A structured, evidence-based workflow for creating, refining, and finalizing architectural proposals.

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Design and resolve RFC documents through evidence-gated multi-round workflow. Use when planning large architectural/program-level changes in docs/rfcs, enforcing goal/scope/direction clarity, explicit first-principles/long-term/original-fit proposal lenses with rationale, draft-to-formal progression, and resolve-time synchronization with task/backlog outcomes before issue closure.
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Key capabilities

  • Research architectural changes
  • Draft RFC documents
  • Evaluate design alternatives
  • Resolve RFC implementation

How it works

It guides the user through a structured research, proposal, and consensus-building process for architectural changes.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
Architectural proposal
You get back
Formal RFC document

When to use rfc

  • Propose new architectural changes
  • Evaluate design alternatives for database systems
  • Resolve post-implementation RFC synchronization

About rfc

Guides users through deep research, proposal drafting, and formal consensus-building for architectural changes. Ensures all proposals are vetted against project design principles before implementation.

Design and resolve RFC documents through evidence-gated multi-round workflow. Use when planning large architectural/program-level changes in docs/rfcs, enforcing goal/scope/direction clarity, explicit first-principles/long-term/original-fit proposal lenses with rationale, draft-to-formal progression

When not to use it

  • When the change is trivial or non-architectural
  • When the project does not follow the RFC process

Prerequisites

RFC templateAccess to architecture docs

Limitations

  • Requires adherence to RFC process
  • Formal status transitions required

How it compares

It enforces a rigorous, evidence-gated workflow for architectural decisions, ensuring alignment with project principles.

Compared to similar skills

rfc side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.

SkillInstallsUpdatedSafetyDifficulty
rfc (this skill)02moReviewAdvanced
gathering-requirements38moNo flagsIntermediate
trellis-brainstorm028dReviewIntermediate
repo-research-analyst16moReviewIntermediate

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