# EMERGENCY_PROTOCOL.md - Emergency Procedure Route
**Authority:** routing (plugin-level pointer)
**Layer:** Guides
**Binding:** No
**Scope:** route readers to canonical emergency handling contract
**Non-goals:** redefining stop-the-line rules
Canonical emergency procedure now lives in `core/EMERGENCY_PROTOCOL.md`.
Use that document for stop conditions, required recovery sequence, and escalation requirements.
## Links
### Core Router
- `core/DECAPOD.md` - **Router and navigation charter (START HERE)**
### Canonical Emergency Contract
- `core/EMERGENCY_PROTOCOL.md` - Canonical emergency contract (see this first)
### Authority (Constitution Layer)
- `specs/INTENT.md` - **Methodology contract (READ FIRST)**
- `specs/SYSTEM.md` - System definition and authority doctrine
- `specs/SECURITY.md` - Security contract
### Registry (Core Indices)
- `core/PLUGINS.md` - Subsystem registry
### Operations (Plugins Layer)
- `plugins/TODO.md` - Work tracking