Architecture Evolution Map
AEM Summary
summary: proposed: 22 accepted: 1 done: 6 dummy_string: 1 total_items: 30
Execution Tag Legend
READY: Architect accepted, ADR not yet created or published PENDING: ADR exists, governance forum review pending APPROVED: Governance forum accepted, institutionalised BLOCKED: Dependencies prevent progress
Today's Actions
- {'item': '[READY] Promote Architecture Work Registry to Authoritative Backlog', 'priority': 'high', 'impact': 'strategic'}
- {'item': '[PENDING] Resolve Diagram Governance traceability drift', 'priority': 'high', 'impact': 'governance'}
- {'item': '[NEXT] Pilot mapping of CAS 2026 Vision to Business Intent Schema', 'priority': 'medium', 'impact': 'strategic'}
Evolution Map
| Domain | Item | Type | Stage | Impact | Confidence | Dependencies | Linked Knowledge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governance | [READY] Establish Architecture Work Registry as authoritative backlog | Roadmap | DONE | Strategic | High | rule-decisions-must-be-persisted | aw-ideas-to-life-cas-2026-05-31-001 |
| Architecture Knowledge System | [APPROVED] Decoupled Reasoning and Orchestration global pattern | Decision | DONE | High | High | aw-ideas-to-life-cas-20260605-04 | adr-pattern-cas-decoupled-execution-model |
| Tooling | [DONE] Governance Portal Implementation (MkDocs/GitHub Pages) | Refactor | DONE | High | High | cas-portal-infrastructure | aw-ideas-to-life-cas-20260605-01 |
| Architecture Knowledge System | [DONE] Knowledge Provider Abstraction for storage decoupling | Refactor | DONE | Medium | High | Knowledge Access Abstraction | aw-ideas-to-life-cas-20260605-03 |
| System Evolution | [NEXT] Automated Detect-Analyse-Execute Loop for Governance | Governance | NEXT | High | High | Alignment Engine, Architecture Work Registry | aw-ideas-to-life-cas-2026-06-06-001 |
| Governance | [PENDING] Diagram Governance Refactor and Traceability Update | Decision | NEXT | High | High | cas-diagram-governance | adr-diagram-governance-refactor-2026-04-22 |
| Governance | [PENDING] Automated Rule Context Builder Automation | Decision | NEXT | High | High | aw-ideas-to-life-cas-2026-04-22-01 | adr-rule-context-builder-define-2026-04-22 |
| Intent / Vision | [NEXT] Business Intent Integration into Reasoning Loop | Roadmap | NEXT | Strategic | Medium | Alignment Engine, Vision Artifacts | aw-ideas-to-life-cas-2026-06-06-003 |
| Architecture Knowledge System | [NEXT] Architecture Knowledge Graph for Lineage Analysis | Decision | NEXT | Medium | Medium | Knowledge Provider Abstraction | aw-ideas-to-life-cas-2026-06-06-002 |
| Product / UX | [APPROVED] Governance Health and Intelligence Dashboard | Decision | DONE | High | High | heuristic-driven-arbitration | adr-030-dashboard-architecture |
Key Architectural Decisions
| Id | Status | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| adr-pattern-cas-decoupled-execution-model | accepted | Institutionalised Decoupled Reasoning and Orchestration as the mandatory global execution standard for CAS. |
| aw-ideas-to-life-cas-2026-05-31-001 | accepted | Established Architecture Work Registry as the authoritative architectural backlog, ending planning state loss during artifact regeneration. |
| adr-llm-gateway-integration-adoption-20260505 | accepted | Adopted Hybrid LLM Gateway approach via LiteLLM and Pydantic to ensure provider agnosticism and structured reasoning outputs. |
| adr-030-dashboard-architecture | accepted | Implemented read-only layered dashboard architecture for synthesized health monitoring without artifact mutation. |
System Evolution
The CAS platform is evolving from a template-driven documentation tool into a runtime-native Architecture Intelligence Platform. Key shifts include the elevation of the Architecture Work Registry to the authoritative planning source and the abstraction of Knowledge Providers to support multi-repo/project intelligence. The 'Rules as Authority' model is replacing separate policy hierarchies, and a 'Detect-Analyse-Execute' loop is being operationalised to solve the governance velocity bottleneck (currently 15:1).
Intent & Direction
Future direction targets the 'Architecture Intelligence Layer', specifically connecting Business Intent to Code Reality. This involves formalising business intent schemas for automated alignment checks and developing an Architecture Knowledge Graph for cross-project impact analysis. UX intent is moving toward 'Architecture Intelligence Maps' and visual evolution timelines published via the Governance Portal.
Pattern Evolution
Emerging Patterns
- business-intent-integration
- code-intelligence-mapping
- external-ecosystem-ingestion
- heuristic-driven-arbitration
Promoted Patterns
- pattern-cas-decoupled-execution-model
- llm-provider-abstraction-boundary
- deterministic-generator-contract
- governance-health-dashboard
Knowledge System Health
pattern_coverage: medium governance_backlog: 22 velocity_ratio: '15:1' decision_health: 'Persistence lag identified: Implementation (DONE) frequently outpaces formal ADR forum acceptance (PENDING).'