Classify Failure Modes Before Launch

Sort each guardrail by its primary job. Prevent Detect Contain Required-field validation prevent Exception-rate alert detect First-cohort cap contain Approved-source allowlist Post-run reconciliation Rollback plan control classification Separated guardrails into prevent, detect, and contain controls. If the control works before launch, it probably prevents. If it works after signal, it detects or contains.

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