diff --git a/PROJECTS/intermediate/credential-rotation-enforcer/spec/unit/policy/builder_spec.cr b/PROJECTS/intermediate/credential-rotation-enforcer/spec/unit/policy/builder_spec.cr
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+# ===================
+# ©AngelaMos | 2026
+# builder_spec.cr
+# ===================
+
+require "../../spec_helper"
+require "../../../src/cre/policy/builder"
+
+describe CRE::Policy::Builder do
+  it "builds a complete policy" do
+    b = CRE::Policy::Builder.new("p1")
+    b.description("desc")
+    b.match { |c| c.kind.env_file? }
+    b.max_age(30.days)
+    b.warn_at(25.days)
+    b.enforce(CRE::Policy::Action::RotateImmediately)
+    b.notify_via(CRE::Policy::Channel::Telegram, CRE::Policy::Channel::StructuredLog)
+    b.on_rotation_failure(CRE::Policy::Action::Quarantine)
+
+    p = b.build
+    p.name.should eq "p1"
+    p.description.should eq "desc"
+    p.max_age.should eq 30.days
+    p.warn_at.should eq 25.days
+    p.enforce_action.should eq CRE::Policy::Action::RotateImmediately
+    p.notify_channels.size.should eq 2
+    p.trigger_action_for(CRE::Policy::Trigger::OnRotationFailure).should eq CRE::Policy::Action::Quarantine
+  end
+
+  it "raises on missing match" do
+    b = CRE::Policy::Builder.new("p")
+    b.max_age(7.days)
+    b.enforce(CRE::Policy::Action::NotifyOnly)
+    expect_raises(CRE::Policy::BuilderError, /match/) { b.build }
+  end
+
+  it "raises on missing max_age" do
+    b = CRE::Policy::Builder.new("p")
+    b.match { |_c| true }
+    b.enforce(CRE::Policy::Action::NotifyOnly)
+    expect_raises(CRE::Policy::BuilderError, /max_age/) { b.build }
+  end
+
+  it "raises on missing enforce" do
+    b = CRE::Policy::Builder.new("p")
+    b.match { |_c| true }
+    b.max_age(7.days)
+    expect_raises(CRE::Policy::BuilderError, /enforce/) { b.build }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/PROJECTS/intermediate/credential-rotation-enforcer/spec/unit/policy/dsl_spec.cr b/PROJECTS/intermediate/credential-rotation-enforcer/spec/unit/policy/dsl_spec.cr
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+# ===================
+# ©AngelaMos | 2026
+# dsl_spec.cr
+# ===================
+
+require "../../spec_helper"
+require "../../../src/cre/policy/dsl"
+
+describe "Policy DSL" do
+  before_each { CRE::Policy.clear_registry! }
+
+  it "registers a policy with full DSL syntax" do
+    policy "production-databases" do
+      description "Prod DB rotation"
+      match { |c| c.kind.database? && c.tag(:env) == "prod" }
+      max_age 30.days
+      warn_at 25.days
+      enforce :rotate_immediately
+      notify_via :telegram, :structured_log
+      on_rotation_failure :quarantine
+    end
+
+    CRE::Policy.registry.size.should eq 1
+    p = CRE::Policy.registry.first
+    p.name.should eq "production-databases"
+    p.description.should eq "Prod DB rotation"
+    p.max_age.should eq 30.days
+    p.warn_at.should eq 25.days
+    p.enforce_action.should eq CRE::Policy::Action::RotateImmediately
+    p.notify_channels.should contain(CRE::Policy::Channel::Telegram)
+    p.trigger_action_for(CRE::Policy::Trigger::OnRotationFailure).should eq CRE::Policy::Action::Quarantine
+  end
+
+  it "supports symbol autocast for enum params" do
+    policy "x" do
+      match { |_c| true }
+      max_age 1.day
+      enforce :notify_only
+      notify_via :email, :pagerduty
+    end
+
+    p = CRE::Policy.registry.first
+    p.enforce_action.should eq CRE::Policy::Action::NotifyOnly
+    p.notify_channels.should eq [CRE::Policy::Channel::Email, CRE::Policy::Channel::PagerDuty]
+  end
+
+  it "matcher is a real Crystal closure that captures state" do
