataProcessed: "3.2 GB",
+  activeFor: "18d",
+};
+
+const noop = () => {};
+
+const meta: Meta = {
+  title: "Editor/Policies",
+  parameters: { layout: "centered" },
+};
+export default meta;
+
+type Story = StoryObj;
+
+/** Configured policy, running — Enforces / Activity / Stats narrative. */
+export const DetailActive: Story = {
+  render: () => (
+    <RailFrame>
+      <PolicyDetailPanel
+        category={ingestion}
+        config={POLICY_CONFIG.ingestion}
+        status="active"
+        steps={POLICY_CONFIG.ingestion.defaultOperations}
+        activity={[
+          {
+            doc: "Q4_Report.pdf",
+            action: "Enforcing…",
+            time: "Just now",
+            status: "processing",
+          },
+          ...sampleActivity,
+        ]}
+        stats={sampleStats}
+        canConfigure
+        canDelete
+        onBack={noop}
+        onEditSettings={noop}
+        onTogglePause={noop}
+        onDelete={noop}
+      />
+    </RailFrame>
+  ),
+};
+
+/** Configured policy, paused — amber accent + warning badge. */
+export const DetailPaused: Story = {
+  render: () => (
+    <RailFrame>
+      <PolicyDetailPanel
+        category={security}
+        config={POLICY_CONFIG.security}
+        status="paused"
+        activity={sampleActivity}
+        stats={sampleStats}
+        canConfigure
+        canDelete
+        onBack={noop}
+        onEditSettings={noop}
+        onTogglePause={noop}
+        onDelete={noop}
+      />
+    </RailFrame>
+  ),
+};
+
+/** Read-only view for a member without configure permission. */
+export const DetailManaged: Story = {
+  render: () => (
+    <RailFrame>
+      <PolicyDetailPanel
+        category={ingestion}
+        config={POLICY_CONFIG.ingestion}
+        status="active"
+        activity={sampleActivity}
+        stats={sampleStats}
+        canConfigure={false}
+        canDelete={false}
+        onBack={noop}
+        onEditSettings={noop}
+        onTogglePause={noop}
+        onDelete={noop}
+      />
+    </RailFrame>
+  ),
+};
+
+/** The policy list section (above Tools). */
+export const ListSection: Story = {
+  render: () => (
+    <div
+      style={{
+        width: RAIL_WIDTH,
+        background: "var(--color-surface)",
+        border: "1px solid var(--color-border)",
+        borderRadius: "var(--radius-lg)",
+        padding: "var(--space-2) 0",
+      }}
+    >
+      <PoliciesSection />
+    </div>
+  ),
+};
+
+// Note: the setup + edit wizard now embeds the Watch Folders automation builder
+// (its Workflow step), which needs the ToolWorkflow context — so the wizard is
+// exercised in-app, not via an isolated story here.

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PoliciesSidebar.test.tsx

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+import "fake-indexeddb/auto";
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from "vitest";
+import { render, screen, fireEvent } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { MantineProvider } from "@mantine/core";
+
+// The shared Tooltip (used by the "what is a policy?" info button) pulls in
+// preferences/sidebar contexts we don't set up here — passthrough it.
+vi.mock("@app/components/shared/Tooltip", () => ({
+  Tooltip: ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => children,
+}));
+
+// The wizard's Workflow step embeds the Watch Folders automation builder, which
+// needs the ToolWorkflow context. Mock it: a stub that wires the save trigger to
+// hand back the seed automation, so the wizard's submit still completes.
+vi.mock("@app/components/policies/PolicyWorkflowStep", () => ({
+  AutomationMode: { CREATE: "create", EDIT: "edit", SUGGESTED: "suggested" },
+  PolicyWorkflowStep: (props: {
+    automation: unknown;
+    saveTriggerRef: { current: (() => void) | null };
+    onComplete: (automation: unknown, toolRegistry: unknown) => void;
+  }) => {
+    props.saveTriggerRef.current = () => props.onComplete(props.automation, {});
+    return null;
+  },
+}));
+
+// The backend is the source of truth, but these UI tests run offline: list
+// rejects (so the mount reconcile keeps the local cache), while save/delete
+// resolve so the enable flow completes.
+vi.mock("@app/services/policyApi", () => ({
+  listPolicies: vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error("offline")),
+  savePolicy: vi.fn().mockImplementation(async (p: { id?: string }) => ({
+    ...p,
+    id: p.id && p.id.length > 0 ? p.id : "be-test",
+  })),
+  getPolicy: vi.fn(),
+  deletePolicy: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+  runStoredPolicy: vi.fn(),
+  runPolicyPipeline: vi.fn(),
+  getPolicyRun: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+// Enabling a policy creates its backing Watched Folders WatchedFolder (IndexedDB);
+// jsdom's crypto lacks randomUUID, which watchedFolderStorage uses for folder ids.
+if (typeof globalThis.crypto?.randomUUID !== "function") {
+  const orig = globalThis.crypto;
+  vi.stubGlobal("crypto", {
+    getRandomValues: orig?.getRandomValues?.bind(orig),
+    randomUUID: () =>
+      `p-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}${Date.now().toString(36)}`,
+  });
+}
+import {
+  PoliciesSection,
+  PolicyDetailTakeover,
+  usePolicyDetailActive,
+} from "@app/components/policies/PoliciesSidebar";
+import { resetPolicySelection } from "@app/components/policies/policySelectionStore";
+
+/**
+ * Mirrors how RightSidebar swaps the policy list for the detail takeover: the
+ * list shows above Tools when nothing is open, the takeover replaces it when a
+ * policy is selected.
+ */
+function PoliciesHost() {
+  const active = usePolicyDetailActive();
+  return active ? <PolicyDetailTakeover /> : <PoliciesSection />;
+}
+
+function renderHost() {
+  return render(
+    <MantineProvider>
+      <PoliciesHost />
+    </MantineProvider>,
+  );
+}
+
+describe("Policies right-sidebar surface", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    localStorage.clear();
+    // Seed a configured Security policy (the only live category) in the local
+    // cache. The backend list is mocked to reject (offline), so the mount
+    // reconcile leaves it in place — giving the narrative tests a policy to open.
+    localStorage.setItem(
+      "stirling-policies-state",
+      JSON.stringify({
+        security: {
+          configured: true,
+          status: "active",
+          sources: ["editor"],
+          scopeTypes: [],
+          reviewerEmail: "",
+          fieldValues: {},
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+    resetPolicySelection();
+  });
+
+  it("renders the policy list with every category", () => {
+    renderHost();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Policies")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    for (const label of [
+      "Ingestion",
+      "Security",
+      "Compliance",
+      "Routing",
+      "Retention",
+    ]) {
+      expect(screen.getByText(label)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("shows Security as active and the unbuilt categories as Coming soon", () => {
+    renderHost();
+    expect(screen.getAllByText("Active").length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+    // Ingestion, Compliance, Routing, Retention are locked for this release.
+    expect(screen.getAllByText("Coming soon")).toHaveLength(4);
+  });
+
+  it("does not open a Coming soon policy when its row is clicked", () => {
+    renderHost();
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Ingestion"));
+    // The locked row isn't a button — we stay on the list, nothing opens.
+    expect(screen.getByText("Policies")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Enforces")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("opens the narrative view when a live policy is clicked", () => {
+    renderHost();
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Security"));
+    expect(screen.getByText("Enforces")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Edit Settings")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("shows an honest empty activity feed when no files have been uploaded", async () => {
+    renderHost();
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Security"));
+    expect(screen.getByText("Recent Activity")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // Activity is derived from real uploads; with none, the empty state shows.
+    expect(await screen.findByText("No activity yet")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("returns to the list via the back button", () => {
+    renderHost();
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Security"));
+    expect(screen.getByText("Enforces")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByLabelText("Back"));
+    expect(screen.getByText("Policies")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PoliciesSidebar.tsx

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+/**
+ * Proprietary implementation of the right-sidebar Policies surface.
+ *
+ * Shadows the core stubs at {@code core/components/policies/PoliciesSidebar.tsx}
+ * via the {@code @app/*} alias cascade. Three slots, all driven by the shared
+ * {@link policySelectionStore} so they stay in sync:
+ *   • {@link PoliciesSection} — the collapsible policy list, rendered above the
+ *     Tools section in {@code RightSidebar} when no policy is open.
+ *   • {@link PolicyDetailTakeover} — the detail / wizard / settings view, which
+ *     replaces the Tools area when a policy is open.
+ *   • {@link PoliciesCollapsedButton} — the icon rail shown when the sidebar is
+ *     collapsed; clicking an icon selects the policy and expands the rail.
+ */
+
+import { useState, useEffect, useMemo, type ReactNode } from "react";
+import ChevronRightIcon from "@mui/icons-material/ChevronRight";
+import LocalIcon from "@app/components/shared/LocalIcon";
+import { usePolicies } from "@app/hooks/usePolicies";
+import { usePolicyCatalog } from "@app/hooks/usePolicyCatalog";
+import { getPolicyAutomation } from "@app/services/policyFolders";
+import { watchedFolderStorage } from "@app/services/watchedFolderStorage";
+import { runsToActivity, runsToStats } from "@app/services/policyLiveData";
+import { usePolicyRuns } from "@app/components/policies/policyRunStore";
+import { runPolicyOnFile } from "@app/components/policies/usePolicyAutoRun";
+import type { FileId } from "@app/types/file";
+import type {
+  AutomationConfig,
+  AutomationOperation,
+} from "@app/types/automation";
+import type { WatchedFolder } from "@app/types/watchedFolders";
+import { POLICIES_ENABLED } from "@app/constants/featureFlags";
+import { Tooltip as AppTooltip } from "@app/components/shared/Tooltip";
+import { IconBadge } from "@shared/components/IconBadge";
+import {
+  deriveRowStatus,
+  STATUS_LABEL,
+  ROW_ACCENT,
+} from "@app/components/policies/policyStatus";
+import { StatusBadge } from "@shared/components/StatusBadge";
+import { SectionHeader } from "@shared/components/SectionHeader";
+import { PolicySetupWizard } from "@app/components/policies/PolicySetupWizard";
+import { PolicyDetailPanel } from "@app/components/policies/PolicyDetailPanel";
+import { PolicyDeleteConfirmModal } from "@app/components/policies/PolicyDeleteConfirmModal";
+import type { PolicyConfigResult } from "@app/types/policies";
+import {
+  usePolicySelection,
+  selectPolicy,
+  setPolicyDetailView,
+  closePolicy,
+} from "@app/components/policies/policySelectionStore";
+import "@app/components/policies/Policies.css";
+
+/** localStorage key persisting the Policies section's expand/collapse state. */
+const POLICIES_COLLAPSED_KEY = "stirling-policies-section-collapsed";
+
+/** Whether the right rail should host the Policies section. True in proprietary. */
+export function usePoliciesEnabled(): boolean {
+  return POLICIES_ENABLED;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Whether a policy is open — i.e. its detail view should take over the rail in
+ * place of the tool list. False when the feature is off or nothing is selected.
+ */
+export function usePolicyDetailActive(): boolean {
+  const { selectedId } = usePolicySelection();
+  return POLICIES_ENABLED && selectedId != null;
+}
+
+/** The collapsible policy list, rendered above the Tools section. */
+export function PoliciesSection({
+  leadingControl,
+}: {
+  /** Optional control rendered to the left of the header (e.g. the sidebar
+   *  collapse button), mirroring the back-button + title in a policy. */
+  leadingControl?: ReactNode;
+} = {}) {
+  const pol = usePolicies();
+  const { categories } = usePolicyCatalog();
+  // Persist the expand/collapse state across refreshes.
+  const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(() => {
+    try {
+      return localStorage.getItem(POLICIES_COLLAPSED_KEY) !== "1";
+    } catch {
+      return true;
+    }
+  });
+  const toggleExpanded = () =>
+    setExpanded((open) => {
+      const next = !open;
+      try {
+        localStorage.setItem(POLICIES_COLLAPSED_KEY, next ? "0" : "1");
+      } catch {
+        // Best-effort; ignore quota/availability failures.
+      }
+      return next;
+    });
+
+  if (!POLICIES_ENABLED) return null;
+
+  // The header tally counts every CONFIGURED policy (active + paused), not just
+  // the active ones.
+  const configuredCount = categories.filter(
+    (c) => pol.policies[c.id]?.configured,
+  ).length;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="pol-list">
+      <div className="pol-list-head">
+        {leadingControl}
+        <SectionHeader
+          title="Policies"
+          count={`${configuredCount} active`}
+          collapsible
+          expanded={expanded}
+          onToggle={toggleExpanded}
+        />
+        <AppTooltip
+          content="A policy is a fixed set of tools that runs automatically whenever it's triggered — for example when a new document arrives — enforcing rules like redacting PII with no manual steps."
+          sidebarTooltip
+          pinOnClick
+        >
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className="pol-info-btn"
+            aria-label="What is a policy?"
+          >
+            <LocalIcon
+              icon="info-outline-rounded"
+              width="1.25rem"
+              height="1.25rem"
+              style={{ color: "var(--icon-files-color)" }}
+            />
+          </button>
+        </AppTooltip>
+      </div>
+
+      {expanded && (
+        <>
+          <div className="pol-list-rows">
+            {categories.map((cat) => {
+              if (cat.comingSoon) {
+                return (
+                  <div
+                    key={cat.id}
+                    className="pol-row pol-row--soon"
+                    aria-disabled="true"
+                  >
+                    <IconBadge size="sm" accent={ROW_ACCENT[cat.id] ?? "blue"}>
+                      {cat.icon}
+                    </IconBadge>
+                    <span className="pol-row-label">{cat.label}</span>
+                    <span className="pol-row-trail">
+                      <span className="pol-row-soon">Coming soon</span>
+                    </span>
+                  </div>
+                );
+              }
+              const status = deriveRowStatus(pol.policies[cat.id]);
+              return (
+                <button
+                  key={cat.id}
+                  type="button"
+                  className="pol-row"
+                  onClick={() => selectPolicy(cat.id)}
+                >
+                  <IconBadge size="sm" accent={ROW_ACCENT[cat.id] ?? "blue"}>
+                    {cat.icon}
+                  </IconBadge>
+                  <span className="pol-row-label">{cat.label}</span>
+                  <span className="pol-row-trail">
+                    {status === "setup" ? (
+                      <span className="pol-row-setup">Set up</span>
+                    ) : (
+                      <StatusBadge
+                        tone={status === "active" ? "success" : "warning"}
+                        size="sm"
+                      >
+                        {STATUS_LABEL[status]}
+                      </StatusBadge>
+                    )}
+                    <ChevronRightIcon
+                      className="pol-row-chevron"
+                      sx={{ fontSize: "1rem" }}
+                    />
+                  </span>
+                </button>
+              );
+            })}
+          </div>
+        </>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * The open-policy view — narrative detail, setup wizard, or edit-settings —
+ * which replaces the Tools area while a policy is selected.
+ */
+export function PolicyDetailTakeover() {
+  const pol = usePolicies();
+  const { categories, configs, sources, docTypes } = usePolicyCatalog();
+  const { selectedId, detailView } = usePolicySelection();
+
+  // The configured policy's backing folder + automation (its real, editable
+  // pipeline). `reloadKey` bumps after the edit modal saves so the detail
+  // reflects the new steps. Falls back to the preset's rules when unconfigured.
+  const folderId = selectedId ? pol.policies[selectedId]?.folderId : undefined;
+  const [steps, setSteps] = useState<AutomationOperation[]>([]);
+  const [backingFolder, setBackingFolder] = useState<WatchedFolder | null>(
+    null,
+  );
+  const [backingAutomation, setBackingAutomation] =
+    useState<AutomationConfig | null>(null);
+  const [reloadKey, setReloadKey] = useState(0);
+  const [confirmingDelete, setConfirmingDelete] = useState(false);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!folderId) {
+      setSteps([]);
+      setBackingFolder(null);
+      setBackingAutomation(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    let cancelled = false;
+    void (async () => {
+      const [folder, automation] = await Promise.all([
+        watchedFolderStorage.getFolder(folderId),
+        getPolicyAutomation(folderId),
+      ]);
+      if (cancelled) return;
+      setBackingFolder(folder);
+      setBackingAutomation(automation);
+      setSteps(automation?.operations ?? []);
+    })();
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [folderId, reloadKey]);
+
+  // Activity/stats come from the real backend runs the auto-run controller fires
+  // on every upload (policyRunStore), filtered to this policy's category. The
+  // store is reactive, so the feed updates live as runs progress — no polling
+  // here (the controller does the run-status polling).
+  const allRuns = usePolicyRuns();
+  const categoryRuns = useMemo(
+    () => allRuns.filter((r) => r.categoryId === selectedId),
+    [allRuns, selectedId],
+  );
+
+  if (!POLICIES_ENABLED || selectedId == null) return null;
+
+  const category = categories.find((c) => c.id === selectedId);
+  const state = pol.policies[selectedId];
+  const config = configs[selectedId];
+  if (!category || !state || !config) return null;
+  // Coming-soon categories can't be opened (the list row is locked anyway).
+  if (category.comingSoon) return null;
+
+  const status = deriveRowStatus(state);
+
+  const onSetupClassification = () => {
+    const classifier = categories.find((c) => c.providesClassification);
+    if (classifier) selectPolicy(classifier.id);
+  };
+
+  // Preset (tool-chain) policies configure via the wizard's locked tool-config
+  // step instead of the add/remove builder; the wizard fires onCommitConfig for
+  // them (and onComplete for builder-based categories). One commit path serves
+  // both first-time configure and edits.
+  const commitConfig = (result: PolicyConfigResult) =>
+    pol.commitPolicyConfig(selectedId, result).then(() => {
+      setReloadKey((k) => k + 1);
+      setPolicyDetailView("detail");
+    });
+
+  // Setup: the shared wizard in create mode.
+  if (!state.configured) {
+    return (
+      <PolicySetupWizard
+        key={selectedId}
+        category={category}
+        config={config}
+        initial={state}
+        sources={sources}
+        docTypes={docTypes}
+        canConfigure={pol.canConfigure}
+        // No standalone classification policy exists yet to enable doc-type
+        // narrowing, so it stays off for this release.
+        classificationEnabled={false}
+        mode="create"
+        onCancel={() => closePolicy()}
+        onComplete={(result) =>
+          pol
+            .enablePolicy(selectedId, result)
+            .then(() => setPolicyDetailView("detail"))
+        }
+        onCommitConfig={commitConfig}
+        onSetupClassification={onSetupClassification}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Edit: the same wizard in edit mode, pre-filled — so editing has the settings
+  // steps (not just the workflow). Wait for the backing automation to load so
+  // the workflow step edits the real pipeline.
+  if (detailView === "settings" && pol.canConfigure) {
+    if (!backingAutomation) {
+      return (
+        <div className="pol-detail">
+          <div className="pol-scroll">
+            <p className="pol-desc">Loading…</p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      );
+    }
+    return (
+      <PolicySetupWizard
+        key={`edit-${selectedId}`}
+        category={category}
+        config={config}
+        initial={state}
+        sources={sources}
+        docTypes={docTypes}
+        canConfigure={pol.canConfigure}
+        classificationEnabled={false}
+        mode="edit"
+        existingAutomation={backingAutomation}
+        initialFolder={backingFolder ?? undefined}
+        onCancel={() => setPolicyDetailView("detail")}
+        onComplete={(result) =>
+          pol.savePolicyConfig(selectedId, result).then(() => {
+            setReloadKey((k) => k + 1);
+            setPolicyDetailView("detail");
+          })
+        }
+        onCommitConfig={commitConfig}
+        onSetupClassification={onSetupClassification}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <PolicyDetailPanel
+        category={category}
+        config={config}
+        status={status}
+        steps={steps}
+        activity={runsToActivity(categoryRuns)}
+        stats={runsToStats(categoryRuns, backingFolder?.createdAt)}
+        canConfigure={pol.canConfigure}
+        canDelete={!state.isDefault}
+        onBack={() => closePolicy()}
+        onEditSettings={() => {
+          // Seeded/active policies may have no backing folder yet — create one
+          // from the preset so there's a workflow to edit, then open settings.
+          void pol
+            .ensurePolicyFolder(selectedId)
+            .then(() => setPolicyDetailView("settings"));
+        }}
+        onTogglePause={() =>
+          status === "paused"
+            ? pol.resumePolicy(selectedId)
+            : pol.pausePolicy(selectedId)
+        }
+        onDelete={() => setConfirmingDelete(true)}
+        onRetry={(item) => {
+          if (item.fileId && state.backendId) {
+            void runPolicyOnFile(
+              selectedId,
+              state.backendId,
+              item.fileId as FileId,
+              item.doc,
+            );
+          }
+        }}
+      />
+      {confirmingDelete && (
+        <PolicyDeleteConfirmModal
+          opened
+          label={category.label}
+          onCancel={() => setConfirmingDelete(false)}
+          onConfirm={() => {
+            setConfirmingDelete(false);
+            closePolicy();
+            void pol.deletePolicy(selectedId);
+          }}
+        />
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Collapsed-rail policy icons. Each tints blue when active and carries a small
+ * status dot (green active / amber paused). Clicking selects the policy and
+ * expands the rail.
+ */
+export function PoliciesCollapsedButton({
+  onExpand,
+}: {
+  onExpand: () => void;
+}) {
+  const pol = usePolicies();
+  const { categories } = usePolicyCatalog();
+
+  if (!POLICIES_ENABLED) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className="pol-crail">
+        {categories
+          .filter((cat) => !cat.comingSoon)
+          .map((cat) => {
+            const status = deriveRowStatus(pol.policies[cat.id]);
+            const suffix =
+              status === "active"
+                ? " (Active)"
+                : status === "paused"
+                  ? " (Paused)"
+                  : "";
+            return (
+              <AppTooltip
+                key={cat.id}
+                content={`${cat.label}${suffix}`}
+                position="left"
+                arrow
+                delay={300}
+              >
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  className="pol-crail-btn"
+                  data-status={status}
+                  aria-label={`${cat.label} policy — ${STATUS_LABEL[status]}`}
+                  onClick={() => {
+                    selectPolicy(cat.id);
+                    onExpand();
+                  }}
+                >
+                  {cat.icon}
+                  {(status === "active" || status === "paused") && (
+                    <span className="pol-crail-dot" data-status={status} />
+                  )}
+                </button>
+              </AppTooltip>
+            );
+          })}
+      </div>
+      <div className="tool-panel__collapsed-divider" />
+    </>
+  );
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyAutoRunController.tsx

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+import { usePolicyAutoRun } from "@app/components/policies/usePolicyAutoRun";
+
+/**
+ * Headless controller that drives policy auto-run (enforce every enabled policy
+ * on every uploaded file). Mounted once wherever the editor is open so runs fire
+ * regardless of whether the policy panel is visible. Renders nothing.
+ */
+export function PolicyAutoRunController() {
+  usePolicyAutoRun();
+  return null;
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyDeleteConfirmModal.tsx

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+import { Modal, Text, Button, Stack, Group } from "@mantine/core";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+
+interface PolicyDeleteConfirmModalProps {
+  opened: boolean;
+  /** The policy's display label (the category name). */
+  label: string;
+  onConfirm: () => void;
+  onCancel: () => void;
+}
+
+/** Confirm before deleting a policy — removing it discards its backing workflow. */
+export function PolicyDeleteConfirmModal({
+  opened,
+  label,
+  onConfirm,
+  onCancel,
+}: PolicyDeleteConfirmModalProps) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  return (
+    <Modal
+      opened={opened}
+      onClose={onCancel}
+      title={t("policies.deleteConfirmTitle", `Delete ${label} policy?`)}
+      centered
+      size="sm"
+    >
+      <Stack gap="md">
+        <Text size="sm">
+          {t(
+            "policies.deleteConfirmBody",
+            "This removes the policy and its workflow. Documents already processed are not affected.",
+          )}
+        </Text>
+        <Group gap="sm" justify="flex-end">
+          <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={onCancel}>
+            {t("cancel", "Cancel")}
+          </Button>
+          <Button color="red" size="sm" onClick={onConfirm}>
+            {t("delete", "Delete")}
+          </Button>
+        </Group>
+      </Stack>
+    </Modal>
+  );
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyDetailPanel.tsx

