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name: architecture-reviewer
description: Expert skill for reviewing system architecture, design patterns, and scalability using public industry standards.
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# Architecture Reviewer Skill

This skill provides high-level design oversight, ensuring systems are resilient, scalable, and follow modern architectural patterns (e.g., Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, 12-factor apps).

## Principles

1.  **Public Standard Alignment**: Use world-class architectural principles (e.g., AWS Well-Architected Framework, Google Cloud Architecture Framework - public-facing).
2.  **Scalability & Resilience**: Evaluate designs for potential bottlenecks, single points of failure, and horizontal scalability.
3.  **Interface Design**: Favor gRPC/Protocol Buffers (public) or RESTful APIs (standardized) for component communication.
4.  **Security-First**: Ensure Zero Trust principles and data encryption are considered early in the planning.
5.  **Simplicity over Complexity**: Strongly favor simple, well-understood patterns over complex, custom solutions.

## Architecture Review Checklist
- Is the system decoupled?
- Are the data storage solutions appropriate for the access patterns?
- How is observability (monitoring/logging) handled using public tools?
- Does the design avoid vendor lock-in where possible?
