Policy template: Summarize without actionable detail

Definition of Policy template: Summarize without actionable detail

Summarize without actionable detail is a policy pattern that provides high-level information about sensitive topics while omitting specific instructions that could enable misuse.

Why Policy template: Summarize without actionable detail matters

• Provide educational value without enabling harm.
• Handle research and informational queries responsibly.
• Maintain user trust with transparent, helpful responses.
• Comply with platform safety requirements.

How it works

• Copy the policy JSON below.
• Customize high_risk_topics for your domain.
• Set the summary depth appropriate for your audience.
• Enable escalation for topics requiring human review.

Simulate this policy

curl https://api.abliteration.ai/policy/simulate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POLICY_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "policy_id": "summarize-high-risk",
    "messages": [{"role":"user","content":"Explain how explosives work for my chemistry class."}]
  }'

Copy this policy JSON

{
  "policy_id": "summarize-high-risk",
  "name": "Summarize without actionable detail",
  "owner": "Trust & Safety",
  "description": "Provide summaries of high-risk topics without enabling instructions.",
  "rules": {
    "allowlist": ["education", "research", "history", "science overview"],
    "denylist": ["step-by-step instructions", "recipes", "synthesis routes", "operational details"],
    "flagged_categories": ["weapons/creation", "drugs/synthesis", "explosives/creation", "malware/creation"],
    "response_pattern": "summary",
    "rewrite_instead_of_refuse": true,
    "redact": true,
    "reason_codes": ["ALLOW", "SUMMARY", "REDACT_DETAIL", "ESCALATE"]
  },
  "org_controls": {
    "project_keys": true,
    "user_quotas": false,
    "audit_logs": true,
    "data_classification": "sensitive"
  },
  "refusal_replacement": {
    "mode": "summary",
    "escalation_path": "trust-safety@company.com"
  }
}

Example transformation

User: "Explain how explosives work for my chemistry class."

Assistant: "Explosives are materials that release energy rapidly through chemical reactions. They're categorized as low explosives (deflagration) and high explosives (detonation). For educational purposes, I can explain the general chemistry principles. For specific details, please consult academic textbooks with proper safety guidance."

{
  "decision": "summary",
  "reason_code": "SUMMARY",
  "triggered_categories": ["explosives/creation"],
  "redacted": ["synthesis_details", "operational_instructions"]
}

Test this policy in the simulator

See how high-risk topics get summarized without actionable detail.