diff --git a/config/milo/activity/policies/backendtlspolicy-policy.yaml b/config/milo/activity/policies/backendtlspolicy-policy.yaml
index 240e8996..e7fe5588 100644
--- a/config/milo/activity/policies/backendtlspolicy-policy.yaml
+++ b/config/milo/activity/policies/backendtlspolicy-policy.yaml
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ spec:
     kind: BackendTLSPolicy
 
   auditRules:
-    # BackendTLSPolicy creation with spec available
+    # BackendTLSPolicy creation with spec available.
+    # Rejected creates return a Status responseObject (no metadata.name); for
+    # generateName creates objectRef.name is also empty, so fall back to
+    # responseObject.details.name. has() is guarded per level.
     - name: create
       match: "!audit.user.username.startsWith('system:') && audit.verb == 'create' && has(audit.requestObject.spec)"
-      summary: "{{ actor }} created backend TLS policy {{ link(audit.responseObject.metadata.name, audit.objectRef) }}"
+      summary: "{{ actor }} created backend TLS policy {{ has(audit.responseObject.metadata.name) ? link(audit.responseObject.metadata.name, audit.objectRef) : has(audit.objectRef.name) ? link(audit.objectRef.name, audit.objectRef) : (has(audit.responseObject.details) && has(audit.responseObject.details.name)) ? link(audit.responseObject.details.name, audit.objectRef) : link('a backend TLS policy', audit.objectRef) }}"
 
     # BackendTLSPolicy creation fallback (no spec)
     - name: create-fallback
diff --git a/config/milo/activity/policies/connector-policy.yaml b/config/milo/activity/policies/connector-policy.yaml
index b8528eae..39f5a5bc 100644
--- a/config/milo/activity/policies/connector-policy.yaml
+++ b/config/milo/activity/policies/connector-policy.yaml
@@ -14,10 +14,15 @@ spec:
     kind: Connector
 
   auditRules:
-    # Connector creation with spec available
+    # Connector creation with spec available.
+    # Clients create Connectors via generateName (e.g. "datum-connect-"). A rejected
+    # create (quota/admission) returns a Status as responseObject with no metadata.name,
+    # and objectRef.name is empty because no name was assigned — so fall back to
+    # responseObject.details.name. has() is guarded per level (nested has errors on a
+    # missing intermediate).
     - name: create
       match: "!audit.user.username.startsWith('system:') && audit.verb == 'create' && has(audit.requestObject.spec)"
-      summary: "{{ actor }} created connector {{ link(audit.responseObject.metadata.name, audit.objectRef) }}"
+      summary: "{{ actor }} created connector {{ has(audit.responseObject.metadata.name) ? link(audit.responseObject.metadata.name, audit.objectRef) : has(audit.objectRef.name) ? link(audit.objectRef.name, audit.objectRef) : (has(audit.responseObject.details) && has(audit.responseObject.details.name)) ? link(audit.responseObject.details.name, audit.objectRef) : link('a connector', audit.objectRef) }}"
 
     # Connector creation fallback (no spec)
     - name: create-fallback
diff --git a/config/milo/activity/policies/connectoradvertisement-policy.yaml b/config/milo/activity/policies/connectoradvertisement-policy.yaml
index e7e40a77..1ee165e6 100644
--- a/config/milo/activity/policies/connectoradvertisement-policy.yaml
+++ b/config/milo/activity/policies/connectoradvertisement-policy.yaml
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ spec:
     kind: ConnectorAdvertisement
 
   auditRules:
-    # ConnectorAdvertisement creation with spec available
+    # ConnectorAdvertisement creation with spec available.
+    # Like Connector, advertisements may be created via generateName; a rejected create
+    # yields a Status responseObject (no metadata.name) with an empty objectRef.name, so
+    # fall back to responseObject.details.name. has() is guarded per level.
     - name: create
       match: "!audit.user.username.startsWith('system:') && audit.verb == 'create' && has(audit.requestObject.spec)"
-      summary: "{{ actor }} created connector advertisement {{ link(audit.responseObject.metadata.name, audit.objectRef) }}"
+      summary: "{{ actor }} created connector advertisement {{ has(audit.responseObject.metadata.name) ? link(audit.responseObject.metadata.name, audit.objectRef) : has(audit.objectRef.name) ? link(audit.objectRef.name, audit.objectRef) : (has(audit.responseObject.details) && has(audit.responseObject.details.name)) ? link(audit.responseObject.details.name, audit.objectRef) : link('a connector advertisement', audit.objectRef) }}"
 
