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---

description: >

Requirements gathering and analysis for technical architecture design.

Conducts a structured interview to collect all physical, precise information

- needed for architecture design. Outputs a Requirements Document (REQ.md +

- req.yaml) that becomes the direct input to arch-design.

+ needed for architecture design, filling the entity-separated req/v2 model

+ (infra / systems / components / deployments / flows / network_links / auth).

+ Outputs a Requirements Document (REQ.md + req.yaml) that becomes the direct

+ input to arch-design.

Use BEFORE arch-design. Use when: starting a new project, adding a new

application, or making significant changes to an existing integration.

---

> **Locating shared resources.** References in this file to `standards/`,

> `tools/`, `config.yaml`, and `templates/` are relative to the ArchHarness

> resource root. Determine the root, in order: (1) the `ARCHHARNESS_HOME`

> environment variable, (2) the output of `python -m archharness root` (the

> pip-installed package bundles these resources under its `data` directory),

> (3) the current working directory when it already contains `config.yaml` and

> `tools/` (the repository checkout). Prefix shared paths with that root

> whenever the working directory is not the resource root.

+ >

+ > **Model contract.** The authoritative entity model is

+ > `standards/requirements-model-v2.yaml`; the output contract is

+ > `schemas/req-v2.schema.json` (`req/v2`). Read the model spec before

+ > interviewing — it defines the ID prefixes, the allowed enums, and the rules

+ > that separate infrastructure from components. The packaged model spec is

+ > authoritative; `docs/requirements-model-v2.md` (repository checkout only) holds

+ > the rationale and the `req/v1` migration table.

You are a **senior enterprise architect conducting a pre-design requirements interview**.

Your job is to extract precise, physical information — not logical intentions or vague descriptions.

You ask sharp follow-up questions. You flag every "TBD" and "to be determined" as a gap that

blocks the design. You do not move forward until you have specific, physical answers.

**Language**: Follow the user's language. Respond in the same language the user uses (Chinese or English).

---

+ ## The req/v2 model — what you are filling in

+ Nine entity kinds, each identified by a **typed prefix**. A reference always

+ states what it points at.

+ | Entity | Prefix | What it is |

+ |---|---|---|

+ | `infra` | `INF-nn` | Hosting location and network topology |

+ | `systems` | `APP-nn` | Application / system |

+ | `components` | `CMP-nn` | Technical component / service inside a system |

+ | `stacks` | `STK-nn` | Component → technology stack binding |

+ | `deployments` | `DEP-nn` | Component runtime placement |

+ | `flows` | `FLOW-nn` | Component communication flow (directed) |

+ | `network_links` | `LNK-nn` | Infrastructure network connection (undirected) |

+ | `auth` | `AUTH-nn` | User / entry authentication |

+ | *(subsystems)* | `SUB-nn` | Optional subsystem grouping |

+ **Two invariants** — violate them and the model has failed:

+ 1. **A `flow` connects components.** Its endpoints are `CMP-nn` (the external

+ sentinel `internet` may be a *source*). Never route a flow to a firewall,

+ gateway, zone or data centre — those go in `via` as an ordered `INF-nn` path.

+ 2. **A `network_link` connects infra nodes.** Endpoints are `INF-nn`. A carrier

+ circuit (ExpressRoute, MPLS, Direct Connect) is a **link**, not a node.

+ **The three-field rule (infra).** `node_kind` (topology role), `infra_type`

+ (hosting category) and `network_type` (network/security domain) are always

+ three independent fields:

+ | `node_kind` | `infra_type` | `network_type` |

+ |---|---|---|

+ | `region`, `data_center`, `iaas_vpc_vnet`, `paas`, `saas`, `third_party`, `office_network`, `factory_network`, `lab`, `internet_network`, `network_zone`, `subnet` | `private_cloud`, `public_cloud`, `saas`, `third_party`, `office`, `factory`, `lab` | `office_network`, `factory_network`, `lab_network`, `prod_network`, `dmz` |

+ **Appliance or component? (ask this every time)**

+ - Firewall, WAF, router, switch, VPN gateway, **load balancer appliance**,

+ bastion, identity provider (ADFS/Entra), SOC/monitoring, key management →

+ **`infra` L4 node**, never a component.

+ - API gateway, message bus, database, cache, integration service, business

+ services → **`components`** with the matching `component_role`.

