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Architecture Pattern — Skills

Pattern: Architecture
Component: skills.md
Version: 1.1 | Updated: 2026-07-16


Skill Path Why required
ADR / architecture design skill-engineering architecture Decision structure
Architecture review ../../08-ai-sdlc/prompts/architecture-review.prompt.md Independent challenge
Security boundaries security skill Trust-edge analysis

Skill activation triggers

  1. ADR skill — always
  2. Architecture review — Medium/High risk or new trust boundary
  3. Security — external, multi-tenant, PII, payments, or AI tools

Verification that skills worked

  • ADR has Context / Decision / Consequences
  • Review outputs APPROVE / CONDITIONS / REJECT
  • Trust findings have owners or block approval