ddd-bounded-context

One-line summary

A bounded context is the explicit boundary within which a single model — and the ubiquitous language that names it — is consistent and complete.

When to use this skill

• The same noun means two different things in different parts of the system ("customer" in sales vs "customer" in support).
• A model is growing tangled and individual changes ripple in unexpected directions.
• Team boundaries don't match code boundaries.
• The team is debating "should this be its own service?".

When NOT to use this skill

• Within-context refactoring — delegate to tactical pattern skills.
• Questions about how contexts relate to each other → route to ddd-context-mapping.
• Allocating modeling effort across the business → route to ddd-subdomain-classification.

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