Enterprise Pattern — Failures

Pattern: Enterprise
Component: failures.md
Version: 1.2 | Updated: 2026-07-29

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Purpose

Recover when the Enterprise pattern is misapplied — without abandoning the gate.

Failure → detection → recovery

Failure	Detection	Recovery
Deny-by-default skipped	Incident via tool	Disable writes; write SoA; re-enable narrowly
Tenant assumption	Cross-talk in retrieval	Add isolation tests; fix pack roots
Eval optional	Regressions in prod answers	Make eval release-blocking
Paper NIST	Auditor pushback	Map evidence IDs; drop logo claims

Escalation from Enterprise failures

• Security-class impact during Enterprise → Security skill + human security owner
• Production SEV while misusing Enterprise → Hotfix containment first
• Learning after Enterprise containment → Root Cause

Do not

• Skip the Enterprise human gate “just this once” after a failure
• Delete Enterprise evidence to hide a bad run
• Replace Enterprise with unstructured chat under pressure

Related

• Checklist
• Enterprise notes
• Example

Changelog

• 1.2 (2026-07-29): Enterprise failure recovery table and escalation paths expanded.