Confinement Classification Index

All anomalous objects, entities, and phenomena requiring Active Confinement Methods (ACM) are assigned an Index from the Confinement Classification Index (CCI). An Index is a part of the basic TAA template and serves as a rough indicator for how difficult an object is to contain. In the universe, Indexes are for the purposes of identifying containment needs, research priority, budgeting, and other considerations. A TAA's Object Class is determined by a number of factors, but the most important factors are the difficulty and the purpose of its confinenment.

## Indexes

### Ezosen

Ezosen-index TAAs are anomalies that are easily and safely contained. This is often due to the fact that the Agency has researched the TAA well enough that confinement does not require significant resources or that the anomalies require a specific and conscious activation or trigger. Indexing a TAA as Ezosen, however, does not mean that handling or activating it does not pose a threat.

For a complete list of Ezosen-index articles on the site, click here.

### Ecselid

Ecselid-index TAAs are anomalies that require more resources to contain completely or where containment isn't always reliable. Usually this is because the TAA is insufficiently understood or inherently unpredictable.

As a note, any TAA that's autonomous, sentient and/or sapient is generally classified as Ecselid, due to the inherent unpredictability of an object that can act or think on its own.

For a complete list of Ecselid-index articles on the site, click here.

### Neor

Neor-index TAAs are anomalies that are very difficult to contain consistently or reliably, with confinement methods often being extensive and complex. The Agency often can't contain these TAA well due to not having a solid understanding of the anomaly, or lacking the technology to properly contain or counter it. A Neor TAA does not mean the TAA is dangerous, just that it is simply very difficult or costly to contain.

As a note, many Neor-index objects are confined using the help of the Unbreakable, Untrespassable ore

For a complete list of Neor-index articles on the site, click here.

### Confaned

Confaned-index TAAs are anomalies that the Agency specifically uses to contain other TAAs. Even the mere existence of Thaumiel-class objects (with some exceptions) is classified at the highest levels of the Agency and their locations, functions, and current status are known to few Agency personnel outside of the WC council.

For a complete list of Confaned-index articles on the site, click here.

### Trycon

Trycon-index TAAs are anomalies that cannot be confined, are expected to breach confinement imminently, or some other similar scenario. Such anomalies are usually associated with world-ending threats or a A-Anomalous end of the world Scenario [sic] of some kind and require a massive effort from the Agency to deal with.

For a complete list of Trycon-index articles on the site, click here.

## Object Index FAQ

Note: This whole part is copied from the Object Classes article from the SCP Foundation Wikia

### What is the Locked Box Test?

The Locked Box Test is an informal guideline used to determine an object's most appropriate Object Index. It goes like this:

* If you lock it in a box, leave it alone, and nothing bad will happen, then it's probably Ezosen.
* If you lock it in a box, leave it alone, and you're not entirely sure what will happen, then it's probably Ecselid.
* If you lock it in a box, leave it alone, and it easily escapes, then it's probably Neor.
* If it *is* the box, then it's probably Confaned.
* If you can't fit it in a box and it's about to end the world, then it's probably Trycon.

Note that as a special consideration, something that is autonomous, alive, and/or sapient is almost always at least Ecselid-class. That is, if you lock a living thing in a box and forget about it, it will eventually suffocate or starve to death, and that's not a good outcome. Something that is intelligent could also end up being smart enough to outwit its containment procedures and/or stop cooperating with the Agency's attempts to contain it, making it more dangerous than it otherwise might be.

### What if I find an TAA that is the wrong Object Class?

The Object Indexes are intentionally left vague as to not limit the author's creative freedom; a rigid, defined system of indexes might hinder an author's ability to write the way they would want to, and as such multiple proposals to create better-defined systems in the past have been turned down by SCP Wiki staff.

If you find a TAA article that you feel might be inappropriately classified, feel free to raise discussion on the topic and see what other community members think. If the explanation is not to your satisfaction, then feel free to express your opinion on the matter and vote accordingly on the page.

### If a TAA is very dangerous should its Object Index be higher?

No, danger does not really affect an Index's Object Class. As has been reiterated several times above this, an item's Object Index is more based on the difficulty of containment rather than the danger it otherwise poses. For example, a button that can destroy the entire universe when it's pressed would be Ezosen, whereas a cat who randomly switches places with another cat anywhere on earth would be considered Neor.