diff --git a/app/cli/internal/policydevel/eval.go b/app/cli/internal/policydevel/eval.go
index 9a36bb4bc..6cf6ad254 100644
--- a/app/cli/internal/policydevel/eval.go
+++ b/app/cli/internal/policydevel/eval.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 
 	v12 "github.com/chainloop-dev/chainloop/pkg/attestation/crafter/api/attestation/v1"
 	"github.com/chainloop-dev/chainloop/pkg/attestation/crafter/materials"
@@ -48,10 +49,9 @@ type EvalOptions struct {
 }
 
 type EvalResult struct {
-	Violations           []string          `json:"violations"`
-	StructuredViolations []json.RawMessage `json:"structured_violations,omitempty"`
-	SkipReasons          []string          `json:"skip_reasons"`
-	Skipped              bool              `json:"skipped"`
+	Violations  []json.RawMessage `json:"violations"`
+	SkipReasons []string          `json:"skip_reasons"`
+	Skipped     bool              `json:"skipped"`
 }
 
 type EvalSummary struct {
@@ -134,29 +134,22 @@ func verifyMaterial(pol *v1.Policies, material *v12.Attestation_Material, materi
 		Result: &EvalResult{
 			Skipped:     policyEv.GetSkipped(),
 			SkipReasons: policyEv.SkipReasons,
-			Violations:  make([]string, 0, len(policyEv.Violations)),
+			Violations:  make([]json.RawMessage, 0, len(policyEv.Violations)),
 		},
 	}
 
-	hasStructuredFindings := false
+	// Marshal violations using protojson to match the attestation storage format.
+	// Subject is cleared since it's redundant in eval context (always the policy name).
+	marshaler := protojson.MarshalOptions{UseProtoNames: true}
 	for _, v := range policyEv.Violations {
-		summary.Result.Violations = append(summary.Result.Violations, v.Message)
-		if v.GetFinding() != nil {
-			hasStructuredFindings = true
-		}
-	}
+		vc := proto.Clone(v).(*v12.PolicyEvaluation_Violation)
+		vc.Subject = ""
 
-	// Include structured violations when any violation has finding data
-	if hasStructuredFindings {
-		marshaler := protojson.MarshalOptions{UseProtoNames: true}
-		summary.Result.StructuredViolations = make([]json.RawMessage, 0, len(policyEv.Violations))
-		for _, v := range policyEv.Violations {
-			b, err := marshaler.Marshal(v)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("marshaling structured violation: %w", err)
-			}
-			summary.Result.StructuredViolations = append(summary.Result.StructuredViolations, b)
+		b, err := marshaler.Marshal(vc)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("marshaling violation: %w", err)
 		}
+		summary.Result.Violations = append(summary.Result.Violations, b)
 	}
 
 	// Include raw debug info if requested
diff --git a/app/cli/internal/policydevel/eval_test.go b/app/cli/internal/policydevel/eval_test.go
index 828ca24b8..c69f7a6f7 100644
--- a/app/cli/internal/policydevel/eval_test.go
+++ b/app/cli/internal/policydevel/eval_test.go
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ func TestEvaluateSimplifiedPolicies(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotNil(t, result)
 		assert.False(t, result.Result.Skipped)
 		assert.Len(t, result.Result.Violations, 1)
-		assert.Contains(t, result.Result.Violations[0], "at least 2 components")
+		assert.Contains(t, string(result.Result.Violations[0]), "at least 2 components")
 	})
 
-	t.Run("structured violations populated for policies with finding_type", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("violations with finding_type use unified format matching attestation storage", func(t *testing.T) {
 		opts := &EvalOptions{
 			PolicyPath:   "testdata/sbom-structured-vuln-policy.yaml",
 			MaterialPath: sbomPath,
@@ -160,24 +160,23 @@ func TestEvaluateSimplifiedPolicies(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotNil(t, result)
 		assert.False(t, result.Result.Skipped)
 
-		// Both fields populated: violations (messages) and structured_violations (proto JSON)
+		// Single unified violations field with full violation objects (same as attestation)
 		require.Len(t, result.Result.Violations, 1)
-		assert.Contains(t, result.Result.Violations[0], "Vulnerability found in test-component@1.0.0")
 
-		require.Len(t, result.Result.StructuredViolations, 1)
-		var sv map[string]any
-		require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(result.Result.StructuredViolations[0], &sv))
-		assert.Contains(t, sv["message"], "Vulnerability found in test-component@1.0.0")
+		var v map[string]any
+		require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(result.Result.Violations[0], &v))
+		assert.Nil(t, v["subject"], "subject should be excluded from eval output")
+		assert.Contains(t, v["message"], "Vulnerability found in test-component@1.0.0")
 
-		vuln, ok := sv["vulnerability"].(map[string]any)
-		require.True(t, ok, "expected vulnerability finding in structured violation")
+		vuln, ok := v["vulnerability"].(map[string]any)
+		require.True(t, ok, "expected vulnerability finding in violation object")
 		assert.Equal(t, "CVE-2024-1234", vuln["external_id"])
 		assert.Equal(t, "pkg:generic/test-component@1.0.0", vuln["package_purl"])
 		assert.Equal(t, "HIGH", vuln["severity"])
 		assert.InDelta(t, 7.5, vuln["cvss_v3_score"], 0.001)
 	})
 
-	t.Run("no structured violations for plain string policies", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("violations without finding_type use same unified format", func(t *testing.T) {
 		opts := &EvalOptions{
 			PolicyPath:   "testdata/sbom-min-components-policy.yaml",
 			MaterialPath: sbomPath,
@@ -187,9 +186,12 @@ func TestEvaluateSimplifiedPolicies(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, result)
 		require.Len(t, result.Result.Violations, 1)
-		assert.Contains(t, result.Result.Violations[0], "at least 2 components")
-		// No structured_violations when policy returns plain strings
-		assert.Empty(t, result.Result.StructuredViolations)
+
+		// Same structure as attestation: object with message (subject excluded in eval)
+		var v map[string]any
+		require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(result.Result.Violations[0], &v))
+		assert.Nil(t, v["subject"], "subject should be excluded from eval output")
+		assert.Contains(t, v["message"], "at least 2 components")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("sbom metadata component policy", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -229,6 +231,6 @@ func TestEvaluateSimplifiedPolicies(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotNil(t, result)
 		assert.False(t, result.Result.Skipped)
 		assert.Len(t, result.Result.Violations, 1)
-		assert.Contains(t, result.Result.Violations[0], "too few components")
+		assert.Contains(t, string(result.Result.Violations[0]), "too few components")
 	})
 }