diff --git a/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/l7/mod.rs b/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/l7/mod.rs
index 09e54788..089455dc 100644
--- a/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/l7/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/l7/mod.rs
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ pub struct L7Decision {
 pub struct L7RequestInfo {
     /// Protocol action: HTTP method (GET, POST, ...) or SQL command (SELECT, INSERT, ...).
     pub action: String,
-    /// Target: URL path for REST, or empty for SQL.
+    /// Target: URL path for REST (without query string), or empty for SQL.
     pub target: String,
+    /// Query string from the request URI (after `?`), empty if absent.
+    pub query: String,
 }
 
 /// Parse an L7 endpoint config from a regorus Value (returned by Rego query).
diff --git a/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/l7/provider.rs b/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/l7/provider.rs
index a9bf8bf5..71be9313 100644
--- a/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/l7/provider.rs
+++ b/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/l7/provider.rs
@@ -29,8 +29,12 @@ pub enum BodyLength {
 pub struct L7Request {
     /// Protocol action: HTTP method or SQL command.
     pub action: String,
-    /// Target: URL path for REST, empty for SQL.
+    /// Target: URL path for REST (without query string), empty for SQL.
     pub target: String,
+    /// Query string from the request URI (after `?`), empty if absent.
+    /// Kept separate from `target` so path-based policy matching is not
+    /// affected by the presence or content of query parameters.
+    pub query: String,
     /// Raw request header bytes (request line + headers for HTTP, message for SQL).
     /// May include overflow body bytes read during header parsing.
     pub raw_header: Vec<u8>,
diff --git a/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/l7/relay.rs b/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/l7/relay.rs
index 940e7f94..dbaf45ff 100644
--- a/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/l7/relay.rs
+++ b/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/l7/relay.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ where
         let request_info = L7RequestInfo {
             action: req.action.clone(),
             target: req.target.clone(),
+            query: req.query.clone(),
         };
 
         // Evaluate L7 policy via Rego
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ where
             l7_protocol = "rest",
             l7_action = %request_info.action,
             l7_target = %request_info.target,
+            l7_query = %request_info.query,
             l7_decision = decision_str,
             l7_deny_reason = %reason,
             "L7_REQUEST",
@@ -198,6 +200,7 @@ fn evaluate_l7_request(
         "request": {
             "method": request.action,
             "path": request.target,
+            "query": request.query,
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/l7/rest.rs b/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/l7/rest.rs
index ebb34957..61735aa2 100644
--- a/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/l7/rest.rs
+++ b/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/l7/rest.rs
@@ -116,10 +116,16 @@ async fn parse_http_request<C: AsyncRead + Unpin>(client: &mut C) -> Result<Opti
         .next()
         .ok_or_else(|| miette!("Missing HTTP method"))?
         .to_string();
-    let path = parts
-        .next()
-        .ok_or_else(|| miette!("Missing HTTP path"))?
-        .to_string();
+    let raw_target = parts.next().ok_or_else(|| miette!("Missing HTTP path"))?;
+
+    // Split the request target into path and query string so that L7 policy
+    // path matching is not affected by query parameters.  The raw header
+    // bytes (forwarded to upstream) are left untouched — only the policy
+    // evaluation fields are split.
+    let (path, query) = raw_target
+        .split_once('?')
+        .map_or((raw_target, ""), |(p, q)| (p, q));
+
     let version = parts
         .next()
         .ok_or_else(|| miette!("Missing HTTP version"))?;
@@ -132,7 +138,8 @@ async fn parse_http_request<C: AsyncRead + Unpin>(client: &mut C) -> Result<Opti
 
     Ok(Some(L7Request {
         action: method,
-        target: path,
+        target: path.to_string(),
+        query: query.to_string(),
         raw_header: buf, // exact header bytes up to and including \r\n\r\n
         body_length,
     }))
@@ -783,6 +790,69 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(second.target, "/blocked");
     }
 
