What are 'Atoms' and 'Composites' in this framework?

Atoms are the smallest units of architecture (pure functions or leaf nodes), while Composites are containers that orchestrate Atoms without performing business logic themselves.

What is Lucid Composite Architecture (LCA)?

LCA is an architectural pattern focused on strict containment, radical composition, and treating systems as hierarchies of isolated components to ensure scalability and maintainability.

How does this skill help with documentation?

It automates the creation and maintenance of ARCHITECTURE.md files, ensuring they include standardized navigation, maturity statuses, and structural definitions.

Why does this skill recommend Schema.org at boundaries?

LCA uses Schema.org as a lingua franca at system edges to make data self-describing and interoperable for external consumers, LLMs, and automated agents.

LCA Architecture Manager

Name: LCA Architecture Manager
Author: rayk

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Learning & Documentation

Facilitates the creation and maintenance of hierarchical system architecture documentation based on Lucid Composite Architecture (LCA) principles.

About

The manage-architecture skill empowers developers to implement Lucid Composite Architecture (LCA) through standardized documentation and structural design. It guides the creation of a traversable documentation graph—from platform-level vision to component-level implementation—while enforcing patterns like functional immutability, radical containment, and Schema.org boundary semantics. This skill is essential for teams looking to build scalable, evolvable systems using isolated 'Atoms' and versioned 'Conduits,' ensuring that architecture remains a living, machine-readable asset rather than a stale artifact.

Key Features

1 GitHub stars
Automated ARCHITECTURE.md generation using standardized LCA templates
Maturity tracking for documents from initial Draft to Production-Locked status
Structural modeling for Atoms, Composites, Conduits, and Deployable Units
Data strategy implementation using Schema.org and Single Subject types
Hierarchical navigation mapping for Parent, Children, and Sibling documents

Use Cases

Conducting architectural reviews by analyzing structural component hierarchies and data flows
Establishing a multi-level architecture documentation system for complex microservice platforms
Designing versioned API boundaries (Conduits) using Protocol Buffers and universal Schema.org semantics

About

Key Features

1 GitHub stars
Automated ARCHITECTURE.md generation using standardized LCA templates
Maturity tracking for documents from initial Draft to Production-Locked status
Structural modeling for Atoms, Composites, Conduits, and Deployable Units
Data strategy implementation using Schema.org and Single Subject types
Hierarchical navigation mapping for Parent, Children, and Sibling documents

Use Cases

Conducting architectural reviews by analyzing structural component hierarchies and data flows
Establishing a multi-level architecture documentation system for complex microservice platforms
Designing versioned API boundaries (Conduits) using Protocol Buffers and universal Schema.org semantics