design-critique

Run a pre-mortem analysis by assuming the architecture has failed and working backward to identify the specific design risks. This Skill enforces a one-question-at-a-time interrogation to surface assumptions and worst-case scenarios.

ATAM is a structured evaluation method that identifies architectural risks and trade-offs. This Skill applies ATAM techniques to relentlessly challenge dependencies and surface required mitigations across technical plans.

Red teaming can stress-test a product plan by adopting an adversarial approach to expose hidden weaknesses. This framework guides you through iterative drills to reveal evidence-based improvements before you build.

Identify feature design risks by explicitly naming assumptions and drilling down into failure modes one question at a time. The framework reveals clear trade-offs and required mitigations through relentless interrogation.

Design critique works for strategic documents and codebases by applying structured analysis techniques to surface risks. It evaluates architectural plans across these technical assets to reveal weaknesses and improvements.

Pre-mortem and ATAM techniques focus purely on surfacing risks and trade-offs rather than generating new designs. They are limited to interrogating existing plans and require explicit assumption naming to be effective.