diff --git a/.github/workflows/automatic.yml b/.github/workflows/automatic.yml
index 04876cf..4865772 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automatic.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automatic.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,42 @@ jobs:
         id: fmt
         run: terraform fmt -check -diff
 
+  policy-checks:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event.action != 'closed'
+    needs: execute
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Terraform Init (for policies)
+        uses: ./.github/actions/terraform_init/
+        with:
+          terraform_deploy_role: ${{ vars.TERRAFORM_DEPLOY_ROLE }}
+
+      - name: Download terraform plan
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: tfplan
+
+      - name: Convert plan to JSON
+        run: |
+          terraform show -json tfplan > tfplan.json
+
+      - uses: overmindtech/policy-signals-action@v1
+        with:
+          policies-path: './policies'
+          terraform-plan-json: './tfplan.json'
+          overmind-api-key: ${{ secrets.OVM_API_KEY }}
+          ticket-link: ${{ needs.execute.outputs.run-url }}
+
   execute:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      run-url: ${{ steps.submit-plan.outputs.run-url }}
     permissions:
       contents: read # required for checkout
       id-token: write # mint AWS credentials through OIDC
diff --git a/policies/cost-control.rego b/policies/cost-control.rego
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f3f85c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/policies/cost-control.rego
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+package main
+
+# Cost Control Policy
+# Checks for expensive instance types and configurations
+
+# Get all EC2 instances from terraform plan
+ec2_instances[instance] {
+	instance := input.resource_changes[_]
+	instance.type == "aws_instance"
+}
+
+# Get all RDS instances from terraform plan
+rds_instances[instance] {
+	instance := input.resource_changes[_]
+	instance.type == "aws_db_instance"
+}
+
+# Get all RDS clusters from terraform plan
+rds_clusters[cluster] {
+	cluster := input.resource_changes[_]
+	cluster.type == "aws_rds_cluster"
+}
+
+# List of expensive EC2 instance types
+expensive_ec2_types := {
+	"m5.24xlarge", "m5.16xlarge", "m5.12xlarge",
+	"r5.24xlarge", "r5.16xlarge", "r5.12xlarge",
+	"c5.24xlarge", "c5.18xlarge", "c5.12xlarge",
+	"x1.32xlarge", "x1.16xlarge",
+	"r4.16xlarge", "r4.8xlarge",
+	"m4.16xlarge", "m4.10xlarge",
+	"c4.8xlarge",
+	"p3.16xlarge", "p3.8xlarge", "p3.2xlarge",
+	"p2.16xlarge", "p2.8xlarge",
+	"g3.16xlarge", "g3.8xlarge"
+}
+
+# List of expensive RDS instance types
+expensive_rds_types := {
+	"db.r5.24xlarge", "db.r5.16xlarge", "db.r5.12xlarge",
+	"db.r4.16xlarge", "db.r4.8xlarge",
+	"db.m5.24xlarge", "db.m5.16xlarge", "db.m5.12xlarge",
+	"db.m4.16xlarge", "db.m4.10xlarge",
+	"db.x1.32xlarge", "db.x1.16xlarge"
+}
+
+# High-cost regions (typically more expensive than us-east-1)
+high_cost_regions := {
+	"ap-northeast-1", "ap-northeast-2", "ap-southeast-1", "ap-southeast-2",
+	"eu-central-1", "eu-west-1", "eu-west-2", "eu-west-3",
+	"sa-east-1"
+}
+
+# Deny expensive EC2 instance types
+deny[msg] {
+	instance := ec2_instances[_]
+	expensive_ec2_types[instance.change.after.instance_type]
+	msg := sprintf("EC2 instance '%s' uses expensive instance type '%s' - consider using a smaller instance type", [instance.address, instance.change.after.instance_type])
+}
+
+# Deny expensive RDS instance types
+deny[msg] {
+	instance := rds_instances[_]
+	expensive_rds_types[instance.change.after.instance_class]
+	msg := sprintf("RDS instance '%s' uses expensive instance type '%s' - consider using a smaller instance type", [instance.address, instance.change.after.instance_class])
+}
+
+# Deny RDS clusters without deletion protection in production
+deny[msg] {
+	cluster := rds_clusters[_]
+	cluster.change.after.tags.Environment == "prod"
+	not cluster.change.after.deletion_protection
+	msg := sprintf("RDS cluster '%s' in production does not have deletion protection enabled", [cluster.address])
+}
+
+deny[msg] {
+	cluster := rds_clusters[_]