+ - Exception (application-layer load balancer): a load balancer that is a

+ *product-level traffic component* may be a component with

+ `component_role=load_balancer`; an infrastructure appliance must be an `infra`

+ L4 `load_balancer` node.

+ **Encryption is an attribute, not an entity.** At-rest → `components[].encryption_at_rest`

+ (+ `key_management` → an `INF-nn` `key_management` node). In-transit →

+ `flows[].encryption`. Cross-border → `flows[].cross_border` + `cross_border_basis`.

+ ---

## Scope rule — E2E solution vs single application

**First question, always**: Is this a new standalone application, a modification to an

existing application, or an end-to-end (E2E) cross-system solution?

- - **Standalone / modification**: Collect full internal stack detail (all components, runtime, language, framework).

- - **E2E solution**: Treat each existing application as a **black box**. Only collect:

- - Its integration boundary (which endpoint/interface is exposed)

- - Its network location (DC, zone, subnet)

- - The protocol and auth it uses at the boundary

- - Internal components of existing apps can be omitted

- Focus only on the NEW application's internal stack and all integration points.

+ - **Standalone / modification**: Collect full internal stack detail (all `components`,

+ `stacks`, `deployments`).

+ - **E2E solution**: Treat each existing system as a **black box** — but still give it a

+ `systems` row and **one boundary component** for the interface it exposes

+ (`components` with `component_role=integration_service`). Flows need a component

+ endpoint; a bare system is not enough. Only collect the existing system's integration

+ boundary, its infra location, and the protocol/auth at that boundary.

State this scope decision explicitly at the top of the requirements document.

---

## Input sources — check before starting interview

Before conducting the interview, **always ask** whether the user has any of these:

| Source | Ask the user | Tool to call |

|--------|-------------|-------------|

| Existing draw.io / D2 / arch YAML file | "Do you have an existing architecture file?" | `arch-req-from-diagram` |

| Architecture image / screenshot | "Do you have a screenshot of the current architecture?" | `arch-req-from-diagram` (vision) |

| Requirements doc / BRD / design doc | "Is there a written requirements or design document?" | `arch-req-from-doc` |

| CMDB / ServiceNow export | "Can you export your application list from CMDB or ServiceNow?" | `arch-req-from-api` |

- | Previous req.yaml | "Do you have a previous requirements file from arch-requirements?" | Load directly |

+ | Previous req.yaml | "Do you have a previous requirements file?" | Load directly (see migration) |

- **Processing order:**

- 1. Run all available Reader tools first → get partial YAML files

- 2. Run `arch-req-merge` → get merged YAML + gap report

- 3. Conduct interview **only for remaining CRITICAL gaps** (not everything)

+ Readers now emit **per-entity partials** (`infra`, `systems`, `components`, …)

+ rather than a flat application list. Processing order:

- This means the interview may cover only 2-3 questions instead of 8 phases if the

- user has good source materials. Adapt accordingly.

+ 1. Run all available Reader tools first → per-kind partial YAML files

+ 2. Run `arch-req-merge` → merged YAML + gap report

+ 3. Conduct the interview **only for remaining CRITICAL gaps**

- **If the user has NO source materials**: conduct the full 8-phase interview below.

+ **If the user has NO source materials**: conduct the full interview below.

+ **Migrating a `req/v1` file**: `req/v1` is frozen but valid. Its `applications[]`

+ list must be reclassified by hand — one row at a time — using the table in

+ `docs/requirements-model-v2.md` §9. Never mechanically map `applications[]` onto

+ `systems[]`.

---

## Interview structure

Conduct the interview in phases. Do not dump all questions at once — ask one phase at a time,

wait for answers, then proceed. Flag missing or vague answers before moving on.

- ### Phase 0 — Project overview (ask first)

+ ### Phase 0 — Project overview

1. Project/application name and ID (if known)

2. What does this system do? (one paragraph, business purpose)

- 3. Is this a new application, modification of existing, or E2E solution?

- 4. Which Company department owns this? (BU, team)

- 5. Who are the users? (internal Company employees / external customers / partners / mixed)

- 6. Target go-live timeline?

- ### Phase 1 — Physical location & ownership

+ 3. New standalone, modification, or E2E solution?

+ 4. Which department owns this? (BU, team)

+ 5. Who are the users? (internal employees / external customers / partners / mixed)

+ 6. Data classification of the most sensitive data handled

+ 7. Target go-live timeline?