+    threshold = 100
+    policy "captured" do
+      match { |c| c.tags["score"]?.try(&.to_i.>=(threshold)) || false }
+      max_age 1.day
+      enforce :notify_only
+    end
+
+    p = CRE::Policy.registry.first
+    above = CRE::Domain::Credential.new(
+      id: UUID.random, external_id: "a", kind: CRE::Domain::CredentialKind::EnvFile,
+      name: "n", tags: {"score" => "150"} of String => String,
+    )
+    below = CRE::Domain::Credential.new(
+      id: UUID.random, external_id: "b", kind: CRE::Domain::CredentialKind::EnvFile,
+      name: "n", tags: {"score" => "50"} of String => String,
+    )
+    p.matches?(above).should be_true
+    p.matches?(below).should be_false
+  end
+
+  it "raises BuilderError for missing required fields" do
+    expect_raises(CRE::Policy::BuilderError, /match/) do
+      policy "incomplete" do
+        max_age 1.day
+        enforce :notify_only
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/PROJECTS/intermediate/credential-rotation-enforcer/spec/unit/policy/evaluator_spec.cr b/PROJECTS/intermediate/credential-rotation-enforcer/spec/unit/policy/evaluator_spec.cr
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+# ===================
+# ©AngelaMos | 2026
+# evaluator_spec.cr
+# ===================
+
+require "../../spec_helper"
+require "../../../src/cre/policy/evaluator"
+require "../../../src/cre/policy/dsl"
+require "../../../src/cre/persistence/sqlite/sqlite_persistence"
+
+private def fresh_persistence
+  persist = CRE::Persistence::Sqlite::SqlitePersistence.new(":memory:")
+  persist.migrate!
+  persist
+end
+
+# Drain non-blocking; returns whatever events arrived without waiting.
+private def drain(ch : ::Channel(CRE::Events::Event)) : Array(CRE::Events::Event)
+  out = [] of CRE::Events::Event
+  loop do
+    select
+    when ev = ch.receive
+      out << ev
+    else
+      break
+    end
+  end
+  out
+end
+
+# Run the bus dispatcher inline for a few ticks so subscribers see events.
+private def settle(bus : CRE::Engine::EventBus, duration : Time::Span = 0.1.seconds)
+  sleep duration
+end
+
+describe CRE::Policy::Evaluator do
+  before_each { CRE::Policy.clear_registry! }
+
+  it "publishes PolicyViolation + RotationScheduled when overdue with rotate_immediately" do
+    policy "test-rotate" do
+      match { |c| c.kind.env_file? }
+      max_age 7.days
+      enforce :rotate_immediately
+    end
+
+    persist = fresh_persistence
+    persist.credentials.insert(
+      CRE::Domain::Credential.new(
+        id: UUID.random, external_id: "x",
+        kind: CRE::Domain::CredentialKind::EnvFile,
+        name: "n", tags: {} of String => String,
+        created_at: Time.utc - 30.days,
+        updated_at: Time.utc - 30.days,
+      )
+    )
+
+    bus = CRE::Engine::EventBus.new
+    ch = bus.subscribe(buffer: 256, overflow: CRE::Engine::EventBus::Overflow::Block)
+    bus.run
+
+    CRE::Policy::Evaluator.new(bus, persist).evaluate_all
+    settle(bus)
+
+    events = drain(ch)
+    types = events.map(&.class.name)
+    types.should contain "CRE::Events::PolicyViolation"
+    types.should contain "CRE::Events::RotationScheduled"
+  ensure
+    bus.try(&.stop)
+    persist.try(&.close)
+  end
+
+  it "publishes AlertRaised for notify_only action" do
+    policy "test-notify" do
+      match { |c| c.kind.env_file? }
+      max_age 7.days
+      enforce :notify_only
+    end
+
+    persist = fresh_persistence
+    persist.credentials.insert(
+      CRE::Domain::Credential.new(
+        id: UUID.random, external_id: "y",
+        kind: CRE::Domain::CredentialKind::EnvFile,