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+import { useState } from "react";
+import PublicIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Public";
+import ScheduleIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Schedule";
+import HistoryIcon from "@mui/icons-material/History";
+import DescriptionIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Description";
+import CheckCircleIcon from "@mui/icons-material/CheckCircle";
+import WarningAmberIcon from "@mui/icons-material/WarningAmber";
+import AutorenewIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Autorenew";
+import LockIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Lock";
+import DeleteOutlineIcon from "@mui/icons-material/DeleteOutlined";
+import { PanelHeader } from "@shared/components/PanelHeader";
+import { Card } from "@shared/components/Card";
+import { ChipFlow } from "@shared/components/ChipFlow";
+import { StatusBadge } from "@shared/components/StatusBadge";
+import { EmptyState } from "@shared/components/EmptyState";
+import { Button } from "@shared/components/Button";
+import { Banner } from "@shared/components/Banner";
+import { ListRow } from "@shared/components/ListRow";
+import type {
+  PolicyActivityItem,
+  PolicyCategory,
+  PolicyConfigDef,
+  PolicyRowStatus,
+  PolicyStats,
+} from "@app/types/policies";
+import type { AutomationOperation } from "@app/types/automation";
+
+interface PolicyDetailPanelProps {
+  category: PolicyCategory;
+  config: PolicyConfigDef;
+  /** Derived display status. */
+  status: PolicyRowStatus;
+  /**
+   * The policy's real configured steps (from its backing automation). When
+   * present these drive the Enforces flow; otherwise the preset's decorative
+   * `rules` are shown (e.g. before configuration).
+   */
+  steps?: AutomationOperation[];
+  /** Activity feed derived from the user's files; empty until files exist. */
+  activity?: PolicyActivityItem[];
+  /** Summary stats derived from the user's files. */
+  stats?: PolicyStats;
+  canConfigure: boolean;
+  /** Default (built-in) policies aren't deletable, so the Delete action hides. */
+  canDelete: boolean;
+  onBack: () => void;
+  onEditSettings: () => void;
+  onTogglePause: () => void;
+  onDelete: () => void;
+  /** Re-run a failed activity item's policy on its file. */
+  onRetry?: (item: PolicyActivityItem) => void;
+}
+
+/** "addWatermark" → "Add Watermark" — a light humanisation of op ids for display. */
+function humanizeOperation(op: string): string {
+  return op
+    .replace(/([A-Z])/g, " $1")
+    .replace(/^./, (c) => c.toUpperCase())
+    .trim();
+}
+
+/**
+ * A failed run's error in the activity feed. Backend errors can be long (or
+ * multi-line stack traces) and would otherwise blow up the row, so anything
+ * lengthy is clamped and collapsed by default with a Show more/less toggle.
+ * Short messages (e.g. "Enforcement failed") render plainly with no toggle.
+ */
+function ActivityError({ message }: { message: string }) {
+  const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false);
+  const needsToggle = message.length > 80 || message.includes("\n");
+  if (!needsToggle) return <>{message}</>;
+  return (
+    <span className="pol-activity-error">
+      <span
+        className={`pol-activity-error__text${expanded ? "" : " pol-activity-error__text--clamped"}`}
+      >
+        {message}
+      </span>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className="pol-activity-error__toggle"
+        onClick={() => setExpanded((v) => !v)}
+      >
+        {expanded ? "Show less" : "Show more"}
+      </button>
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+/** Narrative view for a configured policy (Enforces / Activity / Stats). */
+export function PolicyDetailPanel({
+  category,
+  config,
+  status,
+  steps,
+  activity,
+  stats,
+  canConfigure,
+  canDelete,
+  onBack,
+  onEditSettings,
+  onTogglePause,
+  onDelete,
+  onRetry,
+}: PolicyDetailPanelProps) {
+  const isPaused = status === "paused";
+  // Real configured steps drive the flow; fall back to the preset's rule labels.
+  const enforceItems =
+    steps && steps.length > 0
+      ? steps.map((s) => humanizeOperation(s.operation))
+      : config.rules;
+  // Activity + stats are derived from the user's real files; until they load (or
+  // if none exist) show an honest empty feed / zeroed stats.
+  const activityItems = activity ?? [];
+  const statValues = stats ?? {
+    enforced: 0,
+    dataProcessed: "0 B",
+    activeFor: "—",
+  };
+  return (
+    <div className="pol-detail">
+      <PanelHeader
+        icon={category.icon}
+        title={category.label}
+        onBack={onBack}
+        actions={
+          <StatusBadge
+            tone={isPaused ? "warning" : "success"}
+            showDot
+            pulse={!isPaused}
+          >
+            {isPaused ? "Paused" : "Active"}
+          </StatusBadge>
+        }
+      />
+
+      <div className="pol-scroll">
+        {/* Enforces */}
+        <div>
+          <p className="pol-section-label">Enforces</p>
+          <Card padding="default">
+            <div className="pol-rule-flow">
+              <ChipFlow items={enforceItems} separator="arrow" />
+            </div>
+            <div className="pol-meta-row">
+              <span className="pol-meta-item">
+                <PublicIcon sx={{ fontSize: "0.8rem" }} />
+                {config.scopeLabel}
+              </span>
+              <span className="pol-meta-item">
+                <ScheduleIcon sx={{ fontSize: "0.8rem" }} />
+                On every upload
+              </span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="pol-note">
+              <HistoryIcon sx={{ fontSize: "0.8rem" }} />
+              Originals stay untouched • Enforced version saved alongside
+            </div>
+          </Card>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Recent Activity */}
+        <div>
+          <p className="pol-section-label">Recent Activity</p>
+          {activityItems.length > 0 ? (
+            <Card padding="none">
+              {activityItems.map((item, i) => (
+                <ListRow
+                  key={item.runId ?? `${item.doc}-${item.time}`}
+                  divider={i > 0}
+                  leadingTone={
+                    item.status === "flagged"
+                      ? "warning"
+                      : item.status === "processing"
+                        ? "info"
+                        : "success"
+                  }
+                  leading={
+                    item.status === "flagged" ? (
+                      <WarningAmberIcon sx={{ fontSize: "0.85rem" }} />
+                    ) : item.status === "processing" ? (
+                      <AutorenewIcon
+                        className="pol-spin"
+                        sx={{ fontSize: "0.85rem" }}
+                      />
+                    ) : (
+                      <CheckCircleIcon sx={{ fontSize: "0.85rem" }} />
+                    )
+                  }
+                  title={item.doc}
+                  description={
+                    item.status === "flagged" ? (
+                      <ActivityError message={item.action} />
+                    ) : (
+                      item.action
+                    )
+                  }
+                  meta={item.time}
+                  trailing={
+                    item.status === "flagged" && onRetry ? (
+                      <Button
+                        variant="ghost"
+                        size="sm"
+                        onClick={() => onRetry(item)}
+                      >
+                        Retry
+                      </Button>
+                    ) : undefined
+                  }
+                />
+              ))}
+            </Card>
+          ) : (
+            <Card padding="default">
+              <EmptyState
+                size="compact"
+                icon={<DescriptionIcon sx={{ fontSize: "1.5rem" }} />}
+                title="No activity yet"
+                description="Documents will appear here once this policy runs."
+              />
+            </Card>
+          )}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Stats — one grouped card with divided columns, intentionally
+            unlabelled for a quiet summary footer. */}
+        <Card padding="none">
+          <div className="pol-stats">
+            <div className="pol-stat">
+              <span className="pol-stat-value">
+                {statValues.enforced.toLocaleString()}
+              </span>
+              <span className="pol-stat-label">Docs enforced</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="pol-stat">
+              <span className="pol-stat-value">{statValues.dataProcessed}</span>
+              <span className="pol-stat-label">Data processed</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="pol-stat">
+              <span className="pol-stat-value">{statValues.activeFor}</span>
+              <span className="pol-stat-label">Active</span>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </Card>
+
+        {!canConfigure && (
+          <Banner
+            tone="neutral"
+            icon={<LockIcon sx={{ fontSize: "1rem" }} />}
+            description="Managed by your organization. Contact an admin to change settings."
+          />
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      {canConfigure && (
+        <div className={`pol-footer${canDelete ? "" : " pol-footer-end"}`}>
+          {canDelete && (
+            <Button
+              variant="ghost"
+              accent="red"
+              size="sm"
+              leadingIcon={<DeleteOutlineIcon sx={{ fontSize: "0.9rem" }} />}
+              onClick={onDelete}
+              style={{ marginRight: "auto" }}
+            >
+              Delete
+            </Button>
+          )}
+          <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={onTogglePause}>
+            {isPaused ? "Resume" : "Pause"}
+          </Button>
+          <Button variant="gradient" size="sm" onClick={onEditSettings}>
+            Edit Settings
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyFieldRow.tsx

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+import { ToggleSwitch } from "@shared/components/ToggleSwitch";
+import { Select } from "@shared/components/Select";
+import { Input } from "@shared/components/Input";
+import { Chip } from "@shared/components/Chip";
+import { SettingsRow } from "@shared/components/SettingsRow";
+import type { PolicyField } from "@app/types/policies";
+
+interface PolicyFieldRowProps {
+  field: PolicyField;
+  /** Effective current value (override or definition default). */
+  value: boolean | string | string[];
+  onChange: (value: boolean | string | string[]) => void;
+  /** First row in a group omits the top divider. */
+  first?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Renders one policy setting: toggle, select, multi-select chips, or text.
+ * Controlled — the parent owns the value. Uses SUI controls (ToggleSwitch /
+ * Select / Input / Chip) so it matches the rest of the policy surface.
+ */
+export function PolicyFieldRow({
+  field,
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  first,
+}: PolicyFieldRowProps) {
+  if (field.type === "chips") {
+    const selected = Array.isArray(value) ? value : [];
+    const toggle = (opt: string) =>
+      onChange(
+        selected.includes(opt)
+          ? selected.filter((o) => o !== opt)
+          : [...selected, opt],
+      );
+    return (
+      <div className="pol-field" data-first={first || undefined}>
+        <div className="pol-field-chips-head">
+          <span className="pol-field-label">{field.label}</span>
+          <span className="pol-field-count">{selected.length} selected</span>
+        </div>
+        <div className="pol-field-chips">
+          {(field.options ?? []).map((opt) => (
+            <Chip
+              key={opt}
+              tone={selected.includes(opt) ? "blue" : "neutral"}
+              size="sm"
+              onClick={() => toggle(opt)}
+            >
+              {opt}
+            </Chip>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const control =
+    field.type === "toggle" ? (
+      <ToggleSwitch
+        size="sm"
+        checked={Boolean(value)}
+        onChange={(checked) => onChange(checked)}
+        aria-label={field.label}
+      />
+    ) : field.type === "select" ? (
+      <Select
+        inputSize="sm"
+        options={(field.options ?? []).map((o) => ({ value: o, label: o }))}
+        value={typeof value === "string" ? value : ""}
+        onChange={(e) => onChange(e.target.value)}
+        aria-label={field.label}
+      />
+    ) : (
+      <Input
+        inputSize="sm"
+        value={typeof value === "string" ? value : ""}
+        onChange={(e) => onChange(e.target.value)}
+        aria-label={field.label}
+      />
+    );
+
+  return (
+    <div className="pol-field" data-first={first || undefined}>
+      <SettingsRow label={field.label} control={control} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyPiiField.tsx

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+import { MultiSelect } from "@mantine/core";
+import { PII_PRESETS } from "@app/data/policyDefinitions";
+
+/** The set of preset regexes — used to separate preset words from custom ones. */
+export const PRESET_PATTERNS = new Set(PII_PRESETS.map((p) => p.pattern));
+const PATTERN_BY_VALUE = new Map(PII_PRESETS.map((p) => [p.value, p.pattern]));
+const VALUE_BY_PATTERN = new Map(PII_PRESETS.map((p) => [p.pattern, p.value]));
+
+interface PolicyPiiFieldProps {
+  parameters: Record<string, unknown>;
+  onChange: (parameters: Record<string, unknown>) => void;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The redact step's PII preset picker — a dropdown of common PII types that
+ * writes the matching regexes into `wordsToRedact` (automatic + regex). It only
+ * manages the preset entries; any custom patterns the user added separately are
+ * left untouched, so this sits alongside the custom-entry field rather than
+ * owning the whole list.
+ */
+export function PolicyPiiField({
+  parameters,
+  onChange,
+  disabled,
+}: PolicyPiiFieldProps) {
+  const words = Array.isArray(parameters.wordsToRedact)
+    ? (parameters.wordsToRedact as string[])
+    : [];
+  const selected = words
+    .map((w) => VALUE_BY_PATTERN.get(w))
+    .filter((v): v is string => Boolean(v));
+
+  const handleChange = (values: string[]) => {
+    const presetPatterns = values
+      .map((v) => PATTERN_BY_VALUE.get(v))
+      .filter((p): p is string => Boolean(p));
+    // Keep the user's custom patterns; only swap the preset selection.
+    const customWords = words.filter((w) => !PRESET_PATTERNS.has(w));
+    onChange({
+      ...parameters,
+      mode: "automatic",
+      useRegex: true,
+      wordsToRedact: [...presetPatterns, ...customWords],
+    });
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <MultiSelect
+      size="sm"
+      label="PII to redact"
+      placeholder="Select PII types"
+      data={PII_PRESETS.map((p) => ({ value: p.value, label: p.label }))}
+      value={selected}
+      onChange={handleChange}
+      disabled={disabled}
+      clearable
+      checkIconPosition="right"
+    />
+  );
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyRedactConfig.tsx

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+import { useEffect } from "react";
+import {
+  Stack,
+  Divider,
+  ColorInput,
+  NumberInput,
+  Checkbox,
+} from "@mantine/core";
+import WordsToRedactInput from "@app/components/tools/redact/WordsToRedactInput";
+import { Z_INDEX_AUTOMATE_DROPDOWN } from "@app/styles/zIndex";
+import {
+  PolicyPiiField,
+  PRESET_PATTERNS,
+} from "@app/components/policies/PolicyPiiField";
+
+interface PolicyRedactConfigProps {
+  parameters: Record<string, unknown>;
+  onChange: (parameters: Record<string, unknown>) => void;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Redact configuration for a policy: a PII preset dropdown plus a separate field
+ * for the user's own words / regexes, then the advanced redact options. The two
+ * lists are kept disjoint — the dropdown owns the preset patterns, the custom
+ * field owns everything else — so selecting presets and typing custom patterns
+ * don't clobber each other. Regex matching is always on (a plain word is a
+ * literal regex), so the Use-Regex toggle is omitted. Mode stays automatic since
+ * policies run headless and manual redaction needs the canvas.
+ */
+export function PolicyRedactConfig({
+  parameters,
+  onChange,
+  disabled,
+}: PolicyRedactConfigProps) {
+  const words = Array.isArray(parameters.wordsToRedact)
+    ? (parameters.wordsToRedact as string[])
+    : [];
+  // Split the stored list: presets are driven by the dropdown, the rest by the
+  // custom field below. Each editor only ever rewrites its own half.
+  const presetWords = words.filter((w) => PRESET_PATTERNS.has(w));
+  const customWords = words.filter((w) => !PRESET_PATTERNS.has(w));
+
+  const redactColor =
+    typeof parameters.redactColor === "string"
+      ? parameters.redactColor
+      : "#000000";
+  const customPadding =
+    typeof parameters.customPadding === "number"
+      ? parameters.customPadding
+      : 0.1;
+  const wholeWordSearch = parameters.wholeWordSearch === true;
+  const convertPDFToImage = parameters.convertPDFToImage !== false; // default on
+
+  // Regex is always on for policies; heal any older/default-false value once on
+  // mount (empty deps — we only need to normalise the persisted flag).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (parameters.useRegex !== true) {
+      onChange({ ...parameters, useRegex: true });
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  // Every edit keeps mode automatic + regex on (the two policy invariants).
+  const patch = (next: Record<string, unknown>) =>
+    onChange({ ...parameters, mode: "automatic", useRegex: true, ...next });
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="md">
+      <PolicyPiiField
+        parameters={parameters}
+        onChange={onChange}
+        disabled={disabled}
+      />
+
+      <Divider />
+
+      <WordsToRedactInput
+        wordsToRedact={customWords}
+        onWordsChange={(next) =>
+          patch({ wordsToRedact: [...presetWords, ...next] })
+        }
+        disabled={disabled}
+      />
+
+      <Divider />
+
+      <ColorInput
+        label="Box colour"
+        value={redactColor}
+        onChange={(value) => patch({ redactColor: value })}
+        disabled={disabled}
+        size="sm"
+        format="hex"
+        popoverProps={{ withinPortal: true, zIndex: Z_INDEX_AUTOMATE_DROPDOWN }}
+      />
+
+      <NumberInput
+        label="Custom extra padding"
+        value={customPadding}
+        onChange={(value) =>
+          patch({ customPadding: typeof value === "number" ? value : 0.1 })
+        }
+        min={0}
+        max={10}
+        step={0.1}
+        disabled={disabled}
+        size="sm"
+        placeholder="0.1"
+      />
+
+      <Checkbox
+        label="Whole word search"
+        checked={wholeWordSearch}
+        onChange={(e) => patch({ wholeWordSearch: e.currentTarget.checked })}
+        disabled={disabled}
+        size="sm"
+      />
+
+      <Checkbox
+        label="Convert PDF to PDF-image (removes text behind the box)"
+        checked={convertPDFToImage}
+        onChange={(e) => patch({ convertPDFToImage: e.currentTarget.checked })}
+        disabled={disabled}
+        size="sm"
+      />
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicySetupWizard.tsx

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+import { useState, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
+import CloseIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Close";
+import InfoOutlinedIcon from "@mui/icons-material/InfoOutlined";
+import { PanelHeader } from "@shared/components/PanelHeader";
+import { Card } from "@shared/components/Card";
+import { Button } from "@shared/components/Button";
+import { ChipFlow } from "@shared/components/ChipFlow";
+import { DataRow } from "@shared/components/DataRow";
+import { Input } from "@shared/components/Input";
+import { Select } from "@shared/components/Select";
+import { SettingsRow } from "@shared/components/SettingsRow";
+import { FormField } from "@shared/components/FormField";
+import { Checkbox } from "@shared/components/Checkbox";
+import { Banner } from "@shared/components/Banner";
+import { EmptyState } from "@shared/components/EmptyState";
+import { StepIndicator } from "@shared/components/StepIndicator";
+import { IconBadge } from "@shared/components/IconBadge";
+import type {
+  PolicyCategory,
+  PolicyConfigDef,
+  PolicyConfigResult,
+  PolicySource,
+  PolicyState,
+  PolicyWizardResult,
+} from "@app/types/policies";
+import type {
+  AutomationConfig,
+  AutomationOperation,
+} from "@app/types/automation";
+import type { ToolRegistry } from "@app/data/toolsTaxonomy";
+import type { WatchedFolder } from "@app/types/watchedFolders";
+import { buildPipelineDefinition } from "@app/services/policyPipeline";
+import { useAuth } from "@app/auth/UseSession";
+import { PolicyFieldRow } from "@app/components/policies/PolicyFieldRow";
+import { resolveFieldValues } from "@app/components/policies/policyValues";
+import {
+  PolicyWorkflowStep,
+  AutomationMode,
+} from "@app/components/policies/PolicyWorkflowStep";
+import { PolicyToolConfigStep } from "@app/components/policies/PolicyToolConfigStep";
+import { getPolicyToolChain } from "@app/components/policies/policyToolChains";
+
+// Sources are always "editor" for this release, so the Sources step is dropped
+// from the flow (its panel code is kept below for when other sources return).
+const SOURCES_IN_FLOW = false;
+const TOTAL_STEPS = SOURCES_IN_FLOW ? 4 : 3;
+
+interface PolicySetupWizardProps {
+  category: PolicyCategory;
+  config: PolicyConfigDef;
+  initial: PolicyState;
+  /** Sources a policy can run over (catalog-supplied). */
+  sources: PolicySource[];
+  /** Document types scope can be narrowed to (catalog-supplied). */
+  docTypes: string[];
+  canConfigure: boolean;
+  /** Whether the Classification (ingestion) policy is active — gates doc-type narrowing. */
+  classificationEnabled: boolean;
+  /** "create" seeds the workflow from the preset; "edit" loads the backing automation. */
+  mode?: "create" | "edit";
+  /** The backing automation to edit (edit mode). */
+  existingAutomation?: AutomationConfig;
+  /** The backing folder, to pre-fill output + retry settings (edit mode). */
+  initialFolder?: WatchedFolder;
+  onCancel: () => void;
+  /**
+   * Fires on submit with the saved workflow + collected settings. May be async;
+   * if the returned promise rejects, the wizard re-enables submit and surfaces
+   * the failure rather than hanging on a permanently-disabled button.
+   */
+  onComplete: (result: PolicyWizardResult) => void | Promise<void>;
+  /**
+   * For preset (tool-chain) policies whose Workflow step is the locked tool
+   * config: fires instead of `onComplete`, carrying the configured tools as
+   * operations + mapped pipeline steps. When absent the wizard uses the
+   * add/remove builder + `onComplete`.
+   */
+  onCommitConfig?: (result: PolicyConfigResult) => void | Promise<void>;
+  onSetupClassification: () => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The shared policy wizard, used for both setup and edit. Four steps:
+ * Workflow (the tool pipeline, reusing the Watch Folders builder) → Settings
+ * (the policy fields) → Sources → Review. The workflow builder is kept mounted
+ * across steps so the final action can trigger its save.
+ */
+export function PolicySetupWizard({
+  category,
+  config,
+  initial,
+  sources: sourceDefs,
+  docTypes,
+  canConfigure,
+  classificationEnabled,
+  mode = "create",
+  existingAutomation,
+  initialFolder,
+  onCancel,
+  onComplete,
+  onCommitConfig,
+  onSetupClassification,
+}: PolicySetupWizardProps) {
+  const isEdit = mode === "edit";
+  // Preset (tool-chain) policies render the locked tool config as their Workflow
+  // step instead of the add/remove builder.
+  const toolChain = getPolicyToolChain(category.id);
+  const { user } = useAuth();
+  const [step, setStep] = useState(1);
+  const [fieldValues, setFieldValues] = useState(() =>
+    resolveFieldValues(config, initial),
+  );
+  const [sources, setSources] = useState<string[]>(
+    initial.sources.length ? initial.sources : ["editor"],
+  );
+  const [scopeNarrow, setScopeNarrow] = useState(initial.scopeTypes.length > 0);
+  const [scopeTypes, setScopeTypes] = useState<string[]>(initial.scopeTypes);
+  // Default flagged-document reviewer to the signed-in user.
+  const [reviewerEmail, setReviewerEmail] = useState(
+    initial.reviewerEmail || user?.email || "",
+  );
+  // Output + retry settings — the real, working folder settings (the engine
+  // applies them). Pre-filled from the backing folder in edit mode.
+  const [outputMode, setOutputMode] = useState<"new_file" | "new_version">(
+    initialFolder?.outputMode ?? "new_file",
+  );
+  const [outputName, setOutputName] = useState(initialFolder?.outputName ?? "");
+  const [outputNamePosition, setOutputNamePosition] = useState<
+    "prefix" | "suffix" | "auto-number"
+  >(initialFolder?.outputNamePosition ?? "prefix");
+  const [maxRetries, setMaxRetries] = useState(initialFolder?.maxRetries ?? 3);
+  const [retryDelayMinutes, setRetryDelayMinutes] = useState(
+    initialFolder?.retryDelayMinutes ?? 5,
+  );
+  const workflowSave = useRef<(() => void) | null>(null);
+  const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
+  const [saveError, setSaveError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  // Seed the workflow builder: the backing automation in edit, else a synthetic
+  // config carrying the category preset's operations (created on save).
+  const seedAutomation = useMemo<AutomationConfig>(
+    () =>
+      existingAutomation ?? {
+        id: "",
+        name: `${category.label} Policy`,
+        description: `${category.label} policy workflow`,
+        icon: "WorkIcon",
+        operations: config.defaultOperations,
+        createdAt: "",
+        updatedAt: "",
+      },
+    [existingAutomation, category.label, config.defaultOperations],
+  );
+
+  if (!canConfigure) {
+    return (
+      <div className="pol-detail">
+        <PanelHeader
+          icon={category.icon}
+          title={`${isEdit ? "Edit" : "Set up"} ${category.label} Policy`}
+          onBack={onCancel}
+        />
+        <div className="pol-scroll">
+          <EmptyState
+            title="Managed by your organization"
+            description="Contact an admin to change this policy."
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const back = () =>
+    step > 1 ? setStep((s) => Math.max(1, s - 1)) : onCancel();
+
+  const toggleSource = (id: string) =>
+    setSources((prev) =>
+      prev.includes(id) ? prev.filter((s) => s !== id) : [...prev, id],
+    );
+
+  // Once the builder persists the workflow, map its operations to backend
+  // endpoint paths (the registry only lives in the Workflow step) and hand the
+  // automation + built steps + settings to the host (which closes the wizard on
+  // success). If the host's async save rejects, recover so the submit button
+  // doesn't stay disabled forever.
+  const handleWorkflowSaved = (
+    automation: AutomationConfig,
+    toolRegistry: Partial<ToolRegistry>,
+  ) => {
+    const { definition, unresolved } = buildPipelineDefinition(
+      automation,
+      toolRegistry,
+    );
+    Promise.resolve(
+      onComplete({
+        automation,
+        fieldValues,
+        sources,
+        scopeTypes: scopeNarrow ? scopeTypes : [],
+        reviewerEmail,
+        folder: {
+          outputMode,
+          outputName: outputName.trim(),
+          outputNamePosition,
+          maxRetries,
+          retryDelayMinutes,
+        },
+        pipelineSteps: definition.steps,
+        unresolvedOps: unresolved,
+      }),
+    ).catch(() => {
+      setSubmitting(false);
+      setSaveError("Couldn't save the policy. Please try again.");
+    });
+  };
+
+  // Tool-chain policies: the locked config step emits its enabled tools as
+  // operations + mapped steps; hand them to the host's commit path.
+  const handleToolConfigSaved = (
+    operations: AutomationOperation[],
+    pipelineSteps: { operation: string; parameters: Record<string, unknown> }[],
+    unresolvedOps: string[],
+  ) => {
+    Promise.resolve(
+      onCommitConfig?.({
+        operations,
+        pipelineSteps,
+        unresolvedOps,
+        fieldValues,
+        sources,
+        scopeTypes: scopeNarrow ? scopeTypes : [],
+        reviewerEmail,
+        folder: {
+          outputMode,
+          outputName: outputName.trim(),
+          outputNamePosition,
+          maxRetries,
+          retryDelayMinutes,
+        },
+      }),
+    ).catch(() => {
+      setSubmitting(false);
+      setSaveError("Couldn't save the policy. Please try again.");
+    });
+  };
+
+  // Final submit: guard against double-submit (the step stays mounted, so a
+  // second click would persist twice), then trigger the step's save.
+  const submit = () => {
+    if (submitting) return;
+    setSaveError(null);
+    setSubmitting(true);
+    workflowSave.current?.();
+  };
+
+  // The builder couldn't save (e.g. no configured tools) — surface it and send
+  // the user back to the Workflow step to fix it.
+  const handleSaveFailed = () => {
+    setSubmitting(false);
+    setSaveError("Add at least one configured tool to the workflow first.");
+    setStep(1);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="pol-detail">
+      <PanelHeader
+        icon={category.icon}
+        title={`${isEdit ? "Edit" : "Set up"} ${category.label} Policy`}
+        subtitle={`Step ${step} of ${TOTAL_STEPS}`}
+        onBack={back}
+        actions={
+          <Button
+            variant="ghost"
+            size="sm"
+            aria-label="Cancel"
+            onClick={onCancel}
+            leadingIcon={<CloseIcon sx={{ fontSize: "1.1rem" }} />}
+          />
+        }
+      />
+
+      <div className="pol-steps">
+        <StepIndicator total={TOTAL_STEPS} current={step} />
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="pol-scroll">
+        {saveError && (
+          <Banner
+            tone="danger"
+            icon={<InfoOutlinedIcon sx={{ fontSize: "1rem" }} />}
+            description={saveError}
+          />
+        )}
+        {/* Step 1 — Workflow. Kept mounted (hidden on other steps) so the final
+            submit can trigger its save. Preset (tool-chain) policies show the
+            locked, per-tool config; the rest show the add/remove builder. */}
+        <div style={{ display: step === 1 ? undefined : "none" }}>
+          {toolChain ? (
+            <>
+              <p className="pol-desc">
+                Configure the tools this policy runs on each document.
+              </p>
+              <PolicyToolConfigStep
+                chainIds={toolChain}
+                initialOperations={
+                  existingAutomation?.operations ?? config.defaultOperations
+                }
+                presetOperations={config.defaultOperations}
+                categoryLabel={category.label}
+                saveTriggerRef={workflowSave}
+                onComplete={handleToolConfigSaved}
+              />
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <>
+              <p className="pol-desc">
+                Build the sequence of tools this policy runs on each document.
+              </p>
+              <PolicyWorkflowStep
+                automation={seedAutomation}
+                mode={isEdit ? AutomationMode.EDIT : AutomationMode.SUGGESTED}
+                saveTriggerRef={workflowSave}
+                onComplete={handleWorkflowSaved}
+                onSaveFailed={handleSaveFailed}
+              />
+            </>
+          )}
+        </div>
+
+        {step === 2 && (
+          <>
+            <p className="pol-desc">{category.desc}</p>
+            <Card padding="none">
+              {config.fields.map((f, i) => (
+                <PolicyFieldRow
+                  key={f.key}
+                  field={f}
+                  value={fieldValues[f.key]}
+                  first={i === 0}
+                  onChange={(v) =>
+                    setFieldValues((prev) => ({ ...prev, [f.key]: v }))
+                  }
+                />
+              ))}
+            </Card>
+
+            {/* Real, working output + retry settings (applied by the engine). */}
+            <p className="pol-section-label">Output &amp; retries</p>
+            <Card padding="none">
+              <div className="pol-field" data-first>
+                <SettingsRow
+                  label="Output"
+                  control={
+                    <Select
+                      inputSize="sm"
+                      value={outputMode}
+                      onChange={(e) =>
+                        setOutputMode(
+                          e.target.value as "new_file" | "new_version",
+                        )
+                      }
+                      aria-label="Output mode"
+                      options={[
+                        { value: "new_file", label: "New file" },
+                        { value: "new_version", label: "New version" },
+                      ]}
+                    />
+                  }
+                />
+              </div>
+              <div className="pol-field">
+                <SettingsRow
+                  label="Output name"
+                  control={
+                    <Input
+                      inputSize="sm"
+                      value={outputName}
+                      onChange={(e) => setOutputName(e.target.value)}
+                      placeholder="optional"
+                      aria-label="Output name"
+                    />
+                  }
+                />
+              </div>
+              <div className="pol-field">
+                <SettingsRow
+                  label="Name position"
+                  control={
+                    <Select
+                      inputSize="sm"
+                      value={outputNamePosition}
+                      onChange={(e) =>
+                        setOutputNamePosition(
+                          e.target.value as "prefix" | "suffix" | "auto-number",
+                        )
+                      }
+                      aria-label="Name position"
+                      options={[
+                        { value: "prefix", label: "Prefix" },
+                        { value: "suffix", label: "Suffix" },
+                        { value: "auto-number", label: "Auto-number" },
+                      ]}
+                    />
+                  }
+                />
+              </div>
+              <div className="pol-field">
+                <SettingsRow
+                  label="Max retries"
+                  control={
+                    <Input
+                      type="number"
+                      inputSize="sm"
+                      value={String(maxRetries)}
+                      onChange={(e) =>
+                        setMaxRetries(Math.max(0, Number(e.target.value) || 0))
+                      }
+                      aria-label="Max retries"
+                    />
+                  }
+                />
+              </div>
+              <div className="pol-field">
+                <SettingsRow
+                  label="Retry delay (min)"
+                  control={
+                    <Input
+                      type="number"
+                      inputSize="sm"
+                      value={String(retryDelayMinutes)}
+                      onChange={(e) =>
+                        setRetryDelayMinutes(
+                          Math.max(0, Number(e.target.value) || 0),
+                        )
+                      }
+                      aria-label="Retry delay minutes"
+                    />
+                  }
+                />
+              </div>
+            </Card>
+          </>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Sources step — kept in code, out of the flow for this release
+            (SOURCES_IN_FLOW), since sources are always "editor" for now. */}
+        {SOURCES_IN_FLOW && step === 3 && (
+          <>
+            <p className="pol-desc">
+              Choose where this policy runs and which document types it applies
+              to.
+            </p>
+            <p className="pol-section-label">Sources</p>
+            <Card padding="none">
+              {sourceDefs.map((src, i) => (
+                <div
+                  key={src.id}
+                  className="pol-source"
+                  data-first={i === 0 || undefined}
+                >
+                  <Checkbox
+                    checked={sources.includes(src.id)}
+                    onChange={() => toggleSource(src.id)}
+                    leadingIcon={src.icon}
+                    label={src.label}
+                    description={src.desc}
+                  />
+                </div>
+              ))}
+            </Card>
+
+            <p className="pol-section-label">Document types</p>
+            {!classificationEnabled ? (
+              <Banner
+                tone="warning"
+                icon={<InfoOutlinedIcon sx={{ fontSize: "1rem" }} />}
+                title="All document types"
+                description="Enable the Classification policy to filter by document type."
+                action={
+                  <Button
+                    variant="ghost"
+                    size="sm"
+                    onClick={onSetupClassification}
+                  >
+                    Set up Classification
+                  </Button>
+                }
+              />
+            ) : (
+              <Card padding="none">
+                <div className="pol-doctypes-head">
+                  <span className="pol-field-label">
+                    {scopeTypes.length === 0
+                      ? "All document types"
+                      : `${scopeTypes.length} types selected`}
+                  </span>
+                  <button
+                    className="pol-link"
+                    onClick={() => setScopeNarrow((v) => !v)}
+                  >
+                    {scopeNarrow ? "Clear" : "Edit"}
+                  </button>
+                </div>
+                {scopeNarrow && (
+                  <div className="pol-doctypes">
+                    {docTypes.map((dt) => (
+                      <Checkbox
+                        key={dt}
+                        checked={scopeTypes.includes(dt)}
+                        onChange={() =>
+                          setScopeTypes((prev) =>
+                            prev.includes(dt)
+                              ? prev.filter((d) => d !== dt)
+                              : [...prev, dt],
+                          )
+                        }
+                        label={dt}
+                      />
+                    ))}
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </Card>
+            )}
+          </>
+        )}
+
+        {step === TOTAL_STEPS && (
+          <>
+            <p className="pol-desc">
+              When Stirling has low confidence in an enforcement action, it will
+              send the document for human review.
+            </p>
+            <p className="pol-section-label">Reviewer</p>
+            <Card padding="default">
+              <FormField
+                label="Send flagged documents to:"
+                helperText="They'll open flagged documents directly in the Stirling editor."
+              >
+                <Input
+                  type="email"
+                  inputSize="sm"
+                  value={reviewerEmail}
+                  onChange={(e) => setReviewerEmail(e.target.value)}
+                  placeholder="[email protected]"
+                />
+              </FormField>
+            </Card>
+
+            <p className="pol-section-label">Summary</p>
+            <Card padding="default">
+              <div className="pol-summary-head">
+                <IconBadge accent="blue" size="sm">
+                  {category.icon}
+                </IconBadge>
+                <span className="pol-summary-title">
+                  {category.label} Policy
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <div className="pol-summary-rows">
+                <DataRow label="Enforces" align="top">
+                  <ChipFlow items={config.rules} />
+                </DataRow>
+                {SOURCES_IN_FLOW && (
+                  <DataRow label="Sources">{sources.length} selected</DataRow>
+                )}
+                <DataRow label="Reviewer">
+                  {reviewerEmail || <span className="pol-muted">Not set</span>}
+                </DataRow>
+              </div>
+            </Card>
+          </>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="pol-footer">
+        <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" onClick={back}>
+          {step > 1 ? "Back" : "Cancel"}
+        </Button>
+        {step < TOTAL_STEPS ? (
+          <Button
+            variant="gradient"
+            size="sm"
+            style={{ marginLeft: "auto" }}
+            onClick={() => setStep((s) => Math.min(TOTAL_STEPS, s + 1))}
+          >
+            Continue
+          </Button>
+        ) : (
+          <Button
+            variant="gradient"
+            size="sm"
+            style={{ marginLeft: "auto" }}
+            onClick={submit}
+            disabled={submitting}
+          >
+            {isEdit ? "Save Changes" : "Enable Policy"}
+          </Button>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyToolConfig.tsx

