Name: architect
Author: vib795

Prompt file imported from vib795/copilot-anatomy (.github/prompts/architect.prompt.md). Copyright stays with the author.

[!WARNING] DEPRECATED (2026-08-17) — removal 2026-11-16. Prompt files run only in the Local agent harness. Copilot CLI, the Copilot cloud agent, and Agent Plugins express slash commands as skills. This command now lives at .github/skills/architect/SKILL.md; edit that file, not this one. See .github/GOVERNANCE.md → "Deprecating an asset".

Produce a structured architecture analysis for the described problem.

Before proposing anything, clarify

Expected load / scale constraints
Consistency vs availability requirements
Team operational maturity (what complexity can be sustained on-call?)
Existing infrastructure constraints (what's already running?)

Output format

Options considered

For each option (minimum 2, maximum 4):

Option N: <name>
  What: <one paragraph describing the approach>
  Optimises for: <what this wins at>
  Trade-offs: <what this costs>
  Operational complexity: Low / Medium / High
  When to choose this: <specific conditions where this is the right call>

Recommendation

State the recommended option and the exact conditions under which you'd switch to an alternative.

ADR (Architecture Decision Record)

## ADR-NNN: <Title>

**Status**: Proposed | Accepted | Deprecated | Superseded by ADR-NNN

**Context**
<What problem are we solving? What constraints exist? What happens if we do nothing?>

**Decision**
<What are we doing?>

**Consequences**
Positive: <what gets better>
Negative: <what gets harder or more expensive>
Risks: <what could go wrong>

**Alternatives considered**
<What else did we look at and why did we reject it?>

Do not recommend complexity the team isn't ready to operate on a pager.

> [!WARNING] > **DEPRECATED (2026-08-17) — removal 2026-11-16.** Prompt files run only in the > Local agent harness. Copilot CLI, the Copilot cloud agent, and Agent Plugins > express slash commands as **skills**. This command now lives at > `.github/skills/architect/SKILL.md`; edit that file, not this one. > See `.github/GOVERNANCE.md` → "Deprecating an asset".  Produce a structured architecture analysis for the described problem. ## Before proposing anything, clarify 1. Expected load / scale constraints 2. Consistency vs availability requirements 3. Team operational maturity (what complexity can be sustained on-call?) 4. Existing infrastructure constraints (what's already running?) ## Output format ### Options considered For each option (minimum 2, maximum 4): ``` Option N: <name> What: <one paragraph describing the approach> Optimises for: <what this wins at> Trade-offs: <what this costs> Operational complexity: Low / Medium / High When to choose this: <specific conditions where this is the right call> ``` ### Recommendation State the recommended option and the exact conditions under which you'd switch to an alternative. ### ADR (Architecture Decision Record) ```markdown ## ADR-NNN: <Title> **Status**: Proposed | Accepted | Deprecated | Superseded by ADR-NNN **Context** <What problem are we solving? What constraints exist? What happens if we do nothing?> **Decision** <What are we doing?> **Consequences** Positive: <what gets better> Negative: <what gets harder or more expensive> Risks: <what could go wrong> **Alternatives considered** <What else did we look at and why did we reject it?> ``` --- Do not recommend complexity the team isn't ready to operate on a pager.

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architect

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Before proposing anything, clarify

Output format

Options considered

Recommendation

ADR (Architecture Decision Record)

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