feat(policy): implement policy eval

app/cli/cmd/policy.go

@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ func newPolicyCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Craft chainloop policies",
 	}
 
-	cmd.AddCommand(newPolicyDevelopCmd())
+	cmd.AddCommand(newPolicyEvalCmd(), newPolicyDevelopCmd())
 	return cmd
 }

app/cli/cmd/policy_eval.go

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2025 The Chainloop Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/chainloop-dev/chainloop/app/cli/cmd/output"
+	"github.com/chainloop-dev/chainloop/app/cli/pkg/action"
+	schemaapi "github.com/chainloop-dev/chainloop/app/controlplane/api/workflowcontract/v1"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func newPolicyEvalCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	var (
+		materialPath string
+		kind         string
+		annotations  []string
+		policyPath   string
+		inputs       []string
+	)
+
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "eval",
+		Short: "Evaluate a policy",
+		Long: `Evaluate a policy with organization settings.
+
+This command uses organization context to evaluate policies.
+
+For offline development and testing with debug capabilities, use 'chainloop policy develop eval' instead.`,
+		Example: `
+  chainloop policy eval --policy policy.yaml --input digest=sha256:80058e45a56daa50ae2a130bd1bd13b1fb9aff13a55b2d98615fff6eb3b0fffb`,
+		Annotations: map[string]string{
+			useAPIToken: trueString,
+		},
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+			opts := &action.PolicyEvaluateOpts{
+				MaterialPath: materialPath,
+				Kind:         kind,
+				Annotations:  parseKeyValue(annotations),
+				PolicyPath:   policyPath,
+				Inputs:       parseKeyValue(inputs),
+			}
+
+			policyEval, err := action.NewPolicyEvaluate(opts, ActionOpts)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			result, err := policyEval.Run(cmd.Context())
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return output.EncodeJSON(result)
+		},
+	}
+
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&materialPath, "material", "", "Path to material or attestation file")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&kind, "kind", "", fmt.Sprintf("Kind of the material: %q", schemaapi.ListAvailableMaterialKind()))
+	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&annotations, "annotation", []string{}, "Key-value pairs of material annotations (key=value)")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&policyPath, "policy", "p", "", "Policy reference (./my-policy.yaml, https://my-domain.com/my-policy.yaml)")
+	cobra.CheckErr(cmd.MarkFlagRequired("policy"))
+	cmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&inputs, "input", []string{}, "Key-value pairs of policy inputs (key=value)")
+
+	return cmd
+}

