# Cycle Detection

> The ability to detect cycles in a dependency graph before they cause deadlock or infinite resolution.

Record: `lex:cycle-detection`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Causality Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/causality-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-cycle-detection

## category

- [Causality / Ordering / Distributed Time](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/causality-ordering-distributed-time.md)

## referenced-by

- [Dependency Graph](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/dependency-graph.md)