SCP Classification Guide (2024)

Clearance Level[]

Clearance Levels refers to the level of an employee that is given permission to read the information contained within the document.

Level 1: Unrestricted (UR)[]

This document is available to all Foundation employees. If someone gets a regular paycheck from The Foundation, they can see this document.

Level 2: Restricted (RS)[]

This document is available to the majority of employees upon request. If the employee has a subordinate, then they are already granted Level 2 access. If an employee does not have any subordinates, then they must request access to the document from their supervisor.

Level 3: Confidential (CF)[]

This document is available to the minority of employees. The primary administrative staff of a Site will have Level 3 access. If an employee has a subordinate but does not have Level 3 access, they must request access to the document from their site administrative staff. If an employee does not have a subordinate, they must request access from their supervisor who will then request access from the site administrative staff.

Level 4: Secret (SC)[]

This document is ONLY available to site and Foundation administrative staff. Access to employees without Level 4 access will, generally, be declined and only approved for very specific purposes.

Level 5: Top Secret (TS)[]

This document is ONLY available to the highest Foundation Administrative Staff, such as the Ethics Committee or the O5 Council. Anyone without Level 5 access will always be denied.

Level 6: Cosmic Top Secret (CTS)[]

This document is ONLY available to a member of the O5 Council. All access to this document is granted solely at the discretion of an O5 Council member.

Containment Class[]

This is the "Contain" part of "Secure, Contain, Protect." Classifies anomalies on the basis of how risky they are and how easy they are to neutralize.

Safe[]

Safe means easily contained in the SCP classes system. It does not mean that the object itself is safe. Most of the time, an SCP is classified as Safe because we know enough about it that containing it doesn’t take a lot of work on or resources for us.

These anomalies tend to be non-sentient as well or, at least, non-hostile towards humans which lowers the risk that they’ll try to escape.

If you see a large orange slime creature walking around the office building, it’s Safe so don’t be alarmed. That’s SCP-999. It looks weird and it takes time to get used to, but it’s basically the Foundation’s dog.

Euclid[]

Euclid classed SCPs are harder to contain either because it takes more work to do so or containment procedures aren’t refined enough to rule out the possibility that the anomaly will perform an unpredicted behavior. Most SCPs fall under this SCP class especially if they show signs of sentience or sapience.

SCP-173 is tagged as object class Euclid since it has a bad habit of teleporting away and breaking people’s necks when they aren’t looking directly at it. Should you get assigned to Site-19 1993, bring eye drops and remember to tell a coworker when you’re going to blink.

Keter[]

Keter class anomalies can’t be contained reliably and/or have containment procedures that are too complex to perform easily. That’s the best-case scenario. Keters are creepier to work on when they’re classified that way because of the extreme scarcity of info we have on them.

One SCP classed as Keter is ●●|●●●●●|●●|●. Due to the nature of the anomaly, nothing else can be written about it.

Thaumiel[]

Unless you become an O5 council member, you’ll likely never see a Thaumiel class SCP in your entire career. At least you won’t know it’s a Thaumiel if you do. They are some of the Foundation’s best-kept secrets because the big bosses use them to keep other SCPs in check.

Anomalies in this SCP class are often locations, vehicles, alternate dimensions, or something of that nature. If it’s big enough to hold something and can neutralize anomalous effects of other SCPs, it goes in this pile.

Sometimes, Thaumiel class SCPs are sentient entities that want to help. SCP-411has been a great help to us so far though we’re not exactly sure when he will start to help.

Apollyon[]

Apollyon SCPs are world-ending threats that can’t be contained or, if they can be, not for long. An Apollyon classed SCP’s K-Class Scenario, for example, can be delayed, but never fully resolved. For this reason, many SCP-001 proposals are categorized as Apollyon.

Archon[]

Archon is the last but arguably the strangest of the SCP classes. These anomalies can theoretically be contained but have been left to roam free by the SCP Foundation regardless of how powerful they are. Typically, an Archon class anomaly is allowed to remain uncontained due to the potential adverse effects of its containment.

Have you been to Crater Lake? The nine-meter tall stump that’s floating in it is an Archon classed SCP called SCP-3310.

Neutralized[]

Neutralized is listed among the primary SCP classes as a way of tagging anomalies as inactive. Neutralized SCPs are SCPs that stopped being anomalous either because they’ve been “purified”, disabled, or destroyed.

There are instances when these classifications are not enough and more descriptive SCP classes are required to make the nature of an SCP clear. The ability to distinguish the Non-standard SCP classes is what separates good researchers from great researchers and if you’re lucky, you’ll be the latter.

Disruption Class[]

Disruption Class refers to an anomaly's ability to disturb the status quo and/or break the veil. This is the "Secure" part of "Secure, Contain, Protect."

When considering the Disruption Class of an object, ask yourself these questions:

1. How swiftly will the influence of the anomaly spread?
2. How far will it spread if left unchecked?
3. How easily can The Foundation neutralize its effects?

Dark[]

The known or potential disruption is so low as to not be a concern.

The object is essentially inert when not interacted with and may potentially only affect a single individual.The Foundation would find it trivial to clean up after it.

Vlam[]

The known or potential disruption would be localized to a small handful of people.

The anomalous effects certainly do affect multiple people, but it would not extend very far.

The Foundation would find it relatively simple to neutralize its effects.

Keneq[]

The known or potential disruption would be extended to a number of people roughly defined as a city.

The anomalous effects could spread with fairly significant speed, fast enough as to cause concern.

The Foundation would find it moderately difficult to neutralize its effects.

Ekhi[]

The known disruption would extend to roughly the size of a large metropolitan area to an entire country. The potential disruption could extend to the entire known world.

The spread would be swift and difficult to manage.

The Foundation would find it quite difficult to neutralize its effects.

Amida[]

This Disruption Class should be reserved for special circ*mstances when The Foundation is essentially "declaring war" on an anomaly. When an anomaly poses such a dire threat to the status quo and The Foundation's veil that there is no other option than to use all possible options in order to Neutralize it.

The effects of an Amida anomaly would extend to the entire known world and possibly the entire universe.

Risk Class[]

Risk Class refers to the severity of an anomaly's effects on an individual person and how easily one can recover from it. This is the "Protect" part of "Secure, Contain, Protect."

When considering the Risk Class of an object, ask yourself these questions:

1. How easily can individuals recover, if at all?
2. How severe are the effects?
3. At what proximity do these effects start being noticed?

Notice[]

The anomalous effects of the object are nearly non-existent to mild.

An individual within close proximity of the object would not feel anything as a result of the object.It poses no danger to any individual nearby.

Caution[]

The anomalous effects of the object are mild to moderate.

An individual within close proximity of the object may feel mild effects from the anomalous object.

It poses mild danger to any individual nearby.

Warning[]

The anomalous effect of the object are moderate to significant.

An individual within close proximity of the object will feel mild effects or may feel major effects from the anomalous object.

It poses moderate danger to any individual nearby.

Danger[]

The anomalous effect of the object are significant to extreme.

An individual within close proximity of the object will feel major effects or may feel extreme effects from the anomalous object.

It poses significant danger to any individual nearby.

Critical[]

This Risk Class should only be chosen when the object's effects will be near instant and/or extremely severe.

It does not, necessarily, need to cause actual death, but death is incredibly likely and expected. Any individual nearby will feel the effects near instantly and the possibility of recovery is impossible.