app/cli/documentation/cli-reference.mdx

@@ -3017,6 +3017,56 @@ Options inherited from parent commands
 -y, --yes                       Skip confirmation
 ```
 
+### chainloop policy eval
+
+Evaluate a policy
+
+Synopsis
+
+Evaluate a policy with organization settings.
+
+This command uses organization context to evaluate policies.
+
+For offline development and testing with debug capabilities, use 'chainloop policy develop eval' instead.
+
+```
+chainloop policy eval [flags]
+```
+
+Examples
+
+```
+
+chainloop policy eval --policy policy.yaml --input digest=sha256:80058e45a56daa50ae2a130bd1bd13b1fb9aff13a55b2d98615fff6eb3b0fffb
+```
+
+Options
+
+```
+--annotation strings   Key-value pairs of material annotations (key=value)
+-h, --help                 help for eval
+--input stringArray    Key-value pairs of policy inputs (key=value)
+--kind string          Kind of the material: ["ARTIFACT" "ATTESTATION" "BLACKDUCK_SCA_JSON" "CHAINLOOP_PR_INFO" "CHAINLOOP_RUNNER_CONTEXT" "CONTAINER_IMAGE" "CSAF_INFORMATIONAL_ADVISORY" "CSAF_SECURITY_ADVISORY" "CSAF_SECURITY_INCIDENT_RESPONSE" "CSAF_VEX" "EVIDENCE" "GHAS_CODE_SCAN" "GHAS_DEPENDENCY_SCAN" "GHAS_SECRET_SCAN" "GITLAB_SECURITY_REPORT" "HELM_CHART" "JACOCO_XML" "JUNIT_XML" "OPENVEX" "SARIF" "SBOM_CYCLONEDX_JSON" "SBOM_SPDX_JSON" "SLSA_PROVENANCE" "STRING" "TWISTCLI_SCAN_JSON" "ZAP_DAST_ZIP"]
+--material string      Path to material or attestation file
+-p, --policy string        Policy reference (./my-policy.yaml, https://my-domain.com/my-policy.yaml)
+```
+
+Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+--artifact-cas string       URL for the Artifacts Content Addressable Storage API ($CHAINLOOP_ARTIFACT_CAS_API) (default "api.cas.chainloop.dev:443")
+--artifact-cas-ca string    CUSTOM CA file for the Artifacts CAS API (optional) ($CHAINLOOP_ARTIFACT_CAS_API_CA)
+-c, --config string             Path to an existing config file (default is $HOME/.config/chainloop/config.toml)
+--control-plane string      URL for the Control Plane API ($CHAINLOOP_CONTROL_PLANE_API) (default "api.cp.chainloop.dev:443")
+--control-plane-ca string   CUSTOM CA file for the Control Plane API (optional) ($CHAINLOOP_CONTROL_PLANE_API_CA)
+--debug                     Enable debug/verbose logging mode
+-i, --insecure                  Skip TLS transport during connection to the control plane ($CHAINLOOP_API_INSECURE)
+-n, --org string                organization name
+-o, --output string             Output format, valid options are json and table (default "table")
+-t, --token string              API token. NOTE: Alternatively use the env variable CHAINLOOP_TOKEN
+-y, --yes                       Skip confirmation
+```
+
 ### chainloop policy help
 
 Help about any command

app/cli/internal/policydevel/eval.go

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func Evaluate(opts *EvalOptions, logger zerolog.Logger) (*EvalSummary, error) {
 	}
 
 	// 2. Craft material with annotations
-	material, err := craftMaterial(opts.MaterialPath, opts.MaterialKind, &logger)
+	material, err := CraftMaterial(opts.MaterialPath, opts.MaterialKind, &logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ func verifyMaterial(pol *v1.Policies, material *v12.Attestation_Material, materi
 	return summary, nil
 }
 
-func craftMaterial(materialPath, materialKind string, logger *zerolog.Logger) (*v12.Attestation_Material, error) {
+// CraftMaterial creates an attestation material from a file path, with optional explicit kind or auto-detection.
+// This is a shared utility function used by both policy eval and policy devel eval commands.
+func CraftMaterial(materialPath, materialKind string, logger *zerolog.Logger) (*v12.Attestation_Material, error) {
 	backend := &casclient.CASBackend{
 		Name:     "backend",
 		MaxSize:  0,

app/cli/pkg/action/policy_eval.go

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2025 The Chainloop Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package action
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/chainloop-dev/chainloop/app/cli/internal/policydevel"
+	pb "github.com/chainloop-dev/chainloop/app/controlplane/api/controlplane/v1"
+	schemaapi "github.com/chainloop-dev/chainloop/app/controlplane/api/workflowcontract/v1"
+	attestationapi "github.com/chainloop-dev/chainloop/pkg/attestation/crafter/api/attestation/v1"
+	"github.com/chainloop-dev/chainloop/pkg/policies"
+)
+
+type PolicyEvaluateOpts struct {
+	MaterialPath string
+	Kind         string
+	Annotations  map[string]string
+	PolicyPath   string
+	Inputs       map[string]string
