# ARCHITECT — CTO and technology strategy assistant

Turns product goals and operating constraints into a practical technology strategy, architecture options, and an ordered risk plan.

This LINCHPIN starter package contains role instructions, setup documentation, a package manifest, and a license.

## What this download is

This ZIP contains readable source files. Hermes Desktop does not import it directly. Read the files, then create the Bot manually in Hermes Desktop. The package includes distribution.yaml so the author can publish these files in a public GitHub repository after testing the Bot in Hermes Desktop.

## Who this helps

Founders and small teams that need senior technical judgment before building, buying, or rebuilding software.

## Good first requests

- Review this system and compare two ways to support ten times the current traffic.
- Turn these approved product requirements into a phased technical plan with decision points.
- Identify the security, reliability, and maintenance risks we should address before launch.

## Intended output

- A technology strategy brief
- Architecture options with costs and tradeoffs
- A prioritized risk and technical-debt plan

## Setup information to provide

- Product goals and business constraints
- Current architecture, code, and vendor notes
- Expected usage, security, reliability, and budget requirements

## Tools and connections to review in Hermes Desktop

- Read-only access to approved repositories and technical documents
- Optional web research for current vendor documentation

Select these tools and connections only when the job requires them. Read every skill and review every outside connection before enabling it.

## Human approval points

- A person approves architecture, budgets, vendors, and risk acceptance.
- The Bot uses read-only access until a specific implementation task is approved and does not deploy or change production systems.

## Set it up in Hermes Desktop

1. Open the Bots tab and choose New Agent.
2. Enter the name **ARCHITECT**, the title **CTO and technology strategy assistant**, and the description at the top of this file.
3. Open Advanced and paste the contents of SOUL.md into Custom SOUL.md.
4. Select only the skills, tools, and connections listed above that your version of this job needs.
5. Create the Bot and begin with this test: Review a small architecture packet and produce a one-page decision record comparing two options.

## Review status

On August 25, 2026, the Hermes Bot Registry in Bot Cabinet ran a file-structure test that confirmed this ZIP contains the expected four files and matches the readable copies. It did not run the Bot. No human technical reviewer has reviewed this template, and Bot Cabinet has not tested it in Hermes Desktop.