1. Definition

Proxy-relay drift occurs when responsibility, authority, representation, or control moves through intermediaries until causality, consent, or accountability becomes unclear.

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:

proxy layers↑
Au↓
responsibility diffusion
BΣ ambiguity
H↑

4. Primary U-Layer Origin

• U2, U4, U5, U6: 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

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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

TBD. Add false repairs during editorial review.

12. Restoration Direction

• map relay chain
• restore representation validity
• clarify authority
• remove hidden proxies
• repair accountability

13. Cross-Module Links

• Security: Source registry related module.
• ISC: Source registry related module.
• AI: Source registry related module.
• Meta Theory: Source registry related module.
• JGL: Source registry related module.

14. Relationship to Parent / Child Modes

Production treatment: Domain Expression of Goodhart Collapse

Aliases, parent modes, and child modes should be finalized during editorial review.

15. Minimal Entry Version

Definition: Proxy-relay drift occurs when responsibility, authority, representation, or control moves through intermediaries until causality, consent, or accountability becomes unclear.

Signature:

proxy layers↑
Au↓
responsibility diffusion
BΣ ambiguity
H↑

Restoration direction: - map relay chain

• restore representation validity
• clarify authority
• remove hidden proxies
• repair accountability

16. Machine-Readable Summary

failure_mode:
  id: "FM-SEC-006"
  name: "Proxy-Relay Drift"
  family: "Security"
  production_treatment: "Domain Expression of Goodhart Collapse"
  primary_failure: "Proxy-relay drift occurs when responsibility, authority, representation, or control moves through intermediaries until causality, consent, or accountability becomes unclear."
  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-SEC-006 — Proxy-Relay Drift

Definition:

Proxy-relay drift occurs when responsibility, authority, representation, or control moves through intermediaries until causality, consent, or accountability becomes unclear.

Typical signature:

proxy layers↑
Au↓
responsibility diffusion
BΣ ambiguity
H↑

Primary variables:

Au, BΣ, H, MS, µᵢ

Common origin layers:

U2, U4, U5, U6

Related modules:

Security · ISC · AI · Meta Theory · JGL

Restoration direction:

• map relay chain
• restore representation validity
• clarify authority
• remove hidden proxies
• repair accountability