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id: BENCH-IDEMPOTENCY
type: reference
status: active
tier: meta
title: idempotency
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# idempotency

This concept defines the governance for idempotency. When working with idempotency, follow the rules below. The idempotency approach affects guardrail, observability, durability, consistency.

- Prefer the documented idempotency pattern.
- Record exceptions to the idempotency rule.
- Weigh the guardrail and consistency implications.
