# Rule Maintenance

> The degree to which keeping fitness-function rules current adds ongoing upkeep effort.

Record: `lex:rule-maintenance`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Evolution Principles](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/evolution-principles.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-rule-maintenance

## category

- [Architecture Review Evolution Governance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/architecture-review-evolution-governance.md)

## referenced-by

- [Fitness Functions](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/fitness-functions.md)