     # ConnectorAdvertisement creation fallback (no spec)
     - name: create-fallback
diff --git a/config/milo/activity/policies/domain-policy.yaml b/config/milo/activity/policies/domain-policy.yaml
index b56e209f..b5f42043 100644
--- a/config/milo/activity/policies/domain-policy.yaml
+++ b/config/milo/activity/policies/domain-policy.yaml
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ spec:
     kind: Domain
 
   auditRules:
-    # Domain creation with spec.domainName available - use domain name as display text
+    # Domain creation with spec.domainName available - use domain name as display text.
+    # A rejected create returns a Status responseObject (no spec), so has() must guard
+    # the spec level too: nested has(responseObject.spec.domainName) errors when spec is
+    # absent. Fall back to objectRef.name, then responseObject.details.name (generateName).
     - name: create
       match: "!audit.user.username.startsWith('system:') && audit.verb == 'create' && has(audit.requestObject.spec)"
-      summary: "{{ actor }} created domain {{ link(audit.responseObject.spec.domainName, audit.objectRef) }}"
+      summary: "{{ actor }} created domain {{ (has(audit.responseObject.spec) && has(audit.responseObject.spec.domainName)) ? link(audit.responseObject.spec.domainName, audit.objectRef) : has(audit.objectRef.name) ? link(audit.objectRef.name, audit.objectRef) : (has(audit.responseObject.details) && has(audit.responseObject.details.name)) ? link(audit.responseObject.details.name, audit.objectRef) : link('a domain', audit.objectRef) }}"
 
     # Domain creation fallback (no spec)
     - name: create-fallback
@@ -35,10 +38,11 @@ spec:
       match: "!audit.user.username.startsWith('system:') && audit.verb == 'delete'"
       summary: "{{ actor }} deleted a domain"
 
-    # Domain update with spec available - excludes status subresource
+    # Domain update with spec available - excludes status subresource.
+    # Same Status-response guarding as create: a rejected update has no responseObject.spec.
     - name: update
       match: "!audit.user.username.startsWith('system:') && audit.verb in ['update', 'patch'] && !has(audit.objectRef.subresource) && has(audit.requestObject.spec)"
-      summary: "{{ actor }} updated domain {{ link(audit.responseObject.spec.domainName, audit.objectRef) }}"
+      summary: "{{ actor }} updated domain {{ (has(audit.responseObject.spec) && has(audit.responseObject.spec.domainName)) ? link(audit.responseObject.spec.domainName, audit.objectRef) : has(audit.objectRef.name) ? link(audit.objectRef.name, audit.objectRef) : (has(audit.responseObject.details) && has(audit.responseObject.details.name)) ? link(audit.responseObject.details.name, audit.objectRef) : link('a domain', audit.objectRef) }}"
 
     # Domain update fallback (no spec)
     - name: update-fallback
diff --git a/config/milo/activity/policies/gateway-policy.yaml b/config/milo/activity/policies/gateway-policy.yaml
index 1cdcbb52..982cdbf7 100644
--- a/config/milo/activity/policies/gateway-policy.yaml
+++ b/config/milo/activity/policies/gateway-policy.yaml
@@ -15,9 +15,13 @@ spec:
 
   auditRules:
     # Gateway creation with spec available
+    # A rejected create returns a Status object as responseObject (no metadata.name).
+    # For generateName creates rejected before naming, objectRef.name is also empty,
+    # so fall back further to responseObject.details.name (carried on the Status).
+    # has() is guarded at each level: nested has(a.b.c) errors if b is absent.
     - name: create
       match: "!audit.user.username.startsWith('system:') && audit.verb == 'create' && has(audit.requestObject.spec)"
-      summary: "{{ actor }} created gateway {{ link(audit.responseObject.metadata.name, audit.objectRef) }}"
+      summary: "{{ actor }} created gateway {{ has(audit.responseObject.metadata.name) ? link(audit.responseObject.metadata.name, audit.objectRef) : has(audit.objectRef.name) ? link(audit.objectRef.name, audit.objectRef) : (has(audit.responseObject.details) && has(audit.responseObject.details.name)) ? link(audit.responseObject.details.name, audit.objectRef) : link('a gateway', audit.objectRef) }}"
 
     # Gateway creation fallback (no spec)
     - name: create-fallback
diff --git a/config/milo/activity/policies/trafficprotectionpolicy-policy.yaml b/config/milo/activity/policies/trafficprotectionpolicy-policy.yaml
index adb19e2e..6575e972 100644
--- a/config/milo/activity/policies/trafficprotectionpolicy-policy.yaml
+++ b/config/milo/activity/policies/trafficprotectionpolicy-policy.yaml
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ spec:
     kind: TrafficProtectionPolicy
 
   auditRules:
-    # TrafficProtectionPolicy creation with spec available
+    # TrafficProtectionPolicy creation with spec available.
+    # Rejected creates return a Status responseObject (no metadata.name); for
+    # generateName creates objectRef.name is also empty, so fall back to
+    # responseObject.details.name. has() is guarded per level.
     - name: create
       match: "!audit.user.username.startsWith('system:') && audit.verb == 'create' && has(audit.requestObject.spec)"
-      summary: "{{ actor }} created traffic protection policy {{ link(audit.responseObject.metadata.name, audit.objectRef) }}"
+      summary: "{{ actor }} created traffic protection policy {{ has(audit.responseObject.metadata.name) ? link(audit.responseObject.metadata.name, audit.objectRef) : has(audit.objectRef.name) ? link(audit.objectRef.name, audit.objectRef) : (has(audit.responseObject.details) && has(audit.responseObject.details.name)) ? link(audit.responseObject.details.name, audit.objectRef) : link('a traffic protection policy', audit.objectRef) }}"
 
     # TrafficProtectionPolicy creation fallback (no spec)
     - name: create-fallback