Improve Codebase Architecture

Use when: propose structural improvements to a codebase without rewriting it wholesale.

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Goal: identify high-leverage architecture changes and sequence them safely.

Use for:

  • tangled dependencies, leaky boundaries, or scattered logic
  • modules that are hard to change or test in isolation
  • recurring bugs that trace back to structure, not code

Workflow:

  1. Map the current modules, boundaries, and data flow.
  2. Locate the pain: what change is consistently hard or risky.
  3. Name the architectural cause, not the surface symptom.
  4. Propose a target structure with clearer boundaries.
  5. Sequence the move as small, independently shippable steps.
  6. Define how each step is verified before the next.

Look for:

  • deep modules with simple interfaces vs. shallow leaky ones
  • cyclic dependencies and god objects
  • business logic mixed with I/O or framework code
  • duplicated knowledge across layers

Rules:

  • justify each change by a concrete pain it removes
  • prefer incremental migration over big-bang rewrite
  • keep public behavior stable unless change is the goal
  • do not add abstraction without a second real use

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