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πŸ”„ Project Lifecycle

The ConnectSoft AI Software Factory transforms the way software is conceived, architected, and delivered by modeling the complete lifecycle of a project as a sequence of autonomous, agent-driven operations. This lifecycle reflects the journey of a SaaS solution from an initial concept to a production-ready, continuously evolving product β€” executed through intelligent orchestration and domain-aware automation.

At its core, the lifecycle embodies ConnectSoft’s foundational principles:

  • Clean Architecture and Domain-Driven Design to ensure modularity and clarity.
  • Event-Driven and Observable workflows for full transparency and traceability.
  • Security-First and Cloud-Native practices for safe and scalable operations.
  • Multi-Tenant SaaS support with tenant-aware customization and isolation.

Each project begins with minimal user input and evolves autonomously through clearly defined milestones. AI agents collaborate to define, generate, validate, deploy, and monitor all aspects of the solution β€” from the domain model to deployment infrastructure. The result is a fully-automated, enterprise-grade software system tailored to the user's intent, capable of rapid adaptation and intelligent improvement over time.

This lifecycle not only eliminates repetitive engineering work but also ensures consistency, quality, and strategic alignment across all projects built on the platform.


🧭 End-to-End Project Lifecycle Diagram

flowchart TD
  Start(["πŸ“Œ Project Created"])

  subgraph PLAN [🧠 Planning & Design]
    C1[1️⃣ Project Metadata]
    C2[2️⃣ Domain Modeling]
    C3[3️⃣ Domain Validation]
    C4[4️⃣ Use Case Modeling]
    C5[5️⃣ UX Modeling]
    C6[6️⃣ System Architecture]
  end

  subgraph BUILD [βš™οΈ Generation & Implementation]
    C7[7️⃣ Microservice Templates]
    C8[8️⃣ API & Contracts]
    C9[9️⃣ Backend Logic]
    C10[πŸ”Ÿ Frontend Generation]
    C11[1️⃣1️⃣ Database Model]
    C12[1️⃣2️⃣ Messaging & Events]
    C13[1️⃣3️⃣ Tests & BDD]
    C14[1️⃣4️⃣ CI/CD Pipelines]
  end

  subgraph READY [πŸ›‘οΈ Readiness & Enablement]
    C15[1️⃣5️⃣ Security Hardening]
    C16[1️⃣6️⃣ Documentation]
    C17[1️⃣7️⃣ Integrations]
    C18[1️⃣8️⃣ Observability]
    C19[1️⃣9️⃣ Multi-Tenancy]
  end

  subgraph SHIP [πŸš€ Go-Live & Feedback]
    C20[2️⃣0️⃣ Simulation Playback]
    C21[2️⃣1️⃣ Release Packaging]
    C22[2️⃣2️⃣ Prod Readiness]
    C23[2️⃣3️⃣ Production Deployment]
    C24[2️⃣4️⃣ Feedback Loop]
  end

  Start --> C1
  C1 --> C2 --> C3 --> C4 --> C5 --> C6
  C6 --> C7 --> C8 --> C9 --> C10 --> C11 --> C12 --> C13 --> C14
  C14 --> C15 --> C16 --> C17 --> C18 --> C19
  C19 --> C20 --> C21 --> C22 --> C23 --> C24
  C24 -->|Triggers Next Cycle| C1
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πŸ”΅ Cycle 1 - Project Initialization

🧩 Overview

The Project Initialization cycle is the first entry point into the ConnectSoft AI Software Factory. It begins when a human user (or external integration) creates a new software project and provides high-level intent and constraints.

This cycle sets the foundation for orchestrated agent activation, automated traceability, and downstream planning.


πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
Human User Initiates project creation, provides business context
Orchestration Layer Validates input, starts agent session, emits ProjectInitialized
Studio UI / API Gateway Interface for submitting inputs and selecting preferences
Vision Architect Agent Awaits activation based on orchestration trigger in Cycle 3

πŸ“ Inputs Collected from User

Users define the following project metadata:

Parameter Description
Project Name Unique title for traceability (e.g., VetPracticeApp)
Business Objective One-line problem/opportunity description
Industry Domain e.g., Healthcare, Legal, HR, Logistics
Initial Use Case Prompt Freeform natural language (e.g., β€œAppointment scheduling for clinics”)
Template Type Prebuilt blueprint to use (e.g., Microservice Template)
Target Scope MVP, Full SaaS, Internal Tool, API-only, etc.
Preferred Tooling Stack Currently: Azure DevOps only
Feature Flags (optional) Enable/disable specific platform features (e.g., Observability, BFF, gRPC, Dapr)
Runtime Constraints Deployment budget, time-to-market, scale considerations

🧠 System Behavior

1. Project Creation Trigger

  • User submits inputs via the Studio UI or ConnectSoft API.
  • Orchestration Layer receives CreateProjectCommand.

2. Validation & Metadata Enrichment

  • Orchestration validates parameters and assigns:

    • projectId (UUID)
    • traceId and sessionId
    • Timestamps and initiator metadata

3. Repository & Folder Setup

  • Azure DevOps Project is provisioned:

    • Git Repos: /src, /tests, /infra, /docs
    • Azure Boards Project: Epics, Features initialized
    • Azure Wiki seeded with placeholder structure

4. Event Emission

  • Emits: ProjectInitialized β†’ triggers Vision Architect Agent (Cycle 3)

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Location
project-metadata.json JSON Azure DevOps docs/metadata/
Initial Wiki Home Page Markdown Azure Wiki
Azure Boards Feature Work Item JSON Azure DevOps Boards
Empty Git Repositories Git Azure DevOps Repos

πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant StudioUI
  participant Orchestration
  participant AzureDevOps
  participant EventBus

  User->>StudioUI: Create New Project
  StudioUI->>Orchestration: Submit Project Metadata
  Orchestration->>AzureDevOps: Create Repos, Boards, Wiki
  Orchestration->>Orchestration: Assign traceId, sessionId
  Orchestration->>EventBus: Emit ProjectInitialized
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Currently, only Azure DevOps is supported for:
    • Git repositories
    • Work item tracking
    • CI/CD pipelines
    • Wiki documentation
    • Dashboards and reporting
  • Future iterations will support GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and custom integrations.

🟒 Cycle 2 - Source Control Configuration & Template Provisioning

🧩 Overview

In this cycle, the system finalizes source control setup and provisions the selected solution template. These form the technical scaffolding upon which agents will generate microservices, APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and documentation.


πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
User Confirms default source control and selects project template
Orchestration Layer Persists user selections and dispatches provisioning events
Template Provisioner Agent Applies selected solution template to source control
Azure DevOps Integrator Creates project structure, repos, pipelines, boards

βš™οΈ Tooling & Stack Selection

For MVP, only Azure DevOps is supported. This includes:

  • πŸ”Ή Git Repositories (source, test, infra, docs)
  • πŸ”Ή Azure Boards for work items and planning
  • πŸ”Ή Azure Pipelines for CI/CD
  • πŸ”Ή Azure Artifacts for package management
  • πŸ”Ή Azure Wiki for documentation

🧠 User Choices

Field Description
Source Control System Auto-set to Azure DevOps (future: GitHub, GitLab)
Solution Template User selects from pre-approved templates (see below)
Initial Modules Optional: pre-select microservices or libraries to scaffold
Pipeline Setup YAML pipeline structure: classic, stage-based, or parallelized
Infra-as-Code Mode Choose Bicep, Terraform, or default

🧰 Supported Solution Templates

Template Name Description
Microservice Template Clean architecture, DDD, MassTransit, NHibernate
API Gateway Template YARP-based reverse proxy with rate-limiting, auth
Auth Server Template OpenIddict-based Identity Provider
Library Template NuGet library with dependency injection, tests
Blazor WebApp Template Razor-based front-end with authentication
(more to be added) β€”

βš™οΈ System Behavior

1. Source Control Workspace Initialization

  • Orchestration Layer ensures Azure DevOps:
    • Creates Git repos: src/, tests/, infra/, docs/
    • Sets up branch protection & default main branch
    • Adds README.md, .editorconfig, .gitignore

2. Template Provisioning

  • Template Provisioner Agent:
    • Instantiates template from ConnectSoft catalog
    • Customizes scaffold with project name and identifiers
    • Commits initial structure to Azure DevOps repos

3. Work Item Seeding

  • Azure Boards initialized with:
    • Epic: β€œBootstrapping System”
    • Feature: β€œInitialize Base Solution Template”
    • Tasks: Create services, APIs, CI/CD, infra

4. Event Emission

  • Emits: TemplateProvisioned β†’ triggers Vision Agent (Cycle 3)

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Location
ConnectSoft.Template.json JSON metadata docs/metadata/
.git/ structure Git repo Azure DevOps
azure-pipelines.yml YAML Root of repo
Work Items JSON Azure DevOps Boards
Wiki Home Page Markdown Azure DevOps Wiki

πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant StudioUI
  participant Orchestration
  participant TemplateAgent
  participant AzureDevOps
  participant EventBus

  User->>StudioUI: Select Azure DevOps, Microservice Template
  StudioUI->>Orchestration: Submit Source Config
  Orchestration->>AzureDevOps: Setup repos, boards, wiki
  Orchestration->>TemplateAgent: Instantiate and scaffold template
  TemplateAgent->>AzureDevOps: Push scaffolded code
  Orchestration->>EventBus: Emit TemplateProvisioned
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Template customization supports tokenized replacement ({{ProjectName}}, {{Domain}}, etc.)
  • YAML pipelines follow ConnectSoft standards for:
    • build, test, package, deploy stages
  • Template catalogs and blueprint versions are versioned and traceable via metadata

πŸ”· Cycle 3 - Vision Agent Activation

🧩 Overview

This cycle marks the activation of the first core intelligence agent: the Vision Architect Agent. It interprets the user’s intent, context, and constraints β€” and transforms them into a structured, traceable Vision Document, setting the foundation for all downstream agents.

The Vision Agent is activated by the orchestration layer upon receiving the TemplateProvisioned event from Cycle 2.


🧠 Objectives

  • Convert user input into a machine-readable, semantically enriched specification
  • Structure product scope into goals, roles, drivers, and risks
  • Identify strategic anchors: MVP focus, domain complexity, competitive differentiation

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
Orchestration Layer Emits TemplateProvisioned and triggers agent activation
Vision Architect Agent Parses inputs into VisionDocument.md and VisionDocument.json
Semantic Kernel Executes planning, summarization, extraction skills
User (Optional) May provide clarifying answers via chat or form
Studio UI / Review Panel Displays structured vision for human review and signoff

🧾 Inputs to the Agent

Source Data
Project Metadata Name, domain, business objective, scope
Use Case Prompt Freeform prompt from Cycle 1
Template Info Selected blueprint (e.g., Microservice Template)
Runtime Constraints Budget, time-to-market, observability toggles
Industry Tags e.g., healthcare, multi-tenant, event-driven

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

The Vision Agent:

  1. Parses the prompt and metadata
  2. Applies predefined prompt engineering templates
  3. Leverages embedded semantic skills:
    • 🧩 Problem Framing
    • 🧭 Opportunity Discovery
    • πŸ“Œ Stakeholder Role Extraction
    • 🚦 Constraint Analysis
    • 🧱 Initial Modularization Proposals
  4. Outputs structured artifacts

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
VisionDocument.md Markdown Human-readable description of goals, drivers, and outcomes
VisionDocument.json JSON Machine-readable version with tags, UUIDs, classifications
agent-metadata.json JSON Agent version, skillset used, traceability ID
Event: VisionDocumentCreated EventBus Triggers next orchestration step

Example markdown output (excerpt):

## Problem Statement
Clinics lack efficient, mobile-friendly appointment scheduling tools...

## Business Goals
- Automate 80% of appointment bookings
- Reduce admin time by 30%...

## Stakeholders
- Clinic Manager
- Pet Owner (Mobile-first User)
- Admin Staff

πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant VisionAgent
  participant SemanticKernel
  participant EventBus
  participant AzureDevOps

  Orchestration->>VisionAgent: Trigger Agent (TemplateProvisioned)
  VisionAgent->>SemanticKernel: Run Skills
  SemanticKernel->>VisionAgent: Structured Output
  VisionAgent->>AzureDevOps: Store vision artifacts
  VisionAgent->>EventBus: Emit VisionDocumentCreated
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Traceability: every vision output includes traceId, agentId, skillGraphId
  • This cycle can include optional user clarification via chat UI if the agent confidence score is low
  • Future support: multilingual prompts, prompt style selectors (e.g., β€œbusiness plan,” β€œelevator pitch”)

🟣 Cycle 4: Product Planning

🧩 Overview

This cycle involves the Product Manager Agent, which consumes the VisionDocument generated in Cycle 3 and produces a detailed product plan that includes features, MVP boundaries, user goals, value streams, and release phases.