+        name: "n", tags: {} of String => String,
+        created_at: Time.utc - 30.days, updated_at: Time.utc - 30.days,
+      )
+    )
+
+    bus = CRE::Engine::EventBus.new
+    ch = bus.subscribe(buffer: 256, overflow: CRE::Engine::EventBus::Overflow::Block)
+    bus.run
+
+    CRE::Policy::Evaluator.new(bus, persist).evaluate_all
+    settle(bus)
+
+    events = drain(ch)
+    types = events.map(&.class.name)
+    types.should contain "CRE::Events::PolicyViolation"
+    types.should contain "CRE::Events::AlertRaised"
+    types.should_not contain "CRE::Events::RotationScheduled"
+  ensure
+    bus.try(&.stop)
+    persist.try(&.close)
+  end
+
+  it "does not fire for fresh credentials" do
+    policy "test-fresh" do
+      match { |c| c.kind.env_file? }
+      max_age 30.days
+      enforce :rotate_immediately
+    end
+
+    persist = fresh_persistence
+    persist.credentials.insert(
+      CRE::Domain::Credential.new(
+        id: UUID.random, external_id: "f",
+        kind: CRE::Domain::CredentialKind::EnvFile,
+        name: "n", tags: {} of String => String,
+      )
+    )
+
+    bus = CRE::Engine::EventBus.new
+    ch = bus.subscribe(buffer: 256, overflow: CRE::Engine::EventBus::Overflow::Block)
+    bus.run
+
+    CRE::Policy::Evaluator.new(bus, persist).evaluate_all
+    settle(bus)
+
+    drain(ch).should be_empty
+  ensure
+    bus.try(&.stop)
+    persist.try(&.close)
+  end
+
+  it "skips policies that don't match the credential" do
+    policy "github-only" do
+      match { |c| c.kind.github_pat? }
+      max_age 7.days
+      enforce :rotate_immediately
+    end
+
+    persist = fresh_persistence
+    persist.credentials.insert(
+      CRE::Domain::Credential.new(
+        id: UUID.random, external_id: "envx",
+        kind: CRE::Domain::CredentialKind::EnvFile,
+        name: "n", tags: {} of String => String,
+        updated_at: Time.utc - 30.days,
+      )
+    )
+
+    bus = CRE::Engine::EventBus.new
+    ch = bus.subscribe(buffer: 256, overflow: CRE::Engine::EventBus::Overflow::Block)
+    bus.run
+
+    CRE::Policy::Evaluator.new(bus, persist).evaluate_all
+    settle(bus)
+
+    drain(ch).should be_empty
+  ensure
+    bus.try(&.stop)
+    persist.try(&.close)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/PROJECTS/intermediate/credential-rotation-enforcer/spec/unit/policy/policy_spec.cr b/PROJECTS/intermediate/credential-rotation-enforcer/spec/unit/policy/policy_spec.cr
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+# ===================
+# ©AngelaMos | 2026
+# policy_spec.cr
+# ===================
+
+require "../../spec_helper"
+require "../../../src/cre/policy/policy"
+
+describe CRE::Policy::Policy do
+  it "matches via the matcher" do
+    p = CRE::Policy::Policy.new(
+      name: "p1",
+      description: nil,
+      matcher: ->(c : CRE::Domain::Credential) { c.kind.env_file? },
+      max_age: 30.days,
+      warn_at: nil,
+      enforce_action: CRE::Policy::Action::NotifyOnly,
+      notify_channels: [] of CRE::Policy::Channel,
+      triggers: {} of CRE::Policy::Trigger => CRE::Policy::Action,
+    )
+
+    matching = CRE::Domain::Credential.new(
+      id: UUID.random, external_id: "x", kind: CRE::Domain::CredentialKind::EnvFile,
+      name: "n", tags: {} of String => String,
+    )
+    other = CRE::Domain::Credential.new(
+      id: UUID.random, external_id: "y", kind: CRE::Domain::CredentialKind::GithubPat,
+      name: "n", tags: {} of String => String,
+    )
+
+    p.matches?(matching).should be_true
+    p.matches?(other).should be_false
+  end
+
+  it "detects overdue based on updated_at + max_age" do
+    p = CRE::Policy::Policy.new(
