# Externalized Flag State

> The requirement that feature-flag values live in external configuration, not hardcoded in the code.

Record: `lex:externalized-flag-state`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Extensibility Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/extensibility-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-externalized-flag-state

## category

- [Plugin / Extensibility / IoC](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/plugin-extensibility-ioc.md)

## referenced-by

- [Feature Toggle](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/feature-toggle.md)