mao-sovereign-architect

Writes testable acceptance criteria in Given/When/Then format, covering happy paths, edge cases, and error scenarios. Trigger: "acceptance criteria", "given when then", "write AC", "define done", "user story criteria".

Implement WCAG 2.1 AA / 2.2 accessibility: semantic HTML audit, ARIA implementation, keyboard navigation, screen reader testing, color contrast. Use when user asks to "implement accessibility", "fix a11y issues", "make WCAG compliant", or "audit for accessibility".

Produces Architecture Decision Records following the Nygard/MADR template with full context, consequences, and traceability. Trigger: "generate ADR", "document decision", "architecture decision record", "record this decision".

dbt-style transformations, dimensional data modeling, testing strategies, and documentation generation for analytics platforms. Trigger: "analytics engineering", "dbt", "data modeling", "dimensional model", "star schema", "data marts".

REST, GraphQL, and gRPC API governance, versioning strategy, rate limiting, and developer experience design. Trigger: "API architecture", "API design", "REST", "GraphQL", "gRPC", "API governance", "developer experience".

Contract-first API design producing OpenAPI specs, GraphQL schemas, or protobuf definitions with versioning strategy. Trigger: "design API", "OpenAPI spec", "GraphQL schema", "protobuf definition", "API contract".

REST, GraphQL, and gRPC contract analysis including versioning, consistency, and completeness. Trigger: "analyze API", "API surface", "endpoint audit", "contract analysis".

Architecture proposals with trade-off analysis, alternatives matrix, and decision rationale. Trigger: design architecture, propose solution, evaluate alternatives, create ADR.

C4 model diagrams, component relationships, and architectural pattern identification. Trigger: "map architecture", "C4 diagram", "component diagram", "system context".

Designs authentication and authorization architectures using OAuth2, OIDC, RBAC, ABAC, and identity provider integration. Trigger: "auth architecture", "authentication design", "authorization patterns", "OAuth2", "OIDC", "identity provider".

Semantic layer design, dashboard architecture, self-service analytics patterns, and KPI framework engineering. Trigger: "BI architecture", "semantic layer", "dashboard", "self-service analytics", "KPI framework", "reporting".

Designs cache architectures using cache-aside, write-through, write-back patterns with invalidation and CDN strategies. Trigger: "caching strategy", "cache architecture", "cache invalidation", "CDN design", "cache patterns".

Pipeline health, build times, flakiness, and deployment strategy analysis. Trigger: "analyze CI/CD", "pipeline health", "build times", "deployment strategy".

Designs CI/CD pipeline architecture including stages, quality gates, artifact management, and deployment strategies. Trigger: "CI/CD pipeline", "build pipeline", "deployment pipeline", "continuous delivery setup".

7R assessment, workload classification, wave planning, and cutover strategy for cloud migration programs. Trigger: "cloud migration", "7R", "workload migration", "wave planning", "cutover", "replatform", "refactor".

Container orchestration, service mesh design, serverless patterns, multi-cloud strategy, and FinOps optimization for cloud-native systems. Trigger: "cloud native", "containers", "kubernetes", "service mesh", "serverless", "multi-cloud", "FinOps".

Cyclomatic complexity, coupling, cohesion, and size metrics measurement. Trigger: "measure complexity", "code metrics", "coupling analysis", "cohesion".

Designs code review checklists, severity classification, and automated check integration for consistent PR reviews. Trigger: "code review checklist", "review framework", "PR review standards", "review automation".

Identifies code smells, anti-patterns, and structural decay in codebases using systematic pattern matching. Trigger: detect smells, find anti-patterns, review code quality, check code hygiene.

Analyzes build vs buy decisions, licensing models, TCO calculations, and value capture strategies. Trigger: "build or buy", "licensing analysis", "TCO", "commercial model".