This structured plan acts as a contract of understanding between engineering agents and business stakeholders β€” ensuring traceability of goals to implementation.


🧠 Objectives

  • Decompose vision into epics, features, goals, and user outcomes
  • Identify MVP feature set and release roadmap
  • Define personas, scenarios, and value streams
  • Establish traceability between business intent and service boundaries

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
Product Manager Agent Translates vision into executable features and outcomes
Orchestration Layer Activates product planning step after VisionDocumentCreated
Semantic Kernel Uses planning, prioritization, summarization, and roadmap generation skills
Azure DevOps Integrator Syncs features and epics to Boards
User (Optional) Can review or adjust initial product plan before execution

πŸ“ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
VisionDocument.json Output of Cycle 3
Domain Tags Extracted during initialization
Stakeholder Roles From Vision Document
Selected Template & Constraints From Cycles 1–2

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

The Product Manager Agent performs the following:

  1. Reads Vision: Extracts problem, opportunity, constraints
  2. Identifies User Personas: Maps to value-providing actors
  3. Decomposes Product Scope:
    • Defines Epics, Features, User Stories
    • Assigns each to a Persona, Goal, and Outcome
  4. Prioritizes MVP:
    • Groups features into MVP, vNext, Stretch Goals
  5. Outputs Planning Artifacts:
    • Product Plan, Feature List, Roadmap Phases
    • Azure Boards Epics/Features/Tasks (JSON format)

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
ProductPlan.md Markdown Hierarchical outline of features, releases, goals
Features.json JSON Structured feature set (used by Engineering Agents)
Azure Boards Items Epics, Features, Stories Pushed to Azure DevOps
Event: ProductPlanCreated EventBus Triggers next agent phase (Enterprise Architecture)

Sample structure excerpt:

{
  "epic": "Appointment Booking",
  "features": [
    {
      "title": "Book Appointment (Mobile)",
      "persona": "Pet Owner",
      "outcome": "Quickly book without account",
      "priority": "MVP"
    },
    {
      "title": "Admin View Calendar",
      "persona": "Clinic Admin",
      "priority": "vNext"
    }
  ]
}

πŸ—‚ Sample Output in Markdown

## 🧭 Product Plan

### 🎯 Goal 1: Simplify Booking for Pet Owners
- βœ… Feature: Mobile Booking Without Login [MVP]
- βœ… Feature: Date-Based Availability Search [MVP]
- πŸ”„ Feature: Appointment Reminders [vNext]

### πŸ‘€ Stakeholder: Clinic Admin
- βœ… Feature: Staff Calendar View [vNext]
- πŸ”„ Feature: Manual Rescheduling Tool [Stretch]

πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant ProductAgent
  participant AzureDevOps
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>ProductAgent: Trigger Agent (VisionDocumentCreated)
  ProductAgent->>ProductAgent: Analyze vision, personas, scope
  ProductAgent->>AzureDevOps: Push epics/features/stories
  ProductAgent->>EventBus: Emit ProductPlanCreated
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Features tagged with MVP, vNext, or Stretch
  • All features maintain a backward link to original user goals (traceable)
  • Azure DevOps Boards integration supports:

  • Automatic linking of work items to repos

  • Area paths and iterations for planning
  • Future: support Lean Canvas and Business Model Canvas auto-generation

🟠 Cycle 5: Enterprise Architecture

🧩 Overview

This cycle introduces the Enterprise Architect Agent, which structures the project into bounded contexts, defines domain boundaries, aligns with DDD principles, and connects strategic business goals to technical service boundaries.

This foundational modeling phase ensures modularity, scalability, and extensibility of the resulting SaaS platform.


🧠 Objectives

  • Model domain-driven architecture based on the Product Plan
  • Define bounded contexts, aggregates, and entity relationships
  • Align epics/features to contextual service ownership
  • Create a context map for downstream service generation

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
Enterprise Architect Agent Analyzes product features and domains to model bounded contexts
Orchestration Layer Triggers this cycle after ProductPlanCreated
Semantic Kernel Applies DDD modeling, value object detection, context extraction
User (Optional) May review proposed models and aggregates before code generation

πŸ“₯ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
ProductPlan.json From Product Manager Agent
VisionDocument.json Original goals, personas
Features-to-Context Suggestions Seeded by templates or previous agents
Industry Tags Used for contextual hints (e.g., healthcare, education, logistics)

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

The Enterprise Architect Agent performs:

  1. Contextual Decomposition:
    • Groups features by domain boundaries and responsibilities
    • Identifies bounded contexts
  2. Domain Modeling:
    • Detects key entities, aggregates, value objects
    • Maps commands/events per service
  3. Service Responsibilities:
    • Aligns responsibilities to autonomous services
    • Defines input/output ports and integrations
  4. Event Topology:
    • Suggests events for cross-context communication
    • Identifies eventual consistency boundaries
  5. Artifact Emission:
    • Context map
    • Domain model diagrams
    • Service definition metadata

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
ContextMap.md Markdown High-level domain map and responsibilities
ContextMap.mmd Mermaid Visual context map
DomainModel.json JSON Aggregates, entities, value objects, events
Services.yml YAML Bounded context to service mapping
Event: ContextMapCreated EventBus Triggers next architectural steps

πŸ“‰ Sample Context Map (Mermaid)

graph TD
  Booking --> Notifications
  Booking --> Calendar
  Calendar --> Staff
  Notifications --> EmailService
  Staff --> Identity

  subgraph Booking Context
    B1[BookAppointment]
    B2[CancelAppointment]
  end

  subgraph Notifications Context
    N1[SendReminder]
    N2[NotifyReschedule]
  end
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πŸ“‘ Sample Domain Modeling Snippet (JSON)

{
  "contexts": [
    {
      "name": "Booking",
      "aggregates": ["Appointment", "Schedule"],
      "commands": ["Book", "Cancel", "Reschedule"],
      "events": ["AppointmentBooked", "AppointmentCanceled"]
    }
  ]
}

πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant EnterpriseArchitect
  participant EventBus
  participant StudioUI

  Orchestration->>EnterpriseArchitect: Trigger Agent (ProductPlanCreated)
  EnterpriseArchitect->>EnterpriseArchitect: Decompose features into contexts
  EnterpriseArchitect->>StudioUI: Store Context Map / Domain Model
  EnterpriseArchitect->>EventBus: Emit ContextMapCreated
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Each context is tagged with:
    • Owner (e.g., β€œBookingService”)
    • Dependencies (inbound, outbound)
    • Integration type (REST, event, async)
  • Supports eventual consistency, DDD tactical patterns, and service isolation
  • Aggregates are defined for future NHibernate generation

🟑 Cycle 6: Solution Blueprinting

🧩 Overview

In this cycle, the Solution Architect Agent transforms bounded contexts and domain models into modular solution blueprints based on Clean Architecture principles. This includes defining layers, interfaces, adapter strategies, and the physical project structure to support independent deployment, testing, and evolution.

This blueprint ensures code generated in upcoming cycles aligns with ConnectSoft’s architectural standards.


🧠 Objectives

  • Map bounded contexts to solution-level modules
  • Define Clean Architecture layers (Domain, Application, Infrastructure, EntryPoints)
  • Describe port/adapter patterns, dependency flow, and abstractions
  • Define inter-service relationships and integration boundaries
  • Prepare scaffolding instructions for code generation agents

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
Solution Architect Agent Creates high-level modular system design using Clean Architecture
Orchestration Layer Triggers blueprint generation after ContextMapCreated
Template Engine Uses ConnectSoft base templates to prepare project layout
Studio UI Renders diagrams and documentation for review

πŸ“ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
ContextMap.json From Enterprise Architecture
DomainModel.json Aggregates, entities, commands, events
ProductPlan.json Features-to-context mapping
ServiceTemplate.yaml Microservice structure definition (from template catalog)

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

The Solution Architect Agent performs:

  1. Layer Mapping:
    • Applies Clean Architecture pattern across each context
    • Defines Domain, Application, Infrastructure, API projects
  2. Adapter Identification:
    • Detects needed adapters: HTTP, gRPC, MassTransit, Redis, etc.
    • Maps input/output ports and boundaries
  3. Service Composition:
    • Creates blueprint per service:
      • Controllers / Consumers (Entry)
      • Use Cases (App Layer)
      • Repositories / Events (Infra Layer)
  4. Integration Matrix:
    • Defines how services communicate (REST, Events, etc.)
    • Generates service-to-service dependency graph
  5. Blueprint Emission:
    • Instructions for scaffolding microservice folders and projects
    • Architecture overview for documentation and validation

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
SolutionBlueprint.md Markdown High-level layout and module description
ServiceBlueprints/*.yaml YAML One per service; structure, ports, dependencies
CleanArchitectureDiagram.mmd Mermaid Layered architecture view per service
Event: BlueprintCreated EventBus Triggers Engineering Scaffolding phase

πŸ“‚ Sample Microservice Blueprint (BookingService.yaml)

name: BookingService
architecture: CleanArchitecture
layers:
  - domain: Appointment, Schedule
  - application: BookAppointmentHandler, CancelAppointmentHandler
  - infrastructure: NHibernateRepository, AzureServiceBusPublisher
  - entrypoints: REST API Controller
adapters:
  - input: REST (OpenAPI)
  - output: Event (AppointmentBooked)
dependencies:
  - NotificationService (Event: SendReminder)

πŸ–Ό Mermaid Diagram (Clean Architecture Example)

graph TD
  UI[API Controller]
  APP[Use Case: BookAppointment]
  DOM[Aggregate: Appointment]
  INF[Infra: NHibernate Repo]
  EVT[Infra: Event Publisher]

  UI --> APP
  APP --> DOM
  APP --> INF
  APP --> EVT
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πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant SolutionArchitect
  participant StudioUI
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>SolutionArchitect: Trigger Agent (ContextMapCreated)
  SolutionArchitect->>StudioUI: Upload blueprint, diagrams
  SolutionArchitect->>EventBus: Emit BlueprintCreated
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Each service has:
    • A blueprint file
    • Folder structure instructions
    • Interface naming conventions (e.g., IAppointmentRepository)
  • Aligns with ConnectSoft’s Microservice Template repo structure
  • Future: blueprint diffing for upgrades/refactors

🟀 Cycle 7: Event-Driven Design

🧩 Overview

In this cycle, the Event-Driven Architect Agent defines the asynchronous communication fabric that binds services together using events, sagas, and event contracts. This enables loose coupling, event sourcing, and scalable orchestration across microservices.

The agent consumes service blueprints and domain models to define domain events, integration events, and event flows across bounded contexts.


