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Principal engineer subagent for design v1.0.0

Use this resource to weigh design and quality decisions for a development effort

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install principal-engineer-subagent

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The main agent asks it for an architecture opinion or a quality review. The subagent examines requirements, makes assumptions and risks explicit, and balances testability, maintainability and deadlines, without over-engineering.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Licence
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What you get

  • The subagent file (in English): engineering principles and advisory stance
  • Reference points on testing strategy: unit, integration and end-to-end tests

Good fit for

  • Deciding whether a simple feature needs a design pattern
  • Setting the testing strategy of a service before its first production release

Not for

    Tags

    • engineering
    • design
    • tests
    • solid

    About

    You say

    “Tell me whether this module needs an abstraction layer or should stay simple.”

    Card for “Principal engineer subagent for design”

    Subagent published by davila7 under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Copy the file into .claude/agents/ (project) or ~/.claude/agents/ (all your projects)
    2. Ask your agent to weigh design and quality decisions for a development effort, or call the subagent by name
    3. Review its work

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • principal-engineer-subagent.md2.7 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    davila7
    Source
    github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/blob/f57964ebda91cdfb31755661ecea9395f30020f1/cli-tool/components/agents/expert-advisors/principal-software-engineer.md
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « principal-software-engineer » (davila7, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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