# Additive Debt Gate

> When a proposed abstraction leaves old patterns in place, require explicit approval, document retained debt, define deprecation conditions, and prohibit calling the result complete centralization.

Record: `algo:additive-debt-gate`
Kind: centralization
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/algorithms#algo-additive-debt-gate
Closure: https://banes-lab.com/json/records/algo/additive-debt-gate/closure

## stage

- [verify](https://banes-lab.com/records/stage/verify.md)

## axis

- [verification](https://banes-lab.com/records/reason/axis-verification.md)

## grounds

- [ver-evidence](https://banes-lab.com/records/reason/node-ver-evidence.md)