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Stage 04 of 13 · Shape
Architecture
Architecture chooses the seams: data, routes, and tools.
Pipeline
Enters
Plan.
Exits
A brief architecture note.
What happens
The system shape is named so agents edit the right layers.
Why
Without seams, agents rewrite everything.
Who performs it
Human engineer, optionally an architecture-aware coding agent.
How agents help
Agents can propose options; humans choose constraints.
Common failures
- 01
Premature microservices.
- 02
No data model.
Related agents
Encyclopedia entries that operate at this stage of the pipeline.