# Consumer-Driven Development

> The ability to shape a provider's contract from the concrete needs of its consumers.

Record: `lexicon:consumer-driven-development`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-consumer-driven-development

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Client Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/client-compatibility.md) and before [Consumer-Verified Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/consumer-verified-compatibility.md).

## Category

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

## Enabled by

- [Contract-First Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/contract-first-design.md)

## Linked from

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