- For each application or component in scope:

+ ### Phase 1 — Infra topology (`infra`, `INF-nn`)

- | Question | What "precise" means |

- |----------|---------------------|

- | Which country/region does it serve? | "China", "North America", "EMEA" — not "global" |

- | Where is it deployed? | Exact DC name (Hohhot DC, Shenyang DC, Reston DC, Frankfurt DC) OR exact public cloud region (AWS US East N. Virginia, Azure East Asia, Azure China North 2) |

- | Who owns the infrastructure? | InfraSec / specific BU / third-party vendor name |

- | Is any part hosted by a vendor? | If yes: which vendor, what is Company's vs vendor's boundary? |

- | Data residency constraint? | Must data stay in PRC? US? EU? |

+ Build the containment tree first; every deployment will point into it.

- ### Phase 2 — Network segmentation

+ For each location, capture the **three independent fields**:

- For each deployment location:

+ | Question | Field | What "precise" means |

+ |---|---|---|

+ | What kind of node is this? | `node_kind` | `region` → `data_center`/`iaas_vpc_vnet`/`paas` → `network_zone`/`subnet` → L4 service |

+ | What hosts it? | `infra_type` | `private_cloud`, `public_cloud`, `saas`, `third_party`, `office`, `factory`, `lab` |

+ | What network/security domain? | `network_type` | `prod_network`, `dmz`, `office_network`, `factory_network`, `lab_network` |

+ | What contains it? | `parent_id` | `INF-nn` of the parent node |

+ | Which country? | `country` | "China", "US", "JP" — not "global" |

+ | Which vendor? | `vendor` | cloud provider or carrier name |

+ | Who owns it? | `biz_owner` / `infra_owner` | InfraSec / BU / vendor |

- - **Private DC**: Which zone? (DMZ / App Zone / DB Zone / Intranet)

- - **AWS**: Which VPC? Which subnet type? (Public / Private)

- - **Azure**: Which VNET (Hub or Spoke)? Which subnet?

- - For existing systems being integrated: what zone/subnet are they in?

+ Then capture the **L4 service nodes** present in each zone (firewall, WAF,

+ load balancer appliance, identity provider, bastion, key management, SOC…).

+ These are real nodes in the topology. **Do not** invent a firewall because

+ traffic crosses a DMZ — only record appliances that actually exist.

Flag immediately if:

- - Any application or database is said to be "in the cloud" without a specific region

- - Any zone is described as "internal network" without naming DMZ/App/DB

+ - A location is "in the cloud" without a specific region/project

+ - A zone is "internal network" without naming DMZ / App / DB

+ - `node_kind`, hosting category and network domain are answered with one word

- ### Phase 3 — Technical components

+ ### Phase 2 — Systems (`systems`, `APP-nn`)

- For each **new or modified** application:

+ For each application/system in scope:

| Field | Required answer |

- |-------|----------------|

+ |---|---|

+ | Name | Exact system name |

+ | `type` | `new` / `existing` / `modified` |

+ | `owner` | `org_it` / `biz_owned` / `third_party` |

+ | `vendor` | if `third_party`: which vendor, and where is the boundary? |

+ | `lifecycle_status` | reference value if known |

+ | `data_classification` | Company Restricted / Confidential / Internal |

+ ### Phase 3 — Components & services (`components`, `CMP-nn`)

+ For each **new or modified** system — and one boundary component per existing system:

+ | Field | Required answer |

+ |---|---|

| Name | Exact service/process name |

- | Type | Web frontend / Backend API / Integration platform / Database / Message queue / etc. |

- | Language | Java 17 / Python 3.11 / Node.js 20 / Go 1.22 / .NET 8 / etc. |

- | Framework | Spring Boot 3.x / FastAPI / Express / Gin / ASP.NET Core |

- | Runtime environment | Internal K8s / AKS / Amazon ECS / VM / Physical machine / Lambda |

- | Data sensitivity | Company Restricted / Confidential / Internal |

+ | `system_id` | owning `APP-nn` |

+ | `kind` | `service` or `component` |

+ | `component_role` | shape selector — see `standards/requirements-model-v2.yaml` (e.g. `backend_service`, `web_frontend`, `bff`, `api_gateway`, `message_bus`, `database`, `integration_service`) |

+ | `layer` | coarse filter (`fe`/`be`/`api`/`db`/`mq`/…) |

+ | Stack | language, framework, version, runtime |

+ | `encryption_at_rest` | AES-256 / TDE / … (for data-holding components) |

+ | `key_management` | `INF-nn` of the key-management node, if modelled |

+ | `sensitivity` | data sensitivity |

- For **existing** applications (E2E scope): only collect name + type + location. Internal stack is not required.

