diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -1668,6 +1668,7 @@
     'PHUIPagerView' => 'view/phui/PHUIPagerView.php',
     'PHUIPinboardItemView' => 'view/phui/PHUIPinboardItemView.php',
     'PHUIPinboardView' => 'view/phui/PHUIPinboardView.php',
+    'PHUIPolicySectionView' => 'applications/policy/view/PHUIPolicySectionView.php',
     'PHUIPropertyGroupView' => 'view/phui/PHUIPropertyGroupView.php',
     'PHUIPropertyListExample' => 'applications/uiexample/examples/PHUIPropertyListExample.php',
     'PHUIPropertyListView' => 'view/phui/PHUIPropertyListView.php',
@@ -2071,6 +2072,7 @@
     'PhabricatorCalendarEventNameTransaction' => 'applications/calendar/xaction/PhabricatorCalendarEventNameTransaction.php',
     'PhabricatorCalendarEventNotificationView' => 'applications/calendar/notifications/PhabricatorCalendarEventNotificationView.php',
     'PhabricatorCalendarEventPHIDType' => 'applications/calendar/phid/PhabricatorCalendarEventPHIDType.php',
+    'PhabricatorCalendarEventPolicyCodex' => 'applications/calendar/codex/PhabricatorCalendarEventPolicyCodex.php',
     'PhabricatorCalendarEventQuery' => 'applications/calendar/query/PhabricatorCalendarEventQuery.php',
     'PhabricatorCalendarEventRSVPEmailCommand' => 'applications/calendar/command/PhabricatorCalendarEventRSVPEmailCommand.php',
     'PhabricatorCalendarEventRecurringTransaction' => 'applications/calendar/xaction/PhabricatorCalendarEventRecurringTransaction.php',
@@ -3311,6 +3313,9 @@
     'PhabricatorPolicyCanViewCapability' => 'applications/policy/capability/PhabricatorPolicyCanViewCapability.php',
     'PhabricatorPolicyCapability' => 'applications/policy/capability/PhabricatorPolicyCapability.php',
     'PhabricatorPolicyCapabilityTestCase' => 'applications/policy/capability/__tests__/PhabricatorPolicyCapabilityTestCase.php',
+    'PhabricatorPolicyCodex' => 'applications/policy/codex/PhabricatorPolicyCodex.php',
+    'PhabricatorPolicyCodexInterface' => 'applications/policy/codex/PhabricatorPolicyCodexInterface.php',
+    'PhabricatorPolicyCodexRuleDescription' => 'applications/policy/codex/PhabricatorPolicyCodexRuleDescription.php',
     'PhabricatorPolicyConfigOptions' => 'applications/policy/config/PhabricatorPolicyConfigOptions.php',
     'PhabricatorPolicyConstants' => 'applications/policy/constants/PhabricatorPolicyConstants.php',
     'PhabricatorPolicyController' => 'applications/policy/controller/PhabricatorPolicyController.php',
@@ -6447,6 +6452,7 @@
     'PHUIPagerView' => 'AphrontView',
     'PHUIPinboardItemView' => 'AphrontView',
     'PHUIPinboardView' => 'AphrontView',
+    'PHUIPolicySectionView' => 'AphrontTagView',
     'PHUIPropertyGroupView' => 'AphrontTagView',
     'PHUIPropertyListExample' => 'PhabricatorUIExample',
     'PHUIPropertyListView' => 'AphrontView',
@@ -6870,6 +6876,7 @@
       'PhabricatorCalendarDAO',
       'PhabricatorPolicyInterface',
       'PhabricatorExtendedPolicyInterface',
+      'PhabricatorPolicyCodexInterface',
       'PhabricatorProjectInterface',
       'PhabricatorMarkupInterface',
       'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionInterface',
@@ -6923,6 +6930,7 @@
     'PhabricatorCalendarEventNameTransaction' => 'PhabricatorCalendarEventTransactionType',
     'PhabricatorCalendarEventNotificationView' => 'Phobject',
     'PhabricatorCalendarEventPHIDType' => 'PhabricatorPHIDType',
+    'PhabricatorCalendarEventPolicyCodex' => 'PhabricatorPolicyCodex',
     'PhabricatorCalendarEventQuery' => 'PhabricatorCursorPagedPolicyAwareQuery',
