# Idempotency / State Tracking

> "idempotency" (atomic-boundary layer) is traded against "State Tracking" (atomic-boundary layer) — a principle cannot be scope-separated from a quality, metric, or cost it competes with; resolve by measuring "State Tracking" and choosing an explicit operating point.

Record: `tension:idempotency-state-tracking`
Kind: tension
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/schema#tension-idempotency-state-tracking

## tensions-with

- [Idempotency](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/idempotency.md)
- [State Tracking](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex/state-tracking.md)