# MORPH-SPEC v3.0 - Architecture

> Architectural vision, domain reorganization, and complete integration map

**Status:** Design Complete ✅
**Last Updated:** 2026-02-18

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## Table of Contents

- [Architectural Vision](#architectural-vision)
- [Domain Reorganization](#domain-reorganization)
- [Design Principles](#design-principles)
- [Integration Map](#integration-map)
- [Dependency Matrix](#dependency-matrix)

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## Architectural Vision

### North Star

Transform MORPH-SPEC from a sequential, single-threaded process into a **parallel, context-optimized, self-improving agentic platform** with 10-15x throughput, 30-40% token reduction, and 50% automation.

### Three Pillars

```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│           MORPH-SPEC v3.0 - Three Pillars                   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

1️⃣ SCALE Through Parallelization
   ├─ P-Thread: 3-5 agents working simultaneously
   ├─ F-Thread: Best-of-N fusion for rapid prototyping
   └─ Thread Manager: Orchestrate 10-15 parallel threads

2️⃣ OPTIMIZE Through Context Engineering
   ├─ Reduce: MCP hygiene, context priming (23K → 500 tokens)
   ├─ Delegate: Sub-agents, background agents, micro-agents
   └─ Analytics: Real-time token tracking, optimization suggestions

3️⃣ IMPROVE Through Meta-Programming
   ├─ Higher-Order Prompts (HOPs): Reusable prompt patterns
   ├─ Thread Analytics: Data-driven agent selection
   └─ Trust Levels: Auto-approve based on track record (Z-Thread)
```

#### Pillar 1: SCALE Through Parallelization

**Goal:** Match Boris Churnney's workflow (10-15 parallel threads)

**Key Components:**
- Thread management system tracking concurrent execution
- P-Thread executor for parallel agent spawning
- F-Thread executor for fusion patterns (best-of-3)
- Thread coordinator managing dependencies

**Impact:**
- Throughput: 1 → 3-5 features/day (+200-400%)
- Tool calls: ~100 → ~250 per feature (+150%)

#### Pillar 2: OPTIMIZE Through Context Engineering

**Goal:** Reduce token usage by 30-40% via R&D Framework

**Key Components:**
- Context priming (CLAUDE.md: 23K → 500 tokens)
- Context bundles (session replay: 180K → 15K tokens)
- MCP hygiene (remove unused servers: -10K tokens)
- Micro-agents (ultra-specialized, 500 tokens context)

**Impact:**
- CLAUDE.md: -95% tokens
- Session replay: -92% tokens
- Response speed: 2-3x faster

#### Pillar 3: IMPROVE Through Meta-Programming

**Goal:** Enable data-driven decisions and automation

**Key Components:**
- 12+ Higher-Order Prompts (reusable patterns)
- Thread analytics dashboard (tool calls, duration, efficiency)
- Context analytics (real-time optimization suggestions)
- Trust levels (auto-approve based on track record)

**Impact:**
- Approval overhead: 100% manual → 50% auto
- Consistency: 100% agent spawns use validated templates

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## Domain Reorganization

### Current Problem ❌

Domains nested under stacks (blazor-azure, nextjs-supabase):
- DevX (CLI, workflows, templates) buried in details
- Cross-cutting concerns (security, observability) fragmented
- AI/agents treated as "backend" child

