diff --git a/.github/policies/auto-merge.yml b/.github/policies/auto-merge.yml
index f3af703973133..e61ab0c1571cb 100644
--- a/.github/policies/auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/policies/auto-merge.yml
@@ -8,37 +8,46 @@ where:
 configuration:
   resourceManagementConfiguration:
     eventResponderTasks:
-    - description: Approve and auto-squash-merge PRs to main labeled with 'auto-merge'
+    - description: Approve and auto-squash-merge bot PRs to main labeled 'auto-merge'
       triggerOnOwnActions: true
       if:
-      - payloadType: Pull_Request
-      - labelAdded:
-          label: ':octocat: auto-merge'
-      - targetsBranch:
-          branch: main
+        - payloadType: Pull_Request
+        - labelAdded:
+            label: ':octocat: auto-merge'
+        - targetsBranch:
+            branch: main
+        - or:
+            - isActivitySender:
+                user: azure-sdk
+            - isActivitySender:
+                user: dependabot
+            - isActivitySender:
+                user: dependabot[bot]
       then:
-      - enableAutoMerge:
-          mergeMethod: Squash
-      - approvePullRequest:
-          comment: "Approved; this PR will merge when all status checks pass."
+        - enableAutoMerge:
+            mergeMethod: Squash
+        - approvePullRequest:
+            comment: "Approved; this PR will merge when all status checks pass."
 
-    - description: Auto-merge PRs to live labeled with 'auto-merge'
+    - description: Auto-merge policy service bot PRs to live labeled 'auto-merge'
       triggerOnOwnActions: true
       if:
-      - payloadType: Pull_Request
-      - labelAdded:
-          label: ':octocat: auto-merge'
-      - targetsBranch:
-          branch: live
+        - payloadType: Pull_Request
+        - labelAdded:
+            label: ':octocat: auto-merge'
+        - targetsBranch:
+            branch: live
+        - isActivitySender:
+            user: dotnet-policy-service[bot]
       then:
-      - enableAutoMerge:
-          mergeMethod: Merge
+        - enableAutoMerge:
+            mergeMethod: Merge
 
     - description: Don't auto-merge PRs with 'auto-merge' label removed
       if:
-      - payloadType: Pull_Request
-      - labelRemoved:
-          label: ':octocat: auto-merge'
+        - payloadType: Pull_Request
+        - labelRemoved:
+            label: ':octocat: auto-merge'
       then:
-      - disableAutoMerge
+        - disableAutoMerge
 
diff --git a/.github/policies/label-prs.yml b/.github/policies/label-prs.yml
index 899b2bf0154e9..6bdcf350c7307 100644
--- a/.github/policies/label-prs.yml
+++ b/.github/policies/label-prs.yml
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ configuration:
         if:
           - payloadType: Pull_Request
           - or:
-            - isActivitySender:
-                user: dependabot
-            - isActivitySender:
-                user: dependabot[bot]
+              - isActivitySender:
+                  user: dependabot
+              - isActivitySender:
+                  user: dependabot[bot]
         then:
           - addLabel:
               label: ":octocat: auto-merge"
diff --git a/.github/policies/policy-edits.yml b/.github/policies/policy-edits.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..60bdc347d9fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/policies/policy-edits.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+id:
+name: GitOps.PullRequestIssueManagement
+description: GitOps.PullRequestIssueManagement primitive
+owner:
+resource: repository
+disabled: false
+where:
+configuration:
+  resourceManagementConfiguration:
+    eventResponderTasks:
+      - description: Flag PRs that change .github folder files.
+        triggerOnOwnActions: true
+        if:
+          - payloadType: Pull_Request
+          - isAction:
+              action: Opened
+          - filesMatchPattern:
+              pattern: .github/*
+              matchAny: true
+              excludedFiles:
+                - .github/CODEOWNERS
+          - not:
+              or:
+                - activitySenderHasPermission:
+                    permission: admin
+                - activitySenderHasPermission:
+                    permission: write
+        then:
+          - addReply:
+              reply: >-
+                  @${issueAuthor} - This PR edits a file in the .github folder, which is not allowed. CC @dotnet/docs.
+          - closePullRequest