+      name: "p", description: nil,
+      matcher: ->(_c : CRE::Domain::Credential) { true },
+      max_age: 7.days, warn_at: nil,
+      enforce_action: CRE::Policy::Action::NotifyOnly,
+      notify_channels: [] of CRE::Policy::Channel,
+      triggers: {} of CRE::Policy::Trigger => CRE::Policy::Action,
+    )
+
+    fresh = CRE::Domain::Credential.new(
+      id: UUID.random, external_id: "f",
+      kind: CRE::Domain::CredentialKind::EnvFile,
+      name: "n", tags: {} of String => String,
+      updated_at: Time.utc - 1.day,
+    )
+    stale = CRE::Domain::Credential.new(
+      id: UUID.random, external_id: "s",
+      kind: CRE::Domain::CredentialKind::EnvFile,
+      name: "n", tags: {} of String => String,
+      updated_at: Time.utc - 30.days,
+    )
+
+    p.overdue?(fresh).should be_false
+    p.overdue?(stale).should be_true
+  end
+
+  it "computes warning window" do
+    p = CRE::Policy::Policy.new(
+      name: "p", description: nil,
+      matcher: ->(_c : CRE::Domain::Credential) { true },
+      max_age: 30.days, warn_at: 25.days,
+      enforce_action: CRE::Policy::Action::NotifyOnly,
+      notify_channels: [] of CRE::Policy::Channel,
+      triggers: {} of CRE::Policy::Trigger => CRE::Policy::Action,
+    )
+
+    young = CRE::Domain::Credential.new(
+      id: UUID.random, external_id: "y", kind: CRE::Domain::CredentialKind::EnvFile,
+      name: "n", tags: {} of String => String,
+      updated_at: Time.utc - 10.days,
+    )
+    warning = CRE::Domain::Credential.new(
+      id: UUID.random, external_id: "w", kind: CRE::Domain::CredentialKind::EnvFile,
+      name: "n", tags: {} of String => String,
+      updated_at: Time.utc - 27.days,
+    )
+    overdue = CRE::Domain::Credential.new(
+      id: UUID.random, external_id: "o", kind: CRE::Domain::CredentialKind::EnvFile,
+      name: "n", tags: {} of String => String,
+      updated_at: Time.utc - 31.days,
+    )
+
+    p.in_warning_window?(young).should be_false
+    p.in_warning_window?(warning).should be_true
+    p.in_warning_window?(overdue).should be_false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/PROJECTS/intermediate/credential-rotation-enforcer/src/cre/policy/builder.cr b/PROJECTS/intermediate/credential-rotation-enforcer/src/cre/policy/builder.cr
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+# ===================
+# ©AngelaMos | 2026
+# builder.cr
+# ===================
+
+require "./policy"
+
+module CRE::Policy
+  class BuilderError < Exception; end
+
+  class Builder
+    @name : String
+    @description : String?
+    @matcher : Matcher?
+    @max_age : Time::Span?
+    @warn_at : Time::Span?
+    @enforce_action : Action?
+    @notify_channels : Array(Channel)
+    @triggers : Hash(Trigger, Action)
+
+    def initialize(@name : String)
+      @notify_channels = [] of Channel
+      @triggers = {} of Trigger => Action
+    end
+
+    def description(text : String) : Nil
+      @description = text
+    end
+
+    def match(&block : Domain::Credential -> Bool) : Nil
+      @matcher = block
+    end
+
+    def max_age(span : Time::Span) : Nil
+      @max_age = span
+    end
+
+    def warn_at(span : Time::Span) : Nil
+      @warn_at = span
+    end
+
+    def enforce(action : Action) : Nil
+      @enforce_action = action
+    end
+
+    def notify_via(*ch : Channel) : Nil
+      ch.each { |c| @notify_channels << c }
+    end
+
+    def notify_via(*ch : Symbol) : Nil
+      ch.each do |s|
+        parsed = Channel.parse?(s.to_s)
+        raise BuilderError.new("unknown channel '#{s}' in policy '#{@name}' (valid: #{Channel.values.map(&.to_s).join(", ")})") if parsed.nil?
