# Implicit Capability

> Leaving what a component can do implicit and undiscoverable instead of declaring it.

Record: `lex:implicit-capability`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-implicit-capability

## category

- [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md)

## referenced-by

- [Capability Declaration](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/capability-declaration.md)