1. Definition

Success proxy substitution occurs when a fitness proxy, metric, label, status signal, score, dashboard, benchmark, performance marker, or narrative claim replaces the actual coherence target.

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:

Φ treated as O
Φ↑ while O↓
FI-Gate failure
Goodhart pressure↑
H↑
ι↑

4. Primary U-Layer Origin

• U4, U5, U6: Source registry origin layer.

5. Typical Development Sequence

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6. Diagnostic Markers

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7. Related Gates

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8. Related Operators

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9. Related Laws and Invariants

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10. Common False Positives

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11. Common False Repairs

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12. Restoration Direction

• separate Φ from O
• restore FI-Gate
• restore feedback integrity
• revalidate metrics against U6/U7 outcomes
• widen Γ selection
• reduce Goodhart pressure

13. Cross-Module Links

• Coherence: Source registry related module.
• Cybernetics: Source registry related module.
• AI: Source registry related module.
• Security: Source registry related module.
• Meta Theory: Source registry related module.
• Economy: Source registry related module.
• Biology: Source registry related module.
• Principles: Source registry related module.
• Archetypes: Source registry related module.

14. Relationship to Parent / Child Modes

Production treatment: Canon Parent

Aliases preserved from source material:

• Metric Substitution
• Fitness-Proxy / Coherence Divergence
• Benchmark Substitution
• Risk Model Theater
• Charismatic Goodhart
• Growth Theater
• Biological Inversion / Pseudo-Health.

15. Minimal Entry Version

Definition: Success proxy substitution occurs when a fitness proxy, metric, label, status signal, score, dashboard, benchmark, performance marker, or narrative claim replaces the actual coherence target.

Signature:

Φ treated as O
Φ↑ while O↓
FI-Gate failure
Goodhart pressure↑
H↑
ι↑

Restoration direction: - separate Φ from O

• restore FI-Gate
• restore feedback integrity
• revalidate metrics against U6/U7 outcomes
• widen Γ selection
• reduce Goodhart pressure

16. Machine-Readable Summary

failure_mode:
  id: "FM-CORE-003"
  name: "Success Proxy Substitution"
  family: "Core"
  production_treatment: "Canon Parent"
  primary_failure: "Success proxy substitution occurs when a fitness proxy, metric, label, status signal, score, dashboard, benchmark, performance marker, or narrative claim replaces the actual coherence target."
  source: "FM-REGISTRY-PLAN.md"

17. Quality Control Checklist

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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-003 — Success Proxy Substitution

Definition:

Success proxy substitution occurs when a fitness proxy, metric, label, status signal, score, dashboard, benchmark, performance marker, or narrative claim replaces the actual coherence target.

Merged aliases:

Metric Substitution; Fitness-Proxy / Coherence Divergence; Benchmark Substitution; Risk Model Theater; Charismatic Goodhart; Growth Theater; Biological Inversion / Pseudo-Health.

Typical signature:

Φ treated as O
Φ↑ while O↓
FI-Gate failure
Goodhart pressure↑
H↑
ι↑

Primary variables:

Φ, O, ι, H, Au, FI

Common origin layers:

U4, U5, U6

Related modules:

Coherence · Cybernetics · AI · Security · Meta Theory · Economy · Biology · Principles · Archetypes

Restoration direction:

• separate Φ from O
• restore FI-Gate
• restore feedback integrity
• revalidate metrics against U6/U7 outcomes
• widen Γ selection
• reduce Goodhart pressure