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System area

Software Architecture

Decisions, interfaces, constraints, and viewpoints made explicit enough to inspect and maintain.

Public label
Published capability model
Source state
owner-approved
Maturity
concept
Reviewed
2026-07-11
Source cutoff
2026-07-11

Scope

Where it helps

Use this area when system boundaries, dependencies, and tradeoffs need a durable shared model.

Inquiry

Questions LucyAI asks

  • Whose concerns shape the architecture?
  • Which decisions and constraints must remain visible?
  • Where do interfaces concentrate change or risk?

Outputs

Artifact ledger

  1. Architecture decision record
  2. System context map
  3. Interface and constraint ledger

Boundaries

Control ledger

  1. Named decision owners
  2. Compatibility boundaries
  3. Reversible change paths

Evidence

Source basis

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