+        @notify_channels << parsed
+      end
+    end
+
+    def on_rotation_failure(action : Action) : Nil
+      @triggers[Trigger::OnRotationFailure] = action
+    end
+
+    def on_drift_detected(action : Action) : Nil
+      @triggers[Trigger::OnDriftDetected] = action
+    end
+
+    def on_policy_violation(action : Action) : Nil
+      @triggers[Trigger::OnPolicyViolation] = action
+    end
+
+    def build : Policy
+      matcher = @matcher || raise BuilderError.new("policy '#{@name}' is missing match{} block")
+      max_age = @max_age || raise BuilderError.new("policy '#{@name}' is missing max_age")
+      enforce_action = @enforce_action || raise BuilderError.new("policy '#{@name}' is missing enforce")
+
+      Policy.new(
+        name: @name,
+        description: @description,
+        matcher: matcher,
+        max_age: max_age,
+        warn_at: @warn_at,
+        enforce_action: enforce_action,
+        notify_channels: @notify_channels,
+        triggers: @triggers,
+      )
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/PROJECTS/intermediate/credential-rotation-enforcer/src/cre/policy/dsl.cr b/PROJECTS/intermediate/credential-rotation-enforcer/src/cre/policy/dsl.cr
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+# ===================
+# ©AngelaMos | 2026
+# dsl.cr
+# ===================
+
+require "./builder"
+require "./policy"
+
+# Top-level `policy` method makes the DSL feel native:
+#
+#     require "cre/policy/dsl"
+#
+#     policy "production-databases" do
+#       description "All prod DB credentials rotate every 30 days"
+#       match { |c| c.kind.database? && c.tag(:env) == "prod" }
+#       max_age 30.days
+#       enforce :rotate_immediately
+#       notify_via :telegram, :structured_log
+#     end
+#
+# The `with builder yield` makes every Builder method (description, match,
+# max_age, enforce, notify_via, on_rotation_failure, on_drift_detected) callable
+# without a receiver inside the block. Symbol literals autocast to enum values
+# so typos like `enforce :rotate_immediatly` fail at compile time.
+def policy(name : String, &block)
+  builder = CRE::Policy::Builder.new(name)
+  with builder yield
+  CRE::Policy::REGISTRY << builder.build
+end
diff --git a/PROJECTS/intermediate/credential-rotation-enforcer/src/cre/policy/evaluator.cr b/PROJECTS/intermediate/credential-rotation-enforcer/src/cre/policy/evaluator.cr
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+# ===================
+# ©AngelaMos | 2026
+# evaluator.cr
+# ===================
+
+require "log"
+require "./policy"
+require "../engine/event_bus"
+require "../events/credential_events"
+require "../events/system_events"
+require "../persistence/persistence"
+
+module CRE::Policy
+  class Evaluator
+    Log = ::Log.for("cre.policy.evaluator")
+
+    @ch : ::Channel(Events::Event)?
+    @running : Bool
+
+    def initialize(
+      @bus : Engine::EventBus,
+      @persistence : Persistence::Persistence,
+      @policies : Array(Policy) = REGISTRY.dup,
+    )
+      @running = false
+    end
+
+    def start : Nil
+      @running = true
+      ch = @bus.subscribe(buffer: 64, overflow: Engine::EventBus::Overflow::Block)
+      @ch = ch
+      spawn(name: "policy-evaluator") do
+        while @running
+          begin
+            ev = ch.receive
+          rescue ::Channel::ClosedError
+            break
+          end
+          handle(ev)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def stop : Nil
+      @running = false
+      @ch.try(&.close)
+    end
+
+    def evaluate_all(now : Time = Time.utc) : Nil
+      @persistence.credentials.all.each { |c| evaluate(c, now) }
+    end
+
+    def evaluate(c : Domain::Credential, now : Time = Time.utc) : Nil
+      matching = @policies.select(&.matches?(c))
+      return if matching.empty?
