# #fail-closed

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Page: https://videotomd.com/t/fail-closed/
Briefs: 2

- [Expose failures in required rule loading](https://videotomd.com/b/text-local-fail-loud-on-missing-rule-context-ef5723f26b63/index.md): Prevent missing, blank or unreadable rule files from silently replacing the active rule set with stale defaults.
- [Stop failed reads from creating duplicate projects](https://videotomd.com/b/text-local-fail-closed-before-project-autocreation-013a01ef9967/index.md): Separate a confirmed empty project list from a failed lookup before automatic creation.