component-identification

Skill: Component Identification

Load trigger: "load component-identification skill" > DORA: Cap 3 (AI-Accessible Internal Data) Token cost: Low

Purpose

Identify the components required to implement the design.

Responsibilities

• Identify services
• Identify modules
• Identify pipelines
• Identify GitOps components

Inputs

• architecture.json (from architecture-decomposition skill)
• specification.md

Outputs

• component-map.json

Identification Rules

Services

• Each service has a clear ownership boundary
• Services communicate through defined APIs
• Services can be deployed independently
• Services have distinct data stores (where applicable)

Modules

• Each module has a single responsibility
• Modules are reusable where possible
• Module interfaces are well-defined
• No circular module dependencies

Pipelines

• Each service has a build pipeline
• Shared pipelines for common tasks
• Deployment pipelines per environment

GitOps Components

• Base manifests defined
• Environment overlays defined
• Secret management approach defined

Component Types

Type	Purpose	Example
API Service	Handle HTTP requests	User API, Payment API
Worker	Process async jobs	Email Worker, Report Worker
CLI Tool	Command-line interface	Migration Tool, Admin CLI
Library	Shared code	Auth Library, Utils Library
Pipeline	CI/CD automation	Build Pipeline, Deploy Pipeline
Manifest	K8s resources	Deployment, Service, ConfigMap

Output Format

{
  "services": [
    {
      "name": "service-name",
      "type": "api | worker | cli | library",
      "language": "typescript | python | go",
      "port": 3000,
      "database": "postgresql",
      "dependencies": ["other-service"]
    }
  ],
  "pipelines": [
    {
      "name": "pipeline-name",
      "type": "build | deploy | security",
      "triggers": ["push", "pr"],
      "stages": ["lint", "test", "build", "deploy"]
    }
  ],
  "gitops": {
    "base": "base/",
    "overlays": ["dev", "staging", "production"],
    "secret_management": "external-secrets"  # pragma: allowlist secret
  }
}