     'PhabricatorCalendarEventRSVPEmailCommand' => 'PhabricatorCalendarEventEmailCommand',
     'PhabricatorCalendarEventRecurringTransaction' => 'PhabricatorCalendarEventTransactionType',
@@ -8361,6 +8369,8 @@
     'PhabricatorPolicyCanViewCapability' => 'PhabricatorPolicyCapability',
     'PhabricatorPolicyCapability' => 'Phobject',
     'PhabricatorPolicyCapabilityTestCase' => 'PhabricatorTestCase',
+    'PhabricatorPolicyCodex' => 'Phobject',
+    'PhabricatorPolicyCodexRuleDescription' => 'Phobject',
     'PhabricatorPolicyConfigOptions' => 'PhabricatorApplicationConfigOptions',
     'PhabricatorPolicyConstants' => 'Phobject',
     'PhabricatorPolicyController' => 'PhabricatorController',
diff --git a/src/applications/calendar/codex/PhabricatorCalendarEventPolicyCodex.php b/src/applications/calendar/codex/PhabricatorCalendarEventPolicyCodex.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/calendar/codex/PhabricatorCalendarEventPolicyCodex.php
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+<?php
+
+final class PhabricatorCalendarEventPolicyCodex
+  extends PhabricatorPolicyCodex {
+
+  public function getPolicyShortName() {
+    $object = $this->getObject();
+
+    if (!$object->isImportedEvent()) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return pht('Uses Import Policy');
+  }
+
+  public function getPolicyIcon() {
+    $object = $this->getObject();
+
+    if (!$object->isImportedEvent()) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return 'fa-download';
+  }
+
+  public function getPolicyTagClasses() {
+    $object = $this->getObject();
+
+    if (!$object->isImportedEvent()) {
+      return array();
+    }
+
+    return array(
+      'policy-adjusted-special',
+    );
+  }
+
+  public function getPolicySpecialRuleDescriptions() {
+    $object = $this->getObject();
+
+    $rules = array();
+    $rules[] = $this->newRule()
+      ->setDescription(
+        pht('The host of an event can always view and edit it.'));
+
+    $rules[] = $this->newRule()
+      ->setCapabilities(
+        array(
+          PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_VIEW,
+        ))
+      ->setDescription(
+        pht('Users who are invited to an event can always view it.'));
+
+
+    $rules[] = $this->newRule()
+      ->setCapabilities(
+        array(
+          PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_VIEW,
+        ))
+      ->setIsActive($object->isImportedEvent())
+      ->setDescription(
+        pht(
+          'Imported events can only be viewed by users who can view '.
+          'the import source.'));
+
+    $rules[] = $this->newRule()
+      ->setCapabilities(
+        array(
+          PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT,
+        ))
+      ->setIsActive($object->isImportedEvent())
+      ->setDescription(
+        pht(
+          'Imported events can not be edited in Phabricator.'));
+
+    return $rules;
+  }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/applications/calendar/storage/PhabricatorCalendarEvent.php b/src/applications/calendar/storage/PhabricatorCalendarEvent.php
--- a/src/applications/calendar/storage/PhabricatorCalendarEvent.php
+++ b/src/applications/calendar/storage/PhabricatorCalendarEvent.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   implements
     PhabricatorPolicyInterface,
     PhabricatorExtendedPolicyInterface,
+    PhabricatorPolicyCodexInterface,
     PhabricatorProjectInterface,
     PhabricatorMarkupInterface,
     PhabricatorApplicationTransactionInterface,
@@ -1217,18 +1218,6 @@
     return false;
   }
 