+	cluster.change.after.tags.Environment == "production"
+	not cluster.change.after.deletion_protection
+	msg := sprintf("RDS cluster '%s' in production does not have deletion protection enabled", [cluster.address])
+}
+
+# Warn about missing cost tracking tags
+warn[msg] {
+	instance := ec2_instances[_]
+	not instance.change.after.tags.CostCenter
+	msg := sprintf("EC2 instance '%s' is missing 'CostCenter' tag for cost tracking", [instance.address])
+}
+
+warn[msg] {
+	instance := rds_instances[_]
+	not instance.change.after.tags.CostCenter
+	msg := sprintf("RDS instance '%s' is missing 'CostCenter' tag for cost tracking", [instance.address])
+}
+
+# Warn about instances in high-cost regions for production workloads
+warn[msg] {
+	instance := ec2_instances[_]
+	instance.change.after.tags.Environment == "prod"
+	provider_region := input.configuration.provider_config.aws.expressions.region.constant_value
+	high_cost_regions[provider_region]
+	msg := sprintf("Production EC2 instance '%s' - ensure you're using the most cost-effective region", [instance.address])
+}
+
+warn[msg] {
+	instance := ec2_instances[_]
+	instance.change.after.tags.Environment == "production"
+	provider_region := input.configuration.provider_config.aws.expressions.region.constant_value
+	high_cost_regions[provider_region]
+	msg := sprintf("Production EC2 instance '%s' - ensure you're using the most cost-effective region", [instance.address])
+}
+
+# Warn about dev instances without auto-shutdown
+warn[msg] {
+	instance := ec2_instances[_]
+	instance.change.after.tags.Environment == "dev"
+	not instance.change.after.tags.AutoShutdown
+	msg := sprintf("Development EC2 instance '%s' should have 'AutoShutdown' tag to reduce costs", [instance.address])
+}
+
+warn[msg] {
+	instance := ec2_instances[_]
+	instance.change.after.tags.Environment == "development"
+	not instance.change.after.tags.AutoShutdown
+	msg := sprintf("Development EC2 instance '%s' should have 'AutoShutdown' tag to reduce costs", [instance.address])
+}
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diff --git a/policies/s3-security.rego b/policies/s3-security.rego
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d519601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/policies/s3-security.rego
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package main
+
+# S3 Security Policy
+# Checks for S3 buckets without proper security configurations
+
+# Get all S3 bucket resources from terraform plan
+s3_buckets[bucket] {
+	bucket := input.resource_changes[_]
+	bucket.type == "aws_s3_bucket"
+}
+
+s3_bucket_public_access_blocks[block] {
+	block := input.resource_changes[_]
+	block.type == "aws_s3_bucket_public_access_block"
+}
+
+s3_bucket_encryption[encrypt] {
+	encrypt := input.resource_changes[_]
+	encrypt.type == "aws_s3_bucket_server_side_encryption_configuration"
+}
+
+# Deny S3 buckets without Environment tag
+deny[msg] {
+	bucket := s3_buckets[_]
+	not bucket.change.after.tags.Environment
+	msg := sprintf("S3 bucket '%s' is missing the required 'Environment' tag", [bucket.address])
+}
+
+# Deny S3 buckets without Name tag
+deny[msg] {
+	bucket := s3_buckets[_]
+	not bucket.change.after.tags.Name
+	msg := sprintf("S3 bucket '%s' is missing the required 'Name' tag", [bucket.address])
+}
+
+# Deny S3 buckets without Owner tag
+deny[msg] {
+	bucket := s3_buckets[_]
+	not bucket.change.after.tags.Owner
+	msg := sprintf("S3 bucket '%s' is missing the required 'Owner' tag", [bucket.address])
+}
+
+# Deny S3 buckets without Project tag
+deny[msg] {
+	bucket := s3_buckets[_]
+	not bucket.change.after.tags.Project
+	msg := sprintf("S3 bucket '%s' is missing the required 'Project' tag", [bucket.address])
+}
+
+# Deny S3 buckets without encryption
+deny[msg] {
+	bucket := s3_buckets[_]
+	not has_bucket_encryption(bucket.change.after.bucket)
+	msg := sprintf("S3 bucket '%s' does not have server-side encryption configured", [bucket.address])
+}
+
+# Warn about S3 buckets without public access block
+warn[msg] {
+	bucket := s3_buckets[_]
+	not has_public_access_block(bucket.change.after.bucket)
+	msg := sprintf("S3 bucket '%s' does not have public access block configured - consider adding one for security", [bucket.address])
