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+"""
+Unit tests for PolicyMatcher - tests wildcard pattern matching for policies.
+
+Tests:
+- Wildcard matching (*, prefix-*)
+- Scope matching (teams, keys, models)
+"""
+
+import pytest
+
+from litellm.proxy.policy_engine.policy_matcher import PolicyMatcher
+from litellm.types.proxy.policy_engine import (
+    Policy,
+    PolicyGuardrails,
+    PolicyMatchContext,
+    PolicyScope,
+)
+
+
+class TestPolicyMatcherGetMatchingPolicies:
+    """Test getting matching policies from a set of policies."""
+
+    def test_get_matching_policies_by_team(self):
+        """Test matching policies by team alias."""
+        policies = {
+            "healthcare": Policy(
+                guardrails=PolicyGuardrails(add=["hipaa_audit"]),
+                scope=PolicyScope(teams=["healthcare-team"]),
+            ),
+        }
+
+        # Match
+        context = PolicyMatchContext(team_alias="healthcare-team", key_alias="k", model="gpt-4")
+        assert "healthcare" in PolicyMatcher.get_matching_policies(policies=policies, context=context)
+
+        # No match
+        context = PolicyMatchContext(team_alias="finance-team", key_alias="k", model="gpt-4")
+        assert len(PolicyMatcher.get_matching_policies(policies=policies, context=context)) == 0
+
+    def test_get_matching_policies_by_model_wildcard(self):
+        """Test matching policies by model with wildcard pattern."""
+        policies = {
+            "bedrock-only": Policy(
+                guardrails=PolicyGuardrails(add=["pii_blocker"]),
+                scope=PolicyScope(models=["bedrock/*"]),
+            ),
+        }
+
+        # Match - bedrock model
+        context = PolicyMatchContext(team_alias="t", key_alias="k", model="bedrock/claude-3")
+        assert "bedrock-only" in PolicyMatcher.get_matching_policies(policies=policies, context=context)
+
+        # No match - different provider
+        context = PolicyMatchContext(team_alias="t", key_alias="k", model="openai/gpt-4")
+        assert len(PolicyMatcher.get_matching_policies(policies=policies, context=context)) == 0
+
+    def test_get_matching_policies_by_key_pattern(self):
+        """Test matching policies by key alias pattern."""
+        policies = {
+            "dev-keys": Policy(
+                guardrails=PolicyGuardrails(add=["toxicity_filter"]),
+                scope=PolicyScope(keys=["dev-key-*"]),
+            ),
+        }
+
+        # Match
+        context = PolicyMatchContext(team_alias="t", key_alias="dev-key-123", model="gpt-4")
+        assert "dev-keys" in PolicyMatcher.get_matching_policies(policies=policies, context=context)
+
+        # No match
+        context = PolicyMatchContext(team_alias="t", key_alias="prod-key-123", model="gpt-4")
+        assert len(PolicyMatcher.get_matching_policies(policies=policies, context=context)) == 0
+
+    def test_get_matching_policies_global_wildcard(self):
+        """Test global policy with '*' matches everything."""
+        policies = {
+            "global": Policy(
+                guardrails=PolicyGuardrails(add=["pii_blocker"]),
+                scope=PolicyScope(teams=["*"], keys=["*"], models=["*"]),
+            ),
+        }
+
+        context = PolicyMatchContext(team_alias="any-team", key_alias="any-key", model="any-model")
+        assert "global" in PolicyMatcher.get_matching_policies(policies=policies, context=context)