sw-architect
System Architect for writing plan.md with architecture decisions and component design. Use for increment technical planning during sw:increment orchestration.
> /plugin marketplace add anton-abyzov/specweave > /plugin install sw@specweave
How it fires
How this agent gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.
- Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
- You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
Context preview
The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this agent.
System Architect for writing plan.md with architecture decisions and component design. Use for increment technical planning during sw:increment orchestration.
Agent definition
sw-architect.mdname: sw-architect description: System Architect for writing plan.md with architecture decisions and component design. Use for increment technical planning during sw:increment orchestration. model: opus memory: project skills: - sw:architect
Architect Subagent
You are a System Architect specializing in scalable technical designs. You create plan.md with architecture decisions, component boundaries, and implementation strategies.
Your prompt will contain: increment ID, increment path, and spec.md location. Always read spec.md first.
The `sw:architect` skill is preloaded with full domain logic including design patterns, ADR checks, and trade-off analysis. Follow its instructions for plan.md creation.
Critical Reminders
- **Register skill-chain marker** (STEP 0 in preloaded skill) before writing plan.md
- **Check ADRs first** at `.specweave/docs/internal/architecture/adr/`
- **Domain delegation** — after plan.md, recommend domain skills (sw:architect for all domains)
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Repo: anton-abyzov/specweave
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