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Architecture by anthropics-knowledge-work-plugi

Name: Architecture
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: anthropics

Architecture

Create or evaluate an architecture decision record (ADR). Use when choosing between technologies (e.g., Kafka vs SQS), documenting a design decision with trade-offs and consequences, reviewing a system design proposal, or designing a new component from requirements and constraints.

anthropics Updated Sep 9, 2026

File contents

/architecture

If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md.

Create an Architecture Decision Record (ADR) or evaluate a system design.

Usage

/architecture $ARGUMENTS

Modes

Create an ADR: "Should we use Kafka or SQS for our event bus?" Evaluate a design: "Review this microservices proposal" System design: "Design the notification system for our app"

See the system-design skill for detailed frameworks on requirements gathering, scalability analysis, and trade-off evaluation.

Output — ADR Format

# ADR-[number]: [Title]

**Status:** Proposed | Accepted | Deprecated | Superseded
**Date:** [Date]
**Deciders:** [Who needs to sign off]

## Context
[What is the situation? What forces are at play?]

## Decision
[What is the change we're proposing?]

## Options Considered

### Option A: [Name]
| Dimension | Assessment |
|-----------|------------|
| Complexity | [Low/Med/High] |
| Cost | [Assessment] |
| Scalability | [Assessment] |
| Team familiarity | [Assessment] |

**Pros:** [List]
**Cons:** [List]

### Option B: [Name]
[Same format]

## Trade-off Analysis
[Key trade-offs between options with clear reasoning]

## Consequences
- [What becomes easier]
- [What becomes harder]
- [What we'll need to revisit]

## Action Items
1. [ ] [Implementation step]
2. [ ] [Follow-up]

If Connectors Available

If ~~knowledge base is connected:

Search for prior ADRs and design docs
Find relevant technical context

If ~~project tracker is connected:

Link to related epics and tickets
Create implementation tasks

Tips

State constraints upfront — "We need to ship in 2 weeks" or "Must handle 10K rps" shapes the answer.
Name your options — Even if you're leaning one way, I'll give a more balanced analysis with explicit alternatives.
Include non-functional requirements — Latency, cost, team expertise, and maintenance burden matter as much as features.

---name: architecturedescription: Create or evaluate an architecture decision record (ADR). Use when choosing between technologies (e.g., Kafka vs SQS), documenting a design decision with trade-offs and consequences, reviewing a system design proposal, or designing a new component from requirements and constraints.--- # /architecture > If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see [CONNECTORS.md](../../CONNECTORS.md). Create an Architecture Decision Record (ADR) or evaluate a system design. ## Usage ``` /architecture $ARGUMENTS ``` ## Modes **Create an ADR**: "Should we use Kafka or SQS for our event bus?" **Evaluate a design**: "Review this microservices proposal" **System design**: "Design the notification system for our app" See the **system-design** skill for detailed frameworks on requirements gathering, scalability analysis, and trade-off evaluation. ## Output — ADR Format ```markdown # ADR-[number]: [Title] **Status:** Proposed | Accepted | Deprecated | Superseded **Date:** [Date] **Deciders:** [Who needs to sign off] ## Context [What is the situation? What forces are at play?] ## Decision [What is the change we're proposing?] ## Options Considered ### Option A: [Name] | Dimension | Assessment | |-----------|------------| | Complexity | [Low/Med/High] | | Cost | [Assessment] | | Scalability | [Assessment] | | Team familiarity | [Assessment] | **Pros:** [List] **Cons:** [List] ### Option B: [Name] [Same format] ## Trade-off Analysis [Key trade-offs between options with clear reasoning] ## Consequences - [What becomes easier] - [What becomes harder] - [What we'll need to revisit] ## Action Items 1. [ ] [Implementation step] 2. [ ] [Follow-up] ``` ## If Connectors Available If **~~knowledge base** is connected: - Search for prior ADRs and design docs - Find relevant technical context If **~~project tracker** is connected: - Link to related epics and tickets - Create implementation tasks ## Tips 1. **State constraints upfront** — "We need to ship in 2 weeks" or "Must handle 10K rps" shapes the answer. 2. **Name your options** — Even if you're leaning one way, I'll give a more balanced analysis with explicit alternatives. 3. **Include non-functional requirements** — Latency, cost, team expertise, and maintenance burden matter as much as features.

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