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+import { Suspense } from "react";
+import { Loader } from "@mantine/core";
+import { ToggleSwitch } from "@shared/components/ToggleSwitch";
+import { Card } from "@shared/components/Card";
+import { PolicyRedactConfig } from "@app/components/policies/PolicyRedactConfig";
+import type { ToolRegistry } from "@app/data/toolsTaxonomy";
+import type { ToolId } from "@app/types/toolId";
+
+/** One tool in a policy's fixed chain: whether it runs + its configured params. */
+export interface PolicyToolState {
+  /** Frontend tool-registry id (also the registry key + the thing we map to an endpoint). */
+  operation: string;
+  /** Whether this tool runs as part of the policy (the per-tool on/off). */
+  enabled: boolean;
+  /** Tool-specific parameters (the shape its endpoint accepts). */
+  parameters: Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+interface PolicyToolConfigProps {
+  /** The policy's fixed tool chain — locked (no add/remove), only configurable. */
+  tools: PolicyToolState[];
+  toolRegistry: Partial<ToolRegistry>;
+  onChange: (tools: PolicyToolState[]) => void;
+  /** Read-only when the policy is managed / the user can't configure. */
+  editable?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Locked, configure-only tool panel for a policy. The chain is fixed (you can't
+ * add or remove tools); each tool is a section that renders its OWN settings form
+ * from the tool registry (`automationSettings`) — the same forms the automation
+ * builder uses — so the config is generated from the tools in the workflow, not
+ * hardcoded per policy. The parameters produced here are exactly what the backend
+ * engine POSTs to each tool's endpoint.
+ */
+export function PolicyToolConfig({
+  tools,
+  toolRegistry,
+  onChange,
+  editable = true,
+}: PolicyToolConfigProps) {
+  const patchTool = (index: number, patch: Partial<PolicyToolState>) =>
+    onChange(tools.map((t, i) => (i === index ? { ...t, ...patch } : t)));
+
+  return (
+    <div className="pol-tool-config">
+      {tools.map((tool, index) => {
+        const entry = toolRegistry[tool.operation as ToolId];
+        const Settings = entry?.automationSettings ?? null;
+        return (
+          <Card key={tool.operation} padding="none">
+            <div className="pol-tool-head">
+              <span className="pol-tool-icon">{entry?.icon}</span>
+              <span className="pol-tool-name">
+                {entry?.name ?? tool.operation}
+              </span>
+              <ToggleSwitch
+                size="sm"
+                checked={tool.enabled}
+                disabled={!editable}
+                onChange={(checked) => patchTool(index, { enabled: checked })}
+                aria-label={`Enable ${entry?.name ?? tool.operation}`}
+              />
+            </div>
+            {tool.enabled &&
+              (tool.operation === "redact" ? (
+                // Redact has a bespoke config: PII preset dropdown + a custom
+                // word/regex field + advanced options, mode + regex locked on.
+                <div className="pol-tool-body">
+                  <PolicyRedactConfig
+                    parameters={tool.parameters}
+                    onChange={(parameters) => patchTool(index, { parameters })}
+                    disabled={!editable}
+                  />
+                </div>
+              ) : Settings ? (
+                <div className="pol-tool-body">
+                  <Suspense fallback={<Loader size="sm" />}>
+                    <Settings
+                      parameters={tool.parameters}
+                      onParameterChange={(key: string, value: unknown) =>
+                        patchTool(index, {
+                          parameters: { ...tool.parameters, [key]: value },
+                        })
+                      }
+                      disabled={!editable}
+                    />
+                  </Suspense>
+                </div>
+              ) : null)}
+          </Card>
+        );
+      })}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyToolConfigStep.tsx

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+import { useState, useEffect, type MutableRefObject } from "react";
+import { useToolWorkflow } from "@app/contexts/ToolWorkflowContext";
+import { buildPipelineDefinition } from "@app/services/policyPipeline";
+import {
+  PolicyToolConfig,
+  type PolicyToolState,
+} from "@app/components/policies/PolicyToolConfig";
+import type { ToolId } from "@app/types/toolId";
+import type { AutomationOperation } from "@app/types/automation";
+
+/**
+ * Seed a tool's parameters: start from the tool's own registry defaults, overlay
+ * the preset's defaults (e.g. the PII patterns), then apply only the saved
+ * values the user actually changed from the tool default. This means a policy
+ * saved while a param was at its default (an empty redact list) still inherits
+ * the preset value, while genuine user edits are preserved.
+ */
+function seedToolParameters(
+  registryDefaults: Record<string, unknown>,
+  presetParams: Record<string, unknown>,
+  savedParams: Record<string, unknown>,
+): Record<string, unknown> {
+  const merged: Record<string, unknown> = {
+    ...registryDefaults,
+    ...presetParams,
+  };
+  const eq = (a: unknown, b: unknown) =>
+    JSON.stringify(a) === JSON.stringify(b);
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(savedParams)) {
+    if (!eq(value, registryDefaults[key])) merged[key] = value;
+  }
+  return merged;
+}
+
+interface PolicyToolConfigStepProps {
+  /** The fixed, configurable tool chain (locked set) for this policy. */
+  chainIds: string[];
+  /** Operations to seed enabled/params from (saved ops, or preset defaults). */
+  initialOperations: AutomationOperation[];
+  /**
+   * The preset's default operations. Their params seed any tool whose saved
+   * value is still at the tool's own default — so e.g. a policy saved before the
+   * PII patterns existed inherits them rather than running with an empty list.
+   */
+  presetOperations: AutomationOperation[];
+  /** Used to name the built pipeline definition. */
+  categoryLabel: string;
+  /** The wizard triggers this on its final submit (mirrors PolicyWorkflowStep). */
+  saveTriggerRef: MutableRefObject<(() => void) | null>;
+  /** Emits the enabled tools as operations + the endpoint-mapped backend steps. */
+  onComplete: (
+    operations: AutomationOperation[],
+    pipelineSteps: { operation: string; parameters: Record<string, unknown> }[],
+    unresolvedOps: string[],
+  ) => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The wizard's Workflow step for preset (tool-chain) policies: the locked,
+ * per-tool config ({@link PolicyToolConfig}) instead of the add/remove builder.
+ * Isolates the ToolWorkflow dependency (so it's mockable in the rail tests) and
+ * wires the wizard's submit trigger to emit the configured tools as operations
+ * + the endpoint-mapped pipeline steps.
+ */
+export function PolicyToolConfigStep({
+  chainIds,
+  initialOperations,
+  presetOperations,
+  categoryLabel,
+  saveTriggerRef,
+  onComplete,
+}: PolicyToolConfigStepProps) {
+  const { toolRegistry } = useToolWorkflow();
+
+  const [tools, setTools] = useState<PolicyToolState[]>(() =>
+    chainIds.map((op) => {
+      const saved = initialOperations.find((o) => o.operation === op);
+      const preset = presetOperations.find((o) => o.operation === op);
+      const defaults = (toolRegistry[op as ToolId]?.operationConfig
+        ?.defaultParameters ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>;
+      return {
+        operation: op,
+        enabled: Boolean(saved),
+        parameters: seedToolParameters(
+          defaults,
+          (preset?.parameters ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>,
+          (saved?.parameters ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>,
+        ),
+      };
+    }),
+  );
+
+  // Re-wire the submit trigger whenever the tools change so it emits the latest.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    saveTriggerRef.current = () => {
+      const operations: AutomationOperation[] = tools
+        .filter((t) => t.enabled)
+        .map((t) => ({ operation: t.operation, parameters: t.parameters }));
+      const { definition, unresolved } = buildPipelineDefinition(
+        { name: `${categoryLabel} Policy`, operations },
+        toolRegistry,
+      );
+      onComplete(operations, definition.steps, unresolved);
+    };
+  }, [tools, toolRegistry, categoryLabel, saveTriggerRef, onComplete]);
+
+  return (
+    <PolicyToolConfig
+      tools={tools}
+      toolRegistry={toolRegistry}
+      onChange={setTools}
+    />
+  );
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyWorkflowStep.tsx

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+import type { MutableRefObject } from "react";
+import AutomationCreation from "@app/components/tools/automate/AutomationCreation";
+import { AutomationMode } from "@app/types/automation";
+import type { AutomationConfig } from "@app/types/automation";
+import type { ToolRegistry } from "@app/data/toolsTaxonomy";
+import { useToolWorkflow } from "@app/contexts/ToolWorkflowContext";
+
+interface PolicyWorkflowStepProps {
+  /**
+   * The automation to seed/edit. For setup this is a synthetic config carrying
+   * the category preset's operations; for edit it's the policy's backing
+   * automation.
+   */
+  automation: AutomationConfig;
+  /** SUGGESTED seeds-then-creates (setup); EDIT updates in place (settings). */
+  mode: AutomationMode;
+  /** The host (wizard) triggers the builder's save imperatively from its footer. */
+  saveTriggerRef: MutableRefObject<(() => void) | null>;
+  /**
+   * Called with the saved automation once the builder persists it, plus the tool
+   * registry (which lives here) so the wizard can map operations to backend
+   * endpoint paths without depending on the ToolWorkflow context itself.
+   */
+  onComplete: (
+    automation: AutomationConfig,
+    toolRegistry: Partial<ToolRegistry>,
+  ) => void;
+  /** Called when save is triggered but the workflow isn't in a saveable state. */
+  onSaveFailed?: () => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The policy wizard's "Workflow" step: the Watch Folders automation builder
+ * ({@link AutomationCreation}) reused to define a policy's tool pipeline. Kept
+ * as its own component so the heavy builder + its ToolWorkflow dependency are
+ * isolated (and mockable in the rail tests).
+ */
+export function PolicyWorkflowStep({
+  automation,
+  mode,
+  saveTriggerRef,
+  onComplete,
+  onSaveFailed,
+}: PolicyWorkflowStepProps) {
+  const { toolRegistry } = useToolWorkflow();
+  return (
+    <AutomationCreation
+      mode={mode}
+      existingAutomation={automation}
+      toolRegistry={toolRegistry}
+      hideMetadata
+      nameOverride={automation.name}
+      saveTriggerRef={saveTriggerRef}
+      onBack={() => {}}
+      onComplete={(saved) => onComplete(saved, toolRegistry)}
+      onSaveFailed={onSaveFailed}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+export { AutomationMode };

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/README.md

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+# Policies (frontend)
+
+Automation-backed document-enforcement policies — conceptually like Watch
+Folders but backend-driven, with non-folder triggers (editor save/export,
+device sweeps, cloud connectors). **This is the frontend only**: per-policy
+state is persisted locally (localStorage) and activity + stats are derived from
+your real uploaded files; server persistence + real enforcement land in a
+follow-up. It ships behind the `POLICIES_ENABLED` feature flag (proprietary
+build = on while in development, core build = off).
+
+## Layout
+
+| Path | Role |
+|------|------|
+| `types/policies.ts` | Type model (category, fields, state). |
+| `data/policyDefinitions.tsx` | Static preset definitions for the catalog: 5 categories (with the `providesClassification` data flag), per-category config fields, sources, doc types, and each category's default tool pipeline. Read it through `policyCatalog`, not directly. |
+| `services/policyCatalog.ts` | **The definitions seam.** `loadPolicyCatalog()` returns categories/configs/sources/doc-types. Components reach definitions only through here (via `usePolicyCatalog`) — swap this one function for a backend fetch to go live without touching a component. |
+| `hooks/usePolicyCatalog.ts` | Hook over the catalog seam (memoised; where loading/error state lands when it becomes async). |
+| `services/policyStorage.ts` | Local persistence (localStorage) of per-policy **state** + change events. Swap this layer for the real API. |
+| `hooks/usePolicies.ts` | State + lifecycle actions + permission flag. |
+| `services/policyLiveData.ts` | Derives the detail view's activity feed + stats from the user's real uploaded files. |
+| `components/policies/PoliciesSidebar.tsx` | The three right-rail slots: list section, detail takeover, collapsed-rail icons (+ `usePoliciesEnabled` / `usePolicyDetailActive`). Shadows the core stub. |
+| `components/policies/policySelectionStore.ts` | Shared selected-policy / detail-view store the three slots sync through. |
+| `components/policies/PolicySetupWizard.tsx` | 3-step setup (operations → sources/types → reviewer/confirm). |
+| `components/policies/PolicyDetailPanel.tsx` | Configured "narrative" view (Enforces / Activity / Stats). |
+| `components/policies/PolicySettingsForm.tsx` | Edit-settings sub-view. |
+| `components/policies/PolicyFieldRow.tsx` | toggle / select / chips / text field renderer (SUI `SettingsRow` + `ToggleSwitch`/`Select`/`Input`/`Chip`). |
+
+The core build gets a no-op stub at `core/components/policies/PoliciesSidebar.tsx`;
+`RightSidebar` (core) consumes the seam, so the section appears only in
+proprietary builds.
+
+## Design system (SUI + Mantine)
+
+The surface is composed almost entirely from the shared SUI design system
+(`@shared/components`), mixed with Mantine only where SUI has no equivalent.
+SUI components used here: `PanelHeader` (+ leading `IconBadge`), `Card`,
+`Button`, `Chip`, `ChipFlow`, `StatusBadge`, `Banner`, `EmptyState`,
+`MetricCard`, `Input`, `Select`, `ToggleSwitch`, `Checkbox`, `FormField`,
+`NavItem` (status `accent`), `ListRow`, `DataRow`, `SectionHeader`,
+`StepIndicator`. Several of those (`IconBadge`, `ListRow`, `DataRow`,
+`SectionHeader`, `StepIndicator`, `ChipFlow`, `SettingsRow`, plus the `NavItem`
+accent / `PanelHeader` icon slot / `Checkbox` leadingIcon / `MetricCard size`)
+were **built up in SUI** as part of this work — each has a Storybook story.
+
+Bootstrapping: the editor loads `@shared/tokens/tokens.css` globally via
+`RainbowThemeProvider`, which also mirrors the Mantine colour scheme onto
+`<html data-theme>` (SUI's dark palette keys on `data-theme`). A global
+`@shared` alias in `editor/vite.config.ts` + `vitest.config.ts` resolves the
+shared components' own `@shared/*.css` self-imports.
+
+The bespoke `.pol-*` CSS in `Policies.css` is now only thin layout scaffolding
+(detail/scroll/footer wrappers, the collapsed rail, row insets that match SUI
+`ListRow`); spacing snaps to the SUI `--space-*` scale and colour to the SUI
+token set.
+
+**Status-colour convention (locked):** blue = accent/identity (NavItem accent
+bar, rail icon, detail Card accent — the prototype's blue); green `success`
+StatusBadge = the "Active" pill/dot everywhere (list + detail + rail dot);
+amber = paused. Configured rows render as raised cards (surface + border).
+
+## Faithful to the prototype
+
+5 categories (Ingestion, Security, Compliance, Routing, Retention), their full
+field sets, the 3-step wizard (incl. the doc-type step gated behind the
+Classification/ingestion policy), the configured narrative view (Enforces /
+recent-activity feed / three-up stats), settings, the permission model
+(owner/admin/member + solo), and the
+docked right-sidebar placement: a collapsible **Policies** list above Tools, a
+detail view that takes over the rail when a policy is open, and a collapsed-rail
+of policy icons with active/paused status dots.
+
+## Deviations / follow-ups
+
+- **Billing upgrade flows.** The prototype's free → pay-as-you-go → enterprise
+  upgrade/commit/bespoke modals live in the Settings billing tab — a
+  billing-integration surface (Stripe/org state that doesn't exist yet),
+  deferred. The in-rail surface shows only the spend-limit warning chip, as in
+  the prototype's policy section.
+- **Backend.** All persistence, enforcement, activity, and stats are mock. To
+  go live, replace `services/policyStorage.ts` and feed real activity/stats.
+
+## Tests
+
+`services/policyStorage.test.ts` (seed/update/reset/heal/events) and
+`data/policyDefinitions.test.ts` (permission matrix + definition integrity).

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/policyRunStore.test.ts

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+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import {
+  dispatchKey,
+  isDispatched,
+  markDispatched,
+  recordRunStart,
+  updateRun,
+  resetPolicyRuns,
+  type PolicyRunRecord,
+} from "@app/components/policies/policyRunStore";
+
+function rec(over: Partial<PolicyRunRecord>): PolicyRunRecord {
+  return {
+    runId: "r1",
+    categoryId: "security",
+    fileId: "f1",
+    fileName: "f.pdf",
+    fileSize: 10,
+    status: "PENDING",
+    outputs: [],
+    error: null,
+    startedAt: 1,
+    ...over,
+  };
+}
+
+// The store reads localStorage at import; reset state + storage per test.
+function read(key: string) {
+  return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(key) ?? "{}");
+}
+
+describe("policyRunStore", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    localStorage.clear();
+    resetPolicyRuns();
+  });
+
+  it("records a run start and marks the (policy, file) pair dispatched", () => {
+    expect(isDispatched("security", "f1")).toBe(false);
+    recordRunStart(rec({}));
+    expect(isDispatched("security", "f1")).toBe(true);
+    const stored = read("stirling-policy-runs");
+    expect(stored.runs).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(stored.dispatched).toContain(dispatchKey("security", "f1"));
+  });
+
+  it("markDispatched is idempotent and independent of a run record", () => {
+    markDispatched("routing", "f9");
+    markDispatched("routing", "f9");
+    expect(isDispatched("routing", "f9")).toBe(true);
+    expect(read("stirling-policy-runs").dispatched).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it("updateRun patches an in-flight run's status + outputs", () => {
+    recordRunStart(rec({ runId: "abc" }));
+    updateRun("abc", {
+      status: "COMPLETED",
+      outputs: [{ fileId: "out-1", fileName: "redacted.pdf" }],
+    });
+    const run = read("stirling-policy-runs").runs[0];
+    expect(run.status).toBe("COMPLETED");
+    expect(run.outputs).toEqual([
+      { fileId: "out-1", fileName: "redacted.pdf" },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("updateRun ignores an unknown run id", () => {
+    recordRunStart(rec({ runId: "abc", status: "PENDING" }));
+    updateRun("nope", { status: "FAILED" });
+    expect(read("stirling-policy-runs").runs[0].status).toBe("PENDING");
+  });
+
+  it("caps stored runs at 50, newest first", () => {
+    for (let i = 0; i < 55; i++) {
+      recordRunStart(rec({ runId: `r${i}`, fileId: `f${i}`, startedAt: i }));
+    }
+    const runs = read("stirling-policy-runs").runs;
+    expect(runs).toHaveLength(50);
+    expect(runs[0].runId).toBe("r54"); // most recent
+  });
+});

