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id: BENCH-BACKPRESSURE
type: reference
status: active
tier: T2
title: backpressure
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# backpressure

This concept defines the governance for backpressure. When working with backpressure, follow the rules below. The backpressure approach affects guardrail, configuration, rollback, invariant.

- Prefer the documented backpressure pattern.
- Record exceptions to the backpressure rule.
- Weigh the guardrail and invariant implications.
