diff --git a/vizier/_src/pythia/local_policy_supporters.py b/vizier/_src/pythia/local_policy_supporters.py
index 14348ce02..bdf7461e7 100644
--- a/vizier/_src/pythia/local_policy_supporters.py
+++ b/vizier/_src/pythia/local_policy_supporters.py
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ class InRamPolicySupporter(policy_supporter.PolicySupporter):
   study_guid: str = attr.ib(init=True, kw_only=True, default='', converter=str)
   _trials: dict[int, vz.Trial] = attr.ib(init=False, factory=dict)
 
+  def __str__(self) -> str:
+    return (
+        f'InRamPolicySupporter(study_guid={self.study_guid},'
+        f' num_trials={len(self.trials)})'
+    )
+
   @property
   def trials(self) -> Sequence[vz.Trial]:
     return list(self._trials.values())
diff --git a/vizier/_src/pythia/policy.py b/vizier/_src/pythia/policy.py
index e8188bf64..e30c348e1 100644
--- a/vizier/_src/pythia/policy.py
+++ b/vizier/_src/pythia/policy.py
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ def early_stop(self, request: EarlyStopRequest) -> EarlyStopDecisions:
 
   @property
   def name(self) -> str:
-    """Returns the policy name."""
+    """Returns the policy name. For monitoring purposes only."""
     # Derived classes should override this implementation.
     return __class__.__name__
 
diff --git a/vizier/_src/pythia/policy_supporter.py b/vizier/_src/pythia/policy_supporter.py
index dd0c3d73b..f1285217e 100644
--- a/vizier/_src/pythia/policy_supporter.py
+++ b/vizier/_src/pythia/policy_supporter.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ def GetStudyConfig(self, study_guid: str) -> vz.ProblemStatement:
         $study_guid refers to a nonexistent or inaccessible study.
     """
 
+  # TODO: Should take `TrialFilter` as input, instead of
+  # its fields listed as keyword arguments.
   @abc.abstractmethod
   def GetTrials(
       self,