{
  "context": "Tests conceptual decomposition, split/merge reasoning, pass-through variable detection, and pulling complexity downward.",
  "type": "weighted_checklist",
  "checklist": [
    {
      "name": "Conceptual modules",
      "description": "Redesigns around concepts such as notification delivery, user preferences, quiet-hours policy, templates, or provider gateway rather than execution-order stages.",
      "max_score": 12
    },
    {
      "name": "Merge rationale",
      "description": "Identifies that current temporal splits export coordination/order burden and should be merged or hidden behind a deeper operation.",
      "max_score": 10
    },
    {
      "name": "Pass-through variables",
      "description": "Flags locale, retry policy, provider client, quiet-hours flag, or similar data as pass-through when layers do not own it.",
      "max_score": 10
    },
    {
      "name": "Boolean flag API",
      "description": "Addresses the behavior-changing quiet-hours boolean with a domain concept, policy, configuration, or separate operation.",
      "max_score": 8
    },
    {
      "name": "Call order hidden",
      "description": "Provides a caller API that does not require callers to invoke parse/validate/process/send/build in sequence.",
      "max_score": 10
    },
    {
      "name": "Small interface",
      "description": "Provides a small number of intention-revealing public operations for callers.",
      "max_score": 8
    },
    {
      "name": "Split criteria",
      "description": "Keeps or creates separate modules only where they hide different decisions or change for different reasons.",
      "max_score": 8
    },
    {
      "name": "Provider hidden",
      "description": "Hides provider client/status codes/retry details outside the notification boundary.",
      "max_score": 8
    },
    {
      "name": "Special cases",
      "description": "Centralizes or normalizes quiet-hours/template/locale special cases inside owning modules.",
      "max_score": 8
    },
    {
      "name": "Avoid god object",
      "description": "Explains why the chosen deeper module is not a speculative or unfocused god object.",
      "max_score": 6
    },
    {
      "name": "Alternative comparison",
      "description": "Compares at least two designs using caller burden, change impact, leakage, pass-throughs, and module depth.",
      "max_score": 12
    }
  ]
}