+
+      # Most specific match wins on conflicts (last-match wins as a simple tiebreaker)
+      policy = matching.last
+      return unless policy.overdue?(c, now)
+
+      @bus.publish Events::PolicyViolation.new(
+        c.id,
+        policy.name,
+        "credential exceeded max_age=#{policy.max_age} (last update #{c.updated_at.to_rfc3339})",
+      )
+
+      case policy.enforce_action
+      in Action::RotateImmediately
+        @bus.publish Events::RotationScheduled.new(c.id, c.kind.to_s)
+      in Action::NotifyOnly
+        @bus.publish Events::AlertRaised.new(
+          severity: Events::Severity::Warn,
+          message: "policy '#{policy.name}' violated by credential '#{c.name}' (#{c.id})",
+        )
+      in Action::Quarantine
+        @bus.publish Events::AlertRaised.new(
+          severity: Events::Severity::Critical,
+          message: "policy '#{policy.name}' triggered quarantine on credential '#{c.id}'",
+        )
+      end
+    rescue ex
+      Log.error(exception: ex) { "policy evaluation failed for #{c.id}" }
+    end
+
+    private def handle(ev : Events::Event) : Nil
+      case ev
+      when Events::SchedulerTick
+        evaluate_all
+      when Events::CredentialDiscovered
+        if c = @persistence.credentials.find(ev.credential_id)
+          evaluate(c)
+        end
+      when Events::RotationCompleted
+        if c = @persistence.credentials.find(ev.credential_id)
+          evaluate(c)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/PROJECTS/intermediate/credential-rotation-enforcer/src/cre/policy/policy.cr b/PROJECTS/intermediate/credential-rotation-enforcer/src/cre/policy/policy.cr
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+++ b/PROJECTS/intermediate/credential-rotation-enforcer/src/cre/policy/policy.cr
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+# ===================
+# ©AngelaMos | 2026
+# policy.cr
+# ===================
+
+require "../domain/credential"
+
+module CRE::Policy
+  enum Action
+    RotateImmediately
+    NotifyOnly
+    Quarantine
+  end
+
+  enum Channel
+    Telegram
+    Email
+    StructuredLog
+    PagerDuty
+  end
+
+  enum Trigger
+    OnRotationFailure
+    OnDriftDetected
+    OnPolicyViolation
+  end
+
+  alias Matcher = Domain::Credential -> Bool
+
+  class Policy
+    getter name : String
+    getter description : String?
+    getter matcher : Matcher
+    getter max_age : Time::Span
+    getter warn_at : Time::Span?
+    getter enforce_action : Action
+    getter notify_channels : Array(Channel)
+    getter triggers : Hash(Trigger, Action)
+
+    def initialize(
+      @name : String,
+      @description : String?,
+      @matcher : Matcher,
+      @max_age : Time::Span,
+      @warn_at : Time::Span?,
+      @enforce_action : Action,
+      @notify_channels : Array(Channel),
+      @triggers : Hash(Trigger, Action),
+    )
+    end
+
+    def matches?(c : Domain::Credential) : Bool
+      @matcher.call(c)
+    end
+
+    def overdue?(c : Domain::Credential, now : Time = Time.utc) : Bool
+      (now - c.updated_at) > @max_age
+    end
+
+    def in_warning_window?(c : Domain::Credential, now : Time = Time.utc) : Bool
+      return false unless w = @warn_at
+      age = now - c.updated_at
+      age > w && age <= @max_age
+    end
+
+    def trigger_action_for(trigger : Trigger) : Action?
+      @triggers[trigger]?
+    end
+  end
+
+  REGISTRY = [] of Policy
+
+  def self.registry : Array(Policy)
+    REGISTRY
+  end
+
+  def self.clear_registry! : Nil
+    REGISTRY.clear
+  end
+end