Please find steps for anyone in need and thank you  @aanchal-sikka 1. Within CRX/DE , created a policy/conf/XYZ/settings/wcm/policies/XXX/components/content/component/component_policywith res type - wcm/core/components/policy/policycomponents string[] - list of components2. Create a mapping/conf/XYZ...

Will post steps. I believe i may have the answer to this.

I don't happen to see a policy button near the custom component similar to few you have in there 

Hi @aanchal-sikka  , component A is dragged within the layout container. Is there a way to add policies to component A to be able to drag drop only certain components ? Please let me know

Hi,   I have a layout container within a template for an experience fragment and added components into it. Now i have a component-A that can have nested components within it.  This is based on editable templatesLayout container -> contains componentA and component A can have a set of new components ...

@Mani_kumar_ Thanks.. just sent a private chat to align since i feel we are ultimately thinking the same?

Hi To get rid of the usage of slingsettings to determine run mode, author or publish , what is the approach adobe might have finalized by now. I read posts and arguments with counter arguments on it's usage but do we have a permanent backfill for the api by adobe?   if not, is the suggested approach...

Done! thanks @kautuk_sahni