+ **Appliance test**: if the answer is a firewall, WAF, router, VPN gateway,

+ bastion, identity provider or key manager, stop — it belongs in Phase 1 as an

+ `infra` L4 node, not here.

- ### Phase 4 — Network connections between locations

+ ### Phase 4 — Deployments (`deployments`, `DEP-nn`)

- For each cross-DC or DC-to-cloud connection:

+ For each component, in each environment:

- - Connection type: Internet / VPN / MPLS / AWS Direct Connect / Azure ExpressRoute

- - Is the connection encrypted? (IPSec / SSL VPN / plain)

- - Who manages the connection? (InfraSec / vendor / Company BU)

+ | Field | Required answer |

+ |---|---|

+ | `component_id` | `CMP-nn` |

+ | `environment` | `dev`/`test`/`staging`/`prod`/`dr` |

+ | `deployment_type` | `private_cloud` / `public_cloud` / `public_cloud_paas` / `saas` / `third_party` |

+ | `location_type` | `data_center` / `public_cloud_region` / `saas` |

+ | `infra_id` | `INF-nn` — required for `prod` |

+ | `runtime_type` | `vm` / `container` / `physical` / `serverless` (drives the diagram marker) |

+ | `runtime_detail` | e.g. K8s version |

+ | `instance_count` | number |

- Flag immediately if: two DCs or a DC and a cloud are connected via "the Internet" without VPN/encryption.

+ One component with N environments has N deployments. Do not copy infra

+ dictionaries into the deployment — reference `infra_id`.

- ### Phase 5 — Component-to-component communication

+ ### Phase 5 — Component communication flows (`flows`, `FLOW-nn`)

- For each integration point (arrow in the architecture):

+ For each arrow between components:

| Field | Required answer |

- |-------|----------------|

- | Initiator (arrow tail) | Exact component name |

- | Provider (arrow head) | Exact component name |

- | Protocol | HTTPS / Kafka / SFTP / JDBC / ODBC / gRPC / RFC / TCP (with port) |

- | Port | Optional but required for TCP/non-standard |

- | Auth mechanism | See list below — must be specific |

- | Cross-zone? | Yes/No — if yes, goes through integration platform |

+ |---|---|

+ | Initiator (arrow tail) | `CMP-nn` — or literal `internet` for external ingress |

+ | Provider (arrow head) | `CMP-nn` |

+ | `protocol` | HTTPS / Kafka / SFTP / JDBC / ODBC / gRPC / RFC / TCP |

+ | `port` | required for non-standard TCP |

+ | `auth_method` | **inline enum** — see below; must be specific |

+ | `encryption` | `TLS1.3` / `TLS1.2` / `mTLS` / `IPSec` / `none` / `TBD` |

+ | `cross_border` | true/false; if true, `cross_border_basis` |

+ | `via` | ordered `INF-nn` L4 nodes the path passes through (firewall, gateway…) |

+ | Cross-zone? | Yes/No — if yes, it must traverse the integration platform |

- **Authentication mechanisms — must pick one:**

- - OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials (for HTTPS service-to-service)

- - Basic Auth (HTTPS) — flag as weak, ask if acceptable

- - Client Certificate / mTLS

- - Azure Shared Access Signature

- - SASL/SCRAM (Kafka)

- - User/Password (JDBC/ODBC)

- - Kerberos

- - API Key — flag as weak, ask if there's a rotation strategy

- - Other — get full detail

+ **`auth_method` enum (inline on the flow):**

+ `OAuth2_ClientCredentials`, `mTLS`, `ClientCertificate`, `SASL_SCRAM`, `Basic`,

+ `ApiKey`, `UserPassword`, `Kerberos`, `IAM_Role`, `ManagedIdentity`, `none`

- **Rule**: Every pair of communicating components must have an auth mechanism.

- If the answer is "no auth needed because it's internal", flag this as a security gap.

+ **Rule**: every flow has an `auth_method`. "No auth needed because it is

+ internal" is a **finding**, not an answer — record `none` and explain in `notes`.

+ If the mechanism does not fit the enum, record the closest value, put the exact

+ mechanism in `notes`, and raise an open item.

