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-# Decision Architecture Workflow - Technical Reference
-
-**Module:** BMM (BMAD Method Module)
-**Type:** Solutioning Workflow
-
----
-
-## Overview
-
-The Decision Architecture workflow is a complete reimagining of how architectural decisions are made in the BMAD Method. Instead of template-driven documentation, this workflow facilitates an intelligent conversation that produces a **decision-focused architecture document** optimized for preventing AI agent conflicts during implementation.
-
----
-
-## Core Philosophy
-
-**The Problem**: When multiple AI agents implement different parts of a system, they make conflicting technical decisions leading to incompatible implementations.
-
-**The Solution**: A "consistency contract" that documents all critical technical decisions upfront, ensuring every agent follows the same patterns and uses the same technologies.
-
----
-
-## Key Features
-
-### 1. Starter Template Intelligence ⭐ NEW
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-- Discovers relevant starter templates (create-next-app, create-t3-app, etc.)
-- Considers UX requirements when selecting templates (animations, accessibility, etc.)
-- Searches for current CLI options and defaults
-- Documents decisions made BY the starter template
-- Makes remaining architectural decisions around the starter foundation
-- First implementation story becomes "initialize with starter command"
-
-### 2. Adaptive Facilitation
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-- Adjusts conversation style based on user skill level (beginner/intermediate/expert)
-- Experts get rapid, technical discussions
-- Beginners receive education and protection from complexity
-- Everyone produces the same high-quality output
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-### 3. Dynamic Version Verification
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-- NEVER trusts hardcoded version numbers
-- Uses WebSearch to find current stable versions
-- Verifies versions during the conversation
-- Documents only verified, current versions
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-### 4. Intelligent Discovery
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-- No rigid project type templates
-- Analyzes PRD to identify which decisions matter for THIS project
-- Uses knowledge base of decisions and patterns
-- Scales to infinite project types
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-### 5. Collaborative Decision Making
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-- Facilitates discussion for each critical decision
-- Presents options with trade-offs
-- Integrates advanced elicitation for innovative approaches
-- Ensures decisions are coherent and compatible
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-### 6. Consistent Output
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-- Structured decision collection during conversation
-- Strict document generation from collected decisions
-- Validated against hard requirements
-- Optimized for AI agent consumption
-
----
-
-## Workflow Structure
-
-```
-Step 0: Validate workflow and extract project configuration
-Step 0.5: Validate workflow sequencing
-Step 1: Load PRD and understand project context
-Step 2: Discover and evaluate starter templates ⭐ NEW
-Step 3: Adapt facilitation style and identify remaining decisions
-Step 4: Facilitate collaborative decision making (with version verification)
-Step 5: Address cross-cutting concerns
-Step 6: Define project structure and boundaries
-Step 7: Design novel architectural patterns (when needed) ⭐ NEW
-Step 8: Define implementation patterns to prevent agent conflicts
-Step 9: Validate architectural coherence
-Step 10: Generate decision architecture document (with initialization commands)
-Step 11: Validate document completeness
-Step 12: Final review and update workflow status
-```
-
----
-
-## Files in This Workflow
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-- **workflow.yaml** - Configuration and metadata
-- **instructions.md** - The adaptive facilitation flow
-- **decision-catalog.yaml** - Knowledge base of all architectural decisions
-- **architecture-patterns.yaml** - Common patterns identified from requirements
-- **pattern-categories.csv** - Pattern principles that teach LLM what needs defining
-- **checklist.md** - Validation requirements for the output document
-- **architecture-template.md** - Strict format for the final document
-
----
-
-## How It's Different from Old architecture
-
-| Aspect               | Old Workflow                                 | New Workflow                                    |
-| -------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
