Zombie Periodic Table — Domain × Severity Every element is a forbidden intermediate state
ARCH
DEPLOYED_NO_BASE
Running code without known-good reference. Untestable drift.
↳ pemos baseline gate
HALF_BUG
Bug promoted without completing all 5 pipeline stages.
↳ L5 Type G gate
DEFERRED_NEVER
"We'll revisit" becomes never — option silently expires.
↳ debt engine TTL
STALE_CONTEXT
Outdated session context treated as current truth.
↳ colin-expires
SEC
HEARTBLEED
Buffer trusted without boundary. Auth read / unauth memory.
↳ buffer bounds Type G
TOCTOU
Checked-but-no-longer-valid. Permission → action gap.
↳ immutable capability
PARTIAL_TRUST_GID
Half-authorized session. Privilege escalation path open.
↳ GID binary gate
KEY_BOTH_ACTIVE
Old + new key both valid beyond TTL window.
↳ TTL expiry + edge remove
DATA
MCP_NO_FEEDBACK
Tool calls fire but results ignored. System can't learn.
↳ FastMCP webhook
GRAPH_NO_PROV
Graph node without provenance. Hallucinated edges.
↳ FC ingest gate
SUMMARY_AS_HIST
Lossy summary treated as original event. Provenance gone.
↳ corpus/journal gate
DASH_FAKE_LIVE
Stale dashboard shows as live operational truth.
↳ source-hash + TTL
FLEET
RUNNING_NO_OWNER
Orphaned process. No crew accountability. Budget black hole.
↳ crew token + manifest
ZOMBIE_CREW
k8s structure exists but crew ungoverned. lilo anti-pattern.
↳ SOSTLE walls + crew token
SECRET_NO_ROUTE
Secret accessible without live intent. Credential exposure.
↳ ADA/Tang/intent mesh
FAILED_ROUTE_WARM
Failed route not inhibited. System retries known-bad path.
↳ route inhibition webhook
LEGAL
HIGH_INFL_NO_GID
High-influence user with no formal GID class. Invisible authority.
↳ GID + SOSTLE + trial record
CLAIM_UNPROVEN
Legal assertion without evidence chain. Unenforceable.
↳ CLO/ARB/TRB chain
WIKI_NO_TIER
Sovereign content exposed at wrong tier. MLW breach risk.
↳ SOSTLE + MLW scanner
FLOOR_NOT_REAL
Fake floor support mimics γ₁. Market structure fraud.
↳ G1/G2/G3/GU gate
BIO
RACE_CONDITION
Two valid truths touch same doorknob at wrong millisecond.
↳ atomic lock (Type G)
PRIV_ESCALATION
Elevator forgets floors require keys. Invalid intermediate.
↳ capability token
TOOL_NO_POLICY
MCP tool callable without authorization policy.
↳ MCP registry gate