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    13 Agent Skills grounding software-engineering work in the IEEE SWEBOK Guide v4.0 — one skill per Knowledge Area, each able to generate, review, and advise.

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    Review this architecture plan for a new payment gateway and evaluate the quality attributes based on SWEBOK standards.

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    I have reviewed the architecture plan for the payment gateway. The evaluation focuses on SWEBOK v4, KA Software Architecture (§2) concepts, specifically addressing stakeholder concerns and quality attributes.

    Architecture Evaluation: Payment Gateway

    SWEBOK TopicStatusObservation
    AvailabilityPartialThe plan mentions redundancy but lacks a formal failover mechanism for the database layer.
    SecurityStrongImplements defense-in-depth and aligns with secure design patterns for transaction isolation.
    PerformanceMissingNo defined latency targets for transaction processing or peak throughput estimates.
    ModifiabilityStrongGood use of encapsulation and information hiding in the service interface.
    Stakeholder AlignmentPartialRequirements from the Operations team regarding observability and logging are not addressed.

    Architectural Concerns & Recommendations

    The current design addresses the

    Significant Decisions regarding transaction integrity but lacks sufficient detail on

    Operational Availability. To align with SWEBOK v4 standards, the architecture should formally document views that address performance concerns under high load.

    Next steps

    1. Define specific SLA/SLO metrics for transaction latency and success rates.
    2. Create a Deployment View to address the availability concerns of the database layer.
    3. Conduct a formal trade-off analysis between strict consistency and system performance.

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    About this skill

    Software engineering often relies on ad-hoc decisions rather than industry standards. This package provides 13 specialized skills grounded in the IEEE SWEBOK Guide v4.0 to bring professional discipline to every phase of the software lifecycle.

    What it does

    • Standardize artifacts by generating requirements, architectural views, and test plans based on SWEBOK Knowledge Areas.
    • Audit technical debt and maintenance plans using formal impact analysis and maintainability criteria.
    • Evaluate architectures through structured review of quality attributes, stakeholders, and design principles.
    • Justify economic decisions using ROI, NPV, and build-vs-buy analysis frameworks.
    • Operationalize production by defining SLAs, deployment strategies, and incident management procedures.

    How it works

    1. Generate mode produces new engineering artifacts like SRS, ADRs, or test cases using standard-aligned templates.
    2. Review mode critiques existing code or documentation against SWEBOK checklists for completeness and quality.
    3. Advise mode answers complex decision-making questions using precise vocabulary from the 15 Knowledge Areas.
    4. Cite mode provides provenance for every recommendation by referencing specific SWEBOK v4 sections.

    Frameworks & tools

    This skill is framework-agnostic and applies to any software stack including React, Node.js, Python, and cloud-native environments. It specifically implements IEEE SWEBOK Guide v4.0 standards across 13 distinct modules.

    Why this beats prompting it yourself

    Generic prompts often miss the rigors of professional engineering standards. These skills ensure you use precise vocabulary, satisfy stakeholder concerns, and apply formal verification methods that typical LLMs overlook without specific grounding.

    Use cases

    • Drafting a Software Requirements Specification (SRS) for a new microservice.
    • Reviewing a legacy codebase to estimate technical debt and maintenance costs.
    • Evaluating architectural trade-offs for a high-availability cloud migration.
    • Establishing a configuration management baseline and branching strategy.

    Known limitations

    Does not provide verbatim copies of the IEEE SWEBOK Guide text due to copyright. Users must infer specific domain details if the local reference files are not present.

    Does not provide verbatim copies of the IEEE text. Requires user to provide project context for specific artifact generation.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    The package includes 13 specialized prompt templates and configuration files, each mapped to a specific SWEBOK Knowledge Area, along with a user guide for integrating them into your agentic workflow.

    While grounded in the latest v4.0 standards, these skills are designed to work with any major LLM (such as GPT-4, Claude 3, or Llama 3) that supports system prompting or agentic orchestration.

    Unlike generic prompts that might suggest 'best practices,' these skills enforce formal IEEE standards for artifacts like SRS and ADRs, ensuring your documentation meets professional auditing and compliance requirements.

    Yes, since the skills are framework-agnostic, you can apply SWEBOK-aligned architectural reviews and testing strategies to any tech stack, from legacy Java monoliths to modern React and Python microservices.

    The skill provides the structural framework and 'Review Mode' checklists, but it does not include a licensed copy of the IEEE SWEBOK Guide text itself; users should refer to their own copy for verbatim citations.

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