-  public function describeAutomaticCapability($capability) {
-    if ($this->isImportedEvent()) {
-      return pht(
-        'Events imported from external sources can not be edited in '.
-        'Phabricator.');
-    }
-
-    return pht(
-      'The host of an event can always view and edit it. Users who are '.
-      'invited to an event can always view it.');
-  }
-
 
 /* -(  PhabricatorExtendedPolicyInterface  )--------------------------------- */
 
@@ -1251,6 +1240,12 @@
     return $extended;
   }
 
+/* -(  PhabricatorPolicyCodexInterface  )------------------------------------ */
+
+  public function newPolicyCodex() {
+    return new PhabricatorCalendarEventPolicyCodex();
+  }
+
 
 /* -(  PhabricatorApplicationTransactionInterface  )------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/src/applications/differential/storage/DifferentialRevision.php b/src/applications/differential/storage/DifferentialRevision.php
--- a/src/applications/differential/storage/DifferentialRevision.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/storage/DifferentialRevision.php
@@ -370,14 +370,6 @@
 
     switch ($capability) {
       case PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_VIEW:
-        // NOTE: In Differential, an automatic capability on a revision (being
-        // an author) is sufficient to view it, even if you can not see the
-        // repository the revision belongs to. We can bail out early in this
-        // case.
-        if ($this->hasAutomaticCapability($capability, $viewer)) {
-          break;
-        }
-
         $repository_phid = $this->getRepositoryPHID();
         $repository = $this->getRepository();
 
diff --git a/src/applications/policy/codex/PhabricatorPolicyCodex.php b/src/applications/policy/codex/PhabricatorPolicyCodex.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/policy/codex/PhabricatorPolicyCodex.php
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Rendering extensions that allows an object to render custom strings,
+ * descriptions and explanations for the policy system to help users
+ * understand complex policies.
+ */
+abstract class PhabricatorPolicyCodex
+  extends Phobject {
+
+  private $viewer;
+  private $object;
+  private $policy;
+  private $capability;
+
+  public function getPolicyShortName() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  public function getPolicyIcon() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  public function getPolicyTagClasses() {
+    return array();
+  }
+
+  public function getPolicySpecialRuleDescriptions() {
+    return array();
+  }
+
+  final protected function newRule() {
+    return new PhabricatorPolicyCodexRuleDescription();
+  }
+
+  final public function setViewer(PhabricatorUser $viewer) {
+    $this->viewer = $viewer;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  final public function getViewer() {
+    return $this->viewer;
+  }
+
+  final public function setObject(PhabricatorPolicyCodexInterface $object) {
+    $this->object = $object;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  final public function getObject() {
+    return $this->object;
+  }
+
+  final public function setCapability($capability) {
+    $this->capability = $capability;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  final public function getCapability() {
+    return $this->capability;
+  }
+
+  final public function setPolicy(PhabricatorPolicy $policy) {
+    $this->policy = $policy;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  final public function getPolicy() {
+    return $this->policy;
+  }
+
+  final public static function newFromObject(
+    PhabricatorPolicyCodexInterface $object,
+    PhabricatorUser $viewer) {
+
+    if (!($object instanceof PhabricatorPolicyInterface)) {
+      throw new Exception(
+        pht(
+          'Object (of class "%s") implements interface "%s", but must also '.
+          'implement interface "%s".',
+          get_class($object),
+          'PhabricatorPolicyCodexInterface',
+          'PhabricatorPolicyInterface'));
+    }
+
+    $codex = $object->newPolicyCodex();
+    if (!($codex instanceof PhabricatorPolicyCodex)) {
+      throw new Exception(
+        pht(
+          'Object (of class "%s") implements interface "%s", but defines '.
+          'method "%s" incorrectly: this method must return an object of '.
+          'class "%s".',
+          get_class($object),
+          'PhabricatorPolicyCodexInterface',
+          'newPolicyCodex()',
+          __CLASS__));
+    }
+
+    $codex
+      ->setObject($object)
+      ->setViewer($viewer);
+
+    return $codex;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/applications/policy/codex/PhabricatorPolicyCodexInterface.php b/src/applications/policy/codex/PhabricatorPolicyCodexInterface.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/policy/codex/PhabricatorPolicyCodexInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+interface PhabricatorPolicyCodexInterface {
+
+  public function newPolicyCodex();
+
+}
+
+// TEMPLATE IMPLEMENTATION /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+/* -(  PhabricatorPolicyCodexInterface  )------------------------------------ */
+/*
+
+  public function newPolicyCodex() {
+    return new <<...>>PolicyCodex();
+  }
+
+*/
diff --git a/src/applications/policy/codex/PhabricatorPolicyCodexRuleDescription.php b/src/applications/policy/codex/PhabricatorPolicyCodexRuleDescription.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/policy/codex/PhabricatorPolicyCodexRuleDescription.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+final class PhabricatorPolicyCodexRuleDescription
+  extends Phobject {
+
+  private $description;
+  private $capabilities = array();
+  private $isActive = true;
+
+  public function setDescription($description) {
+    $this->description = $description;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getDescription() {
+    return $this->description;
+  }
+
+  public function setCapabilities(array $capabilities) {
+    $this->capabilities = $capabilities;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getCapabilities() {
+    return $this->capabilities;
+  }
+
+  public function setIsActive($is_active) {
+    $this->isActive = $is_active;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getIsActive() {
+    return $this->isActive;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/applications/policy/controller/PhabricatorPolicyExplainController.php b/src/applications/policy/controller/PhabricatorPolicyExplainController.php
--- a/src/applications/policy/controller/PhabricatorPolicyExplainController.php
+++ b/src/applications/policy/controller/PhabricatorPolicyExplainController.php
@@ -34,124 +34,118 @@
       ->setViewer($viewer)
       ->withPHIDs(array($phid))
       ->executeOne();
-    $object_uri = nonempty($handle->getURI(), '/');
-
-    $explanation = PhabricatorPolicy::getPolicyExplanation(
-      $viewer,
-      $policy->getPHID());
-
-    $auto_info = (array)$object->describeAutomaticCapability($capability);
 
