1. Definition

Hidden debt accumulation occurs when unresolved incoherence, deferred repair, suppressed signal, unpaid burden, unprocessed externality, or displaced cost grows beneath visible stability.

This definition describes the structural pattern, not the moral quality of the actors involved.

2. Core Pattern

TBD. Expand the initiating pressure, misclassification or bypass, variable degradation, debt accumulation, and stabilization pattern during editorial review.

3. Failure Signature

Typical signature:

H↑
Au↓
R overloaded
recurrence↑
𝓓↓
ε may remain low

4. Primary U-Layer Origin

• U1, U2, U4, U6, U7: Source registry origin layer.

5. Typical Development Sequence

TBD. Add the development sequence during editorial review.

6. Diagnostic Markers

TBD. Add diagnostic markers only when supported by source material or later canon updates.

7. Related Gates

TBD. Add gate links during editorial review.

8. Related Operators

TBD. Add operator links during editorial review.

9. Related Laws and Invariants

TBD. Add law and invariant links during editorial review.

10. Common False Positives

TBD. Add false positives during editorial review.

11. Common False Repairs

TBD. Add false repairs during editorial review.

12. Restoration Direction

• make debt legible
• reopen auditability
• reduce load
• repair at origin layer
• increase restoration capacity
• validate recurrence reduction

13. Cross-Module Links

• Coherence: Source registry related module.
• Scaling: Source registry related module.
• Security: Source registry related module.
• AI: Source registry related module.
• Restoration: Source registry related module.
• Economy: Source registry related module.
• Biology: Source registry related module.

14. Relationship to Parent / Child Modes

Production treatment: Canon Parent

Aliases preserved from source material:

• Hidden Debt Suppression
• Clearance Failure
• Repair Starvation
• Secret Settlement Debt where governance-specific.

15. Minimal Entry Version

Definition: Hidden debt accumulation occurs when unresolved incoherence, deferred repair, suppressed signal, unpaid burden, unprocessed externality, or displaced cost grows beneath visible stability.

Signature:

H↑
Au↓
R overloaded
recurrence↑
𝓓↓
ε may remain low

Restoration direction: - make debt legible

• reopen auditability
• reduce load
• repair at origin layer
• increase restoration capacity
• validate recurrence reduction

16. Machine-Readable Summary

failure_mode:
  id: "FM-CORE-002"
  name: "Hidden Debt Accumulation"
  family: "Core"
  production_treatment: "Canon Parent"
  primary_failure: "Hidden debt accumulation occurs when unresolved incoherence, deferred repair, suppressed signal, unpaid burden, unprocessed externality, or displaced cost grows beneath visible stability."
  source: "FM-REGISTRY-PLAN.md"

17. Quality Control Checklist

TBD. Complete the template quality-control checklist before marking this entry ready.

18. Source Status

This scaffold was generated from FM-REGISTRY-PLAN.md. Matching excerpts from content/archive/failure-modes/registry/index.md were included when available. Sections marked TBD should be expanded only from source material, related canon pages, or later editorial review.

19. Source Excerpt

FM-CORE-002 — Hidden Debt Accumulation

Definition:

Hidden debt accumulation occurs when unresolved incoherence, deferred repair, suppressed signal, unpaid burden, unprocessed externality, or displaced cost grows beneath visible stability.

Merged aliases:

Hidden Debt Suppression; Clearance Failure; Repair Starvation; Secret Settlement Debt where governance-specific.

Typical signature:

H↑
Au↓
R overloaded
recurrence↑
𝓓↓
ε may remain low

Primary variables:

H, Au, R, 𝓓, τ_m, ε

Common origin layers:

U1, U2, U4, U6, U7

Related modules:

Coherence · Scaling · Security · AI · Restoration · Economy · Biology

Restoration direction:

• make debt legible
• reopen auditability
• reduce load
• repair at origin layer
• increase restoration capacity
• validate recurrence reduction