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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 PENDING: ADR exists, governance pending APPROVED: Governance accepted BLOCKED: Dependencies prevent progress

Today's Actions

  • {'item': '[READY] Formalise Business Intent Schema and integration as mandatory Alignment Engine input', 'priority': 'high', 'impact': 'strategic'}
  • {'item': '[READY] Implement Automated Detect-Analyse-Execute loop for governance', 'priority': 'high', 'impact': 'strategic'}
  • {'item': '[PENDING] Resolve Diagram Governance traceability finding ALIGN-001', 'priority': 'high', 'impact': 'high'}
  • {'item': '[READY] Execute initial discovery flow for governance baseline', 'priority': 'high', 'impact': 'high'}

Evolution Map

Domain Item Type Stage Impact Confidence Dependencies Linked Knowledge
Governance [APPROVED] Institutionalize Architecture Work Registry as authoritative backlog Roadmap DONE High High rule-adr-single-source-of-truth aw-ideas-to-life-cas-2026-05-31-001
System Evolution [APPROVED] CAS Workflow Execution Model (Runner/Workflow/Provider separation) Decision DONE High High rule-workflow-execution-model-compliance aw-ideas-to-life-cas-20260605-04, adr-pattern-cas-decoupled-execution-model
Architecture Knowledge System [APPROVED] Knowledge Provider Abstraction for storage-agnostic workflows Refactor DONE High High Knowledge Access Abstraction signal aw-ideas-to-life-cas-20260605-03
Tooling [APPROVED] Governance Portal Implementation (MkDocs/GitHub Pages) Roadmap DONE Medium High MkDocs, GitHub Pages aw-ideas-to-life-cas-20260605-01
Governance [READY] Establish Continuous Architecture Governance Evolution Decision NEXT Strategic High aw-ideas-to-life-cas-20260605-01, aw-ideas-to-life-cas-2026-05-31-001 aw-ideas-to-life-cas-20260614-1
Architecture Knowledge System [READY] Architecture Knowledge Graph Development for cross-project lineage Decision NEXT Medium Medium Knowledge Provider Abstraction aw-ideas-to-life-cas-2026-06-06-002
Governance [READY] Automated Detect-Analyse-Execute Loop implementation Governance_Update NEXT High High Alignment Engine, Architecture Work Registry aw-ideas-to-life-cas-2026-06-06-001
Intent / Vision [READY] Business Intent Integration into Reasoning Loop Decision NEXT High High Alignment Engine, Vision Artifacts aw-ideas-to-life-cas-2026-06-06-003
Governance [READY] Automated CI Validation for CAS Skill Enforcement Governance_Update NEXT Medium Medium aw-discovery-ideas-to-life-cas-4 aw-ideas-to-life-cas-2026-05-31-005
Architecture Knowledge System [READY] Interactive Architecture Intelligence Maps and Graph explorer Roadmap NEXT Medium Medium Architecture Knowledge Graph aw-ideas-to-life-cas-2026-05-31-010
System Evolution [DEFER] Option B: Unified Architecture Work Generator Decision DEFER Medium High aw-ideas-to-life-cas-2026-06-14-1 aw-ideas-to-life-cas-20260605-05

Key Architectural Decisions

Id Decision Status Rationale
adr-pattern-cas-decoupled-execution-model Promote Decoupled Reasoning and Orchestration to a global architectural standard accepted Essential for provider-agnostic execution and modular reasoning logic.
adr-030-dashboard-architecture Adopt layered dashboard architecture and heuristic-based health model accepted Provides synthesized visibility without modifying authoritative source artifacts.
adr-llm-gateway-integration-adoption-20260505 Adopt Hybrid Protocol approach for LLM integration (LiteLLM + Pydantic) accepted Ensures provider agnosticism while enforcing structured, machine-readable reasoning.
adr-rule-context-builder-define-2026-04-22 Automate governance rule loading via Rule Context Builder accepted Closes intent-implementation gap and enables deterministic governance application.

System Evolution

The system is evolving from a template-driven documentation tool into a runtime-native Architecture Intelligence Platform. Authoritative planning has shifted to the Architecture Work Registry, preventing state loss during artifact regeneration. The introduction of the CAS Runner and Knowledge Provider abstraction decouples reasoning from storage, while the new MkDocs portal provides a real-time governance surface. A transition from manual review to automated 'Detect-Analyse-Execute' loops is the primary operational trajectory.

Intent & Direction

Future direction centers on connecting 'Business Intent to Code Reality'. Strategic goals include end-to-end traceability from requirements to runtime behavior, cross-project portfolio intelligence, and an Architecture Knowledge Graph for complex lineage analysis. New workflows are being onboarded as runtime-native capabilities integrated with the ReasoningExecutionContract.

Pattern Evolution

Emerging Patterns

  • Architecture Work Registry (as authoritative backlog)
  • Architecture Knowledge Graph
  • Automated Detect-Analyse-Execute Loop
  • Business Intent Schema
  • Code Intelligence Evidence Model
  • External Ingestion Provider Contract
  • Governance Action Framework
  • Pattern Classification Framework (PENDING)
  • pattern-cas-decoupled-execution-model (Decoupled Reasoning/Orchestration)
  • deterministic-generator-contract
  • llm-provider-abstraction-boundary
  • diagram-governance
  • rule-context-builder

Knowledge System Health

pattern_coverage: medium governance_backlog: 22 consistency_index: 'Persistence lag identified: core capabilities (DONE) lack accepted ADR status. Strategic gap between intent schema vision and current narrative state.'