diff --git a/graphile/graphile-settings/src/plugins/meta-schema/authz-meta-builder.ts b/graphile/graphile-settings/src/plugins/meta-schema/authz-meta-builder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0689dea66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphile/graphile-settings/src/plugins/meta-schema/authz-meta-builder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+import type { AuthzGrantMeta, AuthzPolicyMeta, PgCodec } from './types';
+
+/**
+ * Raw @authz tag entry as stored in smart_tags jsonb / PostgreSQL COMMENT ON.
+ * Each entry maps 1:1 to an apply_rls() call.
+ */
+interface RawAuthzEntry {
+  grants?: [string, string][];
+  policy_type?: string;
+  vars?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  name?: string;
+  permissive?: boolean;
+  field_names?: string[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Human-readable description generators keyed by policy_type.
+ * Each function receives the vars object and returns a description string.
+ */
+const POLICY_DESCRIPTIONS: Record<string, (vars: Record<string, unknown>) => string> = {
+  AuthzAllowAll: () => 'Allows all access',
+  AuthzDenyAll: () => 'Denies all access',
+  AuthzDirectOwner: (vars) => {
+    const field = vars.entity_field || 'owner_id';
+    return `Requires direct ownership via ${field}`;
+  },
+  AuthzDirectOwnerAny: (vars) => {
+    const fields = Array.isArray(vars.entity_fields) ? vars.entity_fields.join(', ') : 'owner fields';
+    return `Requires ownership via any of: ${fields}`;
+  },
+  AuthzMembership: (vars) => {
+    const parts = ['Requires app membership'];
+    if (vars.permission) parts.push(`with ${vars.permission} permission`);
+    if (vars.permissions && Array.isArray(vars.permissions)) parts.push(`with ${vars.permissions.join(' or ')} permission`);
+    if (vars.is_admin) parts.push('(admin)');
+    if (vars.is_owner) parts.push('(owner)');
+    return parts.join(' ');
+  },
+  AuthzEntityMembership: (vars) => {
+    const field = vars.entity_field || 'entity_id';
+    const parts = [`Requires membership on entity referenced by ${field}`];
+    if (vars.permission) parts.push(`with ${vars.permission} permission`);
+    if (vars.permissions && Array.isArray(vars.permissions)) parts.push(`with ${vars.permissions.join(' or ')} permission`);
+    if (vars.is_admin) parts.push('(admin)');
+    if (vars.is_owner) parts.push('(owner)');
+    return parts.join(' ');
+  },
+  AuthzRelatedEntityMembership: (vars) => {
+    const field = vars.entity_field || 'entity_id';
+    return `Requires membership via related entity on ${field}`;
+  },
+  AuthzOrgHierarchy: (vars) => {
+    const dir = vars.direction === 'up' ? 'managers' : 'subordinates';
+    return `Org hierarchy access (${dir} can view)`;
+  },
+  AuthzTemporal: (vars) => {
+    const parts = ['Time-window access'];
+    if (vars.valid_from_field) parts.push(`from ${vars.valid_from_field}`);
+    if (vars.valid_until_field) parts.push(`until ${vars.valid_until_field}`);
+    return parts.join(' ');
+  },
+  AuthzPublishable: () => 'Requires published state',
+  AuthzMemberList: (vars) => {
+    const field = vars.array_field || 'member_ids';
+    return `Requires user in ${field} array`;
+  },
+  AuthzRelatedMemberList: (vars) => {
+    const table = vars.owned_table || 'related table';
+    return `Requires user in member list on ${table}`;
+  },
+  AuthzComposite: (vars) => {
+    const op = vars.bool_op === 'or' ? 'OR' : 'AND';
+    return `Composite policy (${op})`;
+  },
+};
+
+function describePolicy(policyType: string, vars: Record<string, unknown>): string {
+  const describer = POLICY_DESCRIPTIONS[policyType];
+  if (describer) return describer(vars);
+  return policyType;
+}
+
+function buildGrantMeta(rawGrant: [string, string]): AuthzGrantMeta {
+  return {
+    privilege: rawGrant[0],
+    role: rawGrant[1],
+  };
+}
+
+function buildPolicyMeta(entry: RawAuthzEntry): AuthzPolicyMeta | null {
+  const policyType = entry.policy_type;
+  if (!policyType) return null;
+
+  const vars = entry.vars || {};
+  const grants = Array.isArray(entry.grants)
+    ? entry.grants.map(buildGrantMeta)
+    : [];
+
+  return {
+    policyType,
+    description: describePolicy(policyType, vars),
+    grants,
+    permissive: entry.permissive !== false,
+    ...(entry.name ? { name: entry.name } : {}),
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extract @authz smart tag from a PostGraphile codec's extensions
+ * and transform into AuthzPolicyMeta[].
+ *
+ * PostGraphile v5 stores smart tags from COMMENT ON as codec.extensions.tags.
+ * The metaschema stores @authz as a JSON array in smart_tags jsonb,
+ * which flows through to the codec via the PostGraphile introspection.
+ */
+export function buildAuthzMeta(codec: PgCodec): AuthzPolicyMeta[] | undefined {
+  const tags = (codec as PgCodecWithTags).extensions?.tags;
+  if (!tags) return undefined;
+
+  const authzRaw = tags.authz;
+  if (!authzRaw) return undefined;
+
+  // authz can be a JSON string or already-parsed array
+  let entries: RawAuthzEntry[];
+  if (typeof authzRaw === 'string') {
+    try {
+      entries = JSON.parse(authzRaw);
+    } catch {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+  } else if (Array.isArray(authzRaw)) {
+    entries = authzRaw as RawAuthzEntry[];
+  } else {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(entries) || entries.length === 0) return undefined;
+
+  const policies = entries
+    .map(buildPolicyMeta)
+    .filter((p): p is AuthzPolicyMeta => p !== null);
+
+  return policies.length > 0 ? policies : undefined;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extended PgCodec type that includes tags in extensions.
+ * PostGraphile v5 stores smart tags from COMMENT ON in extensions.tags.
+ */
+interface PgCodecWithTags extends PgCodec {
+  extensions?: PgCodec['extensions'] & {
+    tags?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/graphile/graphile-settings/src/plugins/meta-schema/graphql-meta-field.ts b/graphile/graphile-settings/src/plugins/meta-schema/graphql-meta-field.ts
index 5ea7f048c..1ad89a95c 100644
--- a/graphile/graphile-settings/src/plugins/meta-schema/graphql-meta-field.ts
+++ b/graphile/graphile-settings/src/plugins/meta-schema/graphql-meta-field.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,27 @@ function createMetaSchemaType(): GraphQLObjectType {
     }),
   });
 
