---
id: BENCH-NEW-CIRCUIT-BREAKERS-6
type: decision
status: active
tier: T4
title: circuit-breakers-6
supersedes: BENCH-OLD-CIRCUIT-BREAKERS-6
---

# circuit-breakers-6

This concept defines the governance for circuit-breakers-6. When working with circuit-breakers-6, follow the rules below. The circuit-breakers-6 approach affects maintainability, convention, resilience, throughput.

- Prefer the documented circuit-breakers-6 pattern.
- Record exceptions to the circuit-breakers-6 rule.
- Weigh the maintainability and throughput implications.