### Solution: Tier 0 DevX + 9 Logical Domains ✅

```
🎯 Tier 0: DEVELOPER EXPERIENCE (Elevated - core of MORPH)
   ├─ CLI Tools (morph-spec commands)
   ├─ Workflows (fast-track, standard, full-morph, design-impl, ui-refresh)
   ├─ Templates (66 Handlebars templates)
   └─ Standards & Validation (48 standards, 5 validators)

📱 Tier 1: APPLICATION LAYER
   ├─ Frontend (Next.js, Blazor)
   └─ Backend (.NET 10)

🤖 Tier 1: AI & AGENT ORCHESTRATION (Elevated domain)
   ├─ Microsoft Agent Framework
   ├─ RAG Pipeline
   └─ Prompt Engineering

🗄️ Tier 1: DATA & PERSISTENCE (Unified)
   ├─ Relational (EF Core, Azure SQL)
   ├─ Vector/Search (Azure AI Search)
   └─ NoSQL/Cache (Cosmos, Redis, Blob)

🔐 Tier 1: SECURITY & IDENTITY (Cross-cutting)
   ├─ Authentication (Passkeys, Clerk, Azure Identity)
   ├─ Authorization (RBAC, Policy-based)
   └─ Secrets Management (Key Vault)

🔄 Tier 1: INTEGRATION & COMMUNICATION
   ├─ APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC)
   ├─ Event-Driven (Service Bus, CQRS, Event Sourcing)
   ├─ Background Processing (Hangfire)
   └─ External Services (Asaas, Resend)

☁️ Tier 1: INFRASTRUCTURE & PLATFORM
   ├─ Azure Cloud (Container Apps, SQL, Storage)
   ├─ IaC (Bicep)
   ├─ Containers (Docker)
   └─ CI/CD (GitHub Actions)

📊 Tier 1: OBSERVABILITY (NEW - 0% → 100%)
   ├─ Monitoring (App Insights, Azure Monitor)
   ├─ Logging (Serilog, Log Analytics)
   ├─ Tracing (OpenTelemetry)
   └─ Metrics (Custom metrics, Alerts)

🧪 Tier 1: QUALITY ASSURANCE
   ├─ Testing (xUnit, Moq, TestContainers, bUnit)
   └─ Code Analysis (SOLID, Clean Code)

🏗️ Tier 1: ARCHITECTURE & PATTERNS
   ├─ Clean Architecture, Vertical Slice
   ├─ CQRS, Repository, DDD
   └─ SOLID Principles
```

### Changes from v2.x

| Change | Before | After | Impact |
|--------|--------|-------|--------|
| **DevX Position** | Buried in stack details | Tier 0 (top-level) | CLI/workflows/templates highlighted |
| **Observability** | Scattered (MAF, Azure) | Own domain (cross-cutting) | 0% → 100% coverage |
| **AI/Agents** | Child of Backend | Own domain (Tier 1) | Elevated importance |
| **Data** | Fragmented (EF, SQL, Vector) | Unified domain | Cohesive persistence layer |
| **Security** | Mixed with Integrations | Cross-cutting domain | Proper separation |
| **Event-Driven** | Missing | Added to Integration | Event architecture enabled |

### Impact

- **16 agents → 26 agents** (+62%)
- **0% observability → 100%** (new observability-expert)
- **DevX elevated** to Tier 0
- **Cross-cutting concerns** properly separated

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## Design Principles

### 1. Integration Over Isolation

**Principle:** Every new component must connect to 3+ existing systems.

**Example:**
- Thread Manager connects to: state.json, agents.json, workflows/*.json, analytics-engine
- Context Optimizer connects to: standards/*.md, templates/REGISTRY.json, context-tracker, micro-agents
- Fusion Aggregator connects to: validators, analytics-engine, thread-manager, approval-gates

**Validation:** See [Dependency Matrix](#dependency-matrix) - every component lists 3+ connections.

### 2. Common Themes First

**Principle:** If 3+ framework-comparison documents mention a feature → HIGH priority.

**High Priority (3+ mentions):**
- ✅ Parallelization (thread-based, 4-layer, context-engineering)
- ✅ Analytics (thread-based, context-engineering, 4-layer, agents-gaps)
- ✅ Context Optimization (context-engineering, 4-layer, thread-based)
- ✅ Meta-Programming (4-layer, thread-based, context-engineering)
- ✅ Agent Expansion (agents-gaps, framework-hierarchy, thread-based)

**Medium Priority (2 mentions):**
- Trust & Autonomy (thread-based, context-engineering)

### 3. Backward Compatibility

**Principle:** Existing v2.x workflows/agents/templates continue to work.

**Implementation:**
- v2.x workflows (fast-track, standard, full-morph, design-impl, ui-refresh) → unchanged
- v3.0 adds 3 new workflows (fusion, long-running, zero-touch) → optional
- Migration tool: `morph-spec migrate v2-to-v3` (schema updates only)
- Rollback available: `morph-spec migrate rollback-to-v2`

### 4. Measurable Impact

**Principle:** Every feature has quantifiable success metrics.