+}
+
+# Warn about S3 buckets that might be publicly accessible
+warn[msg] {
+	bucket := s3_buckets[_]
+	bucket.change.after.acl == "public-read"
+	msg := sprintf("S3 bucket '%s' has public-read ACL - ensure this is intentional", [bucket.address])
+}
+
+warn[msg] {
+	bucket := s3_buckets[_]
+	bucket.change.after.acl == "public-read-write"
+	msg := sprintf("S3 bucket '%s' has public-read-write ACL - this is a security risk", [bucket.address])
+}
+
+# Helper function to check if bucket has encryption configuration
+has_bucket_encryption(bucket_name) {
+	encryption := s3_bucket_encryption[_]
+	encryption.change.after.bucket == bucket_name
+}
+
+# Helper function to check if bucket has public access block
+has_public_access_block(bucket_name) {
+	block := s3_bucket_public_access_blocks[_]
+	block.change.after.bucket == bucket_name
+}
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diff --git a/policies/security-groups.rego b/policies/security-groups.rego
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb650a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/policies/security-groups.rego
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+package main
+
+# Get all security groups being created or modified
+security_groups[sg] {
+	sg := input.resource_changes[_]
+	sg.type == "aws_security_group"
+}
+
+security_group_rules[rule] {
+	rule := input.resource_changes[_]
+	rule.type == "aws_security_group_rule"
+}
+
+# Deny SSH access from 0.0.0.0/0
+deny[msg] {
+	sg := security_groups[_]
+	ingress := sg.change.after.ingress[_]
+	ingress.from_port == 22
+	"0.0.0.0/0" == ingress.cidr_blocks[_]
+	msg := sprintf("Security group '%s' allows SSH (port 22) access from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0) - this is a security risk", [sg.address])
+}
+
+# Check for SSH via security group rules
+deny[msg] {
+	rule := security_group_rules[_]
+	rule.change.after.type == "ingress"
+	rule.change.after.from_port == 22
+	"0.0.0.0/0" == rule.change.after.cidr_blocks[_]
+	msg := sprintf("Security group rule '%s' allows SSH (port 22) access from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0) - this is a security risk", [rule.address])
+}
+
+# Deny RDP access from 0.0.0.0/0
+deny[msg] {
+	sg := security_groups[_]
+	ingress := sg.change.after.ingress[_]
+	ingress.from_port == 3389
+	"0.0.0.0/0" == ingress.cidr_blocks[_]
+	msg := sprintf("Security group '%s' allows RDP (port 3389) access from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0) - this is a security risk", [sg.address])
+}
+
+# Check for RDP via security group rules
+deny[msg] {
+	rule := security_group_rules[_]
+	rule.change.after.type == "ingress"
+	rule.change.after.from_port == 3389
+	"0.0.0.0/0" == rule.change.after.cidr_blocks[_]
+	msg := sprintf("Security group rule '%s' allows RDP (port 3389) access from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0) - this is a security risk", [rule.address])
+}
+
+# Deny overly permissive rules (all traffic from anywhere)
+deny[msg] {
+	sg := security_groups[_]
+	ingress := sg.change.after.ingress[_]
+	ingress.from_port == 0
+	ingress.to_port == 65535
+	"0.0.0.0/0" == ingress.cidr_blocks[_]
+	msg := sprintf("Security group '%s' allows all traffic (0-65535) from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0) - this is extremely insecure", [sg.address])
+}
+
+# Check for overly permissive rules via security group rules
+deny[msg] {
+	rule := security_group_rules[_]
+	rule.change.after.type == "ingress"
+	rule.change.after.from_port == 0
+	rule.change.after.to_port == 65535
+	"0.0.0.0/0" == rule.change.after.cidr_blocks[_]
+	msg := sprintf("Security group rule '%s' allows all traffic (0-65535) from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0) - this is extremely insecure", [rule.address])
+}
+
+# Deny wide port ranges from 0.0.0.0/0
+deny[msg] {
+	sg := security_groups[_]
+	ingress := sg.change.after.ingress[_]
+	ingress.to_port - ingress.from_port > 1000
+	"0.0.0.0/0" == ingress.cidr_blocks[_]
+	msg := sprintf("Security group '%s' allows a wide port range (%d-%d) from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0) - consider restricting the range", [sg.address, ingress.from_port, ingress.to_port])
