# Policy Decisioning Studio

## Status
Shipped on 2026-03-07.

## Product Shape
- Canonical mount: `/ops/policy`
- User-facing title: `Policy Decisioning Studio`
- Active primary tabs: `Overview`, `Packs`, `Governance`, `Simulation`, `VEX & Exceptions`, `Release Gates`, `Audit`
- Supported modes: `global`, `pack`, `release-context`, plus non-owning `approval`, `workflow`, and `evidence` context chips

This is now the canonical mutable owner for policy packs, governance controls, policy simulation, VEX resolution, exception handling, release-gate review, and policy/VEX audit.

## Shipped Route Contract

### Canonical routes
- `/ops/policy/overview`
- `/ops/policy/packs`
- `/ops/policy/packs/:packId`
- `/ops/policy/packs/:packId/edit`
- `/ops/policy/packs/:packId/rules`
- `/ops/policy/packs/:packId/yaml`
- `/ops/policy/packs/:packId/approvals`
- `/ops/policy/packs/:packId/simulate`
- `/ops/policy/packs/:packId/explain/:runId`
- `/ops/policy/governance/...`
- `/ops/policy/simulation/...`
- `/ops/policy/vex`
- `/ops/policy/vex/search`
- `/ops/policy/vex/search/detail/:id`
- `/ops/policy/vex/create`
- `/ops/policy/vex/stats`
- `/ops/policy/vex/consensus`
- `/ops/policy/vex/explorer`
- `/ops/policy/vex/conflicts`
- `/ops/policy/vex/exceptions`
- `/ops/policy/vex/exceptions/approvals`
- `/ops/policy/vex/exceptions/:exceptionId`
- `/ops/policy/gates`
- `/ops/policy/gates/catalog`
- `/ops/policy/gates/simulate/:promotionId`
- `/ops/policy/gates/environments/:environment`
- `/ops/policy/gates/releases/:releaseId`
- `/ops/policy/gates/approvals/:approvalId`
- `/ops/policy/audit/policy`
- `/ops/policy/audit/vex`
- `/ops/policy/audit/log`
- `/ops/policy/audit/log/events`

### Legacy aliases kept live
- `/policy-studio/*`
- `/policy/*`
- `/admin/policy/governance*`
- `/admin/policy/simulation*`
- `/admin/vex-hub*`
- `/security/vex*`
- `/security/exceptions*`
- `/administration/policy*`
- `/administration/policy-governance*`

## Shipped Merge Boundary

### Packs
- `PolicyWorkspaceComponent`
- `PolicyDashboardComponent`
- `PolicyEditorComponent`
- `PolicyRuleBuilderComponent`
- `PolicyYamlEditorComponent`
- `PolicyApprovalsComponent`
- `PolicyExplainComponent`

### Governance
- Existing `policy-governance.routes.ts` subtree mounted under `/ops/policy/governance`
- Settings, impact-preview, profile, trust-weight, and schema surfaces now point to the canonical shell

### Simulation
- Existing `policy-simulation.routes.ts` subtree mounted under `/ops/policy/simulation`
- Internal simulation navigation updated to stay inside the canonical route family

### VEX and exceptions
- Existing `vex-hub` components mounted under `/ops/policy/vex`
- Security VEX and exception aliases now redirect into the canonical VEX subtree
- Mutable VEX actions are no longer owned by a separate Security shell

### Gates and audit
- Canonical release-gate page at `/ops/policy/gates*`
- Canonical policy/VEX audit owner under `/ops/policy/audit*`

## Release Orchestrator Integration

### Shipped entry points
- approvals detail
- promotion request
- release detail
- workflow editor
- evidence detail

### Shipped context fields
- `releaseId`
- `approvalId`
- `environment`
- `artifact` / `bundleDigest`
- `workflowId`
- `evidenceId`
- `returnTo`

Release Orchestrator still owns promotion state and workflow execution. Decisioning Studio owns policy and VEX authoring, mutation, and explanation.

## Secondary Entry Points Updated
- `Security Overview`
- `Security Exceptions`
- `Vulnerability Detail`
- `Home Dashboard`
- `Policy Governance Settings`
- `Evidence Audit`
- `Timeline Evidence Links`
- `Policy baseline chip`
- global search VEX normalization

## Retired Or Superseded Writable Owners
- standalone `Policy Studio` product label
- standalone `VEX Hub` mutable owner
- mutable `policy/*` writable paths
- mutable `security/vex*` owner paths

These names survive only as temporary redirect aliases where needed for bookmark continuity.

## Verification Evidence
- feature verification note: `docs/features/checked/web/policy-decisioning-studio-ui.md`
- targeted Angular tests: `94` passing assertions across route, shell, redirect, workflow, evidence, and search coverage
- Playwright: `4/4` passing scenarios for global mode, pack mode, release-context mode, and security VEX alias redirect
- production build: pass, with existing unrelated bundle-budget warnings