+    /// Query string is split from path for policy matching.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn parse_http_request_splits_query_string() {
+        let (mut client, mut writer) = tokio::io::duplex(4096);
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            writer
+                .write_all(
+                    b"GET /api/v1/download?slug=my-skill&version=1.0 HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: x\r\n\r\n",
+                )
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+        });
+        let req = parse_http_request(&mut client)
+            .await
+            .expect("should parse")
+            .expect("expected request");
+        assert_eq!(req.action, "GET");
+        assert_eq!(
+            req.target, "/api/v1/download",
+            "path should not include query string"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            req.query, "slug=my-skill&version=1.0",
+            "query should be captured"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Path without query string has empty query field.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn parse_http_request_no_query_string() {
+        let (mut client, mut writer) = tokio::io::duplex(4096);
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            writer
+                .write_all(b"GET /api/v1/download HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: x\r\n\r\n")
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+        });
+        let req = parse_http_request(&mut client)
+            .await
+            .expect("should parse")
+            .expect("expected request");
+        assert_eq!(req.target, "/api/v1/download");
+        assert_eq!(req.query, "", "query should be empty when no ? present");
+    }
+
+    /// Empty query string (path ends with ?) results in empty query field.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn parse_http_request_empty_query_string() {
+        let (mut client, mut writer) = tokio::io::duplex(4096);
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            writer
+                .write_all(b"GET /api/v1/download? HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: x\r\n\r\n")
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+        });
+        let req = parse_http_request(&mut client)
+            .await
+            .expect("should parse")
+            .expect("expected request");
+        assert_eq!(req.target, "/api/v1/download");
+        assert_eq!(req.query, "", "empty query after ? should be empty string");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn http_method_detection() {
         assert!(looks_like_http(b"GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n"));
@@ -1149,6 +1219,7 @@ mod tests {
         let req = L7Request {
             action: "POST".to_string(),
             target: "/v1/chat/completions".to_string(),
+            query: String::new(),
             raw_header: format!(
                 "POST /v1/chat/completions HTTP/1.1\r\n\
                  Host: integrate.api.nvidia.com\r\n\
@@ -1232,6 +1303,7 @@ mod tests {
         let req = L7Request {
             action: "POST".to_string(),
             target: "/v1/chat/completions".to_string(),
+            query: String::new(),
             raw_header: format!(
                 "POST /v1/chat/completions HTTP/1.1\r\n\
                  Host: integrate.api.nvidia.com\r\n\
diff --git a/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/opa.rs b/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/opa.rs
index cd2931b3..c6e3f707 100644
--- a/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/opa.rs
+++ b/crates/openshell-sandbox/src/opa.rs
@@ -1359,6 +1359,16 @@ process:
     }
 
     fn l7_input(host: &str, port: u16, method: &str, path: &str) -> serde_json::Value {
+        l7_input_with_query(host, port, method, path, "")
+    }
+
+    fn l7_input_with_query(
+        host: &str,
+        port: u16,
+        method: &str,
+        path: &str,
+        query: &str,
+    ) -> serde_json::Value {
         serde_json::json!({
             "network": { "host": host, "port": port },
             "exec": {
@@ -1368,7 +1378,8 @@ process:
             },
             "request": {
                 "method": method,
-                "path": path
+                "path": path,
+                "query": query
             }
         })
     }
@@ -1472,6 +1483,56 @@ process:
         assert!(eval_l7(&engine, &input));
     }
 
+    /// Query strings are now stripped from the path before policy evaluation.
+    /// This test verifies that an exact path rule matches requests with query params.
+    #[test]
+    fn l7_path_with_query_string_matches_exact_path() {
+        let engine = l7_engine();
+        // Rule: path "/repos/*/issues" should match even with query params
+        let input = l7_input_with_query(
+            "api.example.com",
+            8080,
+            "POST",
+            "/repos/org/issues",
+            "page=2&per_page=50",
+        );
+        assert!(
+            eval_l7(&engine, &input),
+            "exact path should match regardless of query string"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Query strings don't affect glob path matching.
+    #[test]
+    fn l7_path_glob_with_query_string() {
+        let engine = l7_engine();
+        // Rule: path "/repos/**" should match with query params
+        let input = l7_input_with_query(
+            "api.example.com",
+            8080,
+            "GET",
+            "/repos/org/repo/pulls",
+            "state=open",
+        );
+        assert!(
+            eval_l7(&engine, &input),
+            "glob path should match regardless of query string"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Path that doesn't match the rule should still be denied even with query string.
+    #[test]
+    fn l7_wrong_path_with_query_string_denied() {
+        let engine = l7_engine();
+        // Rule only allows /repos/**, not /admin/**
+        let input =
+            l7_input_with_query("api.example.com", 8080, "GET", "/admin/settings", "foo=bar");
+        assert!(
+            !eval_l7(&engine, &input),
+            "non-matching path should still be denied"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn l7_no_request_on_l4_only_endpoint() {
         // L4-only endpoint should not match L7 allow_request
diff --git a/docs/reference/policy-schema.md b/docs/reference/policy-schema.md
index cb37d0ba..920506d3 100644
--- a/docs/reference/policy-schema.md
+++ b/docs/reference/policy-schema.md
@@ -184,6 +184,12 @@ Used when `access` is not set. Each rule explicitly allows a method and path com
 | `allow.method` | string | Yes | HTTP method to allow (for example, `GET`, `POST`). |
 | `allow.path` | string | Yes | URL path pattern. Supports `*` and `**` glob syntax. |
 
+**Path matching behavior:**
+
+- Path rules match only the path component of the request URI (everything before `?`).
+- Query strings are not evaluated by path rules. A rule with `path: /api/v1/download` matches both `/api/v1/download` and `/api/v1/download?slug=my-skill&version=1.0`.
+- Glob patterns use `/` as the segment delimiter. `*` matches within a single segment, `**` matches across segments.
+
 Example with rules:
 
 ```yaml