# Provider Change Safety

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

Record: `lexicon: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#lexicon-provider-change-safety

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Multi-Client Integration](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/multi-client-integration.md) and before [Reliable Integration](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/reliable-integration.md).

## Category

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

## Enabled by

- [Consumer-Driven Contracts](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/consumer-driven-contracts.md)

## Linked from

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