🧠 Objectives

  • Identify and structure domain events and integration events
  • Define event contracts and schemas (JSON Schema or Avro)
  • Specify saga patterns, compensation logic, and long-running workflows
  • Generate an event topology with producers, consumers, and buses
  • Ensure full traceability from aggregates to emitted/consumed events

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
Event-Driven Architect Agent Builds the event-driven interaction model across contexts
Orchestration Layer Activates agent after BlueprintCreated
MassTransit Integrator (default) Generates bus configuration for publish/subscribe patterns
Studio UI Visualizes event flows and schemas

πŸ“₯ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
ServiceBlueprints/*.yaml From Cycle 6
DomainModel.json Entity lifecycle and command mappings
ContextMap.json Bounded context responsibilities
TemplateSettings.yaml Messaging framework (default: MassTransit + Azure Service Bus)

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

  1. Event Emitter Mapping:
    • Extracts domain events from aggregate actions (e.g., AppointmentBooked)
    • Maps them to services that produce/consume those events
  2. Event Schema Generation:
    • Defines structured event contracts (e.g., JSON Schema, Avro)
    • Adds metadata: event version, type, emitter, correlation ID
  3. Saga Orchestration Design:
    • Detects long-running operations (e.g., onboarding, payments)
    • Proposes saga flows and compensation handlers
  4. Bus Topology Definition:
    • Assigns event routing rules, topic names, and handler mappings
    • Defines retry, delay, deduplication, and dead-letter strategies

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
Events/*.json JSON Schema Event contracts per service
EventTopology.yaml YAML Producer-consumer map, bus definitions
Sagas/*.md Markdown Long-running workflow patterns
MermaidEventGraph.mmd Mermaid Visual producer/consumer relationships
Event: EventsDefined EventBus Triggers API and schema generation agents

🧾 Sample Event Schema

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "title": "AppointmentBooked",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "appointmentId": { "type": "string" },
    "startTime": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" },
    "customerId": { "type": "string" }
  },
  "required": ["appointmentId", "startTime", "customerId"]
}

πŸ—Ί Sample Event Topology (Mermaid)

graph TD
  BookingService -->|publishes| AppointmentBooked
  NotificationService -->|consumes| AppointmentBooked
  NotificationService -->|publishes| ReminderScheduled
  AuditService -->|subscribes| AppointmentBooked
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πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant EventArchitect
  participant StudioUI
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>EventArchitect: Trigger Agent (BlueprintCreated)
  EventArchitect->>EventArchitect: Generate events, sagas, schemas
  EventArchitect->>StudioUI: Store diagrams and specs
  EventArchitect->>EventBus: Emit EventsDefined
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Events are categorized:
    • Domain Events (within a service boundary)
    • Integration Events (across contexts)
  • Supports:
    • Outbox Pattern for reliable publishing
    • Saga Pattern for distributed workflows
  • Contracts are versioned and stored in Git under /contracts/

πŸ”΅ Cycle 8: API Design

🧩 Overview

This cycle involves the API Designer Agent, responsible for defining public and internal APIs for each microservice using OpenAPI (REST) and optionally gRPC. It ensures contract-first development, proper versioning, and consistent API gateway routing across the system.

The APIs serve as the formal interface for service-to-service communication, frontends, and third-party integration.


🧠 Objectives

  • Generate OpenAPI specifications for each service
  • Define command endpoints, query models, and resource URIs
  • Validate API consistency with domain models and events
  • Configure routing and security models for API Gateway
  • Produce testable, versioned, and documented API contracts

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
API Designer Agent Generates OpenAPI and/or gRPC schemas and endpoint structure
Orchestration Layer Triggers after EventsDefined
API Gateway Integrator Maps routes, rate limits, and versioning in YARP (or other gateway)
Studio UI Visualizes and documents API structure
User (Optional) May approve/reject specific endpoint naming or input/output structure

πŸ“ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
DomainModel.json For command and query structure
Events/*.json Event payloads used in APIs
ServiceBlueprints/*.yaml Adapter definitions and controller types
EventTopology.yaml Determines which events have corresponding API commands

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

  1. Endpoint Generation:
    • Maps commands to POST endpoints
    • Queries to GET, SEARCH, FILTER
    • REST patterns: /appointments, /users/{id}, etc.
  2. Schema Definition:
    • Builds OpenAPI 3.1 specs
    • Applies field-level annotations, constraints, enums
  3. Versioning & Grouping:
    • Adds API version headers and path grouping (e.g., /v1/appointments)
    • Tags endpoints by context (e.g., Booking, Notifications)
  4. API Gateway Mapping:
    • Defines route config for YARP (default)
    • Maps scopes, rate limits, identity claims
  5. Contract Emission:
    • Adds Swagger docs to service repo
    • Exposes OpenAPI via /swagger/v1/swagger.json

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
openapi/booking-service.yaml YAML REST API contract
gateway/booking-route.yaml YAML API Gateway route config
api-metadata.json JSON Version, context, producer metadata
MermaidApiMap.mmd Mermaid API-to-service diagram
Event: ApiContractGenerated EventBus Signals that API contracts are ready

πŸ—‚ Sample OpenAPI Excerpt

paths:
  /appointments:
    post:
      summary: "Book a new appointment"
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: "#/components/schemas/BookAppointmentRequest"
      responses:
        200:
          description: "Appointment successfully booked"

πŸ›‘ Sample API Gateway Mapping

routes:
  - routeId: booking-api
    clusterId: booking-service
    match:
      path: /api/v1/appointments/{**catchAll}
    transforms:
      - PathRemovePrefix: /api/v1
    authorizationPolicy: require-user
    rateLimit:
      permitsPerSecond: 10

πŸ“‰ Sample API Map (Mermaid)

graph TD
  Client --> API_GW
  API_GW --> BookingAPI
  API_GW --> NotificationAPI
  BookingAPI --> BookingService
  NotificationAPI --> NotificationService
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πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant ApiDesigner
  participant ApiGateway
  participant StudioUI
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>ApiDesigner: Trigger Agent (EventsDefined)
  ApiDesigner->>ApiGateway: Generate route mappings
  ApiDesigner->>StudioUI: Upload OpenAPI and visualizations
  ApiDesigner->>EventBus: Emit ApiContractGenerated
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • APIs are documented and served via /swagger endpoints
  • Supports:
    • JWT scopes and claim-based access control
    • API key validation and rate limiting
    • Request/response schema validation
  • Future: GraphQL API support, API mocking, and SDK generation

🟒 Cycle 9: Infrastructure Planning

🧩 Overview

In this cycle, the Infrastructure Planner Agent defines the cloud infrastructure required to support the solution. It provisions IaC (Infrastructure as Code) blueprints aligned with the architecture and API design from previous cycles.

The infrastructure includes compute, storage, identity, messaging, networking, and monitoring components, all prepared for CI/CD automation and deployment.


🧠 Objectives

  • Define Azure infrastructure layout per service blueprint and context
  • Generate Bicep (or Terraform) scripts for reproducible provisioning
  • Configure networking, environments (Dev, Staging, Prod), and secrets
  • Align resource structure to service boundaries and observability practices
  • Prepare IaC for integration into deployment pipelines

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
Infrastructure Planner Agent Maps services to infrastructure resources and outputs IaC templates
Orchestration Layer Activates the agent after ApiContractGenerated
Cloud Provider Interface Currently targets Azure (future: AWS, GCP)
Studio UI Displays generated infra diagram and IaC preview
User (Optional) May review cost estimates or override default configurations

πŸ“ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
ServiceBlueprints/*.yaml From Cycle 6
openapi/*.yaml API access requirements
EventTopology.yaml Messaging infrastructure
TemplateSettings.yaml Default resource definitions per stack

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

  1. Resource Mapping:
    • Maps each service to compute unit (App Service, AKS, Function App)
    • Allocates storage (Blob, SQL, CosmosDB, etc.)
    • Assigns messaging resources (Azure Service Bus, Event Grid)
  2. Environment Scaffolding:
    • Creates isolated setups for Dev, Staging, and Prod
    • Applies resource tagging and naming conventions
  3. Networking & Identity:
    • Provisions virtual networks, private endpoints, app gateway
    • Sets up Key Vaults, managed identities, and role assignments
  4. Monitoring Setup:
    • Configures Log Analytics, Application Insights, and alerts
  5. IaC Generation:
    • Outputs parameterized Bicep scripts (default) for full deployment
    • Includes main.bicep, parameters.json, outputs.json

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
infrastructure/main.bicep Bicep Root IaC file for entire solution
infra/parameters.dev.json JSON Dev environment values
infra/azure-resources.yaml YAML Logical resource map
MermaidInfraDiagram.mmd Mermaid Infra layout per environment
Event: InfraPlanCreated EventBus Triggers CI/CD Pipeline Setup

πŸ›  Sample Infra YAML (azure-resources.yaml)

booking-service:
  appServicePlan: S1
  appService: booking-api
  database: sql-booking-db
  storage: blob-booking-storage
  messaging: service-bus-booking
  keyVault: kv-booking

πŸ–Ό Mermaid Infra Diagram

graph TD
  subgraph Azure
    A[App Service: booking-api]
    B[SQL DB: booking-db]
    C[Service Bus: booking-events]
    D[Blob Storage: files]
    E[Key Vault]
    F[Application Insights]
  end

  User --> A
  A --> B
  A --> C
  A --> D
  A --> E
  A --> F
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πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant InfraAgent
  participant StudioUI
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>InfraAgent: Trigger Agent (ApiContractGenerated)
  InfraAgent->>InfraAgent: Generate IaC and resource map
  InfraAgent->>StudioUI: Show infra diagram and scripts
  InfraAgent->>EventBus: Emit InfraPlanCreated
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Resource configurations follow the ConnectSoft Cloud-Native Standards:
    • Secure by default
    • Observability enabled
    • Least-privilege identity
    • Multi-environment separation
  • All resource definitions are parameterized and versioned
  • Future: cost estimation report, cloud provider selection

πŸ”΄ Cycle 10: DevOps Bootstrap

🧩 Overview

This cycle activates the DevOps Agent, which prepares the complete CI/CD infrastructure required to continuously build, test, package, and deploy the solution. The pipelines are generated in YAML format and integrated with the previously defined infrastructure and repositories.

This step also initializes deployment environments and connects them to Azure DevOps for traceable, automated deployments across Dev, Staging, and Production.


🧠 Objectives

  • Generate YAML pipelines for each service and shared library
  • Configure Azure DevOps pipelines, agents, and environments
  • Integrate with IaC scripts and deployment manifests
  • Setup environment variables, secrets, and gates
  • Enable build validations, test runs, and artifact publishing

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
DevOps Agent Creates and configures CI/CD workflows across environments
Orchestration Layer Triggers after InfraPlanCreated
Azure DevOps Integrator Registers environments, pipelines, agents
Template Engine Uses standardized pipeline templates for ConnectSoft projects

πŸ“ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
main.bicep From Infrastructure Planning
ServiceBlueprints/*.yaml Defines which services require deployment flows
api/openapi.yaml Determines when to validate contracts
TemplateSettings.yaml Default pipeline structure and tasks
EnvironmentConfig.yaml Maps dev, staging, prod to Azure resources

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

  1. Pipeline Scaffolding:
    • Generates azure-pipelines.yml for each service
    • Adds stages: build, test, package, deploy
  2. Environment Setup:
    • Creates Azure DevOps environments: Dev, Staging, Prod
    • Configures approvals, checks, and gates (e.g., manual signoff in Prod)
  3. Secret & Config Wiring:
    • Connects Key Vault references for secrets and tokens
    • Adds variables files per environment (e.g., dev.env, prod.env)
  4. CI Validations:
    • Triggers test execution: MSTest, SpecFlow, static analysis
    • Optionally publishes NuGet packages and container images
  5. Pipeline Registration:
    • Registers pipeline YAML in repo root
    • Links Azure DevOps to Git repo and triggers builds

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
azure-pipelines.yml YAML Root pipeline definition for entire solution
pipelines/booking.yml YAML Service-specific pipeline (used via templates)
env/dev.env Key=Value Environment variables for dev
Azure DevOps Pipelines GUI + JSON Auto-registered with triggers and tasks
Event: DevOpsReady EventBus Signals readiness for code scaffolding and commits

πŸ§ͺ Sample Pipeline Snippet (YAML)

trigger:
  branches:
    include:
      - main

stages:
  - stage: Build
    jobs:
      - job: Build
        steps:
          - task: UseDotNet@2
            inputs:
              packageType: sdk
              version: '8.x'
          - script: dotnet build
  - stage: Test
    jobs:
      - job: Test
        steps:
          - script: dotnet test --logger trx
  - stage: Deploy_Dev
    condition: succeeded()
    dependsOn: Test
    jobs:
      - deployment: DeployDev
        environment: dev
        strategy:
          runOnce:
            deploy:
              steps:
                - script: az deployment group create ...

πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant DevOpsAgent
  participant AzureDevOps
  participant EventBus
  participant StudioUI

  Orchestration->>DevOpsAgent: Trigger Agent (InfraPlanCreated)
  DevOpsAgent->>AzureDevOps: Create pipelines, environments
  DevOpsAgent->>StudioUI: Show pipeline and env details
  DevOpsAgent->>EventBus: Emit DevOpsReady
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Default Azure DevOps templates support:
    • .NET 8, MSTest, SpecFlow, NHibernate
    • Container builds via Docker (future: AKS or App Service deployment)
    • NuGet publishing and artifact staging
  • Pipeline stages are reusable and modular, supporting:
    • Feature branch triggers
    • Pull request validation
    • Deployment approvals

🟣 Cycle 11: Backend Implementation

🧩 Overview

In this cycle, the Engineering Agent (primarily the Backend Developer Agent) begins the implementation of microservices. Based on the previously generated architecture, events, APIs, and templates, the agent scaffolds and commits production-grade code using the ConnectSoft Microservice Template.

Each service is created with Clean Architecture principles, domain models, handlers, adapters, and test projects.


🧠 Objectives

  • Scaffold microservices using domain models and service blueprints
  • Implement aggregates, command handlers, and use cases
  • Wire in event publishers, repositories, and validation logic
  • Integrate the microservice into CI/CD, API Gateway, and runtime configuration
  • Commit all code into Azure DevOps with full traceability

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
Backend Developer Agent Generates core logic, service structure, handlers, and contracts
Orchestration Layer Activates after DevOpsReady
Microservice Template Engine Generates structured projects using ConnectSoft templates
Azure DevOps Integrator Commits code, pushes branches, triggers builds

πŸ“ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
ServiceBlueprints/*.yaml Defines service responsibilities, structure, adapters
DomainModel.json Entities, aggregates, value objects
Events/*.json Event payloads to publish
openapi/*.yaml Endpoint contracts
TemplateSettings.yaml Selected project scaffolding options

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

  1. Scaffold Solution Structure:
    • Uses ConnectSoft Microservice Template
    • Projects: Domain, Application, Infrastructure, API, Tests
  2. Generate Domain Code:
    • Creates Aggregates and Value Objects
    • Implements domain events and invariants
  3. Use Case Implementation:
    • Writes Command/Query Handlers (e.g., BookAppointmentHandler)
    • Adds Mediator request/response structure
  4. Repository & Adapter Setup:
    • Implements NHibernate or EF Core repositories
    • Connects to Azure SQL or Cosmos DB
  5. Event Publishing:
    • Configures MassTransit publishers with outbox pattern
    • Adds message contracts and bus registration
  6. Validation & Logging:
    • Integrates FluentValidation, Serilog, exception handling filters
  7. Testing Project Setup:
    • Adds MSTest or SpecFlow-based unit/integration tests
    • Generates base test data and mocks

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
/src/BookingService Code Clean Architecture microservice
/tests/BookingService.Tests Code Unit and integration test suite
README.md, CONTRIBUTING.md Markdown Auto-generated docs
Azure DevOps Git Commits Git Code + CI triggers + work item links
Event: MicroserviceScaffolded EventBus Triggers pull request + validation stage

πŸ“ Folder Structure (Example)

BookingService/
β”œβ”€β”€ BookingService.Domain/
β”œβ”€β”€ BookingService.Application/
β”œβ”€β”€ BookingService.Infrastructure/
β”œβ”€β”€ BookingService.API/
β”œβ”€β”€ BookingService.Tests/
β”œβ”€β”€ BookingService.sln
└── README.md

πŸ§ͺ Sample Command Handler

public class BookAppointmentHandler : IRequestHandler<BookAppointmentCommand, Guid>
{
    public async Task<Guid> Handle(BookAppointmentCommand command, CancellationToken ct)
    {
        var appointment = Appointment.Create(command.PatientId, command.StartTime);
        await _repository.SaveAsync(appointment, ct);
        await _eventPublisher.PublishAsync(new AppointmentBooked(appointment.Id), ct);
        return appointment.Id;
    }
}

πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant BackendAgent
  participant TemplateEngine
  participant AzureDevOps
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>BackendAgent: Trigger Agent (DevOpsReady)
  BackendAgent->>TemplateEngine: Use Microservice Template
  BackendAgent->>AzureDevOps: Commit to Git + Push Branch
  BackendAgent->>EventBus: Emit MicroserviceScaffolded
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Microservices follow the ConnectSoft Microservice Standard Blueprint:
    • Clean Architecture
    • Mediator Pattern
    • MassTransit + Azure Service Bus
    • NHibernate or EF Core
  • CI pipelines run on push, triggering build, test, and deploy to dev
  • Code is linked to Azure Boards work items for traceability

πŸ”· Cycle 12: Frontend & UX Design

🧩 Overview

In this cycle, the UX Designer Agent and Frontend Developer Agent collaborate to define and generate the user experience layer of the solution. Based on the previously defined personas, product plan, and APIs, they create wireframes, page flows, and scaffold the frontend application.

The frontend integrates directly with the APIs and supports responsive design, accessibility, and optional multi-tenant theming.


🧠 Objectives

  • Define user interface flows per persona and use case
  • Generate low/high-fidelity wireframes and UI structures
  • Scaffold frontend project using selected technology (e.g., Blazor, Angular)
  • Connect UI actions to backend APIs using generated OpenAPI specs
  • Apply theming, i18n, and accessibility best practices

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
UX Designer Agent Creates wireframes, user journeys, and UI models
Frontend Developer Agent Scaffolds and implements UI components and app shell
Orchestration Layer Triggers after MicroserviceScaffolded
Studio UI Allows review and editing of wireframes
User (Optional) Can provide style preferences, branding, or review UX output

πŸ“ Inputs to the Agents

Input Source
ProductPlan.json Features and goals per persona
openapi/*.yaml APIs to be consumed
Personas.json User types and empathy maps
BrandingConfig.yaml Optional theming and color palette
FrontendTemplateSettings.yaml Technology choice and layout modes

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

  1. UX Flow Modeling:
    • Creates persona-specific user journey maps
    • Generates page flow diagrams and navigation hierarchy
  2. Wireframe Generation:
    • Produces wireframes (markdown, image, or Figma export)
    • Includes placeholders for actions, forms, components
  3. UI Project Scaffolding:
    • Uses Blazor or Angular frontend template
    • Sets up routing, authentication, layouts, shared components
  4. API Integration:
    • Generates API client from OpenAPI (NSwag, AutoRest, etc.)
    • Connects UI forms and actions to backend endpoints
  5. i18n, Accessibility, and Theming:
    • Adds localization scaffolding
    • Applies WCAG-compliant component practices
    • Supports light/dark mode and tenant theming if enabled

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
wireframes/*.md Markdown UI structure per user flow
journeys/*.mmd Mermaid User journey diagrams
/webapp/ Code Full frontend solution
ui-components/ Code Shared controls, themes, services
Event: FrontendScaffolded EventBus Signals UI layer is ready for QA and testing

πŸ“ Folder Structure (Blazor Example)

webapp/
β”œβ”€β”€ Pages/
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ BookAppointment.razor
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ Dashboard.razor
β”‚   └── ...
β”œβ”€β”€ Components/
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ DatePicker.razor
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ NotificationPanel.razor
β”œβ”€β”€ Services/
β”‚   └── ApiClient.cs
β”œβ”€β”€ Shared/
β”‚   └── MainLayout.razor
β”œβ”€β”€ wwwroot/
β”‚   └── styles.css
β”œβ”€β”€ Program.cs
└── App.razor

πŸ–Ό Sample User Journey Map (Mermaid)

journey
  title Book Appointment Flow
  section Pet Owner
    Start -> Login -> Select Date -> Confirm Appointment
  section System
    Validate User -> Query Availability -> Create Appointment -> Send Confirmation
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πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant UXAgent
  participant FrontendAgent
  participant StudioUI
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>UXAgent: Trigger UX Design (MicroserviceScaffolded)
  UXAgent->>FrontendAgent: Provide wireframes + flows
  FrontendAgent->>StudioUI: Commit UI Project
  FrontendAgent->>EventBus: Emit FrontendScaffolded
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Frontend uses ConnectSoft’s UI Framework Standards, including:
    • Responsive layouts (Tailwind CSS or Angular Material)
    • Localizable UI text
    • Typed API clients generated from backend contracts
  • Future: optional design system alignment (Figma β†’ Code), telemetry UI overlays, UX A/B testing plans

🟀 Cycle 13: Database Modeling

🧩 Overview

In this cycle, the Database Architect Agent transforms domain models and aggregates into persistent relational or document models. The agent generates database mappings (e.g., NHibernate, EF Core) and schema definitions, aligning them with the bounded contexts and service ownership.

Each service receives its own dedicated schema or database (per DDD and multi-tenant principles), and mappings are optimized for transactional consistency and performance.


🧠 Objectives

  • Map domain entities and aggregates to persistence models
  • Generate NHibernate (or EF Core) mappings and schemas
  • Define entity relationships, constraints, and value object flattening
  • Support multi-tenancy, migrations, and dev/test seeding
  • Emit artifacts for integration into backend and CI pipelines

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
Database Architect Agent Generates database structure and object-relational mappings
Orchestration Layer Triggers after FrontendScaffolded
Backend Agent Integrates generated mappings into infrastructure layer
Studio UI Shows entity-relationship diagrams (ERDs) and schema DDL
User (Optional) May adjust naming conventions or DB engine choice

πŸ“ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
DomainModel.json Aggregates, entities, value objects
ServiceBlueprints/*.yaml Per-service boundaries
TemplateSettings.yaml Default ORM, DB provider (NHibernate + SQL default)
MultiTenantConfig.yaml DB-per-tenant or schema-per-tenant

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

  1. Entity Mapping Generation:
    • Maps aggregates to tables
    • Value objects: embedded or flattened fields
    • Adds primary keys, uniqueness constraints, indexes
  2. Relationship Definition:
    • Identifies one-to-many, many-to-one, many-to-many relationships
    • Defines foreign key constraints and cascading behaviors
  3. ORM Mapping Emission:
    • For NHibernate:
      • .hbm.xml mappings or fluent config
    • For EF Core:
      • DbContext, OnModelCreating logic
  4. Migration & Seeding:
    • Generates migration scripts (e.g., V1__Initial.sql)
    • Optional dev/test seed data for QA
  5. Schema Documentation:
    • Produces ERD diagrams and entity metadata

