1. Purpose

The Layered Risk & Error Containment Architecture defines how risk, error, and misclassification are contained before they cascade across layers.

2. Core Question

Where should error be caught, bounded, slowed, reversed, or repaired before it scales?

3. Construct Class

Type: Governance / Safety Architecture

Source status: Draft-Ready

Primary module: AI Governance / Security

Related modules: Cybernetics, Restoration, AI, Coherence

4. Inputs

• risk class
• error type
• affected U-layer
• propagation path
• containment membrane
• rollback capacity
• auditability
• restoration capacity

5. Outputs

• containment layer
• rollback plan
• escalation boundary
• recurrence prevention
• validation requirement

6. Failure Modes Detected

Not specified in the registry index.

7. Restoration Links

Not specified in the registry index.

8. Tool Readiness

Workflow Ready

9. Tool Potential

Tool potential is not specified in the registry index.

10. Source Notes

This compact spec sheet was generated from the Constructs Registry index. It preserves the current source fields and should be expanded against the full construct template during editorial review.

11. Machine-Readable Summary

construct_id: "CONSTRUCT-020"
title: "Layered Risk & Error Containment Architecture"
abbreviation: ""
construct_class: "Governance / Safety Architecture"
tool_readiness: "Workflow Ready"
primary_module: "AI Governance / Security"
source_status: "Draft-Ready"
registry_source: "content/archive/constructs/registry/index.md"