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SCP Foundation Overview

Sep 3, 2025

Overview

The SCP Foundation is a fictional, community-driven organization centered around containing and studying anomalous entities, objects, and phenomena. The universe is built collaboratively, with no official canon, and includes detailed procedures, classifications, and a range of supporting characters and organizations.

Foundation Structure and Mission

  • The SCP Foundation operates secretly to secure, contain, and protect anomalous objects and entities.
  • It employs scientists, researchers, engineers, and military personnel for dangerous and high-stress tasks.
  • The Foundation acts with or without governmental approval and recruits personnel globally.

Community and Canon

  • The SCP universe is primarily hosted on the SCP Wiki, accepting community submissions to expand its lore.
  • There is no official canon; all contributions are seen as equally valid, leading to a fluid and debated storyline.
  • Authors may interpret or change the Foundation's role, but community acceptance varies.

SCP Entries and Classifications

  • Each anomalous entity, called an SCP, receives a catalog entry with containment procedures and descriptions.
  • Entries follow a typical format: containment procedures, technical description, and supplementary materials.
  • SCPs are classified mainly as Safe, Euclid, Keter, or Thaumiel, based on containment difficulty and usefulness.
  • Safe SCPs are easy to contain, Euclid are unpredictable, Keter are hard to contain, and Thaumiel assist in containing other SCPs.

Containment Procedures and Testing

  • Procedures are unique for each SCP and always listed before the description to emphasize containment priority.
  • Containment ranges from simple storage to complex protocols, with some SCPs being uncontainable.
  • Testing is performed by researchers, often using D-class personnel, who are expendable individuals sourced mainly from prisons.

Personnel Structure

  • The O5 Council is a secretive group overseeing the Foundation, with 13 rumored members.
  • Site Directors manage individual containment sites, varying in size and SCP count.
  • Mobile Task Forces (MTFs) handle retrieval, containment, and monitoring of SCPs.

Other Organizations (Groups of Interest)

  • The Chaos Insurgency, Church of the Broken God, and Global Occult Coalition are key groups with differing goals and methods.
  • Some organizations cooperate, others oppose, and some create their own anomalies.

Starting Points and Additional Content

  • Each SCP entry stands alone, allowing new readers to start anywhere.
  • The Wiki contains technical entries and creative tales exploring different facets of the universe.
  • The SCP universe appeals for its originality, collaborative nature, and diversity of content.