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
NHibernateMappings/*.hbm.xml XML Table-to-entity mapping files
DbContext.cs, FluentMappings.cs C# EF/NHibernate class mappings
Schema.sql SQL Initial schema DDL script
SeedData.json JSON Optional dev/test data
MermaidERD.mmd Mermaid Entity-relationship diagram
Event: DatabaseModelCreated EventBus Signals DB layer is ready for integration testing

πŸ—„ Example Entity Mapping (NHibernate)

<class name="Appointment" table="Appointments">
  <id name="Id" column="AppointmentId" type="Guid">
    <generator class="guid" />
  </id>
  <property name="StartTime" column="StartTime" type="DateTime"/>
  <property name="Duration" column="Duration" type="int"/>
  <many-to-one name="Customer" column="CustomerId" class="Customer"/>
</class>

πŸ—Ί Sample ER Diagram (Mermaid)

erDiagram
  Appointment ||--o{ Customer : has
  Appointment {
    Guid AppointmentId
    DateTime StartTime
    int Duration
  }
  Customer {
    Guid CustomerId
    string FullName
  }
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πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant DbArchitect
  participant BackendAgent
  participant StudioUI
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>DbArchitect: Trigger Agent (FrontendScaffolded)
  DbArchitect->>BackendAgent: Send mappings
  DbArchitect->>StudioUI: Render ERD and schema preview
  DbArchitect->>EventBus: Emit DatabaseModelCreated
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Each service uses separate schema by default (recommended for modular SaaS)
  • Table and column names follow snake_case or PascalCase conventions (configurable)
  • Future support: document stores (e.g., CosmosDB), time-series data, NoSQL mapping layers
  • Migration support can be integrated into CI/CD (Flyway, DbUp, or EF Migrations)

πŸ”Ά Cycle 14: Testing Plan Generation

🧩 Overview

In this cycle, the QA Strategy Agent defines a complete and traceable testing strategy for the entire solution, covering unit, integration, contract, behavioral, and performance testing layers. The plan aligns with the product goals, APIs, and domain models, and prepares executable test projects and scenarios for automation.

The output ensures quality assurance is embedded from the first commit and throughout all CI/CD stages.


🧠 Objectives

  • Define test types, scopes, and responsibilities
  • Generate unit tests, integration tests, and BDD feature files
  • Create test coverage maps linking features to tests
  • Configure test runners, CI validation stages, and dashboards
  • Enable future load testing, security testing, and AI-assisted QA

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
QA Strategy Agent Creates and scaffolds test plans and specs
Orchestration Layer Triggers after DatabaseModelCreated
Backend & Frontend Agents Consume and run generated test code
Studio UI Displays test plan, specs, and coverage matrices
User (Optional) May contribute domain-specific edge cases or test rules

πŸ“ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
ProductPlan.json Goals and outcomes to validate
openapi/*.yaml Contract testing targets
DomainModel.json Entities and business rules
UseCases/*.cs Handlers and expected behaviors
UI Wireframes Frontend flow test targets
CI Pipeline Config Defines test stages and environments

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

  1. Test Strategy Definition:
    • Defines testing pyramid: unit, integration, e2e, perf
    • Assigns responsibility per layer: API, domain, UI, messaging
  2. Spec Generation:
    • Creates:
      • Unit test classes (e.g., BookAppointmentHandlerTests)
      • API integration test classes
      • SpecFlow BDD .feature files with scenarios
  3. CI Test Integration:
    • Adds test jobs to pipeline (dotnet test, reportgenerator, etc.)
    • Publishes test results and coverage to Azure DevOps
  4. Test Documentation:
    • Produces a matrix: Features ↔ Tests ↔ Assertions
    • Generates Markdown summaries and traceability links

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
tests/BookingService.Tests C# Code Unit & integration test classes
features/*.feature Gherkin SpecFlow BDD scenarios
test-plan.md Markdown QA scope, methodology, strategy
coverage-report/ HTML + JSON Test coverage visual report
test-matrix.csv CSV Traceability between features and tests
Event: TestingPlanReady EventBus Signals system is testable and verified

πŸ§ͺ Sample SpecFlow Feature

Feature: Book Appointments
  In order to allow pet owners to reserve appointments
  As a clinic admin
  I want to create appointment entries via the booking service

Scenario: Booking a valid appointment
  Given a pet owner with ID "abc123"
  And a free slot on "2025-05-10T15:00"
  When the user books the appointment
  Then the appointment should be saved and confirmed

πŸ§ͺ Sample Test Class (C#)

[TestClass]
public class BookAppointmentHandlerTests
{
    [TestMethod]
    public async Task Should_Save_And_Emit_Event_When_Valid()
    {
        var command = new BookAppointmentCommand(...);
        var result = await handler.Handle(command, CancellationToken.None);
        Assert.IsTrue(result != Guid.Empty);
        eventBus.Received(1).PublishAsync(Arg.Any<AppointmentBooked>());
    }
}

πŸ§ͺ Sample Matrix (CSV)

Feature Test Class Scenario / Assertion
Book Appointment (API) BookAppointmentHandlerTests Valid booking triggers event
View Schedule (UI) ViewScheduleTests Calendar shows upcoming bookings
Cancel Appointment CancelAppointmentTests Removes record and emits event

πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant QAAgent
  participant StudioUI
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>QAAgent: Trigger Agent (DatabaseModelCreated)
  QAAgent->>StudioUI: Publish test plan, specs, and coverage links
  QAAgent->>EventBus: Emit TestingPlanReady
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Testing strategy complies with ConnectSoft standards:
    • AAA pattern for unit tests
    • SpecFlow for human-readable behavior specs
    • CI-integrated coverage and test result reporting
  • Coverage goals:
    • 90%+ unit test coverage for core services
    • 100% feature-to-test traceability for MVP
  • Future: AI-guided test case generation, mutation testing, chaos testing

Would you like to continue with Cycle 15: Security Hardening, where agents analyze the system for vulnerabilities, define auth policies, and inject secure-by-default configurations?

Here is the documentation for Cycle 15: Security Hardening in the ConnectSoft AI Software Factory lifecycle.


πŸ” Cycle 15: Security Hardening

🧩 Overview

This cycle introduces the Security Architect Agent, responsible for applying Security-First Design across all layers of the system. It ensures that authentication, authorization, secrets, and secure communication are embedded from the start. The agent also integrates policies for data protection, identity management, and compliance (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA-ready if configured).

This step is critical to guarantee that the SaaS product is secure by default.


🧠 Objectives

  • Define and implement authentication and authorization policies
  • Configure API security, CORS, rate limiting, and input validation
  • Secure storage, message buses, and database connections
  • Inject secrets management and environment isolation strategies
  • Emit policies for DevSecOps, penetration testing, and compliance

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
Security Architect Agent Applies system-wide security strategies and configurations
Orchestration Layer Triggers after TestingPlanReady
API Gateway Integrator Applies token validation and scopes
Identity Agent Provides auth server, claims mapping, and user identity scaffolding
User (Optional) Can specify external IdP, token lifetimes, or access levels

πŸ“ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
openapi/*.yaml Endpoint exposure and method protection needs
ServiceBlueprints/*.yaml Adapter types and external access needs
TemplateSettings.yaml Identity model, token configuration
FrontendTemplateSettings.yaml CORS, login UI, token injection settings

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

  1. Authentication Setup:
    • Integrates OpenIddict-based Auth Server (ConnectSoft standard)
    • Supports OAuth2 / OpenID Connect flows (PKCE, Client Credentials)
    • Issues access tokens (JWT) with audience/scope enforcement
  2. Authorization Policies:
    • Applies [Authorize] attributes with policies per controller/action
    • Maps endpoints to scopes and roles (e.g., booking.read, admin.write)
  3. Gateway & CORS Configuration:
    • Sets up:
      • Token validation (via introspection or JWKS)
      • CORS policy (whitelist domains, methods, headers)
      • Rate limiting (per route, per IP, per tenant)
  4. Secrets & Identity Isolation:
    • Injects Azure Key Vault references in services and pipelines
    • Assigns Managed Identities or service principals where needed
  5. Static & Runtime Protections:
    • Enables anti-CSRF middleware
    • Adds input sanitization and exception filters
    • Registers validation filters and error masking

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
SecurityPolicies.yaml YAML Full authZ/authN mapping per endpoint
gateway/security-routes.yaml YAML Scopes, validation, CORS, rate limiting
KeyVaultBindings.json JSON Secure config and secret references
IdentityServerConfig.cs Code Clients, resources, token settings
Event: SecurityHardened EventBus Signals platform is hardened and audit-ready

πŸ” Example Security Policy Snippet

api: booking-service
endpoints:
  - path: /appointments
    method: POST
    scopes: [booking.write]
    roles: [PetOwner]
    rateLimit: 10r/s
    cors:
      origins: ["https://app.customer.com"]
      methods: ["GET", "POST"]

πŸ” Identity Server Client (OpenIddict)

new OpenIddictApplicationDescriptor
{
    ClientId = "frontend",
    DisplayName = "Main UI",
    RedirectUris = { "https://app.customer.com/signin-oidc" },
    Permissions =
    {
        Permissions.Endpoints.Authorization,
        Permissions.GrantTypes.AuthorizationCode,
        Permissions.ResponseTypes.Code,
        Permissions.Scopes.Profile,
        Permissions.Scopes.Email
    }
}

🧰 CI/CD Security Enhancements

  • YAML pipeline includes:
    • Credential scans using DevSkim/Gitleaks
    • Secrets injection from Key Vault
    • Static analysis for security vulnerabilities
    • Token leak protection

πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant SecurityAgent
  participant IdentityAgent
  participant Gateway
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>SecurityAgent: Trigger Agent (TestingPlanReady)
  SecurityAgent->>IdentityAgent: Register clients and scopes
  SecurityAgent->>Gateway: Inject security rules
  SecurityAgent->>EventBus: Emit SecurityHardened
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • OpenAPI is enriched with security blocks per operation
  • All token issuance and validation settings are traceable to IdentityConfig
  • Secrets and sensitive configs never stored in plain text β€” Key Vault binding enforced
  • Future: penetration testing simulation agent, compliance alignment (SOC2, HIPAA)

πŸ“˜ Cycle 16: Documentation & Developer Portal

🧩 Overview

In this cycle, the Documentation Agent and Developer Experience (DX) Agent generate and publish all technical, functional, and operational documentation for the solution. This includes API references, domain models, developer onboarding, and a complete developer portal powered by MkDocs.

This step transforms the system into a self-service platform for internal teams, customers, and integrators.


🧠 Objectives

  • Generate a full developer portal using MkDocs + Material
  • Create structured docs for:
    • APIs, events, domain models, architecture
    • Setup guides, usage patterns, CI/CD flows
  • Publish SDKs, README.md, and dev environment guides
  • Ensure cross-linking and traceability across features, services, and repos

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
Documentation Agent Generates markdown docs, diagrams, and reference content
DX Agent Builds onboarding guides, SDKs, and usage instructions
Orchestration Layer Triggers after SecurityHardened
Studio UI Allows previewing and editing of generated documentation

πŸ“ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
openapi/*.yaml API references
DomainModel.json, ContextMap.json For architecture and domain docs
ServiceBlueprints/*.yaml For service-specific pages
Events/*.json For messaging docs
CI/CD Pipelines For operational/deployment guide generation

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

  1. MkDocs Site Scaffolding:
    • Creates /docs folder with full hierarchy:
      • Introduction
      • Services
      • APIs
      • Events
      • Architecture
      • Setup
      • Environments
  2. API & Domain Reference Generation:
    • Auto-generates REST API docs from OpenAPI
    • Visualizes domain models (Mermaid, diagrams)
    • Includes command/handler/event mappings
  3. SDK & Code Examples:
    • Generates sample requests and .http files
    • (Optional) emits C#/JavaScript SDK stubs using NSwag/AutoRest
  4. Developer Onboarding:
    • Provides environment setup guides (local + cloud)
    • Explains CI/CD, branching, secrets, testing
  5. Publication & Hosting:
    • Builds static MkDocs site
    • Pushes to Azure Static Web Apps or GitHub Pages
    • Links to main Azure DevOps repo

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
/docs/ Markdown All documentation files (site source)
/site/ HTML Built MkDocs site for local or cloud hosting
mkdocs.yml YAML Site navigation and metadata
Postman Collection.json JSON Importable API requests
README.md Markdown Service-specific README files
Event: DocumentationReady EventBus Signals all documentation is published

πŸ“ Sample MkDocs Structure

docs/
β”œβ”€β”€ index.md
β”œβ”€β”€ architecture/
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ clean-architecture.md
β”‚   └── context-map.md
β”œβ”€β”€ services/
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ booking-service.md
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ notification-service.md
β”œβ”€β”€ api/
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ booking-api.md
β”‚   └── auth-api.md
β”œβ”€β”€ events/
β”‚   └── appointment-booked.md
β”œβ”€β”€ devops/
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ ci-pipeline.md
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ deployment-guide.md
β”œβ”€β”€ guides/
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ local-setup.md
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ sdk-usage.md
mkdocs.yml

🧰 API Reference Snippet

## POST /appointments

Books a new appointment.

