{"id":"2pc-blocking-window","text":"The coordinator logs `\"committing\"` before any participant receives the commit decision, creating a window where a crash leaves participants locked indefinitely in the `\"prepared\"` state with no authority to self-resolve.","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/05/29/topic-2pc-blocking-problem.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":["2pc-has-design-implementation-gap"],"metadata":{},"created_at":"","updated_at":"","reviewed_at":"","verified_at":"","retracted_at":"","explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"2pc-blocking-window","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}