-| **Approach**         | Template-driven                              | Conversation-driven                             |
-| **Project Types**    | 11 rigid types with 22+ files                | Infinite flexibility with intelligent discovery |
-| **User Interaction** | Output sections with "Continue?"             | Collaborative decision facilitation             |
-| **Skill Adaptation** | One-size-fits-all                            | Adapts to beginner/intermediate/expert          |
-| **Decision Making**  | Late in process (Step 5)                     | Upfront and central focus                       |
-| **Output**           | Multiple documents including faux tech-specs | Single decision-focused architecture            |
-| **Time**             | Confusing and slow                           | 30-90 minutes depending on skill level          |
-| **Elicitation**      | Never used                                   | Integrated at decision points                   |
-
----
-
-## Expected Inputs
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-- **PRD** (Product Requirements Document) with:
-  - Functional Requirements
-  - Non-Functional Requirements
-  - Performance and compliance needs
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-- **Epics** file with:
-  - User stories
-  - Acceptance criteria
-  - Dependencies
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-- **UX Spec** (Optional but valuable) with:
-  - Interface designs and interaction patterns
-  - Accessibility requirements (WCAG levels)
-  - Animation and transition needs
-  - Platform-specific UI requirements
-  - Performance expectations for interactions
-
----
-
-## Output Document
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-A single `architecture.md` file containing:
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-- Executive summary (2-3 sentences)
-- Project initialization command (if using starter template)
-- Decision summary table with verified versions and epic mapping
-- Complete project structure
-- Integration specifications
-- Consistency rules for AI agents
-
----
-
-## How Novel Pattern Design Works
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-Step 7 handles unique or complex patterns that need to be INVENTED:
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-### 1. Detection
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-The workflow analyzes the PRD for concepts that don't have standard solutions:
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-- Novel interaction patterns (e.g., "swipe to match" when Tinder doesn't exist)
-- Complex multi-epic workflows (e.g., "viral invitation system")
-- Unique data relationships (e.g., "social graph" before Facebook)
-- New paradigms (e.g., "ephemeral messages" before Snapchat)
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-### 2. Design Collaboration
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-Instead of just picking technologies, the workflow helps DESIGN the solution:
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-- Identifies the core problem to solve
-- Explores different approaches with the user
-- Documents how components interact
-- Creates sequence diagrams for complex flows
-- Uses elicitation to find innovative solutions
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-### 3. Documentation
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-Novel patterns become part of the architecture with:
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-- Pattern name and purpose
-- Component interactions
-- Data flow diagrams
-- Which epics/stories are affected
-- Implementation guidance for agents
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-### 4. Example
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-```
-PRD: "Users can create 'circles' of friends with overlapping membership"
-↓
-Workflow detects: This is a novel social structure pattern
-↓
-Designs with user: Circle membership model, permission cascading, UI patterns
-↓
-Documents: "Circle Pattern" with component design and data flow
-↓
-All agents understand how to implement circle-related features consistently
-```
-
----
-
-## How Implementation Patterns Work
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-Step 8 prevents agent conflicts by defining patterns for consistency:
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-### 1. The Core Principle
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-> "Any time multiple agents might make the SAME decision DIFFERENTLY, that's a pattern to capture"
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-The LLM asks: "What could an agent encounter where they'd have to guess?"