-    $auto_info = array_merge(
-      array($explanation),
-      $auto_info);
-    $auto_info = array_filter($auto_info);
-
-    $capability_name = $capability;
-    $capobj = PhabricatorPolicyCapability::getCapabilityByKey($capability);
-    if ($capobj) {
-      $capability_name = $capobj->getCapabilityName();
-    }
+    $object_name = $handle->getName();
+    $object_uri = nonempty($handle->getURI(), '/');
 
     $dialog = id(new AphrontDialogView())
       ->setUser($viewer)
-      ->setClass('aphront-access-dialog');
+      ->setClass('aphront-access-dialog')
+      ->setTitle(pht('Policy Details: %s', $object_name))
+      ->addCancelButton($object_uri, pht('Done'));
 
-    $this->appendSpaceInformation($dialog, $object, $policy, $capability);
+    $space_section = $this->buildSpaceSection(
+      $object,
+      $policy,
+      $capability);
 
-    $intro = pht(
-      'Users with the "%s" capability for this object:',
-      $capability_name);
+    $extended_section = $this->buildExtendedSection(
+      $object,
+      $capability);
 
-    $object_name = pht(
-      '%s %s',
-      $handle->getTypeName(),
-      $handle->getObjectName());
+    $exceptions_section = $this->buildExceptionsSection(
+      $object,
+      $capability);
 
-    $dialog
-      ->setTitle(pht('Policy Details: %s', $object_name))
-      ->appendParagraph($intro)
-      ->addCancelButton($object_uri, pht('Done'));
+    $object_section = $this->buildObjectSection(
+      $object,
+      $policy,
+      $capability,
+      $handle);
 
-    if ($auto_info) {
-      $dialog->appendList($auto_info);
-    }
+    $dialog->appendChild(
+      array(
+        $space_section,
+        $extended_section,
+        $exceptions_section,
+        $object_section,
+      ));
 
-    $this->appendStrengthInformation($dialog, $object, $policy, $capability);
 
     return $dialog;
   }
 
-  private function appendSpaceInformation(
-    AphrontDialogView $dialog,
+  private function buildSpaceSection(
     PhabricatorPolicyInterface $object,
     PhabricatorPolicy $policy,
     $capability) {
     $viewer = $this->getViewer();
 
     if (!($object instanceof PhabricatorSpacesInterface)) {
-      return;
+      return null;
     }
 
     if (!PhabricatorSpacesNamespaceQuery::getSpacesExist($viewer)) {
-      return;
+      return null;
     }
 
-    // NOTE: We're intentionally letting users through here, even if they only
-    // have access to one space. The intent is to help users in "space jail"
-    // understand who objects they create are visible to:
-
     $space_phid = PhabricatorSpacesNamespaceQuery::getObjectSpacePHID(
       $object);
 