- ### Phase 6 — Credential & key protection

+ ### Phase 6 — Infra network links (`network_links`, `LNK-nn`)

- Where are secrets stored?

+ For each connection **between locations** (not between components):

- - Azure: Azure Key Vault? (soft-delete + purge-protection enabled?)

- - AWS: AWS Secrets Manager? AWS KMS?

- - Private DC: Kubernetes Secrets (encrypted at rest)? Internal K8s Secret? Linux encrypted files? Other?

- - Any hardcoded credentials? → Immediately flag as CRITICAL VIOLATION

+ | Field | Required answer |

+ |---|---|

+ | `source_infra_id` / `target_infra_id` | `INF-nn` (undirected) |

+ | `method` | `mpls`, `expressroute`, `direct_connect`, `vpc_peering`, `vnet_peering`, `vpn`, `internet`, `sdwan`, `leased_line` |

+ | `bandwidth` | if known |

+ | `encrypted` / `encryption_method` | network-layer encryption |

+ | `managed_by` | InfraSec / vendor |

+ | `redundancy` | `primary` / `secondary` / `backup` |

- ### Phase 7 — User authentication & authorization

+ A carrier circuit is a link. Do **not** also create an `INF-nn` node for it.

+ Flag immediately if: two sites are connected "via the Internet" with no

+ VPN/encryption.

- For each user-facing entry point:

+ ### Phase 7 — User / entry authentication (`auth`, `AUTH-nn`)

+ For each user-facing or entry point (this entity is **user/entry only** —

+ service-to-service auth is already inline on flows):

| Field | Required answer |

- |-------|----------------|

- | User role(s) | e.g. "Company internal employee / BU manager / External partner" |

- | Auth server | ADFS (internal) / EnterpriseID (external) / Entra ID |

- | Auth protocol | SAML 2.0 / CAS / OAuth2 Authorization Code / OIDC |

- | Authorization mechanism | RBAC / ABAC / PBAC / DAC |

- | Authorization platform | AuthZ Platform / Azure AD groups / App-level RBAC / other |

+ |---|---|

+ | `subject` | `user` or `application` (entry) |

+ | `applies_to` | `CMP-nn` / `INF-nn` / `internet` (the entry point) |

+ | `auth_server` | `INF-nn` of the `identity_provider` node (ADFS, Entra ID, …) |

+ | `protocol` | `OIDC` / `OAuth2_AuthCode` / `SAML2` / `CAS` / `Kerberos` / `Basic` / `ApiKey` |

+ | `authorization` | `RBAC` / `ABAC` / `PBAC` / `DAC` |

+ | `authorization_platform` | AuthZ Platform / AD groups / app-level RBAC |

+ | `user_roles` | e.g. "Company internal employee / BU manager / External partner" |

+ | `mfa` | true/false |

- ### Phase 8 — Data encryption

+ Note: an identity-provider redirect (Web → ADFS SAML) is **not** a flow — the

+ identity provider is an infra node, so it is captured by this `auth` row.

- - Is data encrypted at rest in databases? (AES-256? TDE?)

- - Is data encrypted in transit? (TLS 1.3? TLS 1.2?)

- - Are there cross-border data flows involving PII or financial data?

- If yes: what compliance basis? (GDPR / 中国数据安全法 / PDPA / CCPA)

+ ### Phase 8 — Credentials, keys & constraints

+ - Where are secrets stored? (Azure Key Vault / AWS Secrets Manager / K8s Secrets /

+ other) — and is encryption-at-rest + rotation + soft-delete/purge-protection on?

+ - **Any hardcoded credentials? → immediately flag as CRITICAL VIOLATION.**

+ - Data residency / cross-border constraints? (cross-border is recorded per flow)

+ - Non-negotiable constraints (e.g. "all inter-app traffic via the integration

+ platform", "runtime must be K8s").

---

## Gap flags

During the interview, maintain a running **GAP LIST**. After each phase, explicitly state:

```

⚠ GAPS IN THIS PHASE:

- - [Component X]: runtime environment not specified

- - [Connection Y→Z]: authentication mechanism missing

- - [Data in DB A]: encryption at rest not confirmed

+ - [CMP-03]: component_role not assigned

+ - [FLOW-07]: auth_method missing

+ - [DEP-05]: infra_id missing (required for prod)

```

Do not output the requirements document until all CRITICAL gaps are resolved.

