# Replacement Safety

> If replacing an existing artifact, require prior approval, archive existing artifacts, verify archive persistence, and block new persistence if archival cannot be confirmed.

Record: `algo:replacement-safety`
Kind: agent-creation
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/algorithms#algo-replacement-safety
Closure: https://banes-lab.com/json/records/algo/replacement-safety/closure

## stage

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

## axis

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