-    $handles = $viewer->loadHandles(array($space_phid));
-    $doc_href = PhabricatorEnv::getDoclink('Spaces User Guide');
-
-    $dialog->appendParagraph(
-      array(
-        pht(
-          'This object is in %s, and can only be seen or edited by users with '.
-          'access to view objects in the space.',
-          $handles[$space_phid]->renderLink()),
-        ' ',
-        phutil_tag(
-          'strong',
-          array(),
-          phutil_tag(
-            'a',
-            array(
-              'href' => $doc_href,
-              'target' => '_blank',
-            ),
-            pht('Learn More'))),
-      ));
-
     $spaces = PhabricatorSpacesNamespaceQuery::getViewerSpaces($viewer);
     $space = idx($spaces, $space_phid);
     if (!$space) {
-      return;
+      return null;
     }
 
     $space_policies = PhabricatorPolicyQuery::loadPolicies($viewer, $space);
     $space_policy = idx($space_policies, PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_VIEW);
     if (!$space_policy) {
-      return;
+      return null;
     }
 
+    $doc_href = PhabricatorEnv::getDoclink('Spaces User Guide');
+    $capability_name = $this->getCapabilityName($capability);
+
+    $space_section = id(new PHUIPolicySectionView())
+      ->setViewer($viewer)
+      ->setIcon('fa-th-large bluegrey')
+      ->setHeader(pht('Space'))
+      ->setDocumentationLink(pht('Spaces Documentation'), $doc_href)
+      ->appendList(
+        array(
+          array(
+            phutil_tag('strong', array(), pht('Space:')),
+            ' ',
+            $viewer->renderHandle($space_phid)->setAsTag(true),
+          ),
+          array(
+            phutil_tag('strong', array(), pht('%s:', $capability_name)),
+            ' ',
+            $space_policy->getShortName(),
+          ),
+        ))
+      ->appendParagraph(
+        pht(
+          'This object is in %s and can only be seen or edited by users '.
+          'with access to view objects in the space.',
+          $viewer->renderHandle($space_phid)));
+
     $space_explanation = PhabricatorPolicy::getPolicyExplanation(
       $viewer,
       $space_policy->getPHID());
     $items = array();
     $items[] = $space_explanation;
 
-    $dialog->appendParagraph(pht('Users who can see objects in this space:'));
-    $dialog->appendList($items);
+    $space_section
+      ->appendParagraph(pht('Users who can see objects in this space:'))
+      ->appendList($items);
 
     $view_capability = PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_VIEW;
     if ($capability == $view_capability) {
       $stronger = $space_policy->isStrongerThan($policy);
       if ($stronger) {
-        $dialog->appendParagraph(
+        $space_section->appendHint(
           pht(
             'The space this object is in has a more restrictive view '.
             'policy ("%s") than the object does ("%s"), so the space\'s '.
@@ -161,14 +155,15 @@
       }
     }
 
-    $dialog->appendParagraph(
+    $space_section->appendHint(
       pht(
         'After a user passes space policy checks, they must still pass '.
         'object policy checks.'));
+
+    return $space_section;
   }
 
-  private function appendStrengthInformation(
-    AphrontDialogView $dialog,
+  private function getStrengthInformation(
     PhabricatorPolicyInterface $object,
     PhabricatorPolicy $policy,
     $capability) {
@@ -206,7 +201,157 @@
         $default_policy->getShortName());
     }
 
