# Root-Guarded Invariants

> The ability to enforce an aggregate's invariants by routing all changes through its root.

Record: `lexicon:root-guarded-invariants`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Domain Modeling](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/domain-modeling.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-root-guarded-invariants

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Lifecycle Tracking](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/lifecycle-tracking.md) and before [Self-Validating Values](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/self-validating-values.md).

## Category

- [Domain Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/domain-architecture.md)

## Enabled by

- [Aggregate](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/aggregate.md)

## Linked from

- [Domain Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-domain-architecture.md)
- [Domain Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-domain-architecture.md)