# Leaky Subsystem API

> Exposing a subsystem's internal complexity directly to clients instead of hiding it behind a simplifying interface.

Record: `lex:leaky-subsystem-api`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-leaky-subsystem-api

## category

- [Structural Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/structural-patterns.md)

## referenced-by

- [Facade Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/facade-pattern.md)