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System and API design guidance covering component boundaries, data flow, integration patterns, and scalability considerations.

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  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
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  • Single responsibility boundaries
  • Interface contracts and type safety
  • Dependency injection patterns
  • Module cohesion and coupling analysis

Data Flow

  • Request/response patterns
  • Event-driven architecture
  • State management strategies
  • Data transformation pipelines

Integration Patterns

  • API design (REST, GraphQL, RPC)
  • Message queuing and async processing
  • Service boundaries and communication
  • Error propagation across boundaries

Scalability

  • Horizontal vs vertical scaling considerations
  • Caching strategies
  • Database design and query optimization
  • Load balancing and distribution

Decision Checkpoints

Architectural decisions require user approval when:

  • Introducing new service boundaries
  • Changing data flow patterns
  • Adding new external dependencies
  • Modifying public API contracts

When to Use

  • During PLAN workflow architecture phases
  • During BUILD when architectural choices arise
  • When reviewing system design in REVIEW workflow

Agents Used

  • planner (architecture planning)
  • component-builder (architecture implementation)
  • code-reviewer (architecture review)