diff --git a/.bootstrap/kyverno/up.sh b/.bootstrap/kyverno/up.sh
new file mode 100755
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bootstrap/kyverno/up.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Change to platform cluster
+if [[ "$(kubectl config current-context)" != "kind-platform" ]]; then
+    kubectl config use-context kind-platform || {
+        echo "Failed to switch context to kind-platform"
+        exit 1
+    }
+fi
+
+NS=kyverno-system
+KYVERNO_CHART=kyverno/kyverno
+POLICIES_DIR=./kyverno
+TIMEOUT=120
+INTERVAL=5
+ELAPSED=0
+
+echo "Adding Kyverno Helm repository..."
+helm repo add kyverno https://kyverno.github.io/kyverno/ 2>/dev/null || true
+helm repo update
+
+echo "Installing or upgrading Kyverno via Helm..."
+helm upgrade --install kyverno "$KYVERNO_CHART" \
+    --namespace "$NS" \
+    --create-namespace
+
+echo "Waiting for Kyverno webhook to be ready..."
+kubectl wait deployment/kyverno-admission-controller \
+    -n "$NS" \
+    --for=condition=Available=True \
+    --timeout=${TIMEOUT}s
+
+echo "Ensuring all Kyverno pods are ready..."
+while true; do
+    READY=$(kubectl get pods -n "$NS" -o jsonpath='{.items[*].status.containerStatuses[*].ready}' | tr " " "\n" | grep -c false || true)
+    if [[ "$READY" -eq 0 ]]; then
+        break
+    fi
+    if [[ "$ELAPSED" -ge "$TIMEOUT" ]]; then
+        echo "Timeout reached. Kyverno pods are not ready."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "Waiting for Kyverno pods to become ready..."
+    sleep $INTERVAL
+    ELAPSED=$((ELAPSED + INTERVAL))
+done
+
+echo "All Kyverno pods are ready!"
+
+apply_kyverno_policies() {
+    local retries=20
+    local delay=3
+
+    for i in $(seq 1 $retries); do
+        if kubectl apply -f "$POLICIES_DIR" --recursive; then
+            echo "✅ Kyverno policies applied successfully!"
+            return 0
+        else
+            echo "⚠️ Failed to apply policies, retrying in ${delay}s... (${i}/${retries})"
+            sleep $delay
+        fi
+    done
+
+    echo "❌ Failed to apply Kyverno policies after ${retries} attempts."
+    exit 1
+}
+
+echo "Applying Kyverno policies from $POLICIES_DIR..."
+apply_kyverno_policies
+
+echo "✅ Kyverno setup and policy application completed successfully!"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-claims.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate-claims.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..129117e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-claims.yaml
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+name: Validate Crossplane Claims
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "crossplane/claims/**/*.yaml"
+      - "crossplane/claims/**/*.yml"
+      - "kyverno/**/*.yaml"
+      - "kyverno/**/*.yml"
+
+jobs:
+  validate-claims:
+    name: Validate Claims YAML with Kyverno
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Kyverno CLI
+        uses: kyverno/action-install-cli@v0.2.0
+        with:
+          release: "v1.13.4"
+
+      - name: Check install
+        run: kyverno version
+
+      - name: Run Kyverno policy checks on claims
+        run: |
+          echo "## 🛡️ Kyverno Policy Validation Results" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+          set +e
+          kyverno apply ./kyverno --resource ./crossplane/claims 2>&1 | tee result.txt
+          KYVERNO_EXIT_CODE=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+          set -e
+
+          cat result.txt >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+          if [[ $KYVERNO_EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]]; then
+            echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "❌ One or more Kyverno policies failed. Please fix the issues above." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo "✅ All policies passed." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
diff --git a/kyverno/.gitkeep b/crossplane/claims/.gitkeep
similarity index 100%
rename from kyverno/.gitkeep
rename to crossplane/claims/.gitkeep
diff --git a/kyverno/validate-xqueue-fields.yaml b/kyverno/validate-xqueue-fields.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23319be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kyverno/validate-xqueue-fields.yaml
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+apiVersion: kyverno.io/v1
+kind: ClusterPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: validate-xqueue-fields
+spec:
+  validationFailureAction: Enforce
+  background: true
+  rules:
+    - name: deny-invalid-location
+      match:
+        resources:
+          kinds:
+            - platform.hooli.tech/v1alpha1/XQueueClaim
+      validate:
+        message: "Invalid location: only 'EU' or 'US' are allowed in spec.location"
+        deny:
+          conditions:
+            all:
+              - key: "{{ request.object.spec.location }}"
+                operator: AllNotIn
+                value:
+                  - "EU"
+                  - "US"
+
+    - name: deny-invalid-max-message-size
+      match:
+        resources:
+          kinds:
+            - platform.hooli.tech/v1alpha1/XQueueClaim
+      validate:
+        message: "Invalid maxMessageSize: must be between 1024 and 262144 (bytes)"
+        deny:
+          conditions:
+            any:
+              - key: "{{ request.object.spec.maxMessageSize }}"
+                operator: GreaterThan
+                value: 262144
+              - key: "{{ request.object.spec.maxMessageSize }}"
+                operator: LessThan
+                value: 1024
+
+    - name: deny-invalid-visibility-timeout
+      match:
+        resources:
+          kinds:
+            - platform.hooli.tech/v1alpha1/XQueueClaim
+      validate:
+        message: "Invalid visibilityTimeoutSeconds: must be between 0 and 43200 (seconds)"
+        deny:
+          conditions:
+            any:
+              - key: "{{ request.object.spec.visibilityTimeoutSeconds }}"
+                operator: GreaterThan
+                value: 43200
+              - key: "{{ request.object.spec.visibilityTimeoutSeconds }}"
+                operator: LessThan
+                value: 0