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Architecture Intent

Strategic Vision

  • What we are building: An Architecture Intelligence Platform that establishes a closed-loop connection between Business Intent, Architecture, and Code.
  • Why it exists: To eliminate architectural drift and ensure that every implementation detail is traceable to a strategic business objective and a formal architectural decision.

Project Context

primary_context: ideas-to-life-cas aw_count: 30 alignment_findings: 3

Current State Alignment

The system is currently 'partially aligned'. While foundational structures are robust, there is significant backlog pressure (22 proposals) and a persistence lag where implementation (DONE) has outpaced formal decision recording (ADRs).

Focus Areas / Roadmap

  • Execute mandatory Governance Synchronization cycle to clear the 22-item proposal backlog.
  • Perform ADR Persistence Audit to formalize decisions for 'DONE' implementation items.
  • Implement Business Intent Schema and VisionToIntent ingestion workflow.
  • Bootstrap Architecture Knowledge Graph for cross-project intelligence.
  • Refine AEM generation logic to strictly derive Stage from 'accepted' ADR status.

Gaps & Tensions (Risks)

  • Backlog Pressure: System is generating proposals faster than the architect can validate (22:6 ratio).
  • Persistence Lag: Core components marked DONE in implementation lack corresponding accepted ADRs.
  • Intent Definition Gap: Lack of formal Business Intent schema prevents full traceability.
  • Derivation Mismatch: AEM stages are being driven by implementation activity rather than formal decision status.

Principles

  • Human governance remains authoritative; automation participates, architects decide.
  • Extend, don't rewrite: Build on existing CAS primitives (ADR, AEM, AID).
  • Decisions are central: All new capabilities must integrate with the ADR as the source of truth.
  • Traceability over abstraction: Every architectural insight must be linked to evidentiary signals.
  • Align with intent: Implementation must be constrained by architectural intent, not vice versa.

Emergent Heuristics

backlog_pressure_threshold: A proposed-to-completed ratio exceeding 3:1 triggers a mandatory governance sync. signal_to_pattern_linkage: No pattern shall be promoted to 'governed' without at least three linked evidentiary signals from implementation or conversation. decision_driven_staging: An item cannot move to 'NEXT' or 'DONE' in the evolution map without an 'accepted' ADR.