+}
+
+type PolicyEvaluate struct {
+	*ActionsOpts
+	opts *PolicyEvaluateOpts
+}
+
+func NewPolicyEvaluate(opts *PolicyEvaluateOpts, actionOpts *ActionsOpts) (*PolicyEvaluate, error) {
+	if actionOpts.CPConnection == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("control plane connection is required")
+	}
+
+	return &PolicyEvaluate{
+		ActionsOpts: actionOpts,
+		opts:        opts,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (action *PolicyEvaluate) Run(ctx context.Context) (*attestationapi.PolicyEvaluation, error) {
+	// 1. Get organization settings
+	contextClient := pb.NewContextServiceClient(action.CPConnection)
+	contextResp, err := contextClient.Current(ctx, &pb.ContextServiceCurrentRequest{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("fetching organization settings: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if contextResp.Result == nil || contextResp.Result.CurrentMembership == nil || contextResp.Result.CurrentMembership.Org == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no organization context found")
+	}
+
+	org := contextResp.Result.CurrentMembership.Org
+	allowedHostnames := org.PolicyAllowedHostnames
+
+	// 2. Create policy attachment
+	ref := action.opts.PolicyPath
+	scheme, _ := policies.RefParts(action.opts.PolicyPath)
+	if scheme == "" {
+		// If no scheme, assume it's a file path and add file:// prefix
+		ref = fmt.Sprintf("file://%s", action.opts.PolicyPath)
+	}
+
+	policyAttachment := &schemaapi.PolicyAttachment{
+		Policy: &schemaapi.PolicyAttachment_Ref{Ref: ref},
+		With:   action.opts.Inputs,
+	}
+
+	// 3. Create policies structure based on whether we have a material
+	var pol *schemaapi.Policies
+	if action.opts.MaterialPath != "" {
+		// Material-based evaluation
+		pol = &schemaapi.Policies{
+			Materials: []*schemaapi.PolicyAttachment{policyAttachment},
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Generic evaluation
+		pol = &schemaapi.Policies{}
+	}
+
+	// 4. Create policy verifier with organization's allowed hostnames
+	verifierOpts := []policies.PolicyVerifierOption{
+		policies.WithIncludeRawData(false),
+		policies.WithEnablePrint(false),
+		policies.WithGRPCConn(action.CPConnection),
+	}
+	if len(allowedHostnames) > 0 {
+		verifierOpts = append(verifierOpts, policies.WithAllowedHostnames(allowedHostnames...))
+	}
+
+	attClient := pb.NewAttestationServiceClient(action.CPConnection)
+	verifier := policies.NewPolicyVerifier(pol, attClient, &action.Logger, verifierOpts...)
+
+	// 5. Evaluate: either material-based or generic
+	if action.opts.MaterialPath != "" {
+		// Material-based evaluation
+		material, err := policydevel.CraftMaterial(action.opts.MaterialPath, action.opts.Kind, &action.Logger)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("crafting material: %w", err)
+		}
+		material.Annotations = action.opts.Annotations
+
+		policyEvs, err := verifier.VerifyMaterial(ctx, material, action.opts.MaterialPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("evaluating policy against material: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if len(policyEvs) == 0 || policyEvs[0] == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no execution branch matched, or all of them were ignored, for kind %s", material.MaterialType.String())
+		}
+
+		return policyEvs[0], nil
+	}
+
+	// Generic evaluation
+	policyEv, err := verifier.EvaluateGeneric(ctx, policyAttachment)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("evaluating policy: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if policyEv == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no execution branch matched, or all of them were ignored")
+	}
+
+	return policyEv, nil
+}

pkg/policies/policies.go

@@ -159,6 +159,25 @@ func (pv *PolicyVerifier) VerifyMaterial(ctx context.Context, material *v12.Atte
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+// EvaluateGeneric evaluates a single policy attachment.
+func (pv *PolicyVerifier) EvaluateGeneric(ctx context.Context, attachment *v1.PolicyAttachment) (*v12.PolicyEvaluation, error) {
+	// Use empty JSON as material input
+	input := []byte("{}")
+
+	// Evaluate without material context
+	ev, err := pv.evaluatePolicyAttachment(ctx, attachment, input,
+		&evalOpts{
+			kind: v1.CraftingSchema_Material_MATERIAL_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
+			name: "",
+		},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, NewPolicyError(err)
+	}
+
+	return ev, nil
+}
+
 type evalOpts struct {
 	name string
 	kind v1.CraftingSchema_Material_MaterialType