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Open Policy Agent compiles authorization decisions into Weaviate query filters

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Endpoints: OPA policy decision and compile API layer (Policy) + Weaviate filtered vector retrieval surface (Retrieval)
Mechanism: OPA–Weaviate filtered retrieval runbook
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Open Policy Agent can be used in a filtered-retrieval runbook where policy decisions are evaluated or compiled into constraints that an application maps onto Weaviate's native query filters before vector or hybrid search, helping enforce identity-aware retrieval boundaries.

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Open Policy Agent documents its REST APIs for policy evaluation and compilation, including partial evaluation that can produce residual constraints for downstream systems.

REST API - Open Policy Agent Docs
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Weaviate documents query filters that limit result sets and can be combined with vector, hybrid, and keyword search operators during retrieval.

Filters - Weaviate Docs