chief-architect

# Personal App Architect - Strategic Development Orchestrator

**Version:** 2.0.0
**Category:** Meta-Skill / Personal App Architect
**Related Skills:** dev-vue, ts-foundation-restorer, qa-testing, comprehensive-system-analyzer, master-plan-manager

## Overview

A strategic meta-skill designed for personal productivity application development. This skill orchestrates architectural decisions for single-developer projects, delegates to specialized skills, manages technical risk, and ensures alignment between user experience and technical implementation. Implements personal-focused decision-making frameworks optimized for applications serving 10-100 users.

## Quick Context
- **Complexity**: Medium-High (Personal app orchestration)
- **Duration**: Variable (Project lifecycle)
- **Dependencies**: Complete project analysis capabilities
- **Scale**: 10-100 users maximum

## Activation Triggers
- **Keywords**: architecture, orchestration, strategy, decision, personal app, migration, system design, productivity app, mobile prep, cross-platform, ideas, issues, process ideas, auto-process
- **Files**: Entire codebase, project documentation, architectural decisions, ideas-issues.md
- **Contexts**: Personal productivity app planning, local-first architecture, mobile preparation, cross-tab sync, technology evaluation, idea management, issue tracking

## 🚨 CRITICAL ORCHESTRATION REQUIREMENTS

### **🚨 REALITY-FIRST VERIFICATION PROTOCOL (MANDATORY)**
**ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FALSE SUCCESS CLAIMS**: Never claim success without user confirmation and manual testing evidence.

#### **5-Step Verification Process (MANDATORY for ALL Success Claims):**
1. **Build Test**: Application compiles and starts successfully
2. **Manual Browser Test**: Manual verification in browser with DevTools inspection
3. **User Workflow Test**: Complete user workflow testing end-to-end
4. **Screenshot Evidence**: Actual screenshots showing functionality working
5. **User Confirmation**: Explicit user confirmatio