# Consumer Elasticity

> The ability to add or remove consumers dynamically to match message volume.

Record: `lex:consumer-elasticity`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-consumer-elasticity

## category

- [Event Messaging Async](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/event-messaging-async.md)

## referenced-by

- [Competing Consumers](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/competing-consumers.md)