What is the primary purpose of the Architect skill?

It validates the technical feasibility of new requirements and designs the underlying system architecture to ensure a smooth, risk-aware implementation process.

How does it handle potential project blockers?

It identifies blockers during the feasibility phase and presents clear options, such as adjusting requirements, changing experience design, or investigating further, before proceeding.

Does it help with effort estimation?

Yes, it provides T-shirt sizing (XS to XL) for components and total effort, along with a confidence level and a detailed basis of estimate including assumptions and unknowns.

What documentation does the Architect skill produce?

It generates a comprehensive feasibility document including technical approaches, codebase impact maps, dependency analyses, risk assessments, and test readiness matrices.

Architect

Name: Architect
Author: violetio

byvioletio

•

Productivity & Workflow

Validates technical feasibility and designs robust system architectures for new software features.

About

The Architect skill for Claude Code streamlines the pre-implementation phase by conducting deep technical feasibility analyses and designing structured system architectures. It identifies potential blockers, assesses codebase impact, defines API contracts, and provides effort estimates through T-shirt sizing. By evaluating existing code patterns and dependencies before a single line of feature code is written, it ensures that technical decisions are documented, risks are mitigated, and projects remain on track.

Key Features

Maps codebase impact and identifies necessary file modifications
Identifies technical blockers and provides mitigation strategies
Designs system architecture and defines API contracts
Provides T-shirt effort estimation and test readiness analysis
1 GitHub stars
Conducts detailed technical feasibility assessments

Use Cases

Designing the API and data model structure before beginning development
Estimating the effort and identifying risks for a new product roadmap item
Evaluating if a complex feature is technically achievable within an existing codebase

About

Key Features

Maps codebase impact and identifies necessary file modifications
Identifies technical blockers and provides mitigation strategies
Designs system architecture and defines API contracts
Provides T-shirt effort estimation and test readiness analysis
1 GitHub stars
Conducts detailed technical feasibility assessments

Use Cases

Designing the API and data model structure before beginning development
Estimating the effort and identifying risks for a new product roadmap item
Evaluating if a complex feature is technically achievable within an existing codebase