# Provider Autonomy

> The degree of freedom a provider retains to change, constrained by consumer-driven contracts.

Record: `lex:provider-autonomy`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-provider-autonomy

## category

- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)

## referenced-by

- [Consumer-Driven Contracts](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/consumer-driven-contracts.md)