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Software architecture: boundaries and decisions v1.0.0

Use this resource to analyze or evolve a system's architecture: boundaries, dependencies and structural choices

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install architecture-decision-modular-monolith

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent assesses decisions that are costly to reverse, such as adding a service or a queue, against measurable quality attributes. It lays out trade-offs and operating cost rather than imposing one model.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: when to use it, method and anti-patterns
  • references/standards.md: ADR and quality attribute criteria

Good fit for

  • You are choosing between a modular monolith and distributed services
  • A module depends on too many parts of the system and needs splitting

Not for

    Tags

    • architecture
    • monolith
    • adr
    • dependencies

    About

    You say

    “Compare a modular monolith and two services for our billing module, including operating cost.”

    Card for the “Software architecture: boundaries and decisions” skill

    Skill published by promovaweb under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to analyze or evolve a system's architecture: boundaries, dependencies and structural choices
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • agents/openai.yaml0.3 KB
    • LICENSE1.3 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • references/standards.md4.3 KB
    • SKILL.md6.2 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    promovaweb
    Source
    github.com/promovaweb/specsfy/tree/0213e1bbd42ae6b64a33f95ad7c4d42723528e6f/specialists/specsfy-specialist-software-architecture
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « specsfy-specialist-software-architecture » (promovaweb, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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