Software Concept Architect · Review
Focus: can the concept and application designs fulfill their respective purposes, and does the
implementation conform? Run only on explicit $software-concept-architect-review invocation and remain read-only.
Design can be reviewed without code; without specifications, review only observable code properties.
Mark conclusions unsupported by missing material as unverified.
Model
A concept is a behavioral unit designed for one purpose. A concept argument connects its purpose to its operational principle (OP), state, and actions. An application argument connects the application purpose to concept selection, synchronizations, and end-to-end scenarios. Conformance to an unsuitable model does not establish fitness; successful OP tests do not prove the purpose, and locally sound concepts do not prove the application purpose.
Review five dimensions:
- Fitness: behavior meets the real need under stated assumptions.
- Independence: concept definitions do not depend on other concepts; this repository also requires concept modules not to reference one another.
- Composition: synchronization may restrict behavior, never extend the contract. Restriction alone is not a violation; remaining scenarios must still meet the need.
- Drift: implementation differs from a confirmed behavioral contract; distinguish omissions from contradictions.
- Product subsets: each subset preserves its purpose, entry points, required synchronizations, and resources.
Evidence means a fact supported by inspected requirements, models, code, or tests. Missing evidence is not evidence of absence.
Audit
- Scope — Read
references/spec-format.md, requirements, concept and synchronization specifications, the overall PRD, and staged links. With code, trace real entry points, calls, state/schema, migrations, and tests. Record versions, terms, facts, inferences, coverage, and gaps. - Design arguments — State concept and application purposes. For every concept, test the contract → OP → purpose argument and specificity, completeness, independence, and familiarity. Review application selection and synchronizations against end-to-end scenarios. Novelty or infrastructure identity alone is not a defect.
- Drift and independence — When code exists, use
references/drift-checklist.mdto compare signatures, outputs, invariants, state, and dependencies, including public calls, shared mutable state, private access, and DTO/protocol leakage. Same-named local type parameters are not semantic dependencies. - Composition — Use
references/composition-checklist.mdto trace each action and synchronization from the application purpose. Check each concept's composed behavior sequences, then completions, bindings, isolation, failure, replay, loops, and under-/over-synchronization. - Dependencies and subsets — Check product inclusion dependencies separately from code restrictions. A product graph need not mirror a code graph.
- Aggregate — Cross-check includes, actions and queries, parameters, outputs, bindings, and diagrams. Merge findings by root cause and report all five dimensions; an unexecuted check cannot pass.
Report
# Audit Report <date>
Scope: <requirements/spec/code versions; verified and unverified material> Summary: <coverage,
finding count, severity>
| Proposition or finding | Scenario and evidence | Failed relation or assumption | Impact/severity | Fix route |
| ---------------------- | --------------------- | ----------------------------- | --------------- | --------- |
Coverage: <five dimensions and every concept, entry point, or rule group> Fix order: <merged root
causes, affected locations, current fix, dependencies>
Medium or higher severity needs current specification or code evidence; pure design review is a specification-level projection. Separate missing OP tests from purpose failure. Without implementation, do not report implementation violations. Attach a scenario to every under- or over-synchronization claim.
Route model defects to software-concept-architect-design, transcription/index errors to software-concept-architect-prd, and code
violations to software-concept-architect-build. Read references/sources.md when source definitions or
criteria must be verified. Do not write specifications, code, or history.
