# Consumer Elasticity

> The ability to add or remove consumers dynamically to match message volume.

Record: `lexicon:consumer-elasticity`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-consumer-elasticity

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Atomic State Change + Message Publish](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/atomic-state-change-message-publish.md) and before [Cross-Service Communication](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/cross-service-communication.md).

## Category

- [Event Messaging Async](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/event-messaging-async.md)

## Enabled by

- [Competing Consumers](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/competing-consumers.md)

## Linked from

- [Event / Messaging / Asynchronous Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-event-messaging-asynchronous-architecture.md)
- [Event Messaging Async](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-event-messaging-async.md)