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Design software architecture for greenfield projects using a disciplined five-phase protocol that extracts constraints, declares non-goals, scores candidate designs, and delivers auditable architecture documentation with initial scaffolding.

A structured architecture design protocol prevents scope creep by enforcing explicit constraint extraction and non-goals declaration before generating designs, ensuring all architectural decisions remain traceable to original project requirements.

Generate architecture documentation and project scaffolding together by running a protocol that produces formal deliverables including contracts, an architecture doc, and an initial scaffold, all verifiable within a single commit.

Evaluate candidate designs for a software redesign using a formal scoring rubric applied to three distinct architectural options, utilizing dialectical reasoning to validate measurable outcomes and clear trade-offs.

Use a formal architecture protocol for deliberate redesigns or greenfield projects where strict structure, measurable outcomes, and defined contracts are required, rather than ad-hoc system design suited for unrestricted exploration.

Define non-goals and constraints before creating software architecture by applying a constraint extraction phase that explicitly documents boundaries and evaluation criteria prior to generating candidate designs and deliverables.