# Fail-Fast Over Fallback

> Replace a silent fallback default with a required input that halts loudly when absent, so missing configuration surfaces at the boundary.

Record: `algo:no-fallback`
Kind: Architectural Rules
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/algorithms#algo-no-fallback
Closure: https://banes-lab.com/json/records/algo/no-fallback/closure

## composes

- [Resource Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/resource-core.md)
- [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/structural-core.md)