-    $dialog->appendParagraph($info);
+    return $info;
+  }
+
+  private function getCapabilityName($capability) {
+    $capability_name = $capability;
+    $capobj = PhabricatorPolicyCapability::getCapabilityByKey($capability);
+    if ($capobj) {
+      $capability_name = $capobj->getCapabilityName();
+    }
+
+    return $capability_name;
+  }
+
+  private function buildExtendedSection(
+    PhabricatorPolicyInterface $object,
+    $capability) {
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
+
+    if (!($object instanceof PhabricatorExtendedPolicyInterface)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    $extended_rules = $object->getExtendedPolicy($capability, $viewer);
+    if (!$extended_rules) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    $items = array();
+    foreach ($extended_rules as $extended_rule) {
+      $extended_target = $extended_rule[0];
+      $extended_capabilities = (array)$extended_rule[1];
+      if (is_object($extended_target)) {
+        $extended_target = $extended_target->getPHID();
+      }
+
+      foreach ($extended_capabilities as $extended_capability) {
+        $ex_name = $this->getCapabilityName($extended_capability);
+        $items[] = array(
+          phutil_tag('strong', array(), pht('%s:', $ex_name)),
+          ' ',
+          $viewer->renderHandle($extended_target)->setAsTag(true),
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    return id(new PHUIPolicySectionView())
+      ->setViewer($viewer)
+      ->setIcon('fa-link')
+      ->setHeader(pht('Required Capabilities on Other Objects'))
+      ->appendParagraph(
+        pht(
+          'To access this object, users must have first have access '.
+          'capabilties on these other objects:'))
+      ->appendList($items);
+  }
+
+  private function buildExceptionsSection(
+    PhabricatorPolicyInterface $object,
+    $capability) {
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
+
+    if ($object instanceof PhabricatorPolicyCodexInterface) {
+      $codex = PhabricatorPolicyCodex::newFromObject($object, $viewer);
+      $rules = $codex->getPolicySpecialRuleDescriptions();
+
+      $exceptions = array();
+      foreach ($rules as $rule) {
+        $is_active = $rule->getIsActive();
+        if ($is_active) {
+          $rule_capabilities = $rule->getCapabilities();
+          if ($rule_capabilities) {
+            if (!in_array($capability, $rule_capabilities)) {
+              $is_active = false;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        $description = $rule->getDescription();
+
+        if (!$is_active) {
+          $description = phutil_tag(
+            'span',
+            array(
+              'class' => 'phui-policy-section-view-inactive-rule',
+            ),
+            $description);
+        }
+
+        $exceptions[] = $description;
+      }
+    } else if (method_exists($object, 'describeAutomaticCapability')) {
+      $exceptions = (array)$object->describeAutomaticCapability($capability);
+      $exceptions = array_filter($exceptions);
+    } else {
+      $exceptions = array();
+    }
+
+    if (!$exceptions) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+
+    return id(new PHUIPolicySectionView())
+      ->setViewer($viewer)
+      ->setIcon('fa-unlock-alt red')
+      ->setHeader(pht('Special Rules'))
+      ->appendParagraph(
+        pht(
+          'This object has special rules which override normal object '.
+          'policy rules:'))
+      ->appendList($exceptions);
+  }
+
+  private function buildObjectSection(
+    PhabricatorPolicyInterface $object,
+    PhabricatorPolicy $policy,
+    $capability,
+    PhabricatorObjectHandle $handle) {
+
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
+    $capability_name = $this->getCapabilityName($capability);
+
+    $object_section = id(new PHUIPolicySectionView())
+      ->setViewer($viewer)
+      ->setIcon($handle->getIcon().' bluegrey')
+      ->setHeader(pht('Object Policy'))
+      ->appendList(
+        array(
+          array(
+            phutil_tag('strong', array(), pht('%s:', $capability_name)),
+            ' ',
+            $policy->getShortName(),
+          ),
+        ))
+      ->appendParagraph(
+        pht(
+          'In detail, this means that these users can take this action, '.
+          'provided they pass all of the checks described above first:'))
+      ->appendList(
+        array(
+          PhabricatorPolicy::getPolicyExplanation(
+          $viewer,
+          $policy->getPHID()),
+        ));
+
+    $strength = $this->getStrengthInformation($object, $policy, $capability);
+    if ($strength) {
+      $object_section->appendHint($strength);
+    }
+
+    return $object_section;
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/policy/interface/PhabricatorPolicyInterface.php b/src/applications/policy/interface/PhabricatorPolicyInterface.php
--- a/src/applications/policy/interface/PhabricatorPolicyInterface.php
+++ b/src/applications/policy/interface/PhabricatorPolicyInterface.php
@@ -6,34 +6,6 @@
   public function getPolicy($capability);
   public function hasAutomaticCapability($capability, PhabricatorUser $viewer);
 
-  /**
-   * Describe exceptions to an object's policy setting.
-   *
-   * The intent of this method is to explain and inform users about special
-   * cases which override configured policy settings. If this object has any
-   * such exceptions, explain them by returning one or more human-readable
-   * strings which describe the exception in a broad, categorical way. For
-   * example:
-   *
-   *   - "The owner of an X can always view and edit it."
-   *   - "Members of a Y can always view it."
-   *
-   * You can return `null`, a single string, or a list of strings.
-   *
-   * The relevant capability to explain (like "view") is passed as a parameter.
-   * You should tailor any messages to be relevant to that capability, although
-   * they do not need to exclusively describe the capability, and in some cases
-   * being more general ("The author can view and edit...") will be more clear.
-   *
-   * Messages should describe general rules, not specific objects, because the
-   * main goal is to teach the user the rules. For example, write "the author",
-   * not the specific author's name.
-   *
-   * @param const @{class:PhabricatorPolicyCapability} constant.
-   * @return wild Description of policy exceptions. See above.
-   */
-  public function describeAutomaticCapability($capability);
-
 }
 