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/policyRunStore.ts

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+/**
+ * External store for real backend policy runs (Phase B: auto-run on upload).
+ *
+ * The auto-run controller fires a backend run for each enabled policy × each
+ * newly-uploaded file and records it here; the detail view's activity feed reads
+ * from it. `dispatched` keys (`categoryId:fileId`) ensure a given file is only
+ * ever run once per policy, surviving remounts via localStorage.
+ *
+ * Read with {@code useSyncExternalStore}; mutated by the controller.
+ */
+
+import { useSyncExternalStore } from "react";
+import type { PolicyRunStatus } from "@app/services/policyPipeline";
+
+export interface PolicyRunRecord {
+  runId: string;
+  categoryId: string;
+  fileId: string;
+  fileName: string;
+  fileSize: number;
+  status: PolicyRunStatus;
+  /** Output files (downloadable via /api/v1/general/files/{id}) once done. */
+  outputs: { fileId: string; fileName: string }[];
+  /** True once ALL outputs have been imported into the workspace. */
+  imported?: boolean;
+  /** Output fileIds already imported — tracked per-file so a partial failure
+   *  retries only the missing ones and never re-adds the ones that succeeded. */
+  importedFileIds?: string[];
+  error: string | null;
+  /** Epoch ms when the run was dispatched. */
+  startedAt: number;
+}
+
+interface RunState {
+  runs: PolicyRunRecord[];
+  dispatched: string[];
+}
+
+const STORAGE_KEY = "stirling-policy-runs";
+/** Cap stored runs so the activity log can't grow without bound. */
+const MAX_RUNS = 50;
+
+function read(): RunState {
+  try {
+    const raw =
+      typeof localStorage !== "undefined"
+        ? localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY)
+        : null;
+    if (raw) {
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as Partial<RunState>;
+      return {
+        // Normalise older persisted records (which predate the `outputs` field)
+        // so consumers can always rely on `outputs` being an array.
+        runs: Array.isArray(parsed.runs)
+          ? parsed.runs.map((r) => ({
+              ...r,
+              outputs: Array.isArray(r.outputs) ? r.outputs : [],
+              importedFileIds: Array.isArray(r.importedFileIds)
+                ? r.importedFileIds
+                : [],
+            }))
+          : [],
+        dispatched: Array.isArray(parsed.dispatched) ? parsed.dispatched : [],
+      };
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // Corrupt/unavailable storage — start empty.
+  }
+  return { runs: [], dispatched: [] };
+}
+
+let state: RunState = read();
+const listeners = new Set<() => void>();
+
+function emit() {
+  try {
+    if (typeof localStorage !== "undefined") {
+      localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(state));
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // Best-effort persistence.
+  }
+  for (const l of listeners) l();
+}
+
+function subscribe(listener: () => void) {
+  listeners.add(listener);
+  return () => listeners.delete(listener);
+}
+
+function getSnapshot(): RunState {
+  return state;
+}
+
+const SERVER_SNAPSHOT: RunState = { runs: [], dispatched: [] };
+function getServerSnapshot(): RunState {
+  return SERVER_SNAPSHOT;
+}
+
+/** Key identifying a single (policy, file) run attempt. */
+export function dispatchKey(categoryId: string, fileId: string): string {
+  return `${categoryId}:${fileId}`;
+}
+
+/** Whether this (policy, file) pair has already been dispatched. */
+export function isDispatched(categoryId: string, fileId: string): boolean {
+  return state.dispatched.includes(dispatchKey(categoryId, fileId));
+}
+
+/** Record a newly-dispatched run (marks it dispatched + adds the record). */
+export function recordRunStart(record: PolicyRunRecord) {
+  const key = dispatchKey(record.categoryId, record.fileId);
+  state = {
+    runs: [record, ...state.runs].slice(0, MAX_RUNS),
+    dispatched: state.dispatched.includes(key)
+      ? state.dispatched
+      : [...state.dispatched, key],
+  };
+  emit();
+}
+
+/** Mark a (policy, file) pair dispatched without a run (e.g. dispatch failed). */
+export function markDispatched(categoryId: string, fileId: string) {
+  const key = dispatchKey(categoryId, fileId);
+  if (state.dispatched.includes(key)) return;
+  state = { ...state, dispatched: [...state.dispatched, key] };
+  emit();
+}
+
+/** Patch an in-flight run's status/outputs/error as it progresses. */
+export function updateRun(runId: string, patch: Partial<PolicyRunRecord>) {
+  let changed = false;
+  const runs = state.runs.map((r) => {
+    if (r.runId !== runId) return r;
+    changed = true;
+    return { ...r, ...patch };
+  });
+  if (!changed) return;
+  state = { ...state, runs };
+  emit();
+}
+
+/** Reset the store — used by tests to isolate it. */
+export function resetPolicyRuns() {
+  state = { runs: [], dispatched: [] };
+  emit();
+}
+
+export function usePolicyRuns(): PolicyRunRecord[] {
+  return useSyncExternalStore(
+    subscribe,
+    () => getSnapshot().runs,
+    () => getServerSnapshot().runs,
+  );
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/policySelectionStore.ts

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+/**
+ * Tiny external store for the currently-selected policy and its detail sub-view.
+ *
+ * The Policies surface is split across two slots in the right tool sidebar — the
+ * list section (above Tools) and the detail takeover (which replaces Tools when a
+ * policy is open) — plus the collapsed-rail icons. They live in different parts of
+ * {@code RightSidebar}'s tree, so selection can't be component-local useState.
+ * This module-level store (read via {@code useSyncExternalStore}) lets all three
+ * stay in sync without threading a context through the core sidebar.
+ */
+
+import { useSyncExternalStore } from "react";
+import type { PolicyDetailView } from "@app/types/policies";
+
+interface PolicySelection {
+  selectedId: string | null;
+  detailView: PolicyDetailView;
+}
+
+let state: PolicySelection = { selectedId: null, detailView: "detail" };
+const listeners = new Set<() => void>();
+
+function emit() {
+  for (const l of listeners) l();
+}
+
+function subscribe(listener: () => void) {
+  listeners.add(listener);
+  return () => listeners.delete(listener);
+}
+
+function getSnapshot(): PolicySelection {
+  return state;
+}
+
+/** Deterministic initial snapshot for SSR/hydration (never the mutable store). */
+const SERVER_SNAPSHOT: PolicySelection = {
+  selectedId: null,
+  detailView: "detail",
+};
+function getServerSnapshot(): PolicySelection {
+  return SERVER_SNAPSHOT;
+}
+
+/** Open a policy's detail (resets the sub-view to the narrative). */
+export function selectPolicy(id: string | null) {
+  state = { selectedId: id, detailView: "detail" };
+  emit();
+}
+
+/** Switch the open policy between its narrative and edit-settings sub-views. */
+export function setPolicyDetailView(view: PolicyDetailView) {
+  if (state.detailView === view) return;
+  state = { ...state, detailView: view };
+  emit();
+}
+
+/** Close the open policy and return to the list. */
+export function closePolicy() {
+  selectPolicy(null);
+}
+
+/** Reset to the initial state — used by tests to isolate the module store. */
+export function resetPolicySelection() {
+  state = { selectedId: null, detailView: "detail" };
+  emit();
+}
+
+export function usePolicySelection(): PolicySelection {
+  return useSyncExternalStore(subscribe, getSnapshot, getServerSnapshot);
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/policyStatus.ts

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+import type { IconBadgeAccent } from "@shared/components/IconBadge";
+import type { PolicyRowStatus, PolicyState } from "@app/types/policies";
+
+/** Derive a single row/detail status from a policy's persisted state. */
+export function deriveRowStatus(
+  state: PolicyState | undefined,
+): PolicyRowStatus {
+  if (!state?.configured) return "setup";
+  if (state.status === "paused") return "paused";
+  return "active";
+}
+
+/** Human label for each row status. */
+export const STATUS_LABEL: Record<PolicyRowStatus, string> = {
+  active: "Active",
+  paused: "Paused",
+  setup: "Set up",
+};
+
+/** A soft tinted icon tile per category — gives each policy a calm identity colour. */
+export const ROW_ACCENT: Record<string, IconBadgeAccent> = {
+  ingestion: "blue",
+  security: "purple",
+  compliance: "green",
+  routing: "amber",
+  retention: "red",
+};

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/policyToolChains.ts

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+/**
+ * The fixed, configurable tool chain per policy category — the locked set the
+ * config page shows (one section per tool). Tools can be configured + toggled
+ * on/off, but not added or removed. Each id is a frontend tool-registry key (and
+ * maps to that tool's backend endpoint via the registry's operationConfig).
+ *
+ * Only Security is wired today; other categories follow.
+ */
+export const POLICY_TOOL_CHAINS: Record<string, string[]> = {
+  // Security: redact PII + watermark + sanitize (strips JS). Which are enabled
+  // by default comes from the preset's defaultOperations, not this list.
+  security: ["redact", "watermark", "sanitize"],
+};
+
+/** The configurable tool chain for a category, or null if it has none yet. */
+export function getPolicyToolChain(categoryId: string): string[] | null {
+  return POLICY_TOOL_CHAINS[categoryId] ?? null;
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/policyValues.ts

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+import type { PolicyConfigDef, PolicyState } from "@app/types/policies";
+
+/**
+ * Resolve each field's effective value for a policy: the saved override from
+ * state, falling back to the definition's default.
+ */
+export function resolveFieldValues(
+  config: PolicyConfigDef,
+  state: PolicyState,
+): Record<string, boolean | string | string[]> {
+  const out: Record<string, boolean | string | string[]> = {};
+  for (const f of config.fields) {
+    out[f.key] = state.fieldValues[f.key] ?? f.value;
+  }
+  return out;
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/usePolicyAutoRun.ts

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+/**
+ * Auto-run controller (Phase B): every enabled policy enforces on every uploaded
+ * file. Watches the session's files and, for each (active policy × not-yet-run
+ * file), fires a real backend run (`POST /api/v1/policies/{id}/run`) and polls it
+ * to completion, recording progress in {@link policyRunStore} for the activity
+ * feed.
+ *
+ * Headless — call it from {@link PolicyAutoRunController}, which is mounted once
+ * wherever the editor is open so enforcement happens regardless of whether the
+ * policy panel is on screen. Each (policy, file) pair runs exactly once (tracked
+ * in the run store), so re-renders and remounts don't re-fire.
+ */
+
+import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { useAllFiles, useFileManagement } from "@app/contexts/FileContext";
+import { fileStorage } from "@app/services/fileStorage";
+import { POLICIES_ENABLED } from "@app/constants/featureFlags";
+import {
+  runStoredPolicy,
+  getPolicyRun,
+  downloadPolicyOutput,
+} from "@app/services/policyApi";
+import type { PolicyRunStatus } from "@app/services/policyPipeline";
+import type { FileId } from "@app/types/file";
+import { usePolicies } from "@app/hooks/usePolicies";
+import {
+  isDispatched,
+  markDispatched,
+  recordRunStart,
+  updateRun,
+  usePolicyRuns,
+  type PolicyRunRecord,
+} from "@app/components/policies/policyRunStore";
+
+/** Poll cadence + cap for a single run's status (≈2.5 min worst case). */
+const POLL_MS = 2000;
+const MAX_POLLS = 75;
+
+function isTerminal(status: PolicyRunStatus): boolean {
+  return (
+    status === "COMPLETED" || status === "FAILED" || status === "CANCELLED"
+  );
+}
+
+const delay = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+
+export function usePolicyAutoRun(): void {
+  const { fileStubs } = useAllFiles();
+  const { addFiles } = useFileManagement();
+  const { policies } = usePolicies();
+  const runs = usePolicyRuns();
+  // Run ids currently being polled / imported, so the effects never double-fire.
+  const polling = useRef<Set<string>>(new Set());
+  const importing = useRef<Set<string>>(new Set());
+
+  // Dispatch: for each active policy × each session file not yet run, fire a run.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!POLICIES_ENABLED) return;
+    const active = Object.entries(policies).filter(
+      ([, s]) => s.configured && s.status === "active" && s.backendId,
+    );
+    for (const [categoryId, s] of active) {
+      for (const stub of fileStubs) {
+        if (isDispatched(categoryId, stub.id)) continue;
+        // runPolicyOnFile marks dispatched synchronously before its first await.
+        void runPolicyOnFile(
+          categoryId,
+          s.backendId as string,
+          stub.id,
+          stub.name,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }, [fileStubs, policies]);
+
+  // Poll each in-flight run to a terminal state.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!POLICIES_ENABLED) return;
+    for (const run of runs) {
+      if (isTerminal(run.status) || polling.current.has(run.runId)) continue;
+      polling.current.add(run.runId);
+      void poll(run.runId).finally(() => polling.current.delete(run.runId));
+    }
+  }, [runs]);
+
+  // Import each completed run's outputs into the workspace (each output once),
+  // so the enforced file appears in the app rather than only on the backend.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!POLICIES_ENABLED) return;
+    for (const run of runs) {
+      if (
+        run.status !== "COMPLETED" ||
+        run.imported ||
+        !run.outputs?.length ||
+        importing.current.has(run.runId)
+      ) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      importing.current.add(run.runId);
+      void importOutputs(run, addFiles).finally(() =>
+        importing.current.delete(run.runId),
+      );
+    }
+  }, [runs, addFiles]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fetch a completed run's not-yet-imported output files and add them to the
+ * workspace. Per-output, via allSettled: each output is tracked once imported,
+ * so a partial failure retries only the missing files on a later tick and the
+ * ones that succeeded are never added twice. `imported` flips true only once
+ * every output has landed.
+ */
+async function importOutputs(
+  run: PolicyRunRecord,
+  addFiles: (files: File[]) => Promise<unknown>,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const done = new Set(run.importedFileIds ?? []);
+  const pending = run.outputs.filter((out) => !done.has(out.fileId));
+  if (pending.length === 0) {
+    updateRun(run.runId, { imported: true });
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const results = await Promise.allSettled(
+    pending.map(async (out) => {
+      const blob = await downloadPolicyOutput(out.fileId);
+      return {
+        fileId: out.fileId,
+        file: new File([blob], out.fileName || run.fileName, {
+          type: blob.type || "application/pdf",
+        }),
+      };
+    }),
+  );
+  const fetched = results
+    .filter(
+      (r): r is PromiseFulfilledResult<{ fileId: string; file: File }> =>
+        r.status === "fulfilled",
+    )
+    .map((r) => r.value);
+  if (fetched.length === 0) return; // all failed — retry the lot on a later tick
+
+  // Add the freshly-fetched files, then mark exactly those imported. If addFiles
+  // throws we don't mark them, so they retry (without having been added).
+  await addFiles(fetched.map((f) => f.file));
+  const importedFileIds = [...done, ...fetched.map((f) => f.fileId)];
+  updateRun(run.runId, {
+    importedFileIds,
+    imported: run.outputs.every((out) => importedFileIds.includes(out.fileId)),
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolve the file's bytes, fire a backend run, and record it. Exported so the
+ * activity feed's Retry action can re-run a policy on a previously-failed file.
+ */
+export async function runPolicyOnFile(
+  categoryId: string,
+  backendId: string,
+  fileId: FileId,
+  fileName: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  // Mark synchronously, before any await, so neither the dispatch effect nor a
+  // rapid Retry click can double-fire while the file bytes load.
+  markDispatched(categoryId, fileId);
+  try {
+    const file = await fileStorage.getStirlingFile(fileId);
+    if (!file) return; // file gone; nothing to run (already marked above).
+    const runId = await runStoredPolicy(backendId, [file]);
+    recordRunStart({
+      runId,
+      categoryId,
+      fileId,
+      fileName,
+      fileSize: file.size,
+      status: "PENDING",
+      outputs: [],
+      error: null,
+      startedAt: Date.now(),
+    });
+  } catch {
+    // Dispatch failed (offline / backend error). Already marked dispatched so we
+    // don't hammer; the absent run simply won't appear in the activity feed.
+  }
+}
+
+/** Poll a run's status until it reaches a terminal state (or the cap). */
+async function poll(runId: string): Promise<void> {
+  for (let i = 0; i < MAX_POLLS; i++) {
+    await delay(POLL_MS);
+    let view;
+    try {
+      view = await getPolicyRun(runId);
+    } catch {
+      continue; // transient — keep trying within the cap.
+    }
+    updateRun(runId, {
+      status: view.status,
+      outputs: view.outputs,
+      error: view.error,
+    });
+    if (isTerminal(view.status)) return;
+  }
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/constants/featureFlags.ts

@@ -6,10 +6,17 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * Watched Folders (a.k.a. Watched Folders) — a proprietary feature whose
- * implementation lives under `proprietary/`. Still disabled for now; flip to
- * `true` to surface it in the proprietary build only. The core override stays
- * `false`, so the shared sidebar entry point never appears in the open-source
- * build (which has no Watched Folders implementation to navigate to).
+ * Watched Folders — a proprietary feature whose implementation lives under
+ * `proprietary/`. Still disabled for now; flip to `true` to surface it in the
+ * proprietary build only. The core override stays `false`, so the shared
+ * sidebar entry point never appears in the open-source build (which has no
+ * Watched Folders implementation to navigate to).
  */
 export const WATCHED_FOLDERS_ENABLED: boolean = false;
+
+/**
+ * Policies — proprietary, automation-backed policy enforcement. Enabled in the
+ * proprietary build so it's reachable while in active development (frontend is
+ * mock/stub-backed; no real server yet). Core stays `false`.
+ */
+export const POLICIES_ENABLED: boolean = true;

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/data/policyDefinitions.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { POLICY_CATEGORIES, POLICY_CONFIG } from "@app/data/policyDefinitions";
+
+describe("policy definitions integrity", () => {
+  it("every category has a matching config entry", () => {
+    for (const cat of POLICY_CATEGORIES) {
+      expect(POLICY_CONFIG[cat.id], `config for ${cat.id}`).toBeDefined();
+      expect(POLICY_CONFIG[cat.id].fields.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      expect(POLICY_CONFIG[cat.id].rules.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      // Every preset seeds a real, non-empty pipeline (the category→steps map).
+      expect(
+        POLICY_CONFIG[cat.id].defaultOperations.length,
+        `defaultOperations for ${cat.id}`,
+      ).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    }
+  });
+  it("field keys are unique within each category", () => {
+    for (const cat of POLICY_CATEGORIES) {
+      const keys = POLICY_CONFIG[cat.id].fields.map((f) => f.key);
+      expect(new Set(keys).size).toBe(keys.length);
+    }
+  });
+});

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/data/policyDefinitions.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,365 @@
+/**
+ * Static preset definitions for Policies — the categories, their editable
+ * settings fields, scope labels, and the default tool pipeline each category
+ * seeds a new policy with. Runtime activity + stats are derived live from the
+ * user's real files (see policyLiveData), not defined here.
+ */
+
+import LayersIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Layers";
+import ShieldIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Shield";
+import CheckCircleIcon from "@mui/icons-material/CheckCircle";
+import ArrowForwardIcon from "@mui/icons-material/ArrowForward";
+import StorageIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Storage";
+import DescriptionIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Description";
+import ComputerIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Computer";
+import PublicIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Public";
+import CloudIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Cloud";
+import EmailOutlinedIcon from "@mui/icons-material/EmailOutlined";
+import FolderOpenIcon from "@mui/icons-material/FolderOpen";
+import type {
+  PolicyCategory,
+  PolicyConfigDef,
+  PolicySource,
+} from "@app/types/policies";
+
+const ICON_SX = { fontSize: "1rem" } as const;
+
+/** The 5 policy categories, in the prototype's narrative order. */
+export const POLICY_CATEGORIES: PolicyCategory[] = [
+  {
+    id: "ingestion",
+    label: "Ingestion",
+    icon: <LayersIcon sx={ICON_SX} />,
+    desc: "Classify documents, extract structured data, enforce naming conventions, and normalize pages.",
+    // The classifier the wizard's "Set up Classification" action routes to.
+    providesClassification: true,
+    // Needs the classify agent + RAG, which aren't built yet.
+    comingSoon: true,
+  },
+  {
+    id: "security",
+    label: "Security",
+    icon: <ShieldIcon sx={ICON_SX} />,
+    desc: "Detect PII, encrypt, verify authenticity, control access, and certify documents.",
+  },
+  {
+    id: "compliance",
+    label: "Compliance",
+    icon: <CheckCircleIcon sx={ICON_SX} />,
+    desc: "Enforce HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2, or FedRAMP requirements on every document.",
+    comingSoon: true,
+  },
+  {
+    id: "routing",
+    label: "Routing",
+    icon: <ArrowForwardIcon sx={ICON_SX} />,
+    desc: "Auto-route documents to the right team, folder, or system.",
+    comingSoon: true,
+  },
+  {
+    id: "retention",
+    label: "Retention",
+    icon: <StorageIcon sx={ICON_SX} />,
+    desc: "Set how long documents are kept, when to archive, and when to delete.",
+    comingSoon: true,
+  },
+];
+
+/**
+ * PII presets for the redact step: a label + the regex the /auto-redact endpoint
+ * matches (via `wordsToRedact` + `useRegex`). Patterns are precise — validated
+ * (SSN areas, card IINs, ABA prefixes), context- or separator-anchored — to keep
+ * false positives down and avoid the backtracking the old broad patterns risked.
+ */
+export const PII_PRESETS: { value: string; label: string; pattern: string }[] =
+  [
+    {
+      value: "ssn",
+      label: "Social Security numbers",
+      // 123-45-6789 or 123 45 6789; rejects invalid areas (000/666/9xx),
+      // group 00, serial 0000, and mixed separators (backreference).
+      pattern:
+        "\\b(?!000|666|9\\d{2})\\d{3}([- ])(?!00)\\d{2}\\1(?!0000)\\d{4}\\b",
+    },
+    {
+      value: "card",
+      label: "Credit / debit cards",
+      // Solid runs anchored to real IINs (Visa 13/16, MC 51–55 + 2221–2720,
+      // Amex 34/37, Discover 6011/65xx) + grouped 4-4-4-4 and Amex 4-6-5
+      // with a consistent separator enforced by backreference.
+      pattern:
+        "\\b(?:4\\d{12}(?:\\d{3})?|5[1-5]\\d{14}|(?:222[1-9]|22[3-9]\\d|2[3-6]\\d{2}|27[01]\\d|2720)\\d{12}|3[47]\\d{13}|6(?:011|5\\d{2})\\d{12}|[2-6]\\d{3}([ -])\\d{4}\\1\\d{4}\\1\\d{4}|3[47]\\d{2}([ -])\\d{6}\\2\\d{5})\\b",
+    },
+    {
+      value: "iban",
+      label: "IBANs",
+      // Solid (GB29NWBK…) or space-grouped (GB29 NWBK 6016 …) form.
+      pattern:
+        "\\b[A-Z]{2}\\d{2}(?:[A-Z0-9]{11,30}|(?: [A-Z0-9]{4}){2,7}(?: [A-Z0-9]{1,4})?)\\b",
+    },
+    {
+      value: "routing",
+      label: "US routing numbers (ABA)",
+      // 9 digits constrained to valid Federal Reserve prefix ranges.
+      pattern: "\\b(?:0[1-9]|1[0-2]|2[1-9]|3[0-2]|6[1-9]|7[0-2]|80)\\d{7}\\b",
+    },
+    {
+      value: "account",
+      label: "Account numbers (labelled)",
+      // Context-anchored: only digits preceded by Account / Acct / A/C.
+      pattern:
+        "\\b(?:[Aa]cc(?:oun)?t|[Aa]/[Cc])(?:\\s+(?:[Nn]o\\.?|[Nn]umber|#))?\\s*[:#]?\\s*\\d{6,17}\\b",
+    },
+    {
+      value: "email",
+      label: "Email addresses",
+      // Requires a real TLD (≥2 letters); won't swallow a sentence-ending period.
+      pattern:
+        "\\b[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9-]+(?:\\.[A-Za-z0-9-]+)*\\.[A-Za-z]{2,}\\b",
+    },
+    {
+      value: "phone",
+      label: "Phone numbers",
+      // (555) 123-4567 · 555-123-4567 (consistent separator) · +E.164 solid or
+      // grouped · UK 0-prefixed grouped formats. Bare 10-digit runs excluded.
+      pattern:
+        "\\(\\d{3}\\)[ .-]?\\d{3}[ .-]?\\d{4}\\b|\\b\\d{3}([ .-])\\d{3}\\1\\d{4}\\b|\\+\\d{1,3}[ .-]?\\d{6,12}\\b|\\+\\d{1,3}(?:[ .-]\\d{2,4}){2,5}\\b|\\b0\\d{2,4}[ -]\\d{3,4}[ -]?\\d{3,4}\\b",
+    },
+  ];
+
+/**
+ * Defaults seeded into a fresh Security policy's redact step — only the two
+ * strictest, precise patterns (SSN + cards). Users add the rest (IBAN, routing,
+ * account, email, phone) from the PII dropdown.
+ */
+export const DEFAULT_PII_PATTERNS: string[] = [
+  PII_PRESETS[0].pattern, // SSN
+  PII_PRESETS[1].pattern, // cards
+];
+
+/** Per-category narrative + editable fields (from the prototype's POLICY_CONFIG). */
+export const POLICY_CONFIG: Record<string, PolicyConfigDef> = {
+  ingestion: {
+    summary:
+      "Classifies documents, extracts structured data, enforces naming, and normalizes pages.",
+    rules: ["Classify", "Extract", "Name", "Normalize"],
+    defaultOperations: [
+      { operation: "ocr", parameters: {} },
+      { operation: "flatten", parameters: {} },
+    ],
+    scopeLabel: "All PDFs on this device",
+    // Policy-level controls only — the per-tool params (OCR level, extract
+    // tables, naming, normalize, rotate…) now live in the Workflow step.
+    fields: [
+      {
+        label: "Min confidence",
+        key: "minConfidence",
+        type: "select",
+        value: "80%",
+        options: ["60%", "70%", "80%", "90%", "95%"],
+      },
+      {
+        label: "Below threshold",
+        key: "belowThreshold",
+        type: "select",
+        value: "Flag for review",
+        options: ["Flag for review", "Route to bucket", "Hold"],
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  security: {
+    summary:
+      "Detects PII, encrypts, verifies authenticity, controls access, and certifies documents.",
+    rules: ["Redact PII", "Remove JavaScript"],
+    // Default chain: redact PII + remove JavaScript (via sanitize) on; watermark
+    // is offered in the config page but off by default (not seeded here). Redact
+    // ships with the high-risk PII regexes so it works out of the box.
+    defaultOperations: [
+      {
+        operation: "redact",
+        parameters: {
+          mode: "automatic",
+          useRegex: true,
+          wordsToRedact: DEFAULT_PII_PATTERNS,
+        },
+      },
+      { operation: "sanitize", parameters: {} },
+    ],
+    scopeLabel: "All PDFs on this device",
+    // Policy-level controls only — detection/encryption/signing/watermark are
+    // per-tool and now live in the Workflow step.
+    fields: [
+      {
+        label: "Default PII response",
+        key: "defaultResponse",
+        type: "select",
+        value: "Highlight & tag",
+        options: [
+          "Highlight & tag",
+          "Prompt on export",
+          "Auto-redact on export",
+          "Block export",
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        label: "User can override",
+        key: "userOverride",
+        type: "toggle",
+        value: true,
+      },
+      {
+        label: "Default access level",
+        key: "defaultAccess",
+        type: "select",
+        value: "Restricted",
+        options: ["Open", "Restricted", "Confidential", "Top Secret"],
+      },
+      {
+        label: "Block external sharing",
+        key: "blockExternal",
+        type: "toggle",
+        value: false,
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  compliance: {
+    summary:
+      "Validates documents against regulatory frameworks before they leave the system.",
+    rules: ["Framework scan", "Enforce action", "Audit trail"],
+    defaultOperations: [
+      { operation: "sanitize", parameters: {} },
+      { operation: "flatten", parameters: {} },
+    ],
+    scopeLabel: "All PDFs on this device",
+    fields: [
+      {
+        label: "Frameworks",
+        key: "frameworks",
+        type: "chips",
+        value: ["HIPAA"],
+        options: [
+          "HIPAA",
+          "GDPR",
+          "SOC 2",
+          "FedRAMP",
+          "PCI DSS",
+          "CCPA",
+          "ISO 27001",
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        label: "When non-compliant",
+        key: "onViolation",
+        type: "select",
+        value: "Flag for review",
+        options: [
+          "Flag for review",
+          "Block export",
+          "Auto-redact PHI",
+          "Quarantine document",
+        ],
+      },
+      { label: "Audit trail", key: "auditTrail", type: "toggle", value: true },
+      { label: "Access log", key: "accessLog", type: "toggle", value: true },
+    ],
+  },
+  routing: {
+    summary:
+      "Routes documents to the right destination based on type and classification.",
+    rules: ["Auto-classify", "Route to folder", "Webhook notify"],
+    defaultOperations: [{ operation: "compress", parameters: {} }],
+    scopeLabel: "All PDFs on this device",
+    fields: [
+      {
+        label: "Destination",
+        key: "destination",
+        type: "select",
+        value: "Documents",
+        options: ["Documents", "S3 bucket", "SharePoint", "Webhook"],
+      },
+      { label: "Webhook URL", key: "webhookUrl", type: "text", value: "" },
+      { label: "Notify on route", key: "notify", type: "toggle", value: false },
+    ],
+  },
+  retention: {
+    summary:
+      "Enforces how long documents are kept, when to archive, and when to delete.",
+    rules: ["Retention hold", "Auto-archive", "Deletion block"],
+    defaultOperations: [{ operation: "compress", parameters: {} }],
+    scopeLabel: "All PDFs on this device",
+    fields: [
+      {
+        label: "Keep for",
+        key: "keepFor",
+        type: "select",
+        value: "7 years",
+        options: ["30 days", "1 year", "3 years", "7 years", "Indefinite"],
+      },
+      {
+        label: "Archive after",
+        key: "archiveAfter",
+        type: "select",
+        value: "Never",
+        options: ["30 days", "90 days", "1 year", "Never"],
+      },
+      {
+        label: "Immutable hold",
+        key: "immutableHold",
+        type: "toggle",
+        value: false,
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+};
+
+/** Sources a policy can run over (wizard step 2). */
+export const POLICY_SOURCES: PolicySource[] = [
+  {
+    id: "editor",
+    label: "Editor",
+    desc: "Documents you save or export in Stirling",
+    icon: <DescriptionIcon sx={ICON_SX} />,
+  },
+  {
+    id: "device",
+    label: "Entire device",
+    desc: "All PDFs on this machine, retroactively",
+    icon: <ComputerIcon sx={ICON_SX} />,
+  },
+  {
+    id: "sharepoint",
+    label: "SharePoint",
+    desc: "Connected SharePoint libraries",
+    icon: <PublicIcon sx={ICON_SX} />,
+  },
+  {
+    id: "dropbox",
+    label: "Dropbox",
+    desc: "Connected Dropbox folders",
+    icon: <CloudIcon sx={ICON_SX} />,
+  },
+  {
+    id: "gmail",
+    label: "Gmail",
+    desc: "PDF attachments in email",
+    icon: <EmailOutlinedIcon sx={ICON_SX} />,
+  },
+  {
+    id: "gdrive",
+    label: "Google Drive",
+    desc: "Connected Drive folders",
+    icon: <FolderOpenIcon sx={ICON_SX} />,
+  },
+];
+
+/** Document types selectable when narrowing scope (gated behind classification). */
+export const POLICY_DOC_TYPES: string[] = [
+  "Contracts",
+  "Invoices",
+  "Tax documents",
+  "HR records",
+  "Insurance",
+  "Medical / PHI",
+  "Legal filings",
+  "Financial reports",
+];

