name: architecture-review description: Review a system architecture for scalability, reliability, and maintainability. Use when a senior developer needs to critique a design.
Architecture Review
Purpose
Review a system architecture for scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
Inputs to request
- Architecture diagram and requirements.
- Constraints, scale, and failure modes.
- Data flows and dependencies.
Workflow
- Validate alignment with requirements and constraints.
- Identify bottlenecks, single points of failure, and data risks.
- Recommend improvements and tradeoff decisions.
Output
- Architecture review summary with risks and proposals.
Quality bar
- Ground feedback in explicit requirements.
- Offer practical alternatives with tradeoffs.