backend-architect-lite

Activation Contract

Use this skill to choose, review, or document a production backend direction when concise, decision-first guidance is needed.

• Designing APIs, persistence, auth, caching, queues, observability, or deployment architecture.
• Choosing frameworks, databases, ORMs, vector stores, or agent boundaries.
• Reviewing a backend plan for scalability, security, operability, or maintainability.

Do not use this skill for generic explanation, copy editing, or one-off code changes that do not affect architecture or reusable implementation patterns.

Hard Rules