# Provider Change Safety

> The degree to which a provider can change without breaking its consumers, verified by their contracts.

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

## 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)