 // TEMPLATE IMPLEMENTATION /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -58,8 +30,4 @@
     return false;
   }
 
-  public function describeAutomaticCapability($capability) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
 */
diff --git a/src/applications/policy/storage/PhabricatorPolicy.php b/src/applications/policy/storage/PhabricatorPolicy.php
--- a/src/applications/policy/storage/PhabricatorPolicy.php
+++ b/src/applications/policy/storage/PhabricatorPolicy.php
@@ -225,7 +225,9 @@
 
     switch ($policy) {
       case PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_PUBLIC:
-        return pht('This object is public.');
+        return pht(
+          'This object is public and can be viewed by anyone, even if they '.
+          'do not have a Phabricator account.');
       case PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_USER:
         return pht('Logged in users can take this action.');
       case PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_ADMIN:
diff --git a/src/applications/policy/view/PHUIPolicySectionView.php b/src/applications/policy/view/PHUIPolicySectionView.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/policy/view/PHUIPolicySectionView.php
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+<?php
+
+final class PHUIPolicySectionView
+  extends AphrontTagView {
+
+  private $icon;
+  private $header;
+  private $documentationLink;
+
+  public function setHeader($header) {
+    $this->header = $header;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getHeader() {
+    return $this->header;
+  }
+
+  public function setIcon($icon) {
+    $this->icon = $icon;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getIcon() {
+    return $this->icon;
+  }
+
+  public function setDocumentationLink($name, $href) {
+    $link = phutil_tag(
+      'a',
+      array(
+        'href' => $href,
+        'target' => '_blank',
+      ),
+      $name);
+
+    $this->documentationLink = phutil_tag(
+      'div',
+      array(
+        'class' => 'phui-policy-section-view-link',
+      ),
+      array(
+        id(new PHUIIconView())->setIcon('fa-book'),
+        $link,
+      ));
+
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getDocumentationLink() {
+    return $this->documentationLink;
+  }
+
+  public function appendList(array $items) {
+    foreach ($items as $key => $item) {
+      $items[$key] = phutil_tag(
+        'li',
+        array(
+          'class' => 'remarkup-list-item',
+        ),
+        $item);
+    }
+
+    $list = phutil_tag(
+      'ul',
+      array(
+        'class' => 'remarkup-list',
+      ),
+      $items);
+
+    return $this->appendChild($list);
+  }
+
+  public function appendHint($content) {
+    $hint = phutil_tag(
+      'p',
+      array(
+        'class' => 'phui-policy-section-view-hint',
+      ),
+      array(
+        id(new PHUIIconView())
+          ->setIcon('fa-sticky-note bluegrey'),
+        ' ',
+        pht('Note:'),
+        ' ',
+        $content,
+      ));
+
+    return $this->appendChild($hint);
+  }
+
+  public function appendParagraph($content) {
+    return $this->appendChild(phutil_tag('p', array(), $content));
+  }
+
+  protected function getTagAttributes() {
+    return array(
+      'class' => 'phui-policy-section-view',
+    );
+  }
+
+  protected function getTagContent() {
+    require_celerity_resource('phui-header-view-css');
+
+    $icon_view = null;
+    $icon = $this->getIcon();
+    if ($icon !== null) {
+      $icon_view = id(new PHUIIconView())
+        ->setIcon($icon);
+    }
+
+    $header_view = phutil_tag(
+      'span',
+      array(
+        'class' => 'phui-policy-section-view-header-text',
+      ),
+      $this->getHeader());
+
+    $header = phutil_tag(
+      'div',
+      array(
+        'class' => 'phui-policy-section-view-header',
+      ),
+      array(
+        $icon_view,
+        $header_view,
+        $this->getDocumentationLink(),
+      ));
+
+    return array(
+      $header,
+      phutil_tag(
+        'div',
+        array(
+          'class' => 'phui-policy-section-view-body',
+        ),
+        $this->renderChildren()),
+    );
+  }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/view/phui/PHUIHeaderView.php b/src/view/phui/PHUIHeaderView.php
--- a/src/view/phui/PHUIHeaderView.php
+++ b/src/view/phui/PHUIHeaderView.php
@@ -506,8 +506,40 @@
       }
     }
 
