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 > If more than one app is possible, then the candidate apps **MUST** be pruned by reevaluating the `x-lifecycle` array with the last value removed; This is repeated until there is only one app or only one lifecycle state remaining.
 >
 > If more than one app is still possible, then the app that was most recently in the `foreground` state **MUST** be selected; In the case of a tie, the platform **MUST** choose only one app using its own discretion.
+>
+> If there is no provider most recently in the `foreground` state then the app that was most recently in the inactive state **MUST** be selected.
 
 If the app provided method does not have an `event` tag and no matching app provides the required capability then the calling app **MUST** receive an error that the capability is unavailable and not a result.
 
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+# App Pass-through APIs
+
+Document Status: Working Draft
+
+See [Firebolt Requirements Governance](../../governance.md) for more info.
+
+| Contributor     | Organization   |
+|-----------------|----------------|
+| Jeremy LaCivita | Comcast        |
+| Kevin Pearson   | Comcast        |
+
+## 1. Overview
+This document describes the the `x-lifecycle` Firebolt OpenRPC extension.
+
+Some APIs require that they are only called when an app is in a certain Lifecycle state.
+
+To facilitate these APIs, Firebolt denotes an OpenRPC extension to limit the states than ap app is allowed to be in when a method request is made.
+
+This document is written using the [IETF Best Common Practice 14](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt) and should include the following summary in the Overview section:
+
+The key words "**MUST**", "**MUST NOT**", "**REQUIRED**", "**SHALL**", "**SHALL NOT**", "**SHOULD**", "**SHOULD NOT**", "**RECOMMENDED**", "**NOT RECOMMENDED**", "**MAY**", and "**OPTIONAL**" in this document are to be interpreted as described in [BCP 14](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt) [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown here.
+
+## 2. Table of Contents
+- [1. Overview](#1-overview)
+- [2. Table of Contents](#2-table-of-contents)
+- [3. Lifecycle Extension on the Capabilities tag](#3-lifecycle-extension-on-the-capabilities-tag)
+  - [Events](#events)
+
+## 3. Lifecycle Extension on the Capabilities tag
+Firebolt OpenRPC **MUST** support an extension named `x-lifecycle` that denotes a method should not be requested when an app is in a particular state.
+
+The `x-lifecycle` extension **MUST** only be used on a method's `capabilities` tag.
+
+The `x-lifecycle` value **MUST** be an array with one or more of the following values:
+
+ - initializing
+ - foreground
+ - background
+ - inactive
+
+If the `x-lifecycle` value is not provided, then it **MUST** default to:
+
+```json
+[
+    "initializing"
+    "foreground"
+    "background"
+    "inactive"
+]
+```
+ 
+If a method has an `x-lifecycle` extension on the `capabilities` tag then that method **MUST NOT** return a success/result unless the app is in one of the listed lifecycle states during the time of the method request.
+
+If the app is not in one of the listed lifecycle states during the time of the request then the method **MUST** return an unavailable error.
+
+**TODO**: define the error?
+
+### Events
+If a method with an `event` tag has the `x-lifecycle` extension set to a valid value then event notifications **MUST NOT** be sent to the app when it is not in one of the listed states during the time of the notification.
+
+The default behavior is that events not sent to an app due to `x-lifecycle` configuration **MUST NOT** be stored and sent to the app at a later point.
+
+An overriding requirement **MUST** exist in a specific feature document in order for a specific event to deviate from the default behavior.
+
+Registering for event notifications is possible in any lifecycle state and **MUST NOT** be prevented by a method's `x-lifecycle` value.