---
id: capability.feature-control.visibility
name: Feature Visibility Control
summary: Control whether features are visible or hidden for subjects without changing underlying entitlement or authorization.
owner: feature-control
status: draft
domain: helix_forge
tags: [feature-control, visibility]

maturity:
  discovery:
    current: D4
    target: D5
    confidence: medium
    rationale: Bounded as distinct from evaluation and rollout in feature-control domain.
  availability:
    current: A2
    target: A4
    confidence: low
    rationale: May share SDK artifacts with evaluate but is not separately exposed as API.

external_evidence:
  completeness:
    level: C2
    name: Partial
    confidence: low
    basis: scope_vs_intent_and_consumer_expectations
    satisfied_expectations:
      - visibility distinguished from evaluation in registry model
    broken_expectations:
      - no standalone visibility API documented separately
    out_of_scope_expectations:
      - authorization policy decisions
  reliability:
    level: R1
    confidence: low
    basis: consumer_quality_signals
    known_reliability_risks:
      - easily conflated with evaluate capability

discovery:
  intent: Govern feature visibility separately from availability evaluation and rollout staging.
  includes:
    - hide/show feature UI or capability surfaces
    - visibility rules per subject context
  excludes:
    - entitlement ownership
    - rollout percentage control
  use_cases: []

availability:
  current_level: A2
  target_level: A4
  current_artifacts:
    - feature-control/packages/feature-control-sdk
  consumption_modes:
    - source module

relations:
  depends_on:
    - capability.feature-control.evaluate
  related_to:
    - capability.feature-control.rollout

consumer_guidance:
  recommended_for:
    - planning visibility behavior separate from on/off evaluation
  not_recommended_for:
    - authorization or billing gating
  known_limitations:
    - implementation may be bundled with evaluate SDK today
---

# Feature Visibility Control

Visibility governs whether a feature surface appears, distinct from whether the
feature is enabled for a subject.