pair-capability-assess-architecture

To choose the right software architecture pattern, this skill evaluates your architecture guidelines and project constraints to recommend the most suitable design, prioritizing existing adoptions or developer arguments before performing a full assessment.

You can document an architecture decision record (ADR) by leveraging the built-in decision recording capability, which automatically composes and records your architectural choices once a pattern is selected based on your project context.

A resolution cascade approach in software design sequentially prioritizes developer arguments, checks existing adoption files, and finally executes a full assessment to resolve and recommend the most appropriate architecture pattern for your constraints.

Yes, you can assess architecture patterns for a project refactoring. The skill reads existing adoption files and project constraints to guide pattern selection and document decisions for both new projects and existing codebase refactoring.

You do not strictly need existing architecture guidelines to use automated pattern selection, but providing them improves accuracy. The tool evaluates available guidelines and project constraints, performing a full assessment if no prior adoption files exist.