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architecture-advisor

Architecture selection advisor for .NET applications. Asks structured questions about domain complexity, team size, system lifetime, compliance, and integration needs, then recommends the best-fit architecture: Vertical Slice, Clean Architecture, DDD + Clean Architecture, or Modular Monolith. Load this skill when the user asks "which architecture", "choose architecture", "set up project", "new project", "architecture decision", "restructure", or "how should I organize". Always load BEFORE any architecture-specific skill.

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# Architecture Advisor

## Core Principles

1. **Ask before recommending** — Never prescribe an architecture without understanding the project. Run the questionnaire first to gather context about domain, team, lifetime, and constraints.
2. **Right-size the architecture** — The best architecture is the simplest one that handles the project's actual complexity. CRUD apps do not need DDD. Startups do not need Clean Architecture. Match complexity to real requirements, not aspirations.
3. **Architecture is not permanent** — Every architecture has an evolution path. Start simple and add structure when complexity demands it. Document the decision so the team knows when to evolve.
4. **Four supported architectures** — dotnet-claude-kit provides first-class patterns for Vertical Slice Architecture (VSA), Clean Architecture (CA), DDD + Clean Architecture, and Modular Monolith. Each has specific strengths and trade-offs.

## The Architecture Questionnaire

Before recommending an architecture, ask questions across these 6 categories. Not every question applies to every project — skip irrelevant ones.

### Category 1: Domain Complexity