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/hooks/usePolicies.test.ts

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+import "fake-indexeddb/auto";
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from "vitest";
+import { act, renderHook, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+
+// Enable/delete create + remove the backing Watched Folders WatchedFolder
+// (IndexedDB); jsdom's crypto lacks randomUUID, used for folder ids.
+if (typeof globalThis.crypto?.randomUUID !== "function") {
+  const orig = globalThis.crypto;
+  vi.stubGlobal("crypto", {
+    getRandomValues: orig?.getRandomValues?.bind(orig),
+    randomUUID: () =>
+      `p-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}${Date.now().toString(36)}`,
+  });
+}
+
+// In-memory stand-in for the backend policy store, so the hook's persistence
+// path is exercised without a real server.
+const api = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  store: new Map<string, { id: string }>(),
+  seq: 0,
+}));
+vi.mock("@app/services/policyApi", () => ({
+  listPolicies: vi.fn(async () => [...api.store.values()]),
+  savePolicy: vi.fn(async (p: { id?: string }) => {
+    const id = p.id && p.id.length > 0 ? p.id : `be-${++api.seq}`;
+    const saved = { ...p, id };
+    api.store.set(id, saved);
+    return saved;
+  }),
+  getPolicy: vi.fn(async (id: string) => api.store.get(id)),
+  deletePolicy: vi.fn(async (id: string) => {
+    api.store.delete(id);
+  }),
+  runStoredPolicy: vi.fn(),
+  runPolicyPipeline: vi.fn(),
+  getPolicyRun: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+import { usePolicies } from "@app/hooks/usePolicies";
+
+// A minimal wizard result (workflow already saved + mapped by the builder).
+const wizardResult = {
+  automation: {
+    id: "auto-1",
+    name: "Test",
+    operations: [{ operation: "compress", parameters: {} }],
+    createdAt: "",
+    updatedAt: "",
+  },
+  fieldValues: {},
+  sources: ["editor"],
+  scopeTypes: [],
+  reviewerEmail: "[email protected]",
+  folder: {
+    outputMode: "new_file" as const,
+    outputName: "",
+    outputNamePosition: "prefix" as const,
+    maxRetries: 3,
+    retryDelayMinutes: 5,
+  },
+  pipelineSteps: [{ operation: "/api/v1/misc/compress-pdf", parameters: {} }],
+  unresolvedOps: [],
+};
+
+describe("usePolicies", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    localStorage.clear();
+    api.store.clear();
+    api.seq = 0;
+  });
+
+  it("starts with every category unconfigured (no seed)", async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => usePolicies());
+    // Flush the async mount reconcile (empty backend ⇒ all stay unconfigured).
+    await act(async () => {});
+    expect(result.current.policies.ingestion.configured).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.current.policies.security.configured).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("enabling a policy persists it to the backend + marks it configured", async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => usePolicies());
+    await act(async () => {
+      await result.current.enablePolicy("security", wizardResult);
+    });
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(result.current.policies.security.configured).toBe(true),
+    );
+    expect(result.current.policies.security.status).toBe("active");
+    expect(result.current.policies.security.folderId).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(result.current.policies.security.backendId).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(result.current.policies.security.reviewerEmail).toBe(
+      "[email protected]",
+    );
+    // The mapped pipeline (endpoint path) reached the backend store.
+    const stored = [...api.store.values()][0] as unknown as {
+      steps: unknown[];
+    };
+    expect(stored.steps).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it("reconciles configured policies from the backend on mount", async () => {
+    // Enable on one instance (persists to the backend store)...
+    const first = renderHook(() => usePolicies());
+    await act(async () => {
+      await first.result.current.enablePolicy("security", wizardResult);
+    });
+    // ...a fresh instance should pick it up from the backend.
+    const second = renderHook(() => usePolicies());
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(second.result.current.policies.security.configured).toBe(true),
+    );
+    expect(second.result.current.policies.security.backendId).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("pausing then resuming flips status", async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => usePolicies());
+    await act(async () => {
+      await result.current.enablePolicy("ingestion", wizardResult);
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      await result.current.pausePolicy("ingestion");
+    });
+    expect(result.current.policies.ingestion.status).toBe("paused");
+    await act(async () => {
+      await result.current.resumePolicy("ingestion");
+    });
+    expect(result.current.policies.ingestion.status).toBe("active");
+  });
+
+  it("deleting a policy reverts it + removes it from the backend", async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => usePolicies());
+    await act(async () => {
+      await result.current.enablePolicy("routing", wizardResult);
+    });
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(result.current.policies.routing.configured).toBe(true),
+    );
+    await act(async () => {
+      await result.current.deletePolicy("routing");
+    });
+    expect(result.current.policies.routing.configured).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.current.policies.routing.status).toBe("default");
+    expect(result.current.policies.routing.folderId).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(result.current.policies.routing.backendId).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(api.store.size).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("ensurePolicyFolder creates a backing folder for a folderless policy", async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => usePolicies());
+    await act(async () => {
+      await result.current.ensurePolicyFolder("ingestion");
+    });
+    expect(result.current.policies.ingestion.folderId).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/hooks/usePolicies.ts

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+/**
+ * State + actions for Policies. The backend (`/api/v1/policies`) is the source
+ * of truth: on mount we reconcile the local cache against the stored policies,
+ * and every lifecycle action (enable/save/pause/resume/delete) is mirrored to
+ * the backend. localStorage is a fast-render cache + offline fallback; the
+ * IndexedDB backing folder still holds the editable automation + run state.
+ */
+
+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from "react";
+import {
+  loadPolicies,
+  onPoliciesChange,
+  updatePolicy,
+  resetPolicy,
+} from "@app/services/policyStorage";
+import { loadPolicyCatalog } from "@app/services/policyCatalog";
+import {
+  createPolicyFolder,
+  createPolicyFolderForAutomation,
+  deletePolicyFolder,
+  getPolicyAutomation,
+  setPolicyFolderPaused,
+  updatePolicyFolderSettings,
+  updatePolicyOperations,
+} from "@app/services/policyFolders";
+import {
+  fetchPoliciesByCategory,
+  decodedToState,
+  findBackendId,
+  persistPolicy,
+  setPolicyEnabled,
+  removePolicy,
+} from "@app/services/policyBackend";
+import type { PolicyToStore } from "@app/services/policyPipeline";
+import type {
+  PoliciesByCategory,
+  PolicyConfigResult,
+  PolicyWizardResult,
+} from "@app/types/policies";
+
+/** Build the backend store-request for a category from a wizard result. */
+function toStoreRequest(
+  categoryId: string,
+  categoryLabel: string,
+  result: PolicyWizardResult,
+  enabled: boolean,
+  backendId: string | undefined,
+): PolicyToStore {
+  return {
+    id: backendId,
+    categoryId,
+    name: `${categoryLabel} Policy`,
+    enabled,
+    automation: result.automation,
+    pipelineSteps: result.pipelineSteps,
+    sources: result.sources,
+    scopeTypes: result.scopeTypes,
+    reviewerEmail: result.reviewerEmail,
+    fieldValues: result.fieldValues,
+    folder: result.folder,
+  };
+}
+
+export function usePolicies() {
+  const [policies, setPolicies] = useState<PoliciesByCategory>(loadPolicies);
+
+  useEffect(() => onPoliciesChange(() => setPolicies(loadPolicies())), []);
+
+  // Reconcile the local cache against the backend (the source of truth) on
+  // mount. Backend config wins; the locally-cached folderId (which the backend
+  // doesn't track) is preserved. If the backend is unreachable we keep the
+  // local cache as-is, so the surface still works offline.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+    void (async () => {
+      let byCategory;
+      try {
+        byCategory = await fetchPoliciesByCategory();
+      } catch {
+        return; // offline / backend down — local cache stands.
+      }
+      if (cancelled) return;
+      const local = loadPolicies();
+      const reconciled: PoliciesByCategory = {};
+      for (const cat of loadPolicyCatalog().categories) {
+        const decoded = byCategory.get(cat.id);
+        reconciled[cat.id] = decoded
+          ? decodedToState(decoded, local[cat.id]?.folderId)
+          : { ...local[cat.id], configured: false, status: "default" };
+      }
+      for (const [id, state] of Object.entries(reconciled)) {
+        updatePolicy(id, state);
+      }
+    })();
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  /**
+   * Enable a new policy from the wizard result: persist it to the backend (the
+   * source of truth), then create the backing folder holding its editable
+   * automation, and cache the result locally. Throws (surfacing in the wizard)
+   * if the category is unknown or the backend save fails.
+   */
+  const enablePolicy = useCallback(
+    async (id: string, result: PolicyWizardResult) => {
+      const category = loadPolicyCatalog().categories.find((c) => c.id === id);
+      if (!category) throw new Error(`Unknown policy category: ${id}`);
+      // One policy per category, ever: reuse any existing backend record.
+      const existingBackendId =
+        loadPolicies()[id]?.backendId ??
+        (await findBackendId(id).catch(() => undefined));
+      const backendId = await persistPolicy(
+        toStoreRequest(id, category.label, result, true, existingBackendId),
+      );
+      const folder = await createPolicyFolderForAutomation(
+        category,
+        result.automation.id,
+      );
+      await updatePolicyFolderSettings(folder.id, result.folder);
+      updatePolicy(id, {
+        configured: true,
+        status: "active",
+        folderId: folder.id,
+        backendId,
+        fieldValues: result.fieldValues,
+        sources: result.sources,
+        scopeTypes: result.scopeTypes,
+        reviewerEmail: result.reviewerEmail,
+      });
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+
+  /**
+   * Save edits from the wizard. The workflow automation is updated in place by
+   * the builder; persist the updated policy to the backend and the folder's
+   * output/retry settings + the rest of the settings locally.
+   */
+  const savePolicyConfig = useCallback(
+    async (id: string, result: PolicyWizardResult) => {
+      const current = loadPolicies()[id];
+      const category = loadPolicyCatalog().categories.find((c) => c.id === id);
+      if (!category) throw new Error(`Unknown policy category: ${id}`);
+      const backendId = await persistPolicy(
+        toStoreRequest(
+          id,
+          category.label,
+          result,
+          current?.status !== "paused",
+          current?.backendId,
+        ),
+      );
+      if (current?.folderId) {
+        await updatePolicyFolderSettings(current.folderId, result.folder);
+      }
+      updatePolicy(id, {
+        backendId,
+        fieldValues: result.fieldValues,
+        sources: result.sources,
+        scopeTypes: result.scopeTypes,
+        reviewerEmail: result.reviewerEmail,
+      });
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+
+  /**
+   * Create-or-update a policy from the locked tool-config page. Unlike the
+   * wizard path this works straight from the tool `operations` (the config page
+   * owns the chain): it creates the backing folder + automation on first
+   * configure, or updates the existing automation's operations on edit, then
+   * mirrors the whole policy to the backend. One method serves both because a
+   * preset policy has no separate "create" — you're just configuring it.
+   */
+  const commitPolicyConfig = useCallback(
+    async (id: string, result: PolicyConfigResult) => {
+      const category = loadPolicyCatalog().categories.find((c) => c.id === id);
+      if (!category) throw new Error(`Unknown policy category: ${id}`);
+      const current = loadPolicies()[id];
+      // One policy per category, ever: reuse the existing backend record (even
+      // if the local link was lost) so a save never creates a duplicate.
+      const existingBackendId =
+        current?.backendId ?? (await findBackendId(id).catch(() => undefined));
+      let folderId = current?.folderId;
+      if (folderId) {
+        await updatePolicyOperations(folderId, result.operations);
+      } else {
+        const folder = await createPolicyFolder(category, result.operations);
+        folderId = folder.id;
+      }
+      await updatePolicyFolderSettings(folderId, result.folder);
+      // The saved automation (with its id) is the lossless round-trip blob.
+      const automation = await getPolicyAutomation(folderId);
+      const store: PolicyToStore = {
+        id: existingBackendId,
+        categoryId: id,
+        name: `${category.label} Policy`,
+        enabled: current?.status !== "paused",
+        automation: automation ?? {
+          id: "",
+          name: `${category.label} Policy`,
+          operations: result.operations,
+          createdAt: "",
+          updatedAt: "",
+        },
+        pipelineSteps: result.pipelineSteps,
+        sources: result.sources,
+        scopeTypes: result.scopeTypes,
+        reviewerEmail: result.reviewerEmail,
+        fieldValues: result.fieldValues,
+        folder: result.folder,
+      };
+      const backendId = await persistPolicy(store);
+      updatePolicy(id, {
+        configured: true,
+        status: current?.status === "paused" ? "paused" : "active",
+        folderId,
+        backendId,
+        fieldValues: result.fieldValues,
+        sources: result.sources,
+        scopeTypes: result.scopeTypes,
+        reviewerEmail: result.reviewerEmail,
+      });
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+
+  const pausePolicy = useCallback(async (id: string) => {
+    const current = loadPolicies()[id];
+    if (current?.backendId) await setPolicyEnabled(current.backendId, false);
+    if (current?.folderId) await setPolicyFolderPaused(current.folderId, true);
+    updatePolicy(id, { status: "paused" });
+  }, []);
+
+  const resumePolicy = useCallback(async (id: string) => {
+    const current = loadPolicies()[id];
+    if (current?.backendId) await setPolicyEnabled(current.backendId, true);
+    if (current?.folderId) await setPolicyFolderPaused(current.folderId, false);
+    updatePolicy(id, { status: "active" });
+  }, []);
+
+  const deletePolicy = useCallback(async (id: string) => {
+    const current = loadPolicies()[id];
+    if (current?.backendId) await removePolicy(current.backendId);
+    if (current?.folderId) await deletePolicyFolder(current.folderId);
+    resetPolicy(id);
+  }, []);
+
+  /**
+   * Ensure a configured policy has a backing folder (its editable pipeline),
+   * creating one from the preset if missing. Returns the folder id.
+   */
+  const ensurePolicyFolder = useCallback(async (id: string) => {
+    const existing = loadPolicies()[id]?.folderId;
+    if (existing) return existing;
+    const catalog = loadPolicyCatalog();
+    const category = catalog.categories.find((c) => c.id === id);
+    const config = catalog.configs[id];
+    if (!category || !config) return undefined;
+    const folder = await createPolicyFolder(category, config.defaultOperations);
+    updatePolicy(id, { folderId: folder.id });
+    return folder.id;
+  }, []);
+
+  // Configuration is open to signed-in users; real per-org gating is a backend
+  // concern (the mock owner/admin/member permission model has been removed).
+  const canConfigure = true;
+
+  return {
+    policies,
+    canConfigure,
+    enablePolicy,
+    savePolicyConfig,
+    commitPolicyConfig,
+    pausePolicy,
+    resumePolicy,
+    deletePolicy,
+    ensurePolicyFolder,
+  };
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/hooks/usePolicyCatalog.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { useMemo } from "react";
+import {
+  loadPolicyCatalog,
+  type PolicyCatalog,
+} from "@app/services/policyCatalog";
+
+/**
+ * Policy definitions (categories / fields / sources / doc types) delivered
+ * through the catalog seam, so components never import the static definitions
+ * directly. Memoised; when the catalog becomes a backend fetch, this hook is
+ * where loading/error state would be introduced — its consumers already treat
+ * it as the single source of definitions.
+ */
+export function usePolicyCatalog(): PolicyCatalog {
+  return useMemo(() => loadPolicyCatalog(), []);
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/hooks/usePolicyFileBadges.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { useMemo } from "react";
+import { usePolicyRuns } from "@app/components/policies/policyRunStore";
+import { loadPolicyCatalog } from "@app/services/policyCatalog";
+import { ROW_ACCENT } from "@app/components/policies/policyStatus";
+import type { FileItemPolicyRef } from "@app/components/shared/FileSidebarFileItem";
+
+/** Policy accent name (ROW_ACCENT) → the CSS colour var the badge uses. */
+const ACCENT_VAR: Record<string, string> = {
+  blue: "var(--color-blue)",
+  purple: "var(--color-purple)",
+  green: "var(--color-green)",
+  amber: "var(--color-amber)",
+  red: "var(--color-red)",
+};
+
+/**
+ * Distinct policies that have run on each file, keyed by fileId, derived from the
+ * reactive policy run store. Drives the file sidebar's shield badges. Shadows the
+ * core stub via the {@code @app/*} alias cascade.
+ */
+export function usePolicyFileBadges(): Map<string, FileItemPolicyRef[]> {
+  const runs = usePolicyRuns();
+  return useMemo(() => {
+    const labelById = new Map(
+      loadPolicyCatalog().categories.map((c) => [c.id, c.label]),
+    );
+    const byFile = new Map<string, FileItemPolicyRef[]>();
+    for (const run of runs) {
+      const name = labelById.get(run.categoryId);
+      if (!name) continue;
+      const list = byFile.get(run.fileId) ?? [];
+      if (!list.some((p) => p.id === run.categoryId)) {
+        list.push({
+          id: run.categoryId,
+          name,
+          accentColor: ACCENT_VAR[ROW_ACCENT[run.categoryId] ?? "blue"],
+        });
+        byFile.set(run.fileId, list);
+      }
+    }
+    return byFile;
+  }, [runs]);
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/hooks/useWatchedFolders.ts

@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ export function useWatchedFolders(): UseWatchedFoldersReturn {
 
   const refreshFolders = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
+      // Policy-owned folders are managed by Policies, not shown here.
       const all = await watchedFolderStorage.getAllFolders();
-      setFolders(all);
+      setFolders(all.filter((f) => !f.policyCategoryId));
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Failed to load smart folders:", error);
     } finally {

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/services/policyApi.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/**
+ * Client for the backend Policies engine (`/api/v1/policies`). Runs a
+ * pipeline on the server — the "backend automation" path — and polls its status.
+ * Outputs are downloaded via the existing `/api/v1/general/files/{id}` endpoint
+ * using the file ids in the run view.
+ */
+
+import apiClient from "@app/services/apiClient";
+import type {
+  BackendPipelineDefinition,
+  BackendPolicy,
+  PolicyRunView,
+} from "@app/services/policyPipeline";
+
+interface JobResponse {
+  async: boolean;
+  jobId: string;
+  result: unknown;
+}
+
+// --- Policy config persistence (server-side store, JPA-backed) ---
+
+/** Create or update a policy; the backend assigns a blank id and returns it. */
+export async function savePolicy(
+  policy: BackendPolicy,
+): Promise<BackendPolicy> {
+  const res = await apiClient.post<BackendPolicy>("/api/v1/policies", policy);
+  return res.data;
+}
+
+/** List all stored policies. */
+export async function listPolicies(): Promise<BackendPolicy[]> {
+  const res = await apiClient.get<BackendPolicy[]>("/api/v1/policies");
+  return res.data;
+}
+
+/** Fetch a stored policy by id. */
+export async function getPolicy(id: string): Promise<BackendPolicy> {
+  const res = await apiClient.get<BackendPolicy>(
+    `/api/v1/policies/${encodeURIComponent(id)}`,
+  );
+  return res.data;
+}
+
+/** Delete a stored policy by id. */
+export async function deletePolicy(id: string): Promise<void> {
+  await apiClient.delete(`/api/v1/policies/${encodeURIComponent(id)}`);
+}
+
+/** Run a stored policy by id on the supplied files; returns the run id. */
+export async function runStoredPolicy(
+  id: string,
+  files: File[],
+): Promise<string> {
+  const form = new FormData();
+  for (const file of files) form.append("fileInput", file);
+  const res = await apiClient.post<JobResponse>(
+    `/api/v1/policies/${encodeURIComponent(id)}/run`,
+    form,
+    { headers: { "Content-Type": "multipart/form-data" } },
+  );
+  return res.data.jobId;
+}
+
+// --- Ad-hoc pipeline runs (no stored policy) ---
+
+/**
+ * Run an ad-hoc pipeline on the backend over the given documents. Returns the
+ * run id; poll {@link getPolicyRun} for status + output file ids.
+ */
+export async function runPolicyPipeline(
+  definition: BackendPipelineDefinition,
+  files: File[],
+): Promise<string> {
+  const form = new FormData();
+  for (const file of files) form.append("fileInput", file);
+  form.append("json", JSON.stringify(definition));
+  const res = await apiClient.post<JobResponse>("/api/v1/policies/run", form, {
+    headers: { "Content-Type": "multipart/form-data" },
+  });
+  return res.data.jobId;
+}
+
+/** Download a run's output file by id (via the shared general-files endpoint). */
+export async function downloadPolicyOutput(fileId: string): Promise<Blob> {
+  const res = await apiClient.get<Blob>(
+    `/api/v1/general/files/${encodeURIComponent(fileId)}`,
+    { responseType: "blob" },
+  );
+  return res.data;
+}
+
+/** Current status, step cursor and output files of a run. */
+export async function getPolicyRun(runId: string): Promise<PolicyRunView> {
+  const res = await apiClient.get<PolicyRunView>(
+    `/api/v1/policies/run/${encodeURIComponent(runId)}`,
+  );
+  return res.data;
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/services/policyBackend.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/**
+ * Backend source-of-truth layer for Policies. Wraps the raw `policyApi` client +
+ * the `policyPipeline` mapper into category-shaped operations the hook can use:
+ * fetch the stored policies (grouped by catalog category), persist one, flip its
+ * enabled flag, and delete it.
+ *
+ * The frontend is category-keyed (one policy per catalog category); the backend
+ * is a flat list with assigned ids. The bridge is `trigger.options.categoryId`,
+ * which `policyPipeline` encodes on save and decodes on read.
+ */
+
+import * as policyApi from "@app/services/policyApi";
+import {
+  buildBackendPolicy,
+  fromBackendPolicy,
+  type DecodedPolicy,
+  type PolicyToStore,
+} from "@app/services/policyPipeline";
+import type { PolicyState } from "@app/types/policies";
+
+/**
+ * Fetch every stored policy and decode it, keyed by its catalog category. If two
+ * stored policies share a category (shouldn't happen — one per category), the
+ * last one wins; policies with no recognised categoryId are skipped.
+ */
+export async function fetchPoliciesByCategory(): Promise<
+  Map<string, DecodedPolicy>
+> {
+  const stored = await policyApi.listPolicies();
+  const byCategory = new Map<string, DecodedPolicy>();
+  for (const policy of stored) {
+    const decoded = fromBackendPolicy(policy);
+    if (decoded.categoryId) byCategory.set(decoded.categoryId, decoded);
+  }
+  return byCategory;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Project a decoded backend policy onto the frontend per-category state. The
+ * locally-cached `folderId` (the editable-automation link, which the backend
+ * doesn't track) is preserved by the caller via `localFolderId`.
+ */
+export function decodedToState(
+  decoded: DecodedPolicy,
+  localFolderId: string | undefined,
+): PolicyState {
+  return {
+    configured: true,
+    status: decoded.enabled ? "active" : "paused",
+    sources: decoded.sources,
+    scopeTypes: decoded.scopeTypes,
+    reviewerEmail: decoded.reviewerEmail,
+    fieldValues: decoded.fieldValues,
+    folderId: localFolderId,
+    backendId: decoded.id,
+    // Catalog-category policies are built-in defaults (not deletable).
+    isDefault: true,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * The backend id of the stored policy for a category, if one exists. Used to
+ * enforce one-policy-per-category: a save reuses this id (update) rather than
+ * creating a duplicate, even if the local cache lost the link.
+ */
+export async function findBackendId(
+  categoryId: string,
+): Promise<string | undefined> {
+  const byCategory = await fetchPoliciesByCategory();
+  return byCategory.get(categoryId)?.id;
+}
+
+/** Persist a policy (create or update); returns the backend-assigned id. */
+export async function persistPolicy(store: PolicyToStore): Promise<string> {
+  const saved = await policyApi.savePolicy(buildBackendPolicy(store));
+  return saved.id;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Flip a stored policy's `enabled` flag (pause/resume) — the backend gates
+ * automatic triggering on it. Reads the current policy so the rest of its config
+ * is preserved on the round-trip.
+ */
+export async function setPolicyEnabled(
+  backendId: string,
+  enabled: boolean,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const current = await policyApi.getPolicy(backendId);
+  await policyApi.savePolicy({ ...current, enabled });
+}
+
+/** Delete a stored policy by its backend id. */
+export async function removePolicy(backendId: string): Promise<void> {
+  await policyApi.deletePolicy(backendId);
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/services/policyCatalog.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/**
+ * The catalog of available policy *definitions* — the policy types, their
+ * editable fields, the sources a policy can run over, and the document types
+ * scope can be narrowed to. This is the single seam through which definitions
+ * reach the UI: components never import the static definitions directly, they
+ * read the catalog (via {@link usePolicyCatalog}).
+ *
+ * Backed by the static `policyDefinitions` today; swap {@link loadPolicyCatalog}
+ * for a fetch to move definitions server-side without touching any component.
+ */
+
+import {
+  POLICY_CATEGORIES,
+  POLICY_CONFIG,
+  POLICY_SOURCES,
+  POLICY_DOC_TYPES,
+} from "@app/data/policyDefinitions";
+import type {
+  PolicyCategory,
+  PolicyConfigDef,
+  PolicySource,
+} from "@app/types/policies";
+
+export interface PolicyCatalog {
+  /** Available policy types, in display order. */
+  categories: PolicyCategory[];
+  /** Per-category narrative + editable field definitions, keyed by category id. */
+  configs: Record<string, PolicyConfigDef>;
+  /** Sources a policy can run over (wizard step 2). */
+  sources: PolicySource[];
+  /** Document types scope can be narrowed to (gated behind classification). */
+  docTypes: string[];
+}
+
+/** Load the policy catalog. Swap this for a backend fetch to go live. */
+export function loadPolicyCatalog(): PolicyCatalog {
+  return {
+    categories: POLICY_CATEGORIES,
+    configs: POLICY_CONFIG,
+    sources: POLICY_SOURCES,
+    docTypes: POLICY_DOC_TYPES,
+  };
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/services/policyFolders.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import "fake-indexeddb/auto";
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from "vitest";
+
+// jsdom's crypto has no randomUUID, which watchedFolderStorage uses for folder ids.
+if (typeof globalThis.crypto?.randomUUID !== "function") {
+  const orig = globalThis.crypto;
+  vi.stubGlobal("crypto", {
+    getRandomValues: orig?.getRandomValues?.bind(orig),
+    randomUUID: () =>
+      `p-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}${Date.now().toString(36)}`,
+  });
+}
+
+import {
+  createPolicyFolder,
+  getPolicyOperations,
+  updatePolicyOperations,
+  setPolicyFolderPaused,
+  deletePolicyFolder,
+} from "@app/services/policyFolders";
+import { watchedFolderStorage } from "@app/services/watchedFolderStorage";
+import { automationStorage } from "@app/services/automationStorage";
+import type { PolicyCategory } from "@app/types/policies";
+
+const category: PolicyCategory = {
+  id: "security",
+  label: "Security",
+  icon: null,
+  desc: "Detect PII, encrypt, verify.",
+};
+
+const steps = [
+  { operation: "sanitize", parameters: {} },
+  { operation: "addPassword", parameters: {} },
+];
+
+describe("policyFolders backing-folder layer", () => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    // Clean slate between tests (fake-indexeddb persists within a run).
+    for (const f of await watchedFolderStorage.getAllFolders()) {
+      await watchedFolderStorage.deleteFolder(f.id);
+    }
+    for (const a of await automationStorage.getAllAutomations()) {
+      await automationStorage.deleteAutomation(a.id);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("creates a folder + automation tagged with the policy category", async () => {
+    const folder = await createPolicyFolder(category, steps);
+    expect(folder.policyCategoryId).toBe("security");
+    expect(folder.automationId).toBeTruthy();
+
+    const ops = await getPolicyOperations(folder.id);
+    expect(ops.map((o) => o.operation)).toEqual(["sanitize", "addPassword"]);
+  });
+
+  it("updates the steps through the backing automation", async () => {
+    const folder = await createPolicyFolder(category, steps);
+    await updatePolicyOperations(folder.id, [
+      { operation: "compress", parameters: {} },
+    ]);
+    const ops = await getPolicyOperations(folder.id);
+    expect(ops.map((o) => o.operation)).toEqual(["compress"]);
+  });
+
+  it("pauses/resumes via the backing folder flag", async () => {
+    const folder = await createPolicyFolder(category, steps);
+    await setPolicyFolderPaused(folder.id, true);
+    expect((await watchedFolderStorage.getFolder(folder.id))?.isPaused).toBe(
+      true,
+    );
+    await setPolicyFolderPaused(folder.id, false);
+    expect((await watchedFolderStorage.getFolder(folder.id))?.isPaused).toBe(
+      false,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("deletes the folder and its automation", async () => {
+    const folder = await createPolicyFolder(category, steps);
+    const automationId = folder.automationId;
+    await deletePolicyFolder(folder.id);
+    expect(await watchedFolderStorage.getFolder(folder.id)).toBeNull();
+    expect(await automationStorage.getAutomation(automationId)).toBeNull();
+  });
+});

