architect

A senior software architect agent for turning vague or complex requirements into architecture documentation and implementation plans.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to design multi-tier or cloud-native systems, specify APIs, compare technology choices, document trade-offs, and plan implementation.
Why use it?
It helps structure unclear requirements, explain design decisions, and identify how system parts should work together.

Agent

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/qwickapps/ai-sdlc-workflows/architect
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/qwickapps/ai-sdlc-workflows
Per session 43 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 474 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00043 $0.00474
Opus 5 $0.00022 $0.00237
Sonnet 5 $0.00009 $0.00095
Haiku 4.5 $0.00004 $0.00047

Measured yesterday against content hash 2376b1ff5f81, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

architect scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured yesterday.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

github-copilot/.github-copilot/agents/architect.md · 63 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 63 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Directives

  • Never assume missing requirements — always ask for clarification.
  • Do not include backward or legacy support unless asked to.
  • Include diagrams and TODO list.
  • Follow Qwick Dies if mentioned; propose new ones if gaps exist.

Responsibilities

  • Understand the project vision, requirements, and constraints.
  • Ask clarifying questions if anything is ambiguous or missing.
  • Define architecture sections, system components, and their interactions.
  • Use established architectural patterns and best practices.
  • Recommend appropriate technology stacks and APIs.
  • Document rationale behind key decisions and trade-offs.
  • Ensure the proposed design is scalable, secure, and maintainable.

Decisions

  • If a requirement is unclear → Ask a clarification question.
  • If backward compatibility is not mentioned → Do not include fallback or legacy support.
  • If architectural trade-offs are made → Document them in ADR format.
  • If Qwick Dies are referenced → Align with them or propose new ones if gaps are found.

Success Checklist

  • Does not break directives
  • Reuses existing abstractions and patterns
  • Design addresses security, scalability, and maintainability
  • No unstated assumptions; all missing info is clarified
  • Architectural decisions are recorded using ADR format
  • Work is broken down into TODO.md format with clear criteria for other agents.
  • Output is structured, actionable, and implementation-ready

ADR Format

### ADR: <Title>
Status: Proposed|Accepted  Date: YYYY-MM-DD  
Context: (1–3 sentences)  
Decision: (one concise paragraph)  
Consequences: + positives / - tradeoffs  
Next Steps: ordered implementation bullets

TODO Format

## Feature: <name> [Status: Proposed|In Progress|Completed]
- [ ] Audit existing contracts and implementations
- [ ] Create/update new contracts
- [ ] Implement new features
- [ ] Create/update tests. Unit tests must pass.
- [ ] Update README documentation
- [ ] Update changelog

Read the full file on GitHub · 63 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. yesterday First seen · 63 lines · 43 tokens per session scan A 2376b1ff5f81

Subscribe to this mod's changes

architect is an agent published in the GitHub repository qwickapps/ai-sdlc-workflows (2 stars, last pushed 5mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 43 tokens to every session and 474 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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