+    $policy_name = array($policy->getShortName());
+    $policy_icon = $policy->getIcon().' bluegrey';
+
+    if ($object instanceof PhabricatorPolicyCodexInterface) {
+      $codex = PhabricatorPolicyCodex::newFromObject($object, $viewer);
+
+      $codex_name = $codex->getPolicyShortName($policy, $view_capability);
+      if ($codex_name !== null) {
+        $policy_name = $codex_name;
+      }
+
+      $codex_icon = $codex->getPolicyIcon($policy, $view_capability);
+      if ($codex_icon !== null) {
+        $policy_icon = $codex_icon;
+      }
+
+      $codex_classes = $codex->getPolicyTagClasses($policy, $view_capability);
+      foreach ($codex_classes as $codex_class) {
+        $container_classes[] = $codex_class;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!is_array($policy_name)) {
+      $policy_name = (array)$policy_name;
+    }
+
+    $arrow = id(new PHUIIconView())
+      ->setIcon('fa-angle-right')
+      ->addClass('policy-tier-separator');
+
+    $policy_name = phutil_implode_html($arrow, $policy_name);
+
     $icon = id(new PHUIIconView())
-      ->setIcon($policy->getIcon().' bluegrey');
+      ->setIcon($policy_icon);
 
     $link = javelin_tag(
       'a',
@@ -516,7 +548,7 @@
         'href' => '/policy/explain/'.$phid.'/'.$view_capability.'/',
         'sigil' => 'workflow',
       ),
-      $policy->getShortName());
+      $policy_name);
 
     return phutil_tag(
       'span',
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/css/aphront/dialog-view.css b/webroot/rsrc/css/aphront/dialog-view.css
--- a/webroot/rsrc/css/aphront/dialog-view.css
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/css/aphront/dialog-view.css
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@
   width: 50%;
 }
 
+.aphront-access-dialog .aphront-dialog-body {
+  padding: 0 12px;
+}
+
 .aphront-policy-rejection {
   font-weight: bold;
 }
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-header-view.css b/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-header-view.css
--- a/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-header-view.css
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-header-view.css
@@ -240,6 +240,26 @@
   color: {$sh-orangetext};
 }
 
+.policy-header-callout.policy-adjusted-special {
+  background: {$sh-indigobackground};
+}
+
+.policy-header-callout.policy-adjusted-special .policy-link,
+.policy-header-callout.policy-adjusted-special .phui-icon-view {
+  color: {$sh-indigotext};
+}
+
+.policy-header-callout .policy-space-container {
+  font-weight: bold;
+  color: {$sh-redtext};
+}
+
+.policy-header-callout .policy-tier-separator {
+  padding: 0 0 0 4px;
+  color: {$lightgreytext};
+}
+
+
 .phui-header-action-links .phui-mobile-menu {
   display: none;
 }
@@ -333,3 +353,45 @@
 .phui-header-view .phui-tag-shade-indigo a {
   color: {$sh-indigotext};
 }
+
+.phui-policy-section-view {
+  margin-bottom: 24px;
+}
+
+.phui-policy-section-view-header {
+  background: {$bluebackground};
+  border-bottom: 1px solid {$lightblueborder};
+  padding: 4px 8px;
+  color: {$darkbluetext};
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+.phui-policy-section-view-header-text {
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.phui-policy-section-view-header .phui-icon-view {
+  margin-right: 8px;
+}
+
+.phui-policy-section-view-link {
+  float: right;
+}
+
+.phui-policy-section-view-link .phui-icon-view {
+  color: {$bluetext};
+}
+
+.phui-policy-section-view-hint {
+  color: {$greytext};
+  background: {$lightbluebackground};
+  padding: 8px;
+}
+
+.phui-policy-section-view-body {
+  padding: 0 12px;
+}
+
+.phui-policy-section-view-inactive-rule {
+  color: {$greytext};
+}