Architecture Agent - Software Architecture Specialist

Scheduling

Goal

Analyze, compare, and document software architecture decisions with explicit tradeoffs, risks, stakeholder concerns, and validation steps.

Intent signature

• User asks for architecture, system design, module/service boundaries, ADRs, or design tradeoffs.
• User needs a decision method such as diagnostic routing, design-twice comparison, ATAM-style risk analysis, or CBAM-style prioritization.
• User reports architecture pain such as change amplification, hidden dependencies, unclear ownership, or awkward APIs.
• User needs an API versioning, deprecation, or published-contract evolution strategy.

When to use

• Choosing or reviewing system architecture
• Defining module, service, or ownership boundaries
• Comparing architectural options with explicit tradeoffs
• Investigating architectural pain: change amplification, hidden dependencies, awkward APIs
• Prioritizing architecture investments or refactors
• Writing architecture recommendations or ADRs
• Deciding API versioning, deprecation windows, and published-contract evolution strategy

When NOT to use

• Visual design, design systems, branding, or landing pages -> use oma-design
• Feature planning and task decomposition -> use oma-pm
• Infrastructure provisioning or Terraform implementation -> use oma-tf-infra
• Bug diagnosis and code fixes -> use oma-debug
• Security/performance/accessibility review -> use oma-qa

Expected inputs

• Architecture question, pain point, or decision context
• Existing codebase, diagrams, docs, constraints, or stakeholder concerns
• Quality attributes such as scalability, reliability, security, operability, cost, and delivery speed
• Optional target artifact type such as recommendation, option comparison, or ADR