Layer   What goes here              File location
======================================================================
L1      Tech stack + feature ref    CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md (constitution)
        "Go 1.23, Echo v4, PostgreSQL 16, sqlc"
        "specs/design-notifications.md - Notification architecture"

L2      Component-local patterns    .claude/rules/ or .github/instructions/
        "Handlers in this dir use async sender interface"
        "Repository pattern: no business logic in DB layer"

L3      Design body (this doc)      specs/design-{feature}.md
        Decision summary, component overview, interfaces

L4      Deep reference              specs/design-{feature}.md (lower sections)
        Alternatives considered, migration plan, ADR rationale
======================================================================

---
title: "Feature Name - Technical Design"
status: draft | review | approved | implementing | done
prd: skills/prd-feature-name/SKILL.md
last-updated: YYYY-MM-DD
---

[ASCII diagram: components and data flow]

┌──────────┐     ┌──────────┐     ┌──────────┐
│  Client  │────>│ API GW   │────>│ Service  │
└──────────┘     └──────────┘     └────┬─────┘
                                       │
                                  ┌────▼─────┐
                                  │    DB     │
                                  └──────────┘

Arrows: ──> sync  ══> async  ··> optional

type OrderService interface {
    CreateOrder(ctx context.Context, req CreateOrderRequest) (*Order, error)
    GetOrder(ctx context.Context, id string) (*Order, error)
}

type CreateOrderRequest struct {
    UserID string
    Items  []OrderItem
}

{
  "event": "order.status_changed",
  "payload": {
    "order_id": "string (UUID)",
    "old_status": "string (enum: pending|processing|shipped|delivered)",
    "new_status": "string (enum)",
    "changed_at": "string (ISO8601)"
  }
}

CREATE TABLE orders (
    id         UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
    user_id    UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES users(id),
    status     TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'pending'
        CHECK (status IN ('pending','processing','shipped','delivered')),
    created_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT now()
);

CREATE INDEX idx_orders_user_status ON orders(user_id, status);

User 1──* Order 1──* OrderItem *──1 Product

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<!-- BAD -->
| Storage | Modern database | Best for our use case |

<!-- GOOD -->
| Storage | PostgreSQL 16 via sqlc | ACID for order state, sqlc for type-safe queries |

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// The agent will implement this interface.
// Prose description would require interpretation; code is unambiguous.
type NotificationSender interface {
    Send(ctx context.Context, userID string, n Notification) error
    SendBatch(ctx context.Context, batch []NotificationRequest) []Result
}

-- Include CHECK constraints: they serve as documentation AND validation
CREATE TABLE notifications (
    id      UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
    user_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES users(id),
    channel TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (channel IN ('push', 'email', 'sms')),
    status  TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'pending'
        CHECK (status IN ('pending', 'sent', 'failed', 'read'))
);

──>  synchronous call
══>  asynchronous (event/queue)
··>  optional/conditional
─X─  blocked/denied

<!-- .claude/rules/notification-service.md -->
---
paths:
  - "internal/notification/**/*.go"
---

Notification service patterns (from specs/design-notifications.md):
- Use NotificationSender interface for all delivery
- Never call FCM/APNs directly; go through sender abstraction
- Queue notifications via Redis Streams, never send in HTTP handler
- Use structured logging with slog for all operations

<!-- .claude/rules/order-repository.md -->
---
paths:
  - "internal/order/repository/**/*.go"
---

Order repository patterns (from specs/design-notifications.md):
- Use sqlc-generated code; do not write raw SQL
- All queries must use context for cancellation
- Use partial indexes for status-based queries

1. Start from approved feature spec (PRD Agent Skill: skills/prd-{feature}/SKILL.md)
2. Write TL;DR with architecture approach
3. Fill decision summary table
4. Draw component diagram (ASCII)
5. Define interface contracts as code
6. Specify data model as DDL
7. Set status: "draft"
8. Add L1 reference to constitution
9. Review -> set status: "approved"
10. Extract component rules to L2 files
11. Create implementation task commands (writing-implementation-tasks skill)
12. During implementation -> set status: "implementing"
13. After completion -> set status: "done"

Technical Design Quality Check:
- [ ] Links to feature spec PRD skill in frontmatter (prd field)
- [ ] TL;DR states architecture approach and key trade-off
- [ ] Decision summary has concrete choices with rationale
- [ ] Every component has location, responsibility, interface
- [ ] Interface contracts are code, not prose
- [ ] Data model is DDL with constraints
- [ ] ASCII diagram shows component relationships
- [ ] No requirements in this doc (those belong in feature spec)
- [ ] L4 separator between core design and deep reference
- [ ] Component patterns extracted to L2 rules
- [ ] File named: specs/design-{feature-name}.md