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/services/policyFolders.ts

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+/**
+ * Backing-folder layer for Policies. A configured policy's folder trigger,
+ * editable steps, output and run-state all live in a Watched Folders
+ * {@link WatchedFolder} (+ its {@link AutomationConfig}) — the policy reuses the
+ * Watched Folders engine rather than re-implementing execution. This module is
+ * the seam that creates and manages that backing record.
+ *
+ * The folder is tagged with `policyCategoryId` so the Watched Folders UI can
+ * filter it out (it's owned by Policies). The backing automation also rides
+ * along to the backend (in the saved policy's output.options) for round-trip;
+ * this folder remains the locally-editable copy.
+ */
+
+import { automationStorage } from "@app/services/automationStorage";
+import { watchedFolderStorage } from "@app/services/watchedFolderStorage";
+import type {
+  AutomationConfig,
+  AutomationOperation,
+} from "@app/types/automation";
+import type { WatchedFolder } from "@app/types/watchedFolders";
+import type { PolicyCategory, PolicyFolderSettings } from "@app/types/policies";
+
+/** Folder icon (a name string) used for each policy category's backing folder. */
+const CATEGORY_FOLDER_ICON: Record<string, string> = {
+  ingestion: "StorageIcon",
+  security: "SecurityIcon",
+  compliance: "CheckIcon",
+  routing: "SwapHorizIcon",
+  retention: "StorageIcon",
+};
+
+const POLICY_FOLDER_ACCENT = "#3b82f6";
+
+/**
+ * Create the backing folder for a policy: persist an automation from the given
+ * steps, then a WatchedFolder (the folder trigger) referencing it, tagged with
+ * the policy's category id. Returns the created folder.
+ */
+export async function createPolicyFolder(
+  category: PolicyCategory,
+  operations: AutomationOperation[],
+): Promise<WatchedFolder> {
+  const automation = await automationStorage.saveAutomation({
+    name: `${category.label} Policy`,
+    description: `Pipeline for the ${category.label} policy`,
+    operations,
+  });
+  return watchedFolderStorage.createFolder({
+    name: `${category.label} Policy`,
+    description: category.desc,
+    automationId: automation.id,
+    icon: CATEGORY_FOLDER_ICON[category.id] ?? "WorkIcon",
+    accentColor: POLICY_FOLDER_ACCENT,
+    policyCategoryId: category.id,
+    inputSource: "idb",
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create the backing folder for a policy from an *already-saved* automation
+ * (e.g. one the workflow builder just created). Pairs with the wizard, where
+ * AutomationCreation persists the automation and we link a folder to it.
+ */
+export async function createPolicyFolderForAutomation(
+  category: PolicyCategory,
+  automationId: string,
+): Promise<WatchedFolder> {
+  return watchedFolderStorage.createFolder({
+    name: `${category.label} Policy`,
+    description: category.desc,
+    automationId,
+    icon: CATEGORY_FOLDER_ICON[category.id] ?? "WorkIcon",
+    accentColor: POLICY_FOLDER_ACCENT,
+    policyCategoryId: category.id,
+    inputSource: "idb",
+  });
+}
+
+/** The policy's current steps, resolved through its backing folder's automation. */
+export async function getPolicyOperations(
+  folderId: string,
+): Promise<AutomationOperation[]> {
+  const folder = await watchedFolderStorage.getFolder(folderId);
+  if (!folder) return [];
+  const automation = await automationStorage.getAutomation(folder.automationId);
+  return automation?.operations ?? [];
+}
+
+/** The policy's backing automation (its editable pipeline), via its folder. */
+export async function getPolicyAutomation(
+  folderId: string,
+): Promise<AutomationConfig | null> {
+  const folder = await watchedFolderStorage.getFolder(folderId);
+  if (!folder) return null;
+  return automationStorage.getAutomation(folder.automationId);
+}
+
+/** Replace the policy's steps by updating its backing automation. */
+export async function updatePolicyOperations(
+  folderId: string,
+  operations: AutomationOperation[],
+): Promise<void> {
+  const folder = await watchedFolderStorage.getFolder(folderId);
+  if (!folder) return;
+  const automation = await automationStorage.getAutomation(folder.automationId);
+  if (!automation) return;
+  await automationStorage.updateAutomation({ ...automation, operations });
+}
+
+/** Apply output + retry settings to the policy's backing folder. */
+export async function updatePolicyFolderSettings(
+  folderId: string,
+  settings: PolicyFolderSettings,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const folder = await watchedFolderStorage.getFolder(folderId);
+  if (!folder) return;
+  await watchedFolderStorage.updateFolder({ ...folder, ...settings });
+}
+
+/** Pause/resume the policy by toggling its backing folder's paused flag. */
+export async function setPolicyFolderPaused(
+  folderId: string,
+  paused: boolean,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const folder = await watchedFolderStorage.getFolder(folderId);
+  if (!folder) return;
+  await watchedFolderStorage.updateFolder({ ...folder, isPaused: paused });
+}
+
+/** Delete the policy's backing folder and its automation. */
+export async function deletePolicyFolder(folderId: string): Promise<void> {
+  const folder = await watchedFolderStorage.getFolder(folderId);
+  if (folder) {
+    await automationStorage.deleteAutomation(folder.automationId);
+  }
+  await watchedFolderStorage.deleteFolder(folderId);
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/services/policyLiveData.test.ts

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+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+
+import {
+  runsToActivity,
+  runsToStats,
+  policyActiveFor,
+} from "@app/services/policyLiveData";
+import type { PolicyRunRecord } from "@app/components/policies/policyRunStore";
+
+function run(over: Partial<PolicyRunRecord>): PolicyRunRecord {
+  return {
+    runId: "r1",
+    categoryId: "security",
+    fileId: "f1",
+    fileName: "f.pdf",
+    fileSize: 0,
+    status: "COMPLETED",
+    outputs: [],
+    error: null,
+    startedAt: Date.now(),
+    ...over,
+  };
+}
+
+const HOUR = 3_600_000;
+
+describe("runsToActivity", () => {
+  it("maps completed/running/failed runs to activity rows", () => {
+    const activity = runsToActivity([
+      run({ runId: "a", fileName: "fresh.pdf", status: "RUNNING" }),
+      run({
+        runId: "b",
+        fileName: "contract.pdf",
+        status: "COMPLETED",
+        fileSize: 2_100_000,
+        startedAt: Date.now() - HOUR,
+      }),
+      run({
+        runId: "c",
+        fileName: "bad.pdf",
+        status: "FAILED",
+        error: "Step 2 failed",
+      }),
+    ]);
+
+    expect(activity).toHaveLength(3);
+    expect(activity[0]).toMatchObject({
+      doc: "fresh.pdf",
+      status: "processing",
+      action: "Enforcing…",
+    });
+    expect(activity[1]).toMatchObject({
+      doc: "contract.pdf",
+      status: "enforced",
+    });
+    expect(activity[1].action).toContain("2.0 MB");
+    expect(activity[2]).toMatchObject({
+      doc: "bad.pdf",
+      status: "flagged",
+      action: "Step 2 failed",
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("runsToStats", () => {
+  it("counts + sizes only the completed runs", () => {
+    const stats = runsToStats(
+      [
+        run({ runId: "a", status: "COMPLETED", fileSize: 2_100_000 }),
+        run({ runId: "b", status: "COMPLETED", fileSize: 900_000 }),
+        run({ runId: "c", status: "RUNNING", fileSize: 5_000_000 }),
+      ],
+      undefined,
+    );
+    expect(stats.enforced).toBe(2);
+    expect(stats.dataProcessed).toBe("2.9 MB");
+    expect(stats.activeFor).toBe("Today");
+  });
+
+  it("derives activeFor from the backing folder's creation time", () => {
+    const fiveDaysAgo = new Date(Date.now() - 5 * 86400000).toISOString();
+    expect(runsToStats([], fiveDaysAgo).activeFor).toBe("5d");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("policyActiveFor", () => {
+  it("returns 'Today' for a just-activated policy", () => {
+    expect(policyActiveFor(new Date().toISOString())).toBe("Today");
+  });
+  it("returns 'Today' when there's no backing folder", () => {
+    expect(policyActiveFor(undefined)).toBe("Today");
+  });
+  it("reports whole-day duration since activation", () => {
+    const fiveDaysAgo = new Date(Date.now() - 5 * 86400000).toISOString();
+    expect(policyActiveFor(fiveDaysAgo)).toBe("5d");
+  });
+});

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/services/policyLiveData.ts

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+/**
+ * Maps real backend policy runs (from policyRunStore) into the detail view's
+ * activity feed + summary stats. Runs are produced by the auto-run controller
+ * firing `/api/v1/policies/{id}/run` on every uploaded file, so the feed is the
+ * policy's actual enforcement history — not a cosmetic file listing.
+ */
+
+import type { PolicyActivityItem, PolicyStats } from "@app/types/policies";
+import type { PolicyRunRecord } from "@app/components/policies/policyRunStore";
+
+/** Relative "Nm/Nh ago" for an activity timestamp (epoch ms). */
+function relativeTime(ts: number): string {
+  if (!ts) return "—";
+  const mins = Math.floor((Date.now() - ts) / 60000);
+  if (mins < 1) return "Just now";
+  if (mins < 60) return `${mins}m ago`;
+  const hrs = Math.floor(mins / 60);
+  if (hrs < 24) return `${hrs}h ago`;
+  const days = Math.floor(hrs / 24);
+  return days === 1 ? "Yesterday" : `${days}d ago`;
+}
+
+/** Duration since a timestamp, e.g. "18d" / "5h" (no "ago"). */
+function durationSince(ts: number): string {
+  const ms = Date.now() - ts;
+  const days = Math.floor(ms / 86400000);
+  if (days >= 1) return `${days}d`;
+  const hrs = Math.floor(ms / 3600000);
+  return hrs >= 1 ? `${hrs}h` : "Today";
+}
+
+/**
+ * Human byte size, e.g. "2.1 MB". Intentionally NOT core `formatFileSize`:
+ * that one renders 2 decimals (`2.13 MB`), whereas the policy summary wants
+ * the quieter whole-number / single-decimal form used across this surface.
+ */
+function formatBytes(bytes: number): string {
+  if (!bytes) return "0 B";
+  const units = ["B", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB"];
+  let v = bytes;
+  let i = 0;
+  while (v >= 1024 && i < units.length - 1) {
+    v /= 1024;
+    i += 1;
+  }
+  return `${i > 0 && v < 10 ? v.toFixed(1) : Math.round(v)} ${units[i]}`;
+}
+
+/** Map a run's lifecycle status to an activity row's display status. */
+function activityStatus(run: PolicyRunRecord): PolicyActivityItem["status"] {
+  if (run.status === "COMPLETED") return "enforced";
+  if (run.status === "FAILED" || run.status === "CANCELLED") return "flagged";
+  return "processing";
+}
+
+function activityAction(run: PolicyRunRecord): string {
+  switch (activityStatus(run)) {
+    case "enforced":
+      return `${formatBytes(run.fileSize)} • enforced`;
+    case "flagged":
+      return run.error ?? "Enforcement failed";
+    default:
+      return "Enforcing…";
+  }
+}
+
+/** Build the detail view's activity feed from a category's runs (newest first). */
+export function runsToActivity(runs: PolicyRunRecord[]): PolicyActivityItem[] {
+  return runs.map((run) => ({
+    doc: run.fileName,
+    action: activityAction(run),
+    time: relativeTime(run.startedAt),
+    status: activityStatus(run),
+    runId: run.runId,
+    fileId: run.fileId,
+  }));
+}
+
+/** Build the summary stats from a category's runs. */
+export function runsToStats(
+  runs: PolicyRunRecord[],
+  folderCreatedAt: string | undefined,
+): PolicyStats {
+  const enforced = runs.filter((r) => r.status === "COMPLETED");
+  const bytes = enforced.reduce((sum, r) => sum + (r.fileSize ?? 0), 0);
+  return {
+    enforced: enforced.length,
+    dataProcessed: formatBytes(bytes),
+    activeFor: policyActiveFor(folderCreatedAt),
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * How long a policy has been active — from its backing folder's creation time
+ * (when it was enabled), or "Today" when there's no folder yet.
+ */
+export function policyActiveFor(folderCreatedAt: string | undefined): string {
+  if (!folderCreatedAt) return "Today";
+  return durationSince(new Date(folderCreatedAt).getTime());
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/services/policyPipeline.test.ts

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+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import {
+  buildPipelineDefinition,
+  buildBackendPolicy,
+  fromBackendPolicy,
+} from "@app/services/policyPipeline";
+import type { ToolRegistry } from "@app/data/toolsTaxonomy";
+
+// Minimal registry: a static-endpoint tool and a function-endpoint tool.
+const registry = {
+  compress: { operationConfig: { endpoint: "/api/v1/misc/compress-pdf" } },
+  rotate: {
+    operationConfig: {
+      endpoint: (p: Record<string, unknown>) =>
+        `/api/v1/general/rotate-pdf?angle=${p.angle}`,
+    },
+  },
+} as unknown as Partial<ToolRegistry>;
+
+describe("buildPipelineDefinition", () => {
+  it("maps frontend operations to backend endpoint steps", () => {
+    const { definition, unresolved } = buildPipelineDefinition(
+      {
+        name: "Secure Ingestion",
+        operations: [
+          { operation: "compress", parameters: {} },
+          { operation: "rotate", parameters: { angle: 90 } },
+        ],
+      },
+      registry,
+    );
+
+    expect(unresolved).toEqual([]);
+    expect(definition.name).toBe("Secure Ingestion");
+    expect(definition.output).toEqual({ type: "inline", options: {} });
+    expect(definition.steps).toEqual([
+      { operation: "/api/v1/misc/compress-pdf", parameters: {} },
+      {
+        operation: "/api/v1/general/rotate-pdf?angle=90",
+        parameters: { angle: 90 },
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("drops + reports operations with no resolvable endpoint", () => {
+    const { definition, unresolved } = buildPipelineDefinition(
+      {
+        name: "X",
+        operations: [
+          { operation: "compress", parameters: {} },
+          { operation: "notARealTool", parameters: {} },
+        ],
+      },
+      registry,
+    );
+    expect(unresolved).toEqual(["notARealTool"]);
+    expect(definition.steps).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it("runs each tool's buildFormData so stored params match its endpoint", () => {
+    // A redact-like tool whose UI param (wordsToRedact[]) is transformed into
+    // the endpoint's field (listOfText) by buildFormData — the "marry up".
+    const redactish = {
+      redact: {
+        operationConfig: {
+          endpoint: () => "/api/v1/security/auto-redact",
+          buildFormData: (
+            p: { wordsToRedact?: string[]; useRegex?: boolean },
+            file: File,
+          ) => {
+            const fd = new FormData();
+            fd.append("fileInput", file);
+            fd.append("listOfText", (p.wordsToRedact ?? []).join("\n"));
+            fd.append("useRegex", String(p.useRegex ?? false));
+            return fd;
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    } as unknown as Partial<ToolRegistry>;
+
+    const { definition } = buildPipelineDefinition(
+      {
+        name: "Security",
+        operations: [
+          {
+            operation: "redact",
+            parameters: { wordsToRedact: ["SSN", "Account"], useRegex: true },
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      redactish,
+    );
+
+    // The document field is dropped; the UI param became the endpoint field.
+    expect(definition.steps[0]).toEqual({
+      operation: "/api/v1/security/auto-redact",
+      parameters: { listOfText: "SSN\nAccount", useRegex: "true" },
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+const samplePolicy = {
+  categoryId: "security",
+  name: "Security",
+  enabled: true,
+  automation: {
+    id: "auto-1",
+    name: "Security",
+    operations: [{ operation: "compress", parameters: {} }],
+    createdAt: "",
+    updatedAt: "",
+  },
+  pipelineSteps: [{ operation: "/api/v1/misc/compress-pdf", parameters: {} }],
+  sources: ["editor"],
+  scopeTypes: ["Contracts"],
+  reviewerEmail: "[email protected]",
+  fieldValues: { minConfidence: "80%" },
+  folder: {
+    outputMode: "new_version" as const,
+    outputName: "secured",
+    outputNamePosition: "suffix" as const,
+    maxRetries: 2,
+    retryDelayMinutes: 10,
+  },
+};
+
+describe("buildBackendPolicy", () => {
+  it("maps a frontend policy to the backend Policy shape", () => {
+    const policy = buildBackendPolicy(samplePolicy);
+    expect(policy.id).toBe(""); // blank → backend assigns
+    expect(policy.name).toBe("Security");
+    expect(policy.enabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(policy.steps).toEqual([
+      { operation: "/api/v1/misc/compress-pdf", parameters: {} },
+    ]);
+    // Extras ride in options.
+    expect(policy.trigger.options.categoryId).toBe("security");
+    expect(policy.trigger.options.reviewerEmail).toBe("[email protected]");
+    expect(policy.output.options.maxRetries).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it("round-trips losslessly through fromBackendPolicy", () => {
+    const policy = buildBackendPolicy(samplePolicy);
+    const decoded = fromBackendPolicy({ ...policy, id: "p1" });
+    expect(decoded.id).toBe("p1");
+    expect(decoded.categoryId).toBe("security");
+    expect(decoded.enabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(decoded.sources).toEqual(["editor"]);
+    expect(decoded.scopeTypes).toEqual(["Contracts"]);
+    expect(decoded.reviewerEmail).toBe("[email protected]");
+    expect(decoded.fieldValues).toEqual({ minConfidence: "80%" });
+    expect(decoded.folder).toEqual(samplePolicy.folder);
+    expect(decoded.automation?.operations).toEqual(
+      samplePolicy.automation.operations,
+    );
+  });
+});

