high-level-architecture

Defining container boundaries involves translating product requirements and technical constraints into a coherent system architecture. This process assigns specific responsibilities to each container and maps them to concrete interfaces and deployment considerations within a central architecture registry.

An architecture registry is a central source of truth that captures system context and container responsibilities. Maintained as a structured directory, it coordinates downstream agents by documenting assigned responsibilities, interfaces, and deployment mappings for both greenfield and brownfield projects.

Mapping product requirements to containers in a brownfield system uses the architecture registry to govern new feature requests. It assigns responsibilities from the updated requirements to existing containers, ensuring interfaces and deployment constraints remain coherent across the distributed system.

Yes, this architectural approach supports both greenfield initialization and brownfield feature requests. For greenfield systems it establishes the initial registry and container boundaries, while for brownfield systems it governs new features by updating existing responsibilities and interfaces.

Initializing a system context requires reviewing product inputs like summaries, requirements, user journeys, and AI capabilities alongside technical constraints. These inputs are translated into a system document and container definitions within the architecture registry to establish the foundational architecture.