diff --git a/cycode/cli/apps/ai_guardrails/scan/policy.py b/cycode/cli/apps/ai_guardrails/scan/policy.py
index f40d77c0..96c45574 100644
--- a/cycode/cli/apps/ai_guardrails/scan/policy.py
+++ b/cycode/cli/apps/ai_guardrails/scan/policy.py
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 
 Policies are loaded and merged in order (later overrides earlier):
 1. Built-in defaults (consts.DEFAULT_POLICY)
-2. User-level config (~/.cycode/ai-guardrails.yaml)
-3. Repo-level config (<workspace>/.cycode/ai-guardrails.yaml)
+2. Machine-wide config (admin/MDM-provisioned; see get_machine_policy_path)
+3. User-level config (~/.cycode/ai-guardrails.yaml)
+4. Repo-level config (<workspace>/.cycode/ai-guardrails.yaml)
 """
 
 import json
+import os
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
@@ -16,6 +19,16 @@
 from cycode.cli.apps.ai_guardrails.scan.consts import DEFAULT_POLICY, POLICY_FILE_NAME
 
 
+def get_machine_policy_path() -> Path:
+    """Machine-wide (admin/MDM-provisioned) policy path, by platform."""
+    if sys.platform == 'darwin':
+        return Path('/Library/Application Support/Cycode') / POLICY_FILE_NAME
+    if sys.platform == 'win32':
+        program_data = os.environ.get('PROGRAMDATA', 'C:\\ProgramData')
+        return Path(program_data) / 'Cycode' / POLICY_FILE_NAME
+    return Path('/etc/cycode') / POLICY_FILE_NAME
+
+
 def deep_merge(base: dict, override: dict) -> dict:
     """Deep merge two dictionaries, with override taking precedence."""
     result = base.copy()
@@ -61,7 +74,7 @@ def load_policy(workspace_root: Optional[str] = None) -> dict:
     """
     Load policy by merging configs in order of precedence.
 
-    Merge order: defaults <- user config <- repo config
+    Merge order: defaults <- machine <- user config <- repo config
 
     Args:
         workspace_root: Workspace root path for repo-level config lookup.
@@ -69,6 +82,11 @@ def load_policy(workspace_root: Optional[str] = None) -> dict:
     # Start with defaults
     policy = load_defaults()
 
+    # Merge machine-wide config (admin/MDM-provisioned) - overrides defaults, below user/repo.
+    machine_config = load_yaml_file(get_machine_policy_path())
+    if machine_config:
+        policy = deep_merge(policy, machine_config)
+
     # Merge user-level config (if exists)
     user_policy_path = Path.home() / '.cycode' / POLICY_FILE_NAME
     user_config = load_yaml_file(user_policy_path)
diff --git a/tests/cli/commands/ai_guardrails/scan/test_policy.py b/tests/cli/commands/ai_guardrails/scan/test_policy.py
index bbe884b0..a378ad1c 100644
--- a/tests/cli/commands/ai_guardrails/scan/test_policy.py
+++ b/tests/cli/commands/ai_guardrails/scan/test_policy.py
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 from typing import Optional
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
+import pytest
 from pyfakefs.fake_filesystem import FakeFilesystem
 
 from cycode.cli.apps.ai_guardrails.scan.policy import (
     deep_merge,
+    get_machine_policy_path,
     get_policy_value,
     load_defaults,
     load_policy,
@@ -197,3 +199,54 @@ def test_load_policy_none_workspace_root(mock_load: MagicMock) -> None:
 
     # Should only load defaults (no repo config)
     assert 'mode' in policy
+
+
+def test_get_machine_policy_path_per_os(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    """Test the per-OS machine policy locations."""
+    with patch('sys.platform', 'darwin'):
+        assert get_machine_policy_path() == Path('/Library/Application Support/Cycode') / 'ai-guardrails.yaml'
+
+    with patch('sys.platform', 'linux'):
+        assert get_machine_policy_path() == Path('/etc/cycode') / 'ai-guardrails.yaml'
+
+    with patch('sys.platform', 'win32'):
+        monkeypatch.setenv('PROGRAMDATA', 'C:\\ProgramData')
+        assert get_machine_policy_path() == Path('C:\\ProgramData') / 'Cycode' / 'ai-guardrails.yaml'
+
+
+@patch('pathlib.Path.home')
+@patch('cycode.cli.apps.ai_guardrails.scan.policy.get_machine_policy_path')
+def test_load_policy_with_machine_config(
+    mock_machine_path: MagicMock, mock_home: MagicMock, fs: FakeFilesystem
+) -> None:
+    """Test that the machine-wide config overrides defaults."""
+    mock_home.return_value = Path('/home/testuser')
+    machine_path = Path('/machine/ai-guardrails.yaml')
+    mock_machine_path.return_value = machine_path
+    fs.create_file(str(machine_path), contents='mode: warn\n')
+
+    policy = load_policy()
+
+    # Machine config overrides the built-in default (block); other keys inherit from defaults.
+    assert policy['mode'] == 'warn'
+    assert policy['fail_open'] is True
+
+
+@patch('pathlib.Path.home')
+@patch('cycode.cli.apps.ai_guardrails.scan.policy.get_machine_policy_path')
+def test_load_policy_precedence_defaults_machine_user_repo(
+    mock_machine_path: MagicMock, mock_home: MagicMock, fs: FakeFilesystem
+) -> None:
+    """Test full precedence: defaults < machine < user < repo."""
+    mock_home.return_value = Path('/home/testuser')
+    machine_path = Path('/machine/ai-guardrails.yaml')
+    mock_machine_path.return_value = machine_path
+    fs.create_file(str(machine_path), contents='mode: warn\nfail_open: false\n')
+    fs.create_file('/home/testuser/.cycode/ai-guardrails.yaml', contents='fail_open: true\n')
+    fs.create_file('/fake/repo/.cycode/ai-guardrails.yaml', contents='mode: block\n')
+
+    policy = load_policy('/fake/repo')
+
+    # repo overrides machine's mode; user overrides machine's fail_open.
+    assert policy['mode'] == 'block'
+    assert policy['fail_open'] is True