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/services/policyPipeline.ts

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+/**
+ * Bridge between the frontend automation model and the backend Policies engine.
+ * "Backend automation" = send the whole pipeline + files to
+ * `/api/v1/policies/run` and let the server orchestrate the steps, instead of
+ * the browser running them one-by-one via executeAutomationSequence.
+ *
+ * The backend `PipelineStep.operation` is a tool endpoint *path*
+ * (e.g. `/api/v1/misc/compress-pdf`) — exactly the `operationConfig.endpoint`
+ * the frontend tool registry already carries for client-side execution. This
+ * module maps a frontend AutomationConfig to the backend's PipelineDefinition
+ * using that registry.
+ */
+
+import type { AutomationConfig } from "@app/types/automation";
+import type { ToolRegistry } from "@app/data/toolsTaxonomy";
+import type { PolicyFolderSettings } from "@app/types/policies";
+
+/** A single backend pipeline step: a tool endpoint path + its scalar params. */
+export interface BackendPipelineStep {
+  operation: string;
+  parameters: Record<string, unknown>;
+  fileParameters?: Record<string, string>;
+}
+
+/** Where the run's outputs are delivered. "inline" = return for download. */
+export interface BackendOutputSpec {
+  type: string;
+  options: Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+/** The engine-level pipeline the `/run` endpoint accepts (as JSON). */
+export interface BackendPipelineDefinition {
+  name: string;
+  steps: BackendPipelineStep[];
+  output: BackendOutputSpec;
+}
+
+/** How a stored policy is triggered ("manual" | "folder" | "schedule" | "s3"). */
+export interface BackendTriggerConfig {
+  type: string;
+  options: Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+/** A stored, owned policy on the backend (mirrors the Java `Policy` record). */
+export interface BackendPolicy {
+  /** Blank on create — the backend assigns an id and returns it. */
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  owner: string;
+  /** Gates automatic triggering; an explicit run ignores it. */
+  enabled: boolean;
+  trigger: BackendTriggerConfig;
+  steps: BackendPipelineStep[];
+  output: BackendOutputSpec;
+}
+
+/** Lifecycle states of a backend run (mirrors PolicyRunStatus). */
+export type PolicyRunStatus =
+  | "PENDING"
+  | "RUNNING"
+  | "WAITING_FOR_INPUT"
+  | "COMPLETED"
+  | "FAILED"
+  | "CANCELLED";
+
+export interface BackendResultFile {
+  fileId: string;
+  fileName: string;
+}
+
+/** Read-only view returned by the run status endpoint (mirrors PolicyRunView). */
+export interface PolicyRunView {
+  runId: string;
+  status: PolicyRunStatus;
+  currentStep: number;
+  stepCount: number;
+  error: string | null;
+  outputs: BackendResultFile[];
+}
+
+/** Resolve a frontend operation id to its backend tool endpoint path. */
+function resolveEndpoint(
+  operation: string,
+  parameters: Record<string, unknown>,
+  toolRegistry: Partial<ToolRegistry>,
+): string | null {
+  const config = toolRegistry[operation as keyof ToolRegistry]?.operationConfig;
+  const endpoint = config?.endpoint;
+  if (!endpoint) return null;
+  const resolved =
+    typeof endpoint === "function" ? endpoint(parameters) : endpoint;
+  return resolved ?? null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert a tool's UI parameters into the exact scalar form-fields its backend
+ * endpoint expects, by running the same `buildFormData` the client-side runner
+ * uses (the one source of truth for the request shape) and keeping its non-file
+ * fields. This is what makes the stored steps "marry up" with the engine: e.g.
+ * redact's `wordsToRedact: string[]` becomes the `listOfText` string the
+ * /auto-redact endpoint reads. Falls back to the raw params if the tool has no
+ * transform (or it throws), so tools without one are unaffected.
+ */
+function toApiParameters(
+  config: ToolRegistry[keyof ToolRegistry]["operationConfig"] | undefined,
+  parameters: Record<string, unknown>,
+): Record<string, unknown> {
+  const build = config?.buildFormData;
+  if (typeof build !== "function") return parameters;
+  const dummy = new File([], "input.pdf", { type: "application/pdf" });
+  // buildFormData takes a File (single-file tools) or File[] (multi) — try both.
+  for (const fileArg of [dummy, [dummy]]) {
+    try {
+      const formData = build(parameters, fileArg as never);
+      const out: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+      // Keep scalar fields; skip File entries (the document(s) the engine feeds
+      // separately, and any supporting-file blobs).
+      formData.forEach((value, key) => {
+        if (typeof value === "string") out[key] = value;
+      });
+      return out;
+    } catch {
+      // Wrong file-arg shape for this tool — try the other, then give up.
+    }
+  }
+  return parameters;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Map a frontend automation to the backend pipeline definition. Steps whose
+ * endpoint can't be resolved from the registry are dropped (and reported), so
+ * the backend never receives an unrunnable operation id.
+ */
+export function buildPipelineDefinition(
+  automation: Pick<AutomationConfig, "name" | "operations">,
+  toolRegistry: Partial<ToolRegistry>,
+): { definition: BackendPipelineDefinition; unresolved: string[] } {
+  const unresolved: string[] = [];
+  const steps: BackendPipelineStep[] = [];
+  for (const op of automation.operations) {
+    const parameters = (op.parameters ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const endpoint = resolveEndpoint(op.operation, parameters, toolRegistry);
+    if (!endpoint) {
+      unresolved.push(op.operation);
+      continue;
+    }
+    const config =
+      toolRegistry[op.operation as keyof ToolRegistry]?.operationConfig;
+    steps.push({
+      operation: endpoint,
+      parameters: toApiParameters(config, parameters),
+    });
+  }
+  return {
+    definition: {
+      name: automation.name,
+      steps,
+      output: { type: "inline", options: {} },
+    },
+    unresolved,
+  };
+}
+
+/** A frontend policy ready to persist on the backend (the full settings set). */
+export interface PolicyToStore {
+  /** Existing backend id (blank/omitted → create). */
+  id?: string;
+  /** The frontend catalog category this policy belongs to (1 policy per category). */
+  categoryId: string;
+  name: string;
+  /** Active (enabled) vs paused/off. */
+  enabled: boolean;
+  /** Full frontend automation, stashed for a lossless UI round-trip. */
+  automation: AutomationConfig;
+  /**
+   * The engine-runnable steps (endpoint paths), pre-built from `automation` via
+   * the tool registry by the caller that has it (the wizard). The store layer
+   * has no registry, so it receives these ready-made.
+   */
+  pipelineSteps: BackendPipelineStep[];
+  sources: string[];
+  scopeTypes: string[];
+  reviewerEmail: string;
+  fieldValues: Record<string, boolean | string | string[]>;
+  folder: PolicyFolderSettings;
+}
+
+/** The decoded policy read back from the backend. */
+export interface DecodedPolicy {
+  id: string;
+  /** The catalog category this policy maps to (from trigger.options.categoryId). */
+  categoryId: string;
+  name: string;
+  enabled: boolean;
+  /** Null if the stored policy carried no automation blob. */
+  automation: AutomationConfig | null;
+  sources: string[];
+  scopeTypes: string[];
+  reviewerEmail: string;
+  fieldValues: Record<string, boolean | string | string[]>;
+  folder: PolicyFolderSettings;
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_FOLDER: PolicyFolderSettings = {
+  outputMode: "new_file",
+  outputName: "",
+  outputNamePosition: "prefix",
+  maxRetries: 3,
+  retryDelayMinutes: 5,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Map a frontend policy to the backend {@link BackendPolicy} for persistence.
+ * The backend models only name/enabled/trigger/steps/output, so the policy-level
+ * extras (categoryId, sources, scope, reviewer, fields) ride in `trigger.options`
+ * and the output + retry settings in `output.options`; the full frontend
+ * automation is stashed in `output.options.automation` for a lossless UI
+ * round-trip (while `steps` carries the endpoint-mapped pipeline the engine
+ * runs, pre-built by the caller).
+ */
+export function buildBackendPolicy(input: PolicyToStore): BackendPolicy {
+  return {
+    id: input.id ?? "",
+    name: input.name,
+    owner: "",
+    enabled: input.enabled,
+    trigger: {
+      type: "folder",
+      options: {
+        categoryId: input.categoryId,
+        sources: input.sources,
+        scopeTypes: input.scopeTypes,
+        reviewerEmail: input.reviewerEmail,
+        fieldValues: input.fieldValues,
+      },
+    },
+    steps: input.pipelineSteps,
+    output: {
+      type: "inline",
+      options: {
+        mode: input.folder.outputMode,
+        name: input.folder.outputName,
+        position: input.folder.outputNamePosition,
+        maxRetries: input.folder.maxRetries,
+        retryDelayMinutes: input.folder.retryDelayMinutes,
+        automation: input.automation,
+      },
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+/** Decode a stored backend policy back into the frontend settings. */
+export function fromBackendPolicy(policy: BackendPolicy): DecodedPolicy {
+  const trigger = policy.trigger.options;
+  const output = policy.output.options;
+  const str = (v: unknown, fallback = "") =>
+    typeof v === "string" ? v : fallback;
+  const num = (v: unknown, fallback: number) =>
+    typeof v === "number" ? v : fallback;
+  return {
+    id: policy.id,
+    categoryId: str(trigger.categoryId),
+    name: policy.name,
+    enabled: policy.enabled,
+    automation: (output.automation as AutomationConfig | undefined) ?? null,
+    sources: Array.isArray(trigger.sources)
+      ? (trigger.sources as string[])
+      : [],
+    scopeTypes: Array.isArray(trigger.scopeTypes)
+      ? (trigger.scopeTypes as string[])
+      : [],
+    reviewerEmail: str(trigger.reviewerEmail),
+    fieldValues:
+      (trigger.fieldValues as DecodedPolicy["fieldValues"] | undefined) ?? {},
+    folder: {
+      outputMode: output.mode === "new_version" ? "new_version" : "new_file",
+      outputName: str(output.name),
+      outputNamePosition:
+        output.position === "suffix"
+          ? "suffix"
+          : output.position === "auto-number"
+            ? "auto-number"
+            : "prefix",
+      maxRetries: num(output.maxRetries, DEFAULT_FOLDER.maxRetries),
+      retryDelayMinutes: num(
+        output.retryDelayMinutes,
+        DEFAULT_FOLDER.retryDelayMinutes,
+      ),
+    },
+  };
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/services/policyStorage.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from "vitest";
+import {
+  loadPolicies,
+  updatePolicy,
+  resetPolicy,
+  onPoliciesChange,
+} from "@app/services/policyStorage";
+
+describe("policyStorage", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    localStorage.clear();
+  });
+
+  it("defaults every category to unconfigured (backend is the source of truth)", () => {
+    const p = loadPolicies();
+    expect(p.ingestion.configured).toBe(false);
+    expect(p.ingestion.status).toBe("default");
+    expect(p.security.configured).toBe(false);
+    expect(p.security.status).toBe("default");
+    expect(p.retention.configured).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("persists an update and reflects it on reload", () => {
+    updatePolicy("security", { configured: true, status: "active" });
+    const reloaded = loadPolicies();
+    expect(reloaded.security.configured).toBe(true);
+    expect(reloaded.security.status).toBe("active");
+    // Other categories untouched.
+    expect(reloaded.retention.configured).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("merges partial field-value updates without clobbering siblings", () => {
+    updatePolicy("security", { fieldValues: { detectPII: false } });
+    updatePolicy("security", { reviewerEmail: "[email protected]" });
+    const p = loadPolicies();
+    expect(p.security.fieldValues).toEqual({ detectPII: false });
+    expect(p.security.reviewerEmail).toBe("[email protected]");
+  });
+
+  it("resetPolicy reverts a category to unconfigured default", () => {
+    updatePolicy("compliance", {
+      configured: true,
+      status: "active",
+      reviewerEmail: "[email protected]",
+    });
+    resetPolicy("compliance");
+    const p = loadPolicies();
+    expect(p.compliance.configured).toBe(false);
+    expect(p.compliance.status).toBe("default");
+  });
+
+  it("heals missing categories from corrupt/partial storage", () => {
+    localStorage.setItem(
+      "stirling-policies-state",
+      JSON.stringify({ ingestion: { configured: true, status: "active" } }),
+    );
+    const p = loadPolicies();
+    // Missing category gets a default rather than being undefined.
+    expect(p.routing).toBeDefined();
+    expect(p.routing.configured).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("fires a change event on update", () => {
+    const cb = vi.fn();
+    const off = onPoliciesChange(cb);
+    updatePolicy("routing", { status: "paused" });
+    expect(cb).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    off();
+    updatePolicy("routing", { status: "active" });
+    expect(cb).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1); // not called after unsubscribe
+  });
+});

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/services/policyStorage.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/**
+ * Local cache + offline fallback for Policies — the backend (/api/v1/policies)
+ * is the source of truth. Holds per-category state (configured/active/paused,
+ * sources, scope, reviewer, field overrides) and broadcasts changes so hooks
+ * re-render. Mirrors the change-event pattern of the automation/folder stores.
+ */
+
+import { loadPolicyCatalog } from "@app/services/policyCatalog";
+import type { PoliciesByCategory, PolicyState } from "@app/types/policies";
+
+const STORAGE_KEY = "stirling-policies-state";
+export const POLICIES_CHANGE_EVENT = "stirling:policies-changed";
+
+function defaultState(): PolicyState {
+  // Unconfigured by default. The backend is the source of truth for what's
+  // actually configured + active; this is just the empty local-cache shape.
+  return {
+    configured: false,
+    status: "default",
+    sources: ["editor"],
+    scopeTypes: [],
+    // Empty by default; the wizard defaults the reviewer to the signed-in user.
+    reviewerEmail: "",
+    fieldValues: {},
+    // Every catalog category is a shipped, built-in policy → default (not
+    // deletable). User-created policies (later) will set this false.
+    isDefault: true,
+  };
+}
+
+/** An obsolete reviewer email from earlier development, scrubbed from persisted
+ *  state on read so it can re-default to the real signed-in user. */
+const STALE_REVIEWER_EMAIL = "[email protected]";
+
+/** Read the full policy state, seeding + healing any missing categories. */
+export function loadPolicies(): PoliciesByCategory {
+  let parsed: Partial<PoliciesByCategory> = {};
+  try {
+    const raw =
+      typeof localStorage !== "undefined"
+        ? localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY)
+        : null;
+    if (raw) parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as Partial<PoliciesByCategory>;
+  } catch {
+    // Corrupt/unavailable storage — fall back to seed.
+  }
+  // Always reconcile against the current category list so a newly-added
+  // category gets a default rather than being undefined.
+  const out: PoliciesByCategory = {};
+  for (const cat of loadPolicyCatalog().categories) {
+    const merged = { ...defaultState(), ...(parsed[cat.id] ?? {}) };
+    // Migration: clear the obsolete persisted reviewer email so it re-defaults
+    // to the real signed-in user.
+    if (merged.reviewerEmail === STALE_REVIEWER_EMAIL)
+      merged.reviewerEmail = "";
+    out[cat.id] = merged;
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+function persist(state: PoliciesByCategory): void {
+  try {
+    if (typeof localStorage !== "undefined") {
+      localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(state));
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // Best-effort; ignore quota/availability failures.
+  }
+  if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
+    window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(POLICIES_CHANGE_EVENT));
+  }
+}
+
+/** Merge a partial update into one category's state and persist. */
+export function updatePolicy(
+  categoryId: string,
+  patch: Partial<PolicyState>,
+): PoliciesByCategory {
+  const current = loadPolicies();
+  const next: PoliciesByCategory = {
+    ...current,
+    // Fall back to defaults so a not-yet-seeded category id still yields a
+    // complete PolicyState rather than a partial.
+    [categoryId]: {
+      ...defaultState(),
+      ...current[categoryId],
+      ...patch,
+    },
+  };
+  persist(next);
+  return next;
+}
+
+/** Reset a category to its unconfigured default (the "Delete policy" action). */
+export function resetPolicy(categoryId: string): PoliciesByCategory {
+  return updatePolicy(categoryId, {
+    ...defaultState(),
+    configured: false,
+    status: "default",
+    // Drop the backing-folder + backend links (the caller deletes those).
+    folderId: undefined,
+    backendId: undefined,
+  });
+}
+
+/** Subscribe to policy-state changes (same-tab). Returns an unsubscribe fn. */
+export function onPoliciesChange(cb: () => void): () => void {
+  if (typeof window === "undefined") return () => {};
+  window.addEventListener(POLICIES_CHANGE_EVENT, cb);
+  return () => window.removeEventListener(POLICIES_CHANGE_EVENT, cb);
+}

frontend/editor/src/proprietary/types/policies.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+/**
+ * Types for Policies — a proprietary, automation-backed enforcement feature.
+ *
+ * A Policy is conceptually like a Watch Folder (a configured automation that
+ * runs over documents) but backend-driven and triggered by *sources/events*
+ * (editor save/export, device sweeps, cloud connectors) rather than just a
+ * folder. Per-policy state is persisted locally (localStorage) today; server
+ * persistence and real enforcement land in a follow-up. Activity + stats shown
+ * in the detail view are derived live from the user's real uploaded files.
+ */
+
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import type {
+  AutomationConfig,
+  AutomationOperation,
+} from "@app/types/automation";
+
+/** Lifecycle status of a policy category for the current user/org. */
+export type PolicyStatus = "default" | "active" | "paused";
+
+/** Derived display status for a row/detail (treats a spend-limit hit as paused). */
+export type PolicyRowStatus = "active" | "paused" | "setup";
+
+/** A configurable field within a policy's settings. */
+export type PolicyFieldType = "toggle" | "select" | "chips" | "text";
+
+export interface PolicyField {
+  label: string;
+  key: string;
+  type: PolicyFieldType;
+  /** Current value: boolean (toggle), string (select/text), string[] (chips). */
+  value: boolean | string | string[];
+  /** Options for select/chips. */
+  options?: string[];
+}
+
+/** Static definition of a policy category (the "what it does"). */
+export interface PolicyCategory {
+  id: string;
+  label: string;
+  icon: ReactNode;
+  /** Long description shown in the setup wizard. */
+  desc: string;
+  /**
+   * This category provides document classification, so it's the target of the
+   * setup wizard's "Set up Classification" action. Data-driven replacement for
+   * the hardcoded `selectPolicy("ingestion")` call site.
+   */
+  providesClassification?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Not yet available — shown as a locked "Coming soon" row that can't be opened
+   * or configured. Only Security is live today.
+   */
+  comingSoon?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The three-up summary stats shown at the foot of a configured policy's detail,
+ * derived live from the user's uploaded files (see policyLiveData).
+ */
+export interface PolicyStats {
+  /** Documents enforced (rendered with toLocaleString). */
+  enforced: number;
+  /** Human-formatted data-processed figure, e.g. "2.3 GB". */
+  dataProcessed: string;
+  /** Human-formatted active-for figure, e.g. "12d", or "—" when idle. */
+  activeFor: string;
+}
+
+/** The narrative + field configuration backing a category. */
+export interface PolicyConfigDef {
+  /** One-line summary of what the policy enforces. */
+  summary: string;
+  /** Pipeline-like rule chips shown in the "Enforces" section. */
+  rules: string[];
+  /** Human label for the scope this policy applies to. */
+  scopeLabel: string;
+  /** Editable settings fields. */
+  fields: PolicyField[];
+  /**
+   * The preset pipeline this category seeds a new policy with — the real,
+   * editable tool steps (same shape as the backend's `PipelineStep` and the
+   * Watch Folders automation `operations`). Configuring a policy starts from
+   * these and the user can edit them.
+   */
+  defaultOperations: AutomationOperation[];
+}
+
+/** A document a source can ingest, used in the wizard's "Sources" step. */
+export interface PolicySource {
+  id: string;
+  label: string;
+  desc: string;
+  icon: ReactNode;
+}
+
+/** An entry in a policy's recent-activity feed (derived from real uploads). */
+export interface PolicyActivityItem {
+  /** Document the policy acted on. */
+  doc: string;
+  /** What the policy did, e.g. "Classified as Contract • 3 tables extracted". */
+  action: string;
+  /** Relative timestamp, e.g. "2h ago". */
+  time: string;
+  /**
+   * "enforced" (clean green), "flagged" (needs review, amber), or "processing"
+   * (in progress — enforcement currently running, blue).
+   */
+  status: "enforced" | "flagged" | "processing";
+  /** The backend run this row reflects — used to offer Retry on a failed run. */
+  runId?: string;
+  /** The file the run acted on — needed to re-run it on Retry. */
+  fileId?: string;
+}
+
+/** Per-category runtime state held in the local cache. */
+export interface PolicyState {
+  configured: boolean;
+  status: PolicyStatus;
+  /** Selected sources (ids from POLICY_SOURCES). */
+  sources: string[];
+  /** When non-empty, narrows the policy to these document types. */
+  scopeTypes: string[];
+  /** Email that low-confidence enforcements are routed to. */
+  reviewerEmail: string;
+  /** Saved field values, keyed by field key (overrides the definition default). */
+  fieldValues: Record<string, boolean | string | string[]>;
+  /**
+   * The backing folder-trigger record (a Watched Folders `WatchedFolder`) that
+   * holds this policy's editable steps (its automation), output config and run
+   * state. Present once the policy is configured. The folder trigger reuses the
+   * Watched Folders engine; this is the link to it. Maps to the backend's
+   * `Policy.trigger` (folder) + `steps` + `output`.
+   */
+  folderId?: string;
+  /**
+   * Id of this policy's record on the backend (the source of truth). Present once
+   * it has been persisted server-side; used to update/delete/run it.
+   */
+  backendId?: string;
+  /**
+   * A built-in policy (one of the shipped catalog categories) rather than a
+   * user-created one. Default policies are configurable but NOT deletable — the
+   * Delete action is hidden for them (it returns for custom policies later).
+   */
+  isDefault?: boolean;
+}
+
+export type PoliciesByCategory = Record<string, PolicyState>;
+
+/**
+ * Output + retry settings applied by the Watch Folders engine to a policy's
+ * backing folder (the real, working settings reused from the folder setup).
+ */
+export interface PolicyFolderSettings {
+  outputMode: "new_file" | "new_version";
+  outputName: string;
+  outputNamePosition: "prefix" | "suffix" | "auto-number";
+  maxRetries: number;
+  retryDelayMinutes: number;
+}
+
+/** Everything the shared policy wizard collects, handed back on submit. */
+export interface PolicyWizardResult {
+  /** The saved workflow automation (created on setup, updated in place on edit). */
+  automation: AutomationConfig;
+  fieldValues: Record<string, boolean | string | string[]>;
+  sources: string[];
+  scopeTypes: string[];
+  reviewerEmail: string;
+  /** Output + retry settings for the backing folder. */
+  folder: PolicyFolderSettings;
+  /**
+   * Backend pipeline steps (each `operation` is a tool ENDPOINT path), built
+   * from the workflow via the tool registry in the wizard's Workflow step — the
+   * hook persists these to the backend without needing the registry itself.
+   * Structurally matches policyPipeline's `BackendPipelineStep` (inlined here to
+   * avoid a types↔services import cycle).
+   */
+  pipelineSteps: {
+    operation: string;
+    parameters: Record<string, unknown>;
+    fileParameters?: Record<string, string>;
+  }[];
+  /** Operation ids whose endpoint couldn't be resolved (dropped from steps). */
+  unresolvedOps: string[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * What the locked tool-config page hands back on save. Unlike the wizard's
+ * result it carries the tool `operations` directly (the page owns a fixed,
+ * configure-only chain — there's no separate saved automation), plus the
+ * endpoint-mapped pipeline steps. Used for both first-time configure and edits
+ * of a preset policy.
+ */
+export interface PolicyConfigResult {
+  /** The enabled tools (in order) as automation operations. */
+  operations: AutomationOperation[];
+  /** Endpoint-mapped backend steps built from `operations` via the registry. */
+  pipelineSteps: PolicyWizardResult["pipelineSteps"];
+  /** Operation ids whose endpoint couldn't be resolved (dropped from steps). */
+  unresolvedOps: string[];
+  fieldValues: Record<string, boolean | string | string[]>;
+  sources: string[];
+  scopeTypes: string[];
+  reviewerEmail: string;
+  folder: PolicyFolderSettings;
+}
+
+/** Which sub-view of a configured policy's detail panel is showing. */
+export type PolicyDetailView = "detail" | "settings";

frontend/editor/vite.config.ts

@@ -203,6 +203,15 @@ export default defineConfig(async ({ mode }) => {
       }),
       compressStaticCopyPlugin(),
     ],
+    resolve: {
+      // Global alias so @shared resolves for ALL importers — including the
+      // shared components' own `@shared/components/X.css` self-imports, which
+      // live outside the editor tsconfig scope and so aren't rewritten by
+      // vite-tsconfig-paths. Required for the editor to consume SUI components.
+      alias: {
+        "@shared": path.resolve(__dirname, "../shared"),
+      },
+    },
     server: {
       host: true,
       // make sure this port matches the devUrl port in tauri.conf.json file

frontend/editor/vitest.config.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";
 import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react-swc";
 import tsconfigPaths from "vite-tsconfig-paths";
+import path from "node:path";
+
+// Global @shared alias so SUI components (and their own `@shared/*` self-imports,
+// which live outside the editor tsconfig scope) resolve under test — mirrors the
+// resolve.alias in vite.config.ts.
+const sharedDir = path.resolve(__dirname, "../shared");
 
 export default defineConfig({
   test: {
@@ -42,6 +48,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
             projects: ["./tsconfig.core.vite.json"],
           }),
         ],
+        resolve: {
+          alias: { "@shared": sharedDir },
+        },
         esbuild: {
           target: "es2020",
         },
@@ -60,6 +69,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
             projects: ["./tsconfig.proprietary.vite.json"],
           }),
         ],
+        resolve: {
+          alias: { "@shared": sharedDir },
+        },
         esbuild: {
           target: "es2020",
         },
@@ -78,6 +90,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
             projects: ["./tsconfig.desktop.vite.json"],
           }),
         ],
+        resolve: {
+          alias: { "@shared": sharedDir },
+        },
         esbuild: {
           target: "es2020",
         },
@@ -96,6 +111,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
             projects: ["./tsconfig.saas.vite.json"],
           }),
         ],
+        resolve: {
+          alias: { "@shared": sharedDir },
+        },
         esbuild: {
           target: "es2020",
         },
@@ -114,6 +132,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
             projects: ["./tsconfig.prototypes.vite.json"],
           }),
         ],
+        resolve: {
+          alias: { "@shared": sharedDir },
+        },
         esbuild: {
           target: "es2020",
         },

frontend/shared/components/Checkbox.css

@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@
   display: block;
 }
 
+.sui-check__icon {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
 .sui-check__text {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;

frontend/shared/components/Checkbox.tsx

@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ export interface CheckboxProps extends Omit<
 > {
   label?: ReactNode;
   description?: ReactNode;
+  /** Optional glyph shown between the box and the label text. */
+  leadingIcon?: ReactNode;
   /** Tri-state checkbox visual (still focusable + submittable, but renders the dash). */
   indeterminate?: boolean;
 }
 
 export const Checkbox = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, CheckboxProps>(
   function Checkbox(
-    { label, description, indeterminate, className, id, ...rest },
+    { label, description, leadingIcon, indeterminate, className, id, ...rest },
     ref,
   ) {
     return (
@@ -57,6 +59,11 @@ export const Checkbox = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, CheckboxProps>(
           </svg>
           <span className="sui-check__dash" />
         </span>
+        {leadingIcon && (
+          <span className="sui-check__icon" aria-hidden>
+            {leadingIcon}
+          </span>
+        )}
         {(label || description) && (
           <span className="sui-check__text">
             {label && <span className="sui-check__label">{label}</span>}

frontend/shared/components/ChipFlow.css

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+.sui-chipflow {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.375rem;
+}
+.sui-chipflow__sep {
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}

frontend/shared/components/ChipFlow.stories.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react-vite";
+import { ChipFlow } from "@shared/components/ChipFlow";
+
+const meta: Meta<typeof ChipFlow> = {
+  title: "Primitives/ChipFlow",
+  component: ChipFlow,
+  tags: ["autodocs"],
+  parameters: { layout: "padded" },
+  args: {
+    items: ["Classify", "Extract", "Name", "Normalize"],
+    separator: "arrow",
+    tone: "neutral",
+    size: "sm",
+  },
+  argTypes: {
+    separator: { control: "inline-radio", options: ["arrow", "none"] },
+  },
+};
+export default meta;
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof ChipFlow>;
+
+export const Pipeline: Story = { args: { separator: "arrow" } };
+export const Plain: Story = {
+  args: { separator: "none", items: ["HIPAA", "GDPR", "SOC 2"] },
+};

frontend/shared/components/ChipFlow.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { Fragment } from "react";
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import { Chip } from "@shared/components/Chip";
+import type { ChipTone, ChipSize } from "@shared/components/Chip";
+import "@shared/components/ChipFlow.css";
+
+export interface ChipFlowProps {
+  /** Items rendered as chips, in order. */
+  items: ReactNode[];
+  /** `arrow` joins chips with a → connector (pipeline look); `none` just wraps. */
+  separator?: "arrow" | "none";
+  tone?: ChipTone;
+  size?: ChipSize;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A sequence of {@link Chip}s, optionally joined by arrows to read as a
+ * pipeline (A → B → C). Use `separator="arrow"` for flows, `none` for a plain
+ * wrapped chip list.
+ */
+export function ChipFlow({
+  items,
+  separator = "none",
+  tone = "neutral",
+  size = "sm",
+  className,
+}: ChipFlowProps) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={["sui-chipflow", className ?? ""].filter(Boolean).join(" ")}
+    >
+      {items.map((item, i) => (
+        <Fragment key={i}>
+          {i > 0 && separator === "arrow" && (
+            <span className="sui-chipflow__sep" aria-hidden>
+              →
+            </span>
+          )}
+          <Chip tone={tone} size={size}>
+            {item}
+          </Chip>
+        </Fragment>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/shared/components/DataRow.css

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+.sui-datarow {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+.sui-datarow--center {
+  align-items: center;
+}
+.sui-datarow--top {
+  align-items: flex-start;
+}
+.sui-datarow__label {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+}
+.sui-datarow__value {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-1);
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+}

frontend/shared/components/DataRow.stories.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react-vite";
+import { DataRow } from "@shared/components/DataRow";
+import { ChipFlow } from "@shared/components/ChipFlow";
+import { Card } from "@shared/components/Card";
+
+const meta: Meta<typeof DataRow> = {
+  title: "Primitives/DataRow",
+  component: DataRow,
+  tags: ["autodocs"],
+  parameters: { layout: "padded" },
+  decorators: [
+    (S) => (
+      <div style={{ maxWidth: "24rem" }}>
+        <S />
+      </div>
+    ),
+  ],
+};
+export default meta;
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof DataRow>;
+
+export const Single: Story = {
+  args: { label: "Reviewer", children: "[email protected]" },
+};
+
+export const Summary: Story = {
+  render: () => (
+    <Card padding="default">
+      <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: "0.5rem" }}>
+        <DataRow label="Enforces" align="top">
+          <ChipFlow items={["Classify", "Extract", "Name"]} />
+        </DataRow>
+        <DataRow label="Sources">3 selected</DataRow>
+        <DataRow label="Reviewer">matt@stirlingpdf.com</DataRow>
+      </div>
+    </Card>
+  ),
+};

frontend/shared/components/DataRow.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import "@shared/components/DataRow.css";
+
+export interface DataRowProps {
+  /** Left-aligned key. */
+  label: ReactNode;
+  /** Value — text, chips, or any node. */
+  children: ReactNode;
+  /** Fixed key-column width (CSS length). Defaults to 4.5rem. */
+  labelWidth?: string;
+  /** Vertical alignment of label vs value. `top` suits multi-line values. */
+  align?: "center" | "top";
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A key/value row for read-only detail/summary read-outs (a single line of a
+ * description list). Compose several inside a Card. Use `align="top"` when the
+ * value wraps (e.g. a chip flow).
+ */
+export function DataRow({
+  label,
+  children,
+  labelWidth = "4.5rem",
+  align = "center",
+  className,
+}: DataRowProps) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={["sui-datarow", `sui-datarow--${align}`, className ?? ""]
+        .filter(Boolean)
+        .join(" ")}
+      role="group"
+    >
+      <span className="sui-datarow__label" style={{ width: labelWidth }}>
+        {label}
+      </span>
+      <div className="sui-datarow__value">{children}</div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/shared/components/IconBadge.css