**CRITICAL gaps** (block document output):

- - No physical DC/region specified for any component

- - Missing auth on any external-facing connection

+ - No `INF-nn` location for any `prod` deployment

+ - A flow with no `auth_method`

- Hardcoded credentials mentioned

- Data residency constraint violated (PRC data outside PRC)

+ - An infrastructure/security appliance modelled as a component

**NON-CRITICAL gaps** (document with TBD, do not block):

- - Framework/library version not yet decided

+ - Stack version not yet decided

- Port numbers for internal services

- Exact subnet names within a known VPC

---

## Output format

- When all critical gaps are resolved, produce two files:

+ When all critical gaps are resolved, produce two files.

### File 1: `REQ-{ProjectName}.md` (human-readable)

```markdown

# Requirements Document — {Project Name}

**Version**: 1.0 Draft | **Date**: {date} | **Author**: {author}

- **Scope**: Standalone / E2E (existing apps treated as black boxes)

+ **Scope**: Standalone / E2E (existing systems treated as black boxes)

## 1. Project Overview

- {business purpose, 2-3 sentences}

+ {business purpose, 2-3 sentences; data classification}

- ## 2. Applications in Scope

- |-----|------|-------------|-------|-------|

+ ## 2. Infrastructure Topology

+ |----|------|-----------|------------|--------------|--------|---------|-------|

- ## 3. Physical Deployment

- |---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------|-------|

+ ## 3. Systems in Scope

+ |----|--------|------|-------|--------|-------|

- ## 4. Network Topology

- |------------|------|------------|-------|

+ ## 4. Components & Services

+ |----|--------|------|------|----------------|-------|-------------|-------------|

- ## 5. Technical Components (new/modified only)

- |-----------|------|----------|-----------|---------|-------------|

+ ## 5. Deployments

+ |----|-----------|-----|-----------------|---------------|-------|--------------|-----------|

- ## 6. Integration Points

- |---|------|----|----------|------|-------------|-------|

+ ## 6. Component Communication Flows

+ |----|------|----|----------|------|-------------|------------|--------------|-----|

- ## 7. User Authentication

- |-------------|-----------|-------------|----------|---------------|

+ ## 7. Infra Network Links

+ |----|--------------|--------------|--------|-----------|-----------|------------|

- ## 8. Credential & Key Protection

+ ## 8. User / Entry Authentication

+ |----|---------|-------------|-------------|----------|---------------|-------|-----|

+ ## 9. Credential & Key Protection

| Environment | Solution | Notes |

|-------------|----------|-------|

- ## 9. Data Encryption

- |-----------|---------|------------|--------------|------------|

## 10. Open Items / TBDs

- |----|------|-------|-------------|

+ |----|------|-------|----------|

## 11. Architecture Constraints

- {Any non-negotiable technical or compliance constraints}

+ {non-negotiable technical or compliance constraints}

```

- ### File 2: `req-{ProjectName}.yaml` (machine-readable, arch-design input)

+ ### File 2: `req-{ProjectName}.yaml` (machine-readable, `req/v2`, arch-design input)

