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+# [Project Name]: Failure Modes and Recovery Path Analysis
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+- [Introduction](#introduction)
+- [Failure Modes and Recovery Paths](#failure-modes-and-recovery-paths)
+  - [[Name of Failure Mode 1]](#name-of-failure-mode-1)
+  - [[Name of Failure Mode 2]](#name-of-failure-mode-2)
+- [Audit Requirements](#audit-requirements)
+- [Action Items](#action-items)
+- [Appendix](#appendix)
+  - [Appendix A: This is a Placeholder Title](#appendix-a-this-is-a-placeholder-title)
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+| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- |
+| Author             | JosepBove                                          |
+| Created at         | 2025-04-06                                         |
+| Initial Reviewers  |                                                    |
+| Need Approval From |                                                    |
+| Status             |  Draft                                             |
+
+## Introduction
+
+This document covers _[project name, high-level summary of the project, and scope of this analysis]._
+
+Below are references for this project:
+
+- [Design Doc](https://github.com/ethereum-optimism/design-docs/pull/202/)
+- [Specs](https://github.com/ethereum-optimism/specs/pull/625)
+- [Implementation](https://github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/pull/15174)
+
+## Failure Modes and Recovery Paths
+
+### FM1: [Name of Failure Mode 1]
+
+- **Description:** _Details of the failure mode go here. What the causes and effects of this failure?_
+- **Risk Assessment:** _Simple low/medium/high rating of impact (severity) + likelihood._
+- **Mitigations:** _What mechanisms are in place, or what should we add, to:_
+  1. _reduce the chance of this occurring?_
+  2. _reduce the impact of this occurring?_
+- **Detection:** _How do we detect if this occurs?_
+- **Recovery Path(s)**: _How do we resolve this? Is it a simple, quick recovery or a big effort? Would recovery require a governance vote or a hard fork?_
+
+### FM2: [Name of Failure Mode 2]
+
+- **Description:** _Details of the failure mode go here. What the causes and effects of this failure?_
+- **Risk Assessment:** _Simple low/medium/high rating of impact (severity) + likelihood._
+  **Mitigations:** _What mechanisms are in place, or what should we add, to:_
+  1. _reduce the chance of this occurring?_
+  2. _reduce the impact of this occurring?_
+- **Detection:** _How do we detect if this occurs?_
+- **Recovery Path(s)**: _How do we resolve this? Is it a simple, quick recovery or a big effort? Would recovery require a governance vote or a hard fork?_
+
+### Generic items we need to take into account:
+
+See [generic hardfork failure modes](./fma-generic-hardfork.md) and [generic smart contract failure modes](./fma-generic-contracts.md).
+Incorporate any applicable failure modes with FMA-specific mitigations and detections directly into this document.
+
+- [ ] Check this box to confirm that these items have been considered and updated if necessary.
+
+## Action Items
+
+Below is what needs to be done before launch to reduce the chances of the above failure modes occurring, and to ensure they can be detected and recovered from:
+
+- [ ] Resolve all comments on this document and incorporate them into the document itself (Assignee: document author)
+
+
+## Audit Requirements
+
+## Appendix