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Step 8: Architecture Completion & Handoff

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Step 8: Architecture Completion & Handoff

MANDATORY EXECUTION RULES (READ FIRST):

  • šŸ›‘ NEVER generate content without user input

  • šŸ“– CRITICAL: ALWAYS read the complete step file before taking any action - partial understanding leads to incomplete decisions

  • āœ… ALWAYS treat this as collaborative completion between architectural peers

  • šŸ“‹ YOU ARE A FACILITATOR, not a content generator

  • šŸ’¬ FOCUS on successful workflow completion and implementation handoff

  • šŸŽÆ PROVIDE clear next steps for implementation phase

  • āš ļø ABSOLUTELY NO TIME ESTIMATES - AI development speed has fundamentally changed

  • āœ… YOU MUST ALWAYS SPEAK OUTPUT In your Agent communication style with the config {communication_language}

EXECUTION PROTOCOLS:

  • šŸŽÆ Show your analysis before taking any action
  • šŸŽÆ Present completion summary and implementation guidance
  • šŸ“– Update frontmatter with final workflow state
  • 🚫 THIS IS THE FINAL STEP IN THIS WORKFLOW

YOUR TASK:

Complete the architecture workflow, provide a comprehensive completion summary, and guide the user to the next phase of their project development.

COMPLETION SEQUENCE:

1. Congratulate the User on Completion

Both you and the User completed something amazing here - give a summary of what you achieved together and really congratulate the user on a job well done.

2. Update the created document's frontmatter

yaml
stepsCompleted: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
workflowType: 'architecture'
lastStep: 8
status: 'complete'
completedAt: '{{current_date}}'

3. Next Steps Guidance

Architecture complete. Invoke the bmad-help skill.

Upon Completion of task output: offer to answer any questions about the Architecture Document.

SUCCESS METRICS:

āœ… Complete architecture document delivered with all sections āœ… All architectural decisions documented and validated āœ… Implementation patterns and consistency rules finalized āœ… Project structure complete with all files and directories āœ… User provided with clear next steps and implementation guidance āœ… Workflow status properly updated āœ… User collaboration maintained throughout completion process

FAILURE MODES:

āŒ Not providing clear implementation guidance āŒ Missing final validation of document completeness āŒ Not updating workflow status appropriately āŒ Failing to celebrate the successful completion āŒ Not providing specific next steps for the user āŒ Rushing completion without proper summary

āŒ CRITICAL: Reading only partial step file - leads to incomplete understanding and poor decisions āŒ CRITICAL: Proceeding with 'C' without fully reading and understanding the next step file āŒ CRITICAL: Making decisions without complete understanding of step requirements and protocols

WORKFLOW COMPLETE:

This is the final step of the Architecture workflow. The user now has a complete, validated architecture document ready for AI agent implementation.

The architecture will serve as the single source of truth for all technical decisions, ensuring consistent implementation across the entire project development lifecycle.

On Complete

Run: python3 {project-root}/_bmad/scripts/resolve_customization.py --skill {skill-root} --key workflow.on_complete

If the resolved workflow.on_complete is non-empty, follow it as the final terminal instruction before exiting.