+  const MetaAuthzGrantType = new GraphQLObjectType({
+    name: 'MetaAuthzGrant',
+    description: 'A privilege/role grant pair for an authorization policy',
+    fields: () => ({
+      privilege: { type: nn(GraphQLString) },
+      role: { type: nn(GraphQLString) },
+    }),
+  });
+
+  const MetaAuthzPolicyType = new GraphQLObjectType({
+    name: 'MetaAuthzPolicy',
+    description: 'Authorization policy applied to a table',
+    fields: () => ({
+      policyType: { type: nn(GraphQLString) },
+      description: { type: nn(GraphQLString) },
+      grants: { type: nnList(MetaAuthzGrantType) },
+      permissive: { type: nn(GraphQLBoolean) },
+      name: { type: GraphQLString },
+    }),
+  });
+
   const MetaTableType = new GraphQLObjectType({
     name: 'MetaTable',
     description: 'Information about a database table',
@@ -205,6 +226,7 @@ function createMetaSchemaType(): GraphQLObjectType {
       relations: { type: nn(MetaRelationsType) },
       inflection: { type: nn(MetaInflectionType) },
       query: { type: nn(MetaQueryType) },
+      authz: { type: new GraphQLList(nn(MetaAuthzPolicyType)) },
     }),
   });
 
diff --git a/graphile/graphile-settings/src/plugins/meta-schema/table-meta-builder.ts b/graphile/graphile-settings/src/plugins/meta-schema/table-meta-builder.ts
index 60cfbbb1d..15de9cde5 100644
--- a/graphile/graphile-settings/src/plugins/meta-schema/table-meta-builder.ts
+++ b/graphile/graphile-settings/src/plugins/meta-schema/table-meta-builder.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   buildReverseRelations,
 } from './relation-meta-builders';
 import { buildFieldMeta } from './type-mappings';
+import { buildAuthzMeta } from './authz-meta-builder';
 import {
   createBuildContext,
   type BuildContext,
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ function buildTableMeta(
 
   const tableType = resolveTableType(context.build, codec);
 
+  const authz = buildAuthzMeta(codec);
+
   return {
     name: tableType,
     schemaName,
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ function buildTableMeta(
     relations: relationsMeta,
     inflection: buildInflectionMeta(resource, tableType, context.build),
     query: buildQueryMeta(resource, uniques, tableType, context.build),
+    ...(authz ? { authz } : {}),
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/graphile/graphile-settings/src/plugins/meta-schema/types.ts b/graphile/graphile-settings/src/plugins/meta-schema/types.ts
index e71c81cf3..e7ca5a4de 100644
--- a/graphile/graphile-settings/src/plugins/meta-schema/types.ts
+++ b/graphile/graphile-settings/src/plugins/meta-schema/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+export interface AuthzGrantMeta {
+  privilege: string;
+  role: string;
+}
+
+export interface AuthzPolicyMeta {
+  policyType: string;
+  description: string;
+  grants: AuthzGrantMeta[];
+  permissive: boolean;
+  name?: string;
+}
+
 export interface TableMeta {
   name: string;
   schemaName: string;
@@ -10,6 +23,7 @@ export interface TableMeta {
   relations: RelationsMeta;
   inflection: InflectionMeta;
   query: QueryMeta;
+  authz?: AuthzPolicyMeta[];
 }
 
 export interface FieldMeta {