+}
+
+# Warn about database ports open to 0.0.0.0/0
+warn[msg] {
+	sg := security_groups[_]
+	ingress := sg.change.after.ingress[_]
+	ingress.from_port == 3306  # MySQL
+	"0.0.0.0/0" == ingress.cidr_blocks[_]
+	msg := sprintf("Security group '%s' allows database port %d access from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0) - consider restricting access", [sg.address, ingress.from_port])
+}
+
+warn[msg] {
+	sg := security_groups[_]
+	ingress := sg.change.after.ingress[_]
+	ingress.from_port == 5432  # PostgreSQL
+	"0.0.0.0/0" == ingress.cidr_blocks[_]
+	msg := sprintf("Security group '%s' allows database port %d access from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0) - consider restricting access", [sg.address, ingress.from_port])
+}
+
+warn[msg] {
+	sg := security_groups[_]
+	ingress := sg.change.after.ingress[_]
+	ingress.from_port == 1433  # SQL Server
+	"0.0.0.0/0" == ingress.cidr_blocks[_]
+	msg := sprintf("Security group '%s' allows database port %d access from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0) - consider restricting access", [sg.address, ingress.from_port])
+}
+
+warn[msg] {
+	sg := security_groups[_]
+	ingress := sg.change.after.ingress[_]
+	ingress.from_port == 1521  # Oracle
+	"0.0.0.0/0" == ingress.cidr_blocks[_]
+	msg := sprintf("Security group '%s' allows database port %d access from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0) - consider restricting access", [sg.address, ingress.from_port])
+}
+
+warn[msg] {
+	sg := security_groups[_]
+	ingress := sg.change.after.ingress[_]
+	ingress.from_port == 27017  # MongoDB
+	"0.0.0.0/0" == ingress.cidr_blocks[_]
+	msg := sprintf("Security group '%s' allows database port %d access from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0) - consider restricting access", [sg.address, ingress.from_port])
+}
+
+# Warn about common application ports that might not need internet access
+warn[msg] {
+	sg := security_groups[_]
+	ingress := sg.change.after.ingress[_]
+	ingress.from_port == 8080
+	"0.0.0.0/0" == ingress.cidr_blocks[_]
+	msg := sprintf("Security group '%s' allows application port %d access from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0) - ensure this is intended for public access", [sg.address, ingress.from_port])
+}
+
+warn[msg] {
+	sg := security_groups[_]
+	ingress := sg.change.after.ingress[_]
+	ingress.from_port == 9000
+	"0.0.0.0/0" == ingress.cidr_blocks[_]
+	msg := sprintf("Security group '%s' allows application port %d access from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0) - ensure this is intended for public access", [sg.address, ingress.from_port])
+}
+
+warn[msg] {
+	sg := security_groups[_]
+	ingress := sg.change.after.ingress[_]
+	ingress.from_port == 9090
+	"0.0.0.0/0" == ingress.cidr_blocks[_]
+	msg := sprintf("Security group '%s' allows application port %d access from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0) - ensure this is intended for public access", [sg.address, ingress.from_port])
+}
+
+warn[msg] {
+	sg := security_groups[_]
+	ingress := sg.change.after.ingress[_]
+	ingress.from_port == 3000
+	"0.0.0.0/0" == ingress.cidr_blocks[_]
+	msg := sprintf("Security group '%s' allows application port %d access from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0) - ensure this is intended for public access", [sg.address, ingress.from_port])
+}
+
+warn[msg] {
+	sg := security_groups[_]
+	ingress := sg.change.after.ingress[_]
+	ingress.from_port == 4000
+	"0.0.0.0/0" == ingress.cidr_blocks[_]
+	msg := sprintf("Security group '%s' allows application port %d access from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0) - ensure this is intended for public access", [sg.address, ingress.from_port])
+}
+
+warn[msg] {
+	sg := security_groups[_]
+	ingress := sg.change.after.ingress[_]
+	ingress.from_port == 5000
+	"0.0.0.0/0" == ingress.cidr_blocks[_]
+	msg := sprintf("Security group '%s' allows application port %d access from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0) - ensure this is intended for public access", [sg.address, ingress.from_port])
+}
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