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-### 2. Pattern Categories (principles, not prescriptions)
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-- **Naming**: How things are named (APIs, database fields, files)
-- **Structure**: How things are organized (folders, modules, layers)
-- **Format**: How data is formatted (JSON structures, responses)
-- **Communication**: How components talk (events, messages, protocols)
-- **Lifecycle**: How states change (workflows, transitions)
-- **Location**: Where things go (URLs, paths, storage)
-- **Consistency**: Cross-cutting concerns (dates, errors, logs)
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-### 3. LLM Intelligence
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-- Uses the principle to identify patterns beyond the 7 categories
-- Figures out what specific patterns matter for chosen tech
-- Only asks about patterns that could cause conflicts
-- Skips obvious patterns that the tech choice determines
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-### 4. Example
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-```
-Tech chosen: REST API + PostgreSQL + React
-↓
-LLM identifies needs:
-- REST: URL structure, response format, status codes
-- PostgreSQL: table naming, column naming, FK patterns
-- React: component structure, state management, test location
-↓
-Facilitates each with user
-↓
-Documents as Implementation Patterns in architecture
-```
-
----
-
-## How Starter Templates Work
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-When the workflow detects a project type that has a starter template:
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-1. **Discovery**: Searches for relevant starter templates based on PRD
-2. **Investigation**: Looks up current CLI options and defaults
-3. **Presentation**: Shows user what the starter provides
-4. **Integration**: Documents starter decisions as "PROVIDED BY STARTER"
-5. **Continuation**: Only asks about decisions NOT made by starter
-6. **Documentation**: Includes exact initialization command in architecture
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-### Example Flow
-
-```
-PRD says: "Next.js web application with authentication"
-↓
-Workflow finds: create-next-app and create-t3-app
-↓
-User chooses: create-t3-app (includes auth setup)
-↓
-Starter provides: Next.js, TypeScript, tRPC, Prisma, NextAuth, Tailwind
-↓
-Workflow only asks about: Database choice, deployment target, additional services
-↓
-First story becomes: "npx create t3-app@latest my-app --trpc --nextauth --prisma"
-```
-
----
-
-## Usage
-
-```bash
-# In your BMAD-enabled project
-workflow architecture
-```
-
-The AI agent will:
-
-1. Load your PRD and epics
-2. Identify critical decisions needed
-3. Facilitate discussion on each decision
-4. Generate a comprehensive architecture document
-5. Validate completeness
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----
-
-## Design Principles
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-1. **Facilitation over Prescription** - Guide users to good decisions rather than imposing templates
-2. **Intelligence over Templates** - Use AI understanding rather than rigid structures
-3. **Decisions over Details** - Focus on what prevents agent conflicts, not implementation minutiae
-4. **Adaptation over Uniformity** - Meet users where they are while ensuring quality output
-5. **Collaboration over Output** - The conversation matters as much as the document
-
----
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-## For Developers
-
-This workflow assumes:
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-- Single developer + AI agents (not teams)
-- Speed matters (decisions in minutes, not days)
-- AI agents need clear constraints to prevent conflicts
-- The architecture document is for agents, not humans
-
----
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-## Migration from architecture
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-Projects using the old `architecture` workflow should:
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-1. Complete any in-progress architecture work
-2. Use `architecture` for new projects
-3. The old workflow remains available but is deprecated
-
----
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-## Version History
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-**1.3.2** - UX specification integration and fuzzy file matching
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-- Added UX spec as optional input with fuzzy file matching
-- Updated workflow.yaml with input file references
-- Starter template selection now considers UX requirements
-- Added UX alignment validation to checklist
-- Instructions use variable references for flexible file names
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-**1.3.1** - Workflow refinement and standardization
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-- Added workflow status checking at start (Steps 0 and 0.5)
-- Added workflow status updating at end (Step 12)
-- Reorganized step numbering for clarity (removed fractional steps)
-- Enhanced with intent-based approach throughout
-- Improved cohesiveness across all workflow components
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-**1.3.0** - Novel pattern design for unique architectures
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-- Added novel pattern design (now Step 7, formerly Step 5.3)
-- Detects novel concepts in PRD that need architectural invention
-- Facilitates design collaboration with sequence diagrams
-- Uses elicitation for innovative approaches
-- Documents custom patterns for multi-epic consistency
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-**1.2.0** - Implementation patterns for agent consistency
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-- Added implementation patterns (now Step 8, formerly Step 5.5)
-- Created principle-based pattern-categories.csv (7 principles, not 118 prescriptions)
-- Core principle: "What could agents decide differently?"
-- LLM uses principle to identify patterns beyond the categories
-- Prevents agent conflicts through intelligent pattern discovery
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-**1.1.0** - Enhanced with starter template discovery and version verification
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-- Added intelligent starter template detection and integration (now Step 2)
-- Added dynamic version verification via web search
-- Starter decisions are documented as "PROVIDED BY STARTER"
-- First implementation story uses starter initialization command
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-**1.0.0** - Initial release replacing architecture workflow
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----
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-**Related Documentation:**
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-- [Solutioning Workflows](./workflows-solutioning.md)
-- [Planning Workflows](./workflows-planning.md)
-- [Scale Adaptive System](./scale-adaptive-system.md)