# Independent Node Decisions

> Letting each node decide independently with no agreement, so they diverge on shared state.

Record: `lexicon:independent-node-decisions`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-independent-node-decisions

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Fully Decentralized Control](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/fully-decentralized-control.md) and before [Local-Only Logs](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/local-only-logs.md).

## Category

- [Control / Coordination / Centralization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/control-coordination-centralization.md)

## Negated by

- [Consensus](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/consensus.md)

## Linked from

- [Control / Coordination / Centralization](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-control-coordination-centralization.md)