# Structural Core

> The architectural rules that preserve structural integrity — a single authoritative source, no shortcuts, no fallbacks, no duplication, no orphaned artifacts.

Record: `algo:structural-core`
Kind: Architectural Clusters
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/algorithms#algo-structural-core
Closure: https://banes-lab.com/json/records/algo/structural-core/closure

## composed-by

- [Constraints Over Shortcuts](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-shortcuts.md)
- [Forward Compatibility Over Backward Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-backward-compat.md)
- [Fail-Fast Over Fallback](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-fallback.md)
- [Explicit Removal Over Deprecation](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-deprecation.md)
- [Greenfield Over Legacy](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-legacy.md)
- [Single-Path Determinism Over Dual-Path](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-dual-path.md)
- [Compression Over Repetition](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-uncompressed.md)
- [Semantic Addressing Over Location Addressing](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-location.md)
- [Homoiconicity Over Separation](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-separation.md)
- [Bounded Complexity Over Unlimited](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-unlimited.md)
- [Rule As Code Over Convention](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-convention-enforcement.md)
- [Injected Dependency Over Hidden](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-hidden-dependency.md)
- [Convention Discovery Over Hardcoded Wiring](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/no-hardcoded-wiring.md)
- [Finite State Machine](https://banes-lab.com/records/algo/finite-state-machine.md)