pact-architecture-patterns

ARCHITECT PHASE: Architectural design patterns, component templates, and system design guidance. Provides proven architectural patterns including microservices, layered architecture, event-driven systems, C4 diagram templates, API contract formats, and design anti-patterns. Use when: designing system architecture, creating component diagrams, defining interfaces, planning component boundaries, choosing architectural patterns, organizing system modules, or when user mentions: architecture, components, system design, diagrams, C4, microservices, API contracts, service boundaries, architectural patterns. Use for: component design, interface definition, system boundaries, dependency management, architecture documentation, design patterns, integration patterns. DO NOT use for: code implementation details, specific framework syntax, database schema design, frontend-specific patterns, testing strategies, or security implementation (use dedicated skills).