diff --git a/packages/authz/src/advanced.ts b/packages/authz/src/advanced.ts
index 3a88c58f..a0f01394 100644
--- a/packages/authz/src/advanced.ts
+++ b/packages/authz/src/advanced.ts
@@ -77,14 +77,26 @@ export function allDecisions<S, R>(...policies: DecisionPolicy<S, R>[]): Decisio
     return allow("all policies passed");
   };
 }
+export interface AuthorizeDecisionOptions {
+  /**
+   * Include `reason` and `policy` in the 403 body. Off by default: policy
+   * names describe internal authorization structure and should not reach an
+   * unauthenticated caller.
+   */
+  exposeReason?: boolean;
+}
+
 export function authorizeDecision(
   evaluate: (ctx: Context) => AuthorizationDecision | Promise<AuthorizationDecision>,
+  options: AuthorizeDecisionOptions = {},
 ): Middleware {
   return async (ctx, next) => {
     const result = await evaluate(ctx);
     if (result.allowed) return next();
     return Response.json(
-      { ok: false, error: "Forbidden", reason: result.reason, policy: result.policy },
+      options.exposeReason
+        ? { ok: false, error: "Forbidden", reason: result.reason, policy: result.policy }
+        : { ok: false, error: "Forbidden" },
       { status: 403 },
     );
   };
diff --git a/packages/authz/test/authz.test.ts b/packages/authz/test/authz.test.ts
index fc42c2ef..e3940f38 100644
--- a/packages/authz/test/authz.test.ts
+++ b/packages/authz/test/authz.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import { test, expect } from "bun:test";
+import { test, expect, describe } from "bun:test";
 import { createContext } from "@wrnexus/core";
 import {
   defineRbac,
   hasRole,
   authorize,
+  authorizeDecision,
   requireRole,
   requirePermission,
   any,
@@ -128,3 +129,32 @@ test("owner() denies rather than matching two absent ids", async () => {
   expect((await customOwns({ id: "u1" }, { ownerId: "u1" })).allowed).toBe(true);
   expect((await customOwns({ id: "u1" }, {})).allowed).toBe(false);
 });
+
+describe("authorizeDecision disclosure", () => {
+  const ctx = { user: { id: "u1" } } as unknown as import("@wrnexus/core").Context;
+  const denier = async () => ({ allowed: false, reason: "secret internal rule", policy: "isVip" });
+
+  test("does not leak reason or policy by default", async () => {
+    const res = await authorizeDecision(denier)(ctx, async () => new Response("ok"));
+    expect(res.status).toBe(403);
+    expect(await res.json()).toEqual({ ok: false, error: "Forbidden" });
+  });
+
+  test("exposeReason opts back in", async () => {
+    const res = await authorizeDecision(denier, { exposeReason: true })(
+      ctx,
+      async () => new Response("ok"),
+    );
+    const body = (await res.json()) as Record<string, unknown>;
+    expect(body.reason).toBe("secret internal rule");
+    expect(body.policy).toBe("isVip");
+  });
+
+  test("still calls next when allowed", async () => {
+    const res = await authorizeDecision(async () => ({ allowed: true }))(
+      ctx,
+      async () => new Response("passed"),
+    );
+    expect(await res.text()).toBe("passed");
+  });
+});