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+.sui-iconbadge {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+.sui-iconbadge--sm {
+  width: 1.75rem;
+  height: 1.75rem;
+}
+.sui-iconbadge--md {
+  width: 2rem;
+  height: 2rem;
+}
+.sui-iconbadge--blue {
+  color: var(--color-blue);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-blue) 14%, transparent);
+}
+.sui-iconbadge--purple {
+  color: var(--color-purple);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-purple) 14%, transparent);
+}
+.sui-iconbadge--green {
+  color: var(--color-green);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-green) 14%, transparent);
+}
+.sui-iconbadge--amber {
+  color: var(--color-amber);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-amber) 14%, transparent);
+}
+.sui-iconbadge--red {
+  color: var(--color-red);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-red) 14%, transparent);
+}

frontend/shared/components/IconBadge.stories.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react-vite";
+import { IconBadge } from "@shared/components/IconBadge";
+
+function Glyph() {
+  return (
+    <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width={16} height={16} fill="currentColor">
+      <rect x="3" y="4" width="18" height="4" rx="1" />
+      <rect x="3" y="10" width="18" height="4" rx="1" />
+      <rect x="3" y="16" width="18" height="4" rx="1" />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
+
+const meta: Meta<typeof IconBadge> = {
+  title: "Primitives/IconBadge",
+  component: IconBadge,
+  tags: ["autodocs"],
+  parameters: { layout: "centered" },
+  args: { accent: "blue", size: "md", children: <Glyph /> },
+  argTypes: {
+    accent: {
+      control: "inline-radio",
+      options: ["blue", "purple", "green", "amber", "red"],
+    },
+    size: { control: "inline-radio", options: ["sm", "md"] },
+  },
+};
+export default meta;
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof IconBadge>;
+
+export const Blue: Story = {};
+export const Accents: Story = {
+  render: () => (
+    <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: 12 }}>
+      {(["blue", "purple", "green", "amber", "red"] as const).map((a) => (
+        <IconBadge key={a} accent={a}>
+          <Glyph />
+        </IconBadge>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  ),
+};

frontend/shared/components/IconBadge.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import "@shared/components/IconBadge.css";
+
+export type IconBadgeAccent = "blue" | "purple" | "green" | "amber" | "red";
+
+export interface IconBadgeProps {
+  children: ReactNode;
+  /** Tone tint. Defaults to blue. */
+  accent?: IconBadgeAccent;
+  size?: "sm" | "md";
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A glyph in a rounded, tone-tinted square — the recurring "category icon box"
+ * motif used by panel headers, summaries and list leads. Centralises the tint
+ * so every consumer shares one treatment.
+ */
+export function IconBadge({
+  children,
+  accent = "blue",
+  size = "md",
+  className,
+}: IconBadgeProps) {
+  return (
+    <span
+      className={[
+        "sui-iconbadge",
+        `sui-iconbadge--${accent}`,
+        `sui-iconbadge--${size}`,
+        className ?? "",
+      ]
+        .filter(Boolean)
+        .join(" ")}
+      aria-hidden
+    >
+      {children}
+    </span>
+  );
+}

frontend/shared/components/ListRow.css

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+.sui-listrow {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: 0.625rem;
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 0.7rem 0.875rem;
+  text-align: left;
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--color-text-1);
+}
+.sui-listrow--divider {
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+}
+.sui-listrow--interactive {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background var(--motion-fast);
+}
+.sui-listrow--interactive:hover {
+  background: var(--color-bg-hover);
+}
+.sui-listrow--interactive:focus-visible {
+  outline: 0.125rem solid var(--color-blue);
+  outline-offset: -0.125rem;
+}
+
+.sui-listrow__leading {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 1.6rem;
+  height: 1.6rem;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  margin-top: 0.05rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+  background: var(--color-bg-muted);
+}
+.sui-listrow__leading[data-tone="success"] {
+  color: var(--color-green);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-green) 14%, transparent);
+}
+.sui-listrow__leading[data-tone="warning"] {
+  color: var(--color-amber);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-amber) 14%, transparent);
+}
+.sui-listrow__leading[data-tone="danger"] {
+  color: var(--color-red);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-red) 14%, transparent);
+}
+.sui-listrow__leading[data-tone="info"] {
+  color: var(--color-blue);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-blue) 14%, transparent);
+}
+.sui-listrow__leading[data-tone="purple"] {
+  color: var(--color-purple);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-purple) 14%, transparent);
+}
+
+.sui-listrow__text {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+.sui-listrow__title {
+  font-size: 0.8125rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: var(--color-text-1);
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+.sui-listrow__desc {
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+  margin-top: 0.125rem;
+}
+.sui-listrow__meta {
+  font-size: 0.6875rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+  margin-top: 0.125rem;
+}
+.sui-listrow__trailing {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  margin-left: auto;
+}

frontend/shared/components/ListRow.stories.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react-vite";
+import { ListRow } from "@shared/components/ListRow";
+import { Card } from "@shared/components/Card";
+import { StatusBadge } from "@shared/components/StatusBadge";
+
+const meta: Meta<typeof ListRow> = {
+  title: "Primitives/ListRow",
+  component: ListRow,
+  tags: ["autodocs"],
+  parameters: { layout: "padded" },
+  decorators: [
+    (S) => (
+      <div style={{ maxWidth: "24rem" }}>
+        <S />
+      </div>
+    ),
+  ],
+};
+export default meta;
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof ListRow>;
+
+function Dot({ ch }: { ch: string }) {
+  return <span style={{ fontSize: 12, fontWeight: 700 }}>{ch}</span>;
+}
+
+export const Default: Story = {
+  args: {
+    leading: <Dot ch="✓" />,
+    leadingTone: "success",
+    title: "MSA_Acme_2026.pdf",
+    description: "Classified as Contract • 3 tables extracted",
+    meta: "2h ago",
+  },
+};
+
+/** A divided list inside a padding-none Card — the canonical usage. */
+export const InCard: Story = {
+  render: () => (
+    <Card padding="none">
+      <ListRow
+        leading={<Dot ch="✓" />}
+        leadingTone="success"
+        title="MSA_Acme_2026.pdf"
+        description="Classified as Contract • 3 tables extracted"
+        meta="2h ago"
+      />
+      <ListRow
+        divider
+        leading={<Dot ch="!" />}
+        leadingTone="warning"
+        title="scan_002.pdf"
+        description="Low confidence (62%) • flagged for review"
+        meta="Yesterday"
+        trailing={
+          <StatusBadge tone="warning" size="sm">
+            Flagged
+          </StatusBadge>
+        }
+      />
+      <ListRow
+        divider
+        leading={<Dot ch="✓" />}
+        leadingTone="success"
+        title="Invoice_4471.pdf"
+        description="Classified as Invoice • renamed to standard"
+        meta="5h ago"
+      />
+    </Card>
+  ),
+};
+
+export const Interactive: Story = {
+  args: {
+    leading: <Dot ch="→" />,
+    leadingTone: "info",
+    title: "Clickable row",
+    description: "The whole row is a button",
+    onClick: () => {},
+  },
+};

frontend/shared/components/ListRow.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import "@shared/components/ListRow.css";
+import type { StatusTone } from "@shared/components/StatusBadge";
+
+export interface ListRowProps {
+  /** Leading visual (icon/avatar), shown in a tone-tinted square. */
+  leading?: ReactNode;
+  /** Tint for the leading square. Defaults to neutral. */
+  leadingTone?: StatusTone;
+  /** Primary line. */
+  title: ReactNode;
+  /** Secondary line. */
+  description?: ReactNode;
+  /** Tertiary line (e.g. timestamp). */
+  meta?: ReactNode;
+  /** Right-aligned content (badge, chevron, action). */
+  trailing?: ReactNode;
+  /** Makes the whole row a button. */
+  onClick?: () => void;
+  /** Draw a top hairline — set on every row after the first inside a list. */
+  divider?: boolean;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A single list row: a tone-tinted leading glyph + a title/description/meta
+ * stack + an optional trailing slot. Compose a divided list by wrapping rows in
+ * a {@code Card padding="none"} and setting {@code divider} on all but the first.
+ */
+export function ListRow({
+  leading,
+  leadingTone = "neutral",
+  title,
+  description,
+  meta,
+  trailing,
+  onClick,
+  divider,
+  className,
+}: ListRowProps) {
+  const classes = [
+    "sui-listrow",
+    divider ? "sui-listrow--divider" : "",
+    onClick ? "sui-listrow--interactive" : "",
+    className ?? "",
+  ]
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .join(" ");
+
+  const content = (
+    <>
+      {leading && (
+        <span
+          className="sui-listrow__leading"
+          data-tone={leadingTone}
+          aria-hidden
+        >
+          {leading}
+        </span>
+      )}
+      <span className="sui-listrow__text">
+        <span className="sui-listrow__title">{title}</span>
+        {description && (
+          <span className="sui-listrow__desc">{description}</span>
+        )}
+        {meta && <span className="sui-listrow__meta">{meta}</span>}
+      </span>
+      {trailing && <span className="sui-listrow__trailing">{trailing}</span>}
+    </>
+  );
+
+  return onClick ? (
+    <button type="button" className={classes} onClick={onClick}>
+      {content}
+    </button>
+  ) : (
+    <div className={classes}>{content}</div>
+  );
+}

frontend/shared/components/MetricCard.css

@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@
   color: inherit;
   text-align: left;
 }
+/* Compact density for narrow rails / metric strips. */
+.sui-metric--sm {
+  gap: var(--space-1);
+  padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3);
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+.sui-metric--sm .sui-metric__value {
+  font-size: 1.125rem;
+}
+.sui-metric--sm .sui-metric__label {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
 .sui-metric--primary {
   background: var(--color-bg-subtle);
 }

frontend/shared/components/MetricCard.tsx

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export interface MetricCardProps {
   deltaDirection?: DeltaDirection;
   /** Visual emphasis. `primary` = darker surface, used for hero metrics. */
   emphasis?: "default" | "primary";
+  /** Density. `sm` tightens padding + value size for narrow rails/strips. */
+  size?: "sm" | "md";
   /** Optional icon shown in the top-right corner. */
   icon?: ReactNode;
   onClick?: () => void;
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ export function MetricCard({
   delta,
   deltaDirection,
   emphasis = "default",
+  size = "md",
   icon,
   onClick,
   className,
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ export function MetricCard({
 
   const classes = [
     "sui-metric",
+    `sui-metric--${size}`,
     emphasis === "primary" ? "sui-metric--primary" : "",
     interactive ? "sui-metric--interactive" : "",
     className ?? "",

frontend/shared/components/NavItem.css

@@ -40,8 +40,53 @@
 .sui-navitem__trailing {
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
+  margin-left: auto;
 }
 .sui-navitem:focus-visible {
   outline: 0.125rem solid var(--color-blue);
   outline-offset: 0.125rem;
 }
+
+/* ---- Status accent (optional) ---- */
+.sui-navitem--accent {
+  position: relative;
+}
+.sui-navitem--accent::before {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0;
+  top: 0.3125rem;
+  bottom: 0.3125rem;
+  width: 3px;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+}
+.sui-navitem[data-accent="blue"]::before {
+  background: var(--color-blue);
+}
+.sui-navitem[data-accent="purple"]::before {
+  background: var(--color-purple);
+}
+.sui-navitem[data-accent="green"]::before {
+  background: var(--color-green);
+}
+.sui-navitem[data-accent="amber"]::before {
+  background: var(--color-amber);
+}
+.sui-navitem[data-accent="red"]::before {
+  background: var(--color-red);
+}
+.sui-navitem[data-accent="blue"] .sui-navitem__icon {
+  color: var(--color-blue);
+}
+.sui-navitem[data-accent="purple"] .sui-navitem__icon {
+  color: var(--color-purple);
+}
+.sui-navitem[data-accent="green"] .sui-navitem__icon {
+  color: var(--color-green);
+}
+.sui-navitem[data-accent="amber"] .sui-navitem__icon {
+  color: var(--color-amber);
+}
+.sui-navitem[data-accent="red"] .sui-navitem__icon {
+  color: var(--color-red);
+}

frontend/shared/components/NavItem.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import "@shared/components/NavItem.css";
 
+export type NavItemAccent = "blue" | "purple" | "green" | "amber" | "red";
+
 export interface NavItemProps {
   /** Stable view id passed to the click handler. */
   id: string;
@@ -8,6 +10,11 @@ export interface NavItemProps {
   icon?: ReactNode;
   /** Show the active highlight (navActive background, navActiveText colour). */
   isActive?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Optional status accent: draws a left edge bar in the tone colour and tints
+   * the leading icon to match. For listing live/paused/etc. entities.
+   */
+  accent?: NavItemAccent;
   /** Optional trailing badge (e.g. unread count, "new"). */
   trailing?: ReactNode;
   onClick?: (id: string) => void;
@@ -19,13 +26,14 @@ export interface NavItemProps {
  *
  * Active styling: navActive background, navActiveText colour, weight 500.
  * Hover styling: navHover background, navHoverText colour (only when not
- * already active).
+ * already active). An optional `accent` adds a status edge bar + icon tint.
  */
 export function NavItem({
   id,
   label,
   icon,
   isActive,
+  accent,
   trailing,
   onClick,
   className,
@@ -34,9 +42,15 @@ export function NavItem({
     <button
       type="button"
       onClick={() => onClick?.(id)}
-      className={["sui-navitem", isActive ? "is-active" : "", className ?? ""]
+      className={[
+        "sui-navitem",
+        isActive ? "is-active" : "",
+        accent ? "sui-navitem--accent" : "",
+        className ?? "",
+      ]
         .filter(Boolean)
         .join(" ")}
+      data-accent={accent}
       aria-current={isActive ? "page" : undefined}
     >
       {icon && (

frontend/shared/components/PanelHeader.css

@@ -16,16 +16,22 @@
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
-  width: 2rem;
-  height: 2rem;
-  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
-  color: var(--color-text-3);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  width: 1.875rem;
+  height: 1.875rem;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: var(--color-surface);
+  color: var(--color-text-2);
+  cursor: pointer;
   transition:
     background var(--motion-fast),
-    color var(--motion-fast);
+    color var(--motion-fast),
+    border-color var(--motion-fast);
 }
 .sui-panelhdr__back:hover {
   background: var(--color-bg-hover);
+  border-color: var(--color-text-4);
   color: var(--color-text-1);
 }
 .sui-panelhdr__text {

frontend/shared/components/PanelHeader.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import "@shared/components/PanelHeader.css";
+import { IconBadge } from "@shared/components/IconBadge";
 
 export interface PanelHeaderProps {
   title: ReactNode;
@@ -7,6 +8,10 @@ export interface PanelHeaderProps {
   subtitle?: ReactNode;
   /** Show a back chevron and trigger this callback when clicked. */
   onBack?: () => void;
+  /** Optional leading visual (e.g. a category glyph) shown in a tinted box. */
+  icon?: ReactNode;
+  /** Accent tint for the leading icon box. Defaults to blue. */
+  iconAccent?: "blue" | "purple" | "green" | "amber" | "red";
   /** Right-aligned action buttons / chips. */
   actions?: ReactNode;
   className?: string;
@@ -14,12 +19,15 @@ export interface PanelHeaderProps {
 
 /**
  * Header strip used by drill-down panels (admin tabs, agent detail, settings
- * sub-pages). Back chevron renders only when `onBack` is supplied.
+ * sub-pages). Back chevron renders only when `onBack` is supplied; an optional
+ * leading `icon` renders in a tinted box before the title.
  */
 export function PanelHeader({
   title,
   subtitle,
   onBack,
+  icon,
+  iconAccent = "blue",
   actions,
   className,
 }: PanelHeaderProps) {
@@ -49,6 +57,11 @@ export function PanelHeader({
             </svg>
           </button>
         )}
+        {icon && (
+          <IconBadge accent={iconAccent} size="md">
+            {icon}
+          </IconBadge>
+        )}
         <div className="sui-panelhdr__text">
           <div className="sui-panelhdr__title">{title}</div>
           {subtitle && <div className="sui-panelhdr__sub">{subtitle}</div>}

frontend/shared/components/SectionHeader.css

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+.sui-sectionhdr {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 0.4rem 0;
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  text-align: left;
+}
+button.sui-sectionhdr {
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.sui-sectionhdr__title {
+  flex: 1;
+  font-size: 0.6875rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+}
+.sui-sectionhdr__count {
+  font-size: 0.6875rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+}
+.sui-sectionhdr__chevron {
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  transition: transform var(--motion-fast);
+}
+.sui-sectionhdr__chevron[data-collapsed="true"] {
+  transform: rotate(-90deg);
+}

frontend/shared/components/SectionHeader.stories.tsx

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+import { useState } from "react";
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react-vite";
+import { SectionHeader } from "@shared/components/SectionHeader";
+
+const meta: Meta<typeof SectionHeader> = {
+  title: "Primitives/SectionHeader",
+  component: SectionHeader,
+  tags: ["autodocs"],
+  parameters: { layout: "padded" },
+  decorators: [
+    (S) => (
+      <div style={{ maxWidth: "20rem" }}>
+        <S />
+      </div>
+    ),
+  ],
+};
+export default meta;
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof SectionHeader>;
+
+export const Static: Story = { args: { title: "Policies", count: "3 active" } };
+
+export const Collapsible: Story = {
+  render: () => {
+    const [open, setOpen] = useState(true);
+    return (
+      <SectionHeader
+        title="Policies"
+        count="3 active"
+        collapsible
+        expanded={open}
+        onToggle={() => setOpen((v) => !v)}
+      />
+    );
+  },
+};

frontend/shared/components/SectionHeader.tsx

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+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import "@shared/components/SectionHeader.css";
+
+export interface SectionHeaderProps {
+  /** Uppercase eyebrow title. */
+  title: ReactNode;
+  /** Optional right-aligned tally/count. */
+  count?: ReactNode;
+  /** Render as a button with a disclosure chevron. */
+  collapsible?: boolean;
+  /** When collapsible, whether the section is expanded. */
+  expanded?: boolean;
+  onToggle?: () => void;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * An uppercase section eyebrow with an optional trailing count and, when
+ * `collapsible`, a disclosure chevron + toggle. Use above a group of rows/cards.
+ */
+export function SectionHeader({
+  title,
+  count,
+  collapsible,
+  expanded = true,
+  onToggle,
+  className,
+}: SectionHeaderProps) {
+  const classes = ["sui-sectionhdr", className ?? ""].filter(Boolean).join(" ");
+  const inner = (
+    <>
+      <span className="sui-sectionhdr__title">{title}</span>
+      {count != null && <span className="sui-sectionhdr__count">{count}</span>}
+      {collapsible && (
+        <svg
+          className="sui-sectionhdr__chevron"
+          data-collapsed={!expanded}
+          viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+          width={14}
+          height={14}
+          fill="none"
+          stroke="currentColor"
+          strokeWidth={2}
+          strokeLinecap="round"
+          strokeLinejoin="round"
+          aria-hidden
+        >
+          <polyline points="6 9 12 15 18 9" />
+        </svg>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+
+  return collapsible ? (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      className={classes}
+      onClick={onToggle}
+      aria-expanded={expanded}
+    >
+      {inner}
+    </button>
+  ) : (
+    <div className={classes}>{inner}</div>
+  );
+}

frontend/shared/components/Select.css

@@ -44,6 +44,25 @@
   -webkit-appearance: none;
 }
 
+/*
+ * The native option popup is OS-rendered: without explicit colours it falls
+ * back to the UA scheme (white) while the option text inherits the themed
+ * (light) colour — i.e. white-on-white in dark mode wherever the surrounding
+ * app keeps color-scheme: light (e.g. the editor, whose dark mode is driven by
+ * Mantine, not color-scheme). Theme the options explicitly and pin the
+ * select's color-scheme to the active SUI theme so the popup is always legible.
+ */
+.sui-select__el option {
+  background-color: var(--color-surface);
+  color: var(--color-text-1);
+}
+[data-theme="dark"] .sui-select__el {
+  color-scheme: dark;
+}
+[data-theme="light"] .sui-select__el {
+  color-scheme: light;
+}
+
 .sui-select--sm .sui-select__el {
   font-size: 0.8125rem;
   padding-left: var(--space-2);

frontend/shared/components/SettingsRow.css

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+.sui-settingsrow {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+.sui-settingsrow__text {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+.sui-settingsrow__label {
+  font-size: 0.8125rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: var(--color-text-1);
+}
+.sui-settingsrow__desc {
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-4);
+  margin-top: 0.125rem;
+}
+.sui-settingsrow__control {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  min-width: 0;
+  max-width: 11rem;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+}

frontend/shared/components/SettingsRow.stories.tsx

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+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react-vite";
+import { SettingsRow } from "@shared/components/SettingsRow";
+import { ToggleSwitch } from "@shared/components/ToggleSwitch";
+import { Select } from "@shared/components/Select";
+import { Card } from "@shared/components/Card";
+
+const meta: Meta<typeof SettingsRow> = {
+  title: "Primitives/SettingsRow",
+  component: SettingsRow,
+  tags: ["autodocs"],
+  parameters: { layout: "padded" },
+  decorators: [
+    (S) => (
+      <div style={{ maxWidth: "24rem" }}>
+        <S />
+      </div>
+    ),
+  ],
+};
+export default meta;
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof SettingsRow>;
+
+export const Toggle: Story = {
+  args: {
+    label: "Auto-classify",
+    control: <ToggleSwitch checked onChange={() => {}} size="sm" />,
+  },
+};
+
+export const WithDescription: Story = {
+  args: {
+    label: "Detect PII",
+    description: "Scan documents for sensitive fields on save",
+    control: <ToggleSwitch checked onChange={() => {}} size="sm" />,
+  },
+};
+
+/** A settings list inside a padding-none Card. */
+export const List: Story = {
+  render: () => (
+    <Card padding="none">
+      {[
+        { label: "Auto-classify", on: true },
+        { label: "Extract tables", on: true },
+        { label: "Strip blank pages", on: false },
+      ].map((r, i) => (
+        <div
+          key={r.label}
+          style={{
+            padding: "0.7rem 0.875rem",
+            borderTop: i > 0 ? "1px solid var(--color-border)" : undefined,
+          }}
+        >
+          <SettingsRow
+            label={r.label}
+            control={
+              <ToggleSwitch checked={r.on} onChange={() => {}} size="sm" />
+            }
+          />
+        </div>
+      ))}
+    </Card>
+  ),
+};
+
+export const SelectControl: Story = {
+  args: {
+    label: "OCR level",
+    control: (
+      <Select
+        inputSize="sm"
+        value="high"
+        onChange={() => {}}
+        options={[
+          { value: "standard", label: "Standard" },
+          { value: "high", label: "High" },
+          { value: "max", label: "Maximum" },
+        ]}
+      />
+    ),
+  },
+};

frontend/shared/components/SettingsRow.tsx

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+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import "@shared/components/SettingsRow.css";
+
+export interface SettingsRowProps {
+  /** Left-aligned setting name. */
+  label: ReactNode;
+  /** Optional secondary line under the label. */
+  description?: ReactNode;
+  /** Right-aligned control (toggle / select / input / button). */
+  control: ReactNode;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Horizontal settings row: label (+ optional description) on the left, control
+ * right-aligned. The companion to vertical {@link FormField} — use this for the
+ * label-left/control-right settings pattern (the layout ToggleSwitch's docs
+ * point at). Stack rows inside a {@code Card padding="none"} for a settings list.
+ */
+export function SettingsRow({
+  label,
+  description,
+  control,
+  className,
+}: SettingsRowProps) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={["sui-settingsrow", className ?? ""].filter(Boolean).join(" ")}
+    >
+      <div className="sui-settingsrow__text">
+        <span className="sui-settingsrow__label">{label}</span>
+        {description && (
+          <span className="sui-settingsrow__desc">{description}</span>
+        )}
+      </div>
+      <div className="sui-settingsrow__control">{control}</div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/shared/components/StepIndicator.css

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+.sui-steps {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.3rem;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+.sui-steps__bar {
+  flex: 1;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: var(--color-border);
+  transition: background var(--motion-fast);
+}
+.sui-steps--md .sui-steps__bar {
+  height: 0.3rem;
+}
+.sui-steps--sm .sui-steps__bar {
+  height: 0.2rem;
+}
+/* Completed steps: solid accent. */
+.sui-steps__bar[data-state="done"] {
+  background: var(--color-blue);
+}
+/* Current step: solid accent + a soft ring so it reads as "you are here". */
+.sui-steps__bar[data-state="current"] {
+  background: var(--color-blue);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.1875rem
+    color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-blue) 22%, transparent);
+}

frontend/shared/components/StepIndicator.stories.tsx

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+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react-vite";
+import { StepIndicator } from "@shared/components/StepIndicator";
+
+const meta: Meta<typeof StepIndicator> = {
+  title: "Primitives/StepIndicator",
+  component: StepIndicator,
+  tags: ["autodocs"],
+  parameters: { layout: "padded" },
+  args: { total: 3, current: 2, size: "md" },
+  argTypes: {
+    current: { control: { type: "number", min: 1, max: 5 } },
+    total: { control: { type: "number", min: 1, max: 5 } },
+    size: { control: "inline-radio", options: ["sm", "md"] },
+  },
+  decorators: [
+    (S) => (
+      <div style={{ maxWidth: "20rem" }}>
+        <S />
+      </div>
+    ),
+  ],
+};
+export default meta;
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof StepIndicator>;
+
+export const Step1: Story = { args: { total: 3, current: 1 } };
+export const Step2: Story = { args: { total: 3, current: 2 } };
+export const Step3: Story = { args: { total: 3, current: 3 } };
+export const Small: Story = { args: { total: 4, current: 2, size: "sm" } };

frontend/shared/components/StepIndicator.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import "@shared/components/StepIndicator.css";
+
+export interface StepIndicatorProps {
+  /** Total number of steps. */
+  total: number;
+  /** Current step, 1-based. */
+  current: number;
+  size?: "sm" | "md";
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A segmented step/progress rail for multi-step flows (wizards, onboarding).
+ * Segments before `current` read as completed, the `current` segment is
+ * emphasised, and the rest are upcoming.
+ */
+export function StepIndicator({
+  total,
+  current,
+  size = "md",
+  className,
+}: StepIndicatorProps) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={["sui-steps", `sui-steps--${size}`, className ?? ""]
+        .filter(Boolean)
+        .join(" ")}
+      role="progressbar"
+      aria-valuemin={1}
+      aria-valuemax={total}
+      aria-valuenow={current}
+    >
+      {Array.from({ length: total }, (_, i) => {
+        const step = i + 1;
+        const state =
+          step < current ? "done" : step === current ? "current" : "upcoming";
+        return (
+          <span key={step} className="sui-steps__bar" data-state={state} />
+        );
+      })}
+    </div>
+  );
+}