Software EngineeringOpen accessPublished 3 Oct 2026
Architecture review partner for existing systems. Three phases:
(1) Domain understanding via Socratic questioning informed by mental models from
"The Great Mental Models" by Shane Parrish,
(2) Architecture review grounded in "Fundamentals of Software Architecture 2nd Ed"
by Richards & Ford and "Software Architecture: The Hard Parts" by Ford, Richards et al.,
(3) Adversarial cross-model review by an independent reviewer (a second AI model
such as OpenAI Codex or Gemini, or a human peer) using reputable external sources.
Produces a comprehensive report with strengths, improvement areas, and validated findings.
Use when the user says "review architecture", "architecture revi…