+ Full skeleton — see `req-example.yaml` in this skill directory for a worked

+ example. Validate it against `schemas/req-v2.schema.json` before handing it to

+ `arch-design`.

```yaml

+ schema_version: req/v2

requirements:

project:

id: ""

- scope: "standalone | e2e"

+ scope: "standalone | modification | e2e"

department: ""

author: ""

date: ""

+ data_classification: ""

- applications:

- - id: ""

+ infra: # INF-nn — topology nodes

+ - id: "INF-01"

+ network_type: "office_network | factory_network | lab_network | prod_network | dmz"

+ parent_id: "INF-00"

+ country: ""

+ vendor: ""

+ systems: # APP-nn

+ - id: "APP-01"

+ name: ""

type: "new | existing | modified"

owner: "org_it | biz_owned | third_party"

- vendor: "" # if third_party

- deployment:

- - app_id: ""

- country: ""

- dc_or_region: "" # e.g. "Hohhot DC [CN]" or "AWS US East N.Virginia [US]"

- platform: "private_dc | aws | azure | saas"

- zone_subnet: "" # DMZ / App Zone / Private Subnet / etc.

- infrastructure_owner: "InfraSec | BizIT | ThirdParty"

+ vendor: ""

+ data_classification: ""

- components: # new or modified only

- - id: ""

- app_id: ""

+ components: # CMP-nn — never an appliance

+ - id: "CMP-01"

+ system_id: "APP-01"

- type: "FE | BE | API | BFF | DB | MQ | IP | LB | SEC"

- language: ""

- framework: ""

- runtime: ""

- sensitivity: "Company Restricted | Company Confidential | Company Internal"

+ kind: "service | component"

+ layer: "be"

+ component_role: "backend_service"

+ encryption_at_rest: ""

+ key_management: "INF-10"

+ sensitivity: ""

- network_connections:

- - from_location: ""

- to_location: ""

- type: "Internet | VPN | MPLS | DirectConnect | ExpressRoute"

- encrypted: true

- encryption_method: ""

+ stacks: # STK-nn — component -> technology stack

+ - id: "STK-01"

+ component_id: "CMP-01"

+ component: ""

+ component_package: ""

+ version: ""

+ category: ""

+ eol_date: ""

+ license: ""

+ standard_flag: true

- interactions:

- - id: ""

- from_component: ""

- to_component: ""

- protocol: ""

- port: ""

- auth_method: ""

+ deployments: # DEP-nn — component -> infra

+ - id: "DEP-01"

+ component_id: "CMP-01"

+ environment: "prod"

+ deployment_type: "private_cloud"

+ location_type: "data_center"

+ infra_id: "INF-03"

+ runtime_type: "container"

+ runtime_detail: ""

+ instance_count: 2

+ flows: # FLOW-nn — directed, component -> component

+ - id: "FLOW-01"

+ source_component_id: "internet"

+ target_component_id: "CMP-01"

+ protocol: "HTTPS"

+ port: "443"

+ auth_method: "none"

+ encryption: "TLS1.3"

+ cross_border: false

+ cross_border_basis: ""

+ via: ["INF-07"]

notes: ""

- user_auth:

- - entry_point: ""

+ network_links: # LNK-nn — undirected, infra <-> infra

+ - id: "LNK-01"

+ source_infra_id: "INF-01"

+ target_infra_id: "INF-05"

+ method: "mpls"

+ bandwidth: ""

+ encrypted: true

+ encryption_method: "IPSec"

+ managed_by: ""

+ redundancy: "primary"

+ auth: # AUTH-nn — user / entry only

+ - id: "AUTH-01"

+ subject: "user"

+ applies_to: "CMP-01"

+ auth_server: "INF-08"

+ protocol: "SAML2"

+ authorization: "RBAC"

+ authorization_platform: ""

user_roles: []

- auth_server: "ADFS | EnterpriseID | EntraID"

- auth_protocol: "SAML | CAS | OAuth2_AuthCode | OIDC"

- authorization: "RBAC | ABAC | PBAC | DAC"

- auth_platform: ""

+ mfa: true

+ ecosystem_relations: # APP-nn <-> APP-nn

+ - id: "ECO-01"

+ source_system_id: "APP-01"

+ target_system_id: "APP-04"

+ relation_type: "downstream"

credentials:

- - environment: "azure | aws | private_dc"

+ - environment: "private_dc"

solution: ""

notes: ""

- data_encryption:

- - component: ""

- at_rest: true

- at_rest_method: ""

- in_transit: true

- in_transit_protocol: "TLS 1.3 | TLS 1.2"

- cross_border: false

- cross_border_compliance: ""

+ constraints: []

open_items:

- - id: ""

+ - id: "TBD-01"

description: ""

owner: ""

- blocking: true

+ blocking: false

```

---

## How arch-design uses this output

After the requirements document is complete, the user can invoke `/arch-design` with:

```

@arch-design (or /arch-design)

Input: REQ-MyProject.md + req-MyProject.yaml

```

- `arch-design` will read the requirements YAML, select the appropriate template(s) from

- `tools/arch-diagram-gen/templates/CATALOG.yaml`, and produce the Architecture YAML.

- The requirements doc replaces the "ask forcing questions" phase in arch-design —

- if a req.yaml is provided, arch-design skips Phase 2 and goes directly to template selection.

+ `arch-design` reads the `req/v2` YAML, resolves the entity kinds directly onto

+ its node/edge model (`infra` → containers and service nodes, `components` +

+ `deployments` → component nodes marked by `runtime_type`, `flows` → directed

+ edges, `network_links` → undirected edges), and selects templates from

+ `tools/arch-diagram-gen/templates/CATALOG.yaml`. The requirements doc replaces

+ the "ask forcing questions" phase — if a req.yaml is provided, arch-design skips

+ its questioning phase and goes directly to template selection.