The primary mission of the SCP Foundation is to secure, contain, and protect anomalous objects, entities, and phenomena to safeguard humanity and prevent public knowledge of these anomalies. The Foundation operates with the belief that the general public should be shielded from the existence of these anomalies to prevent panic and chaos.
The heart of the SCP Foundation Universe is its database of SCP entries. Each entry describes an anomalous object, entity, or phenomenon. These entries take the form of scientific reports, often written in a clinical and objective style. Each entry includes an SCP number, object class, description of the anomaly, and containment procedures.