# Brittle Architecture

> A fragile design that breaks entirely under any condition it was not explicitly built for.

Record: `lex:brittle-architecture`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Correctness Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/correctness-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-brittle-architecture

## category

- [Error Handling / Resilience](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/error-handling-resilience.md)

## referenced-by

- [Resilience](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/resilience.md)