# Reliability & degradation

Describes how inspection continues during failures and resource constraints.

### Failure Tolerance

The system is designed to tolerate:

* Camera interruptions
* Network instability
* Cloud unavailability
* Temporary resource constraints

### Degraded Operation

Under constrained conditions, the system prioritizes production continuity.

```mermaid
flowchart TB
  subgraph AlwaysOn[Must stay on]
    INS[Inspection loop] --> OUT[PASS/FAIL/REVIEW]
    OUT --> META[(Metadata recording)]
  end

  subgraph Degrades[Degrades gracefully]
    RCA[Explanation layer] --> BASIC[Statistical RCA fallback]
    SYNC[Site/cloud sync] --> BUF[Local buffering]
    UI[Dashboards] --> LOCAL[Local UI only]
  end

  subgraph CanFail[Can fail without stopping inspection]
    VPN[Remote access]
    CLOUD[Cloud analytics]
  end

  CanFail --> Degrades --> AlwaysOn
```

Non-critical capabilities may be limited.

Production continuity is always prioritized.

### Next steps

* [Monitoring](/doc/intelfactor-ai/operations-and-security/monitoring.md)
* [Security model](/doc/intelfactor-ai/operations-and-security/security-model.md)
* [Acceptance tests & rollout gates](/doc/intelfactor-ai/validation-and-rollout/acceptance-tests-and-rollout-gates.md)


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