### Request Body
```json
{
  "customerId": "string",
  "startTime": "2025-05-10T14:00:00Z"
}

Response

{
  "appointmentId": "guid"
}

πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant DocumentationAgent
  participant DXAgent
  participant StudioUI
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>DocumentationAgent: Trigger Agent (SecurityHardened)
  DocumentationAgent->>DXAgent: Generate SDKs, onboarding guides
  DocumentationAgent->>StudioUI: Publish docs site
  DocumentationAgent->>EventBus: Emit DocumentationReady
````

---

### πŸ“˜ Notes

* Uses **Material for MkDocs** (dark/light mode, search, tabs)
* Full documentation is version-controlled and **deployable with CI**
* Traceability between use cases β†’ services β†’ endpoints β†’ code β†’ tests
* Future: plugin for Mermaid live diagrams, Figma sync, and API test runners

---

## πŸ”— Cycle 17: Integration Setup

### 🧩 Overview

This cycle introduces the **Integration Agent**, responsible for preparing and configuring connections to **external systems** such as payment gateways, messaging platforms, identity providers, analytics tools, and CRMs. The agent ensures that all outbound and inbound integration points are designed with **abstraction**, **resiliency**, and **security** in mind.

These integrations follow ConnectSoft’s plug-and-play adapter model and are declaratively configurable.

---

### 🧠 Objectives

* Discover, define, and scaffold **third-party service integrations**
* Generate **integration adapters**, abstraction interfaces, and HTTP clients
* Configure authentication flows (OAuth2, API keys, webhooks)
* Enable **infrastructure bindings**, retry logic, and observability
* Document integration contracts, schemas, and test flows

---

### πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

| Actor                   | Role                                                                                              |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Integration Agent**   | Implements and documents integrations with external systems                                       |
| **Orchestration Layer** | Triggers after `DocumentationReady`                                                               |
| **Security Agent**      | Shares secret injection rules and key vault paths                                                 |
| **User (Optional)**     | Selects integrations (e.g., Stripe, Twilio, SendGrid, etc.) and provides credentials or test keys |

---

### πŸ“ Inputs to the Agent

| Input                      | Source                                             |
| -------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| `ProductPlan.json`         | Integration needs based on features                |
| `IntegrationSettings.yaml` | Declared third-party platforms                     |
| `SecretsManifest.json`     | Credentials for APIs (test or live)                |
| `openapi/*.yaml`           | Used to wire up outgoing calls from services       |
| `TemplateSettings.yaml`    | Integration patterns and error handling strategies |

---

### πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

1. **Integration Discovery**:
     * Matches features to common integrations (e.g., β€œSend Email” β†’ SendGrid)
     * Parses declared integrations (`IntegrationSettings.yaml`)
1. **Adapter Generation**:
     * Generates:
         * Interface (e.g., `INotificationSender`)
         * Implementation (e.g., `SendGridEmailAdapter`)
         * Configuration settings and DI bindings
1. **Authentication & Secrets**:
     * Supports:
         * API Key (header or query param)
         * OAuth2 (client credentials, PKCE)
         * Webhook signatures (HMAC)
     * Injects secrets via Azure Key Vault or managed identity
1. **Error Handling & Retry**:
     * Adds Polly-based retry + fallback + circuit breaker logic
     * Validates timeout and throttling policies
1. **Integration Test Setup**:
     * Generates `.http` request test files and Postman examples
     * Adds integration tests to CI pipeline if flagged

---

### πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

| Artifact                           | Format   | Description                                          |
| ---------------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `Adapters/SendGridEmailAdapter.cs` | Code     | Integration class with abstraction                   |
| `IExternalService.cs`              | Code     | Contract/interface for consuming service             |
| `SecretsConfig.json`               | JSON     | Mapped keys to Key Vault entries                     |
| `test/integrations/sendgrid.http`  | HTTP     | Test call sample                                     |
| `integration-docs/sendgrid.md`     | Markdown | Usage, credentials, expected formats                 |
| `Event: IntegrationsConfigured`    | EventBus | Triggers downstream simulation or deployment testing |

---

### πŸ“‚ Folder Structure (Partial)

```plaintext
Integration/
β”œβ”€β”€ Interfaces/
β”‚   └── IEmailSender.cs
β”œβ”€β”€ Adapters/
β”‚   └── SendGridEmailAdapter.cs
β”œβ”€β”€ Configuration/
β”‚   └── SendGridOptions.cs
β”œβ”€β”€ Docs/
β”‚   └── sendgrid.md
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πŸ” Example Adapter with Retry

public class SendGridEmailAdapter : IEmailSender
{
    public async Task SendAsync(EmailMessage message, CancellationToken ct)
    {
        var retryPolicy = Policy
            .Handle<HttpRequestException>()
            .OrResult<HttpResponseMessage>(r => !r.IsSuccessStatusCode)
            .WaitAndRetryAsync(3, retryAttempt => TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));

        await retryPolicy.ExecuteAsync(async () =>
        {
            var request = BuildHttpRequest(message);
            var response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, ct);
            response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
        });
    }
}

πŸ“˜ Example Integration Doc

# SendGrid Integration

## Purpose
Used by NotificationService to send transactional emails.

## Authentication
- Method: API Key (Header `Authorization: Bearer`)
- Secret stored in: Azure Key Vault β†’ `SendGridApiKey`

## Endpoints
- `POST https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/mail/send`

## Retry Policy
- Max 3 attempts
- 2s delay with exponential backoff

## Usage
Call `IEmailSender.SendAsync(...)`

πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant IntegrationAgent
  participant StudioUI
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>IntegrationAgent: Trigger Agent (DocumentationReady)
  IntegrationAgent->>StudioUI: Push adapter code and config
  IntegrationAgent->>EventBus: Emit IntegrationsConfigured
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Integrations follow adapter + abstraction pattern
  • Each is unit-testable and mockable (interfaces are injected)
  • Secure by design:
    • No secret in code
    • Built-in validation and fail-safe logic
  • Future: Marketplace of pluggable integration blueprints (e.g., Braze, Stripe, HubSpot)

πŸ“Š Cycle 18: Observability Setup

🧩 Overview

In this cycle, the Observability Agent equips all services with deep telemetry, logging, tracing, and health checking capabilities. This includes automatic configuration of structured logs, distributed tracing, metrics collection, and dashboards using standard ConnectSoft practices.

The goal is to make the system fully transparent, debuggable, and production-ready from day one.


🧠 Objectives

  • Enable structured, centralized logging across all services
  • Configure distributed tracing using OpenTelemetry
  • Add metrics exporters and health check endpoints
  • Provision default Grafana dashboards and Azure Monitor alerts
  • Ensure observability is CI-integrated, tenant-aware, and scalable

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
Observability Agent Configures logging, tracing, metrics, and dashboards
Orchestration Layer Triggers after IntegrationsConfigured
DevOps Agent Injects observability steps into CI/CD pipelines
User (Optional) Can request additional metrics, alert rules, or custom visualizations

πŸ“ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
ServiceBlueprints/*.yaml To determine health check endpoints and dependencies
TemplateSettings.yaml Observability preferences (e.g., tracing system, log format)
InfrastructurePlan.yaml Target Azure Monitor, Grafana, or Elastic stack
Events/*.json To emit operational telemetry from message flows

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

  1. Logging Setup:
    • Configures Serilog with:
      • Console
      • File (rotated)
      • Azure Monitor or Seq sink
      • Structured enrichment (tenant, correlationId, context)
  2. Tracing Injection:
    • Adds OpenTelemetry + exporters (Azure Monitor / Jaeger / Zipkin)
    • Propagates trace IDs via HTTP and messaging
    • Registers tracing middleware in all services
  3. Health & Readiness Probes:
    • Adds /healthz, /ready, and /live endpoints
    • Registers checks for database, message bus, secrets, etc.
  4. Metrics Collection:
    • Integrates Prometheus exporters
    • Emits custom metrics (e.g., appointments_booked_total)
    • Optionally enables Application Insights
  5. Dashboards & Alerts:
    • Generates:
      • Grafana dashboard templates
      • Alert rules (HTTP 500 rate, CPU usage, message failures)
      • Azure Monitor workbooks (if selected)

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
observability/logging.json JSON Serilog config (sinks, formats)
otel-config.yaml YAML OpenTelemetry setup
metrics/prometheus-*.yml YAML Metric definitions
dashboards/*.json JSON Grafana dashboards per service
alerts/azure-monitor.json JSON Alert rules
Event: ObservabilityReady EventBus Signals that system is monitorable and compliant

πŸ“ Folder Structure

observability/
β”œβ”€β”€ logging.json
β”œβ”€β”€ otel-config.yaml
β”œβ”€β”€ dashboards/
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ booking-service.json
β”‚   └── api-gateway.json
β”œβ”€β”€ metrics/
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ appointments_metrics.yml
β”œβ”€β”€ alerts/
β”‚   └── high-error-rate.json

πŸ“‰ Sample Grafana Panels (Booking Service)

  • Appointments Booked (counter)
  • API Success vs Failure (%)
  • Event Processing Time (histogram)
  • Health Status Timeline
  • Dependency Latency (tracing span duration)

🩺 Sample Health Check Endpoint

{
  "status": "Healthy",
  "checks": [
    { "name": "Database", "status": "Healthy" },
    { "name": "ServiceBus", "status": "Healthy" },
    { "name": "KeyVault", "status": "Healthy" }
  ]
}

πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant ObservabilityAgent
  participant DevOpsAgent
  participant StudioUI
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>ObservabilityAgent: Trigger Agent (IntegrationsConfigured)
  ObservabilityAgent->>DevOpsAgent: Inject pipeline observability steps
  ObservabilityAgent->>StudioUI: Show dashboards and logs config
  ObservabilityAgent->>EventBus: Emit ObservabilityReady
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • All logs are correlated via TraceId, TenantId, and RequestId
  • Observability is baked into:
    • API Gateway
    • Background workers
    • Message consumers
  • Supports future integration with:
    • OpenAI Observability Extensions
    • Self-healing orchestration
    • Incident Auto-Diagnostics

🧭 Cycle 19: Multi-Tenant Enablement

🧩 Overview

In this cycle, the Multi-Tenant Architect Agent enables full multi-tenancy support across all services, infrastructure, and observability components. It ensures that the solution is tenant-aware, securely isolated, and ready to scale across multiple customers with customized experiences and resources.

This includes tenant resolution, data partitioning, scoped API access, and tenant-specific configuration.


🧠 Objectives

  • Implement tenant context resolution in APIs, background jobs, and events
  • Enable data isolation using schema-per-tenant, database-per-tenant, or row-level filtering
  • Configure per-tenant routing, branding, and feature flags
  • Inject tenant metadata into logs, metrics, and events
  • Prepare tenant provisioning flows and operational dashboards

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
Multi-Tenant Architect Agent Adds tenant-awareness to services and infrastructure
Orchestration Layer Triggers after ObservabilityReady
Infrastructure Planner Agent Provides multi-tenant schema or resource strategies
Studio UI Displays tenant metadata, context mappings, and routes
User (Optional) Can define provisioning models, default tenants, or branding overrides

πŸ“ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
MultiTenantConfig.yaml Chosen tenant model: schema, DB, row-level
ServiceBlueprints/*.yaml For tenant boundaries and context ownership
IdentityClaimsConfig.yaml Maps access tokens to tenant claims
TemplateSettings.yaml Includes tenant resolution strategy (e.g., subdomain, header, token claim)

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

  1. Tenant Resolution Setup:
    • Implements tenant resolution middleware:
      • From X-Tenant-ID header
      • From subdomain or path
      • From access_token claims
    • Registers ITenantContextAccessor
  2. Data Isolation Strategy:
    • Applies selected isolation model:
      • Database-per-tenant (separate connection string)
      • Schema-per-tenant (shared DB, isolated schemas)
      • Row-level security (TenantId FK filtering)
    • Injects filters and mappings in ORM configuration
  3. Routing & Branding:
    • Supports tenant-aware routing:
      • e.g., *.customer1.app.com
    • Loads per-tenant branding, configuration, and feature flags
  4. Telemetry Enrichment:
    • Adds TenantId to:
      • Logs
      • Traces
      • Events
      • Metrics
  5. Provisioning Flow:
    • Generates API and scripts to:
      • Create new tenant identity, schema, config
      • Initialize default resources (dashboards, roles, etc.)

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
TenantContext.cs C# Runtime accessor for tenant metadata
TenantResolverMiddleware.cs C# Middleware to resolve tenant from request
orm/tenant-filters.cs C# Row-level or schema-based filters
provisioning/CreateTenantWorkflow.cs C# Orchestrator for tenant bootstrap
tenant-routing.yaml YAML Subdomain/path/claim mappings
Event: TenancyEnabled EventBus Signals full tenant-aware state ready for provisioning

πŸ“‚ Folder Structure

tenancy/
β”œβ”€β”€ TenantContext.cs
β”œβ”€β”€ TenantResolverMiddleware.cs
β”œβ”€β”€ Provisioning/
β”‚   └── CreateTenantWorkflow.cs
β”œβ”€β”€ Config/
β”‚   └── tenant-routing.yaml
β”‚   └── default-tenant-settings.yaml

🧭 Sample Tenant Context

public class TenantContext
{
    public string TenantId { get; set; }
    public string TenantName { get; set; }
    public string Environment { get; set; }
    public IDictionary<string, string> Settings { get; set; }
}

🌐 Example Tenant Resolution Config

tenantResolution:
  strategy: "header"
  headerName: "X-Tenant-ID"
  fallbackTenant: "default"
  identityClaim: "tenant_id"
  subdomainMapping:
    customer1: "tenant-a"
    customer2: "tenant-b"

πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant MultiTenantAgent
  participant StudioUI
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>MultiTenantAgent: Trigger Agent (ObservabilityReady)
  MultiTenantAgent->>StudioUI: Publish tenant-aware models and provisioning API
  MultiTenantAgent->>EventBus: Emit TenancyEnabled
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Every event, log, trace, and metric will now include TenantId and Environment
  • Future provisioning workflows can be automated by agents
  • Tenant context is available to all layers: API, Domain, Infrastructure
  • Future: multi-tenant billing integration, tenant-specific feature toggles (e.g., LaunchDarkly)

πŸ§ͺ Cycle 20: Simulation & Scenario Playback

🧩 Overview

In this cycle, the Simulation Agent executes end-to-end synthetic user flows across the entire platform to validate real-world behavior. It simulates typical user interactions, backend events, and system edge cases to stress test integrations, telemetry, and workflows before go-live.

This ensures confidence in the functional, performance, and observability readiness of the multi-agent-generated SaaS solution.


🧠 Objectives

  • Run automated usage simulations based on feature flows
  • Validate API, event, and UI integration correctness
  • Capture metrics, logs, and traces from synthetic actions
  • Test multi-tenant context propagation end-to-end
  • Surface misconfigurations, latency issues, or integration errors before production usage

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
Simulation Agent Orchestrates scenario execution across services
Orchestration Layer Triggers after TenancyEnabled
Observability Agent Captures telemetry during simulation
Studio UI Visualizes simulation status and trace maps
User (Optional) May define custom scenarios, edge cases, or volume thresholds

πŸ“ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
ProductPlan.json Defines key user journeys and features to simulate
openapi/*.yaml APIs to be called during simulation
feature/*.feature BDD scenarios for behavior simulation
TenantContext.yaml Tenant IDs and context for simulated tenants
MetricsConfig.yaml Target metrics, thresholds, and dashboards to observe

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

  1. Scenario Generation:
    • Translates user journeys into executable HTTP flows and event emissions
    • Supports parameterization per tenant/environment
  2. Synthetic User Execution:
    • Calls API endpoints in sequence (e.g., Register β†’ Book Appointment β†’ Cancel)
    • Emits events as message producers (e.g., AppointmentBooked)
    • Optionally simulates UI traffic or background task execution
  3. Observation and Validation:
    • Measures latency, success rate, event propagation, and data persistence
    • Validates telemetry propagation: TraceId, TenantId, CorrelationId
    • Logs coverage gaps or alert triggers
  4. Result Aggregation:
    • Produces a scenario report with pass/fail status, timing, and system feedback
    • Highlights failing endpoints, services, or dependency bottlenecks

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
simulations/*.scenario.yaml YAML Scenario definitions and steps
simulation-results/*.json JSON Pass/fail results with timings
metrics/simulation-dashboards.json JSON Synthetic load dashboards
alerts/simulation-anomalies.json JSON Any triggered alerts during playback
Event: SimulationValidated EventBus Indicates successful synthetic validation

πŸ§ͺ Example Scenario (Booking Flow)

name: Booking Flow Scenario
tenant: tenant-a
steps:
  - POST /api/v1/users/register
    payload: register-user.json
  - POST /api/v1/appointments
    payload: book-appointment.json
  - GET  /api/v1/appointments/{id}
    extract: appointmentId
  - DELETE /api/v1/appointments/{appointmentId}

πŸ“‰ Metrics Observed

  • API Success Rate (per endpoint and tenant)
  • Latency Percentiles (p50, p95, p99)
  • Event Processing Time (from source to sink)
  • Database Query Duration (if enabled)
  • Error Codes and Exception Types

πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant SimulationAgent
  participant ObservabilityAgent
  participant StudioUI
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>SimulationAgent: Trigger Agent (TenancyEnabled)
  SimulationAgent->>ObservabilityAgent: Monitor scenario execution
  SimulationAgent->>StudioUI: Show live simulation results
  SimulationAgent->>EventBus: Emit SimulationValidated
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Simulation scenarios are modular and reusable
  • Validates both synchronous and event-driven flows
  • Can be triggered per release or in nightly pipelines
  • Future: Load simulation at scale, chaos injection, AI-driven regression detection

πŸ“¦ Cycle 21: Release Candidate Packaging

🧩 Overview

In this cycle, the Release Manager Agent prepares a complete and versioned release candidate of the SaaS solution. It packages all services, SDKs, documentation, infrastructure templates, and deployment configurations into environment-ready bundles. It also generates changelogs and release notes based on the commit history and agent-generated metadata.

This release candidate becomes the baseline for final QA, customer preview, or production cutover.


🧠 Objectives

  • Package all application services, libraries, and frontends with semantic versioning
  • Generate changelogs, release notes, and diff reports from previous versions
  • Create deployment artifacts per environment (Dev, Staging, Prod)
  • Tag source control and pipelines for traceability
  • Produce full asset manifest for distribution and governance

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
Release Manager Agent Orchestrates packaging, versioning, and metadata output
DevOps Agent Provides latest build outputs and pipeline data
Orchestration Layer Triggers after SimulationValidated
User (Optional) Can approve version bumping strategy, release naming, or output formats

πŸ“ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
BuildArtifacts/ Binaries, containers, and compiled outputs from CI/CD
CHANGE_HISTORY.md Commit and feature delta
DeploymentTargets.yaml Defines output structure for Dev, Staging, Prod
TemplateSettings.yaml Packaging options (e.g., NuGet, Docker, ZIP, Helm)
SimulationResults.json Final QA gate for packaging approval

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

  1. Artifact Assembly:
    • Gathers:
      • API binaries
      • Container images
      • Static frontend bundles
      • Infrastructure scripts (Bicep/Terraform)
      • SDKs (e.g., C# / TypeScript)
  2. Semantic Versioning:
    • Determines version bump: MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH
    • Applies Git tag and pipeline artifact versioning
    • Uses commit messages or feature plan to compute diff
  3. Release Notes & Changelog:
    • Aggregates changes by service/module
    • Links to Azure DevOps work items or Git commits
    • Supports Markdown, HTML, and JSON output
  4. Environment Packaging:
    • Creates ZIP or TAR files per target (Dev/Staging/Prod)
    • Includes config, secrets placeholders, and deployment scripts
  5. Registry Publishing (Optional):
    • Pushes:
      • Docker images to Azure Container Registry (ACR)
      • NuGet packages to Azure Artifacts
      • Helm charts or manifests to GitOps repo

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
release-notes.md Markdown Full release changelog
release-manifest.json JSON All components and their versions
env-packages/staging.zip ZIP Deployment-ready bundle for staging
artifacts/bookingservice.1.2.0.nupkg NuGet Published backend library
Event: ReleaseCandidateReady EventBus Triggers approval or production promotion workflow

πŸ“ Sample Folder Structure

release/
β”œβ”€β”€ release-notes.md
β”œβ”€β”€ release-manifest.json
β”œβ”€β”€ env-packages/
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ dev.zip
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ staging.zip
β”‚   └── prod.zip
β”œβ”€β”€ docker/
β”‚   └── bookingservice:1.2.0
β”œβ”€β”€ nuget/
β”‚   └── ConnectSoft.BookingService.1.2.0.nupkg

πŸ“˜ Sample Release Notes (Markdown)

# Release v1.2.0 – May 5, 2025

## New Features
- [BookingService] Added cancellation support
- [NotificationService] Integrated with SendGrid webhook retries

## Improvements
- Reduced latency in appointment queries
- API Gateway rate-limiting rules refined

## Fixes
- Tenant resolution bug on custom domains
- Fixed API 500 error on invalid payload

## Artifacts
- Docker: `bookingservice:1.2.0`
- NuGet: `ConnectSoft.BookingService.1.2.0.nupkg`

πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant ReleaseAgent
  participant DevOpsAgent
  participant StudioUI
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>ReleaseAgent: Trigger Agent (SimulationValidated)
  ReleaseAgent->>DevOpsAgent: Fetch latest pipeline artifacts
  ReleaseAgent->>StudioUI: Publish release notes, version tags
  ReleaseAgent->>EventBus: Emit ReleaseCandidateReady
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Release artifacts are digitally traceable, versioned, and reproducible
  • Multiple release channels supported:
    • Nightly
    • RC (release candidate)
    • Stable
  • Future: automatic rollback packaging, deployment preview diffing, SBOM generation

πŸ›‘οΈ Cycle 22: Production Readiness & Hardening

🧩 Overview

In this cycle, the Production Readiness Agent verifies that the solution is safe, stable, and compliant for real-world deployment. It runs infrastructure validation, security audits, checklist verification, and tenant-specific configuration for go-live. The agent ensures environmental isolation, backup readiness, and deployment validation prior to promotion to production.

This is the final gate before formal release.


🧠 Objectives

  • Validate production environment configuration and infrastructure
  • Perform security hardening checks and compliance validations
  • Confirm observability, backups, and failover readiness
  • Run final pre-prod smoke tests and tenant activation procedures
  • Lock configuration via immutable releases and GitOps manifests

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
Production Readiness Agent Confirms system is safe and production-grade
Security Agent Performs final security scan
DevOps Agent Validates infrastructure deployment and pipeline gating
Orchestration Layer Triggers after ReleaseCandidateReady
User (Optional) May review checklist, sign off, or request custom validation logic

πŸ“ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
release-manifest.json Artifacts, services, and versions for this release
infrastructure-plan.bicep Production deployment template
SecurityPolicies.yaml Policies to validate
MonitoringRules.json Alerts, dashboards, and probes
TenantProvisioning.yaml Expected tenant configuration and feature flags

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

  1. Infrastructure Validation:
    • Deploys staging β†’ prod via approved pipeline
    • Verifies:
      • Networking (DNS, firewall, TLS)
      • Secrets (Key Vaults, Managed Identities)
      • High availability (replicas, autoscale)
  2. Security Audit & Checklist:
    • Runs:
      • Static analysis (e.g., DevSkim, Snyk)
      • Secrets detection
      • Role and permission scan (RBAC validation)
    • Enforces:
      • Principle of least privilege
      • Token expiration and refresh policies
  3. Smoke Testing:
    • Re-executes top 5 flows per tenant in production staging
    • Validates telemetry propagation and SLA readiness
  4. Backup & Failover Check:
    • Confirms:
      • DB backups configured and tested
      • Storage replication enabled
      • Event retry queues functional
  5. Immutable Release Finalization:
    • Tags code, pipeline, and artifact versions as locked
    • Publishes signed GitOps manifests or release artifacts
    • Captures final state into production changelog

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
prod-readiness-report.md Markdown Final checklist and validation summary
smoke-test-results.json JSON Last-mile validation output
rbac-audit.json JSON Role-to-permission mapping and risk scan
immutable-release.yaml YAML Final deployment manifest with pinned versions
Event: ProductionReady EventBus System is certified and green-lit for promotion

βœ… Sample Readiness Checklist (Partial)

Check Status
All service health checks pass βœ…
TLS enforced with valid certs βœ…
Secrets injected via Key Vault βœ…
Admin roles scoped and validated βœ…
Event bus configured with retries βœ…
Dashboard alerts firing correctly βœ…
Production backup validated βœ…
GitOps manifest tagged βœ…

πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant ProdReadinessAgent
  participant DevOpsAgent
  participant SecurityAgent
  participant StudioUI
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>ProdReadinessAgent: Trigger Agent (ReleaseCandidateReady)
  ProdReadinessAgent->>DevOpsAgent: Validate infra, pipelines, staging
  ProdReadinessAgent->>SecurityAgent: Perform audit and checklist
  ProdReadinessAgent->>StudioUI: Show readiness report
  ProdReadinessAgent->>EventBus: Emit ProductionReady
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Supports internal approval workflows or user-triggered promotion
  • Includes environmental diffing to catch config drift
  • GitOps support ensures declarative, repeatable deployment
  • Future: ISO/SOC2 automated checklists and deployment sign-offs

πŸš€ Cycle 23: Production Promotion

🧩 Overview

In this cycle, the Deployment Agent executes the controlled promotion to production, deploying the validated release candidate into the live environment. It handles traffic shifting, version pinning, post-deployment validation, and canary rollout (if configured).

The system transitions from a pre-release state to live availability, routing real tenant traffic and enabling production observability.


🧠 Objectives

  • Deploy the release to the production environment
  • Perform canary, blue-green, or full rollout strategy
  • Activate production tenant access, routing, and secrets
  • Monitor system behavior in the first minutes/hours after go-live
  • Confirm rollback procedures are in place if anomalies arise

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
Deployment Agent Performs the actual release deployment to production
Orchestration Layer Triggers after ProductionReady
Observability Agent Monitors health and anomalies during rollout
Studio UI Displays deployment status, telemetry, and live readiness
User (Optional) May trigger manual approval step or adjust rollout strategy

πŸ“ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
immutable-release.yaml Final, validated release manifest
infrastructure-plan.bicep Production infra template
DeploymentStrategy.yaml Canary, full, or blue-green mode
TenantRouting.yaml Production domains, subdomains, and routing rules
Alerts/MonitorRules.json Thresholds for rollback triggers

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

  1. Deployment Initiation:
    • Starts production pipeline using GitOps or IaC
    • Applies deployment strategy:
      • Canary: 5% β†’ 25% β†’ 100%
      • Blue-Green: switch route after green is healthy
      • Full: all services deployed immediately
  2. Live Routing Activation:
    • Routes live tenant domains to new services
    • Ensures SSL certs, DNS, and ingress rules are applied
  3. Post-Deployment Validation:
    • Replays simulation scenarios on production
    • Watches alerting dashboards and trace spikes
    • Monitors tenant logs, service latencies, and success rates
  4. Fallback Plan & Lock:
    • Locks deployment if healthy
    • Keeps rollback plan and prior version image/tag available
    • Updates deployment state as successful

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
deployment-status.json JSON Live rollout state and logs
live-traffic-dashboard.json JSON Grafana config for tenant/live traffic view
canary-metrics.csv CSV Error/latency metrics during phased rollout
Event: ProductionDeployed EventBus System is now live and serving traffic

πŸ“ Sample Canary Deployment Flow

strategy: canary
steps:
  - percentage: 5
    waitFor: 10m
  - percentage: 25
    waitFor: 15m
  - percentage: 100
    waitFor: manualApproval
rollbackThresholds:
  - http5xx > 2%
  - p95Latency > 1.2s

πŸ“ˆ Key Observability Checks

Metric Threshold Action
API 500 Error Rate > 2% Rollback
Trace Latency (p95) > 1.2s Alert
Message Processing Failures > 0 Investigate
Tenant Login Failures > 5/min Pause rollout

πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant DeploymentAgent
  participant ObservabilityAgent
  participant StudioUI
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>DeploymentAgent: Trigger Agent (ProductionReady)
  DeploymentAgent->>ObservabilityAgent: Monitor live rollout
  DeploymentAgent->>StudioUI: Update live status
  DeploymentAgent->>EventBus: Emit ProductionDeployed
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • Deployment is fully automated, but allows optional manual approval gates
  • DNS, SSL, and TLS termination are validated as part of go-live checks
  • Canary and rollback strategies are reusable across environments
  • Future: auto-tuned rollout speed based on metrics, ML-based anomaly detection

πŸ“ˆ Cycle 24: Post-Release Analytics & Feedback Loop

🧩 Overview

In this final cycle, the Feedback Loop Agent activates continuous usage monitoring, product analytics, and AI-powered insights to drive future iterations. It connects real user behavior, system metrics, and tenant feedback back into the product planning loop, enabling autonomous evolution of the SaaS solution.

This closes the Dev β†’ Release β†’ Learn loop and prepares the platform for the next improvement cycle.


🧠 Objectives

  • Collect real-time usage metrics, feature adoption, and user feedback
  • Monitor tenant-specific engagement and satisfaction
  • Identify top pain points, drop-offs, and improvement opportunities
  • Feed data into the Vision Architect Agent for new cycles
  • Enable auto-generated product evolution proposals

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Actors

Actor Role
Feedback Loop Agent Analyzes post-release usage and proposes refinements
Observability Agent Supplies system metrics and logs
Studio UI Displays analytics dashboards and user feedback
Vision Architect Agent Consumes insights to plan the next product evolution cycle
User (Optional) Can contribute manual feedback or NPS-style input

πŸ“ Inputs to the Agent

Input Source
telemetry/*.json Usage and performance logs
feedback/*.csv Survey results, feature ratings
dashboards/*.json Live tenant engagement and error tracking
ProductPlan.json Original intent and feature goals
Event: ProductionDeployed Triggers analysis cycle

πŸ§ͺ Agent Behavior

  1. Usage Pattern Analysis:
    • Tracks:
      • Feature invocation frequency
      • Session lengths
      • Drop-off points in user journeys
  2. Tenant-Level Reporting:
    • Maps engagement by tenant
    • Flags underused or problematic modules
  3. Sentiment & Feedback Capture:
    • Collects:
      • In-app surveys (thumbs up/down, NPS)
      • Helpdesk tags
      • Session replays (if enabled)
  4. Insight Generation:
    • Identifies:
      • Bug hotspots
      • Performance degradation
      • Top-requested improvements
  5. Cycle Proposal Emission:
    • Emits a new EvolutionProposal.yaml file
    • Suggests new features, fixes, or technical improvements
    • Feeds into Cycle 1 to restart the AI Software Factory lifecycle

πŸ“¦ Artifacts Generated

Artifact Format Description
evolution/EvolutionProposal.yaml YAML List of improvements for next cycle
analytics/tenant-engagement.csv CSV Usage stats per tenant and module
feedback/summary.md Markdown Aggregated user feedback
ai-insights/opportunities.json JSON AI-suggested product improvements
Event: FeedbackAnalyzed EventBus Triggers Cycle 1 of next generation

πŸ“ Sample Evolution Proposal

cycle: next
proposals:
  - feature: Add bulk appointment import
    reason: 37% of users requested batch upload from CSV
  - fix: Reduce booking latency
    metric: 1.8s avg β†’ goal 800ms
  - integration: Add Calendly connector
    requestedBy: 9 tenants
    category: productivity

πŸ“Š Dashboard Metrics Monitored

Metric Insight
Feature Usage Heatmap Identifies top and unused modules
API Success vs Failures Flags backend health issues
Avg Session Duration Measures user engagement depth
Feedback Score (NPS) Gauges overall satisfaction
Error Trends (p95) Spotlights latency or instability

πŸ” Orchestration Flow

sequenceDiagram
  participant Orchestration
  participant FeedbackAgent
  participant VisionAgent
  participant StudioUI
  participant EventBus

  Orchestration->>FeedbackAgent: Trigger Agent (ProductionDeployed)
  FeedbackAgent->>StudioUI: Show insights and evolution proposal
  FeedbackAgent->>VisionAgent: Feed EvolutionProposal.yaml
  FeedbackAgent->>EventBus: Emit FeedbackAnalyzed (starts Cycle 1 again)
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πŸ“˜ Notes

  • All cycles become self-reinforcing, enabling:
    • Continuous evolution of software
    • Autonomous planning of feature iterations
  • Feedback data can optionally:
    • Be used to train internal AI copilots
    • Trigger notifications to stakeholders
  • Future: dynamic experimentation (A/B), automatic roadmap updates, AI roadmap generation

βœ… Conclusion

The ConnectSoft AI Software Factory Lifecycle is more than just an automated pipeline β€” it is a blueprint for intelligent, scalable, and secure SaaS delivery. By combining clean architecture, domain-driven design, multi-agent orchestration, and cloud-native automation, the platform delivers production-ready software that is not only functional, but maintainable, evolvable, and customer-aligned from day one.

Each cycle contributes to a self-reinforcing loop of:

  • Planning with clarity and intent
  • Generation with precision and speed
  • Validation with confidence and visibility
  • Delivery with security and reliability
  • Learning through post-release insights and usage patterns

Together, they represent a new standard for software engineering β€” one where human creativity meets autonomous execution, and every SaaS solution can grow, adapt, and improve continuously. The journey doesn’t end at deployment. With every feedback loop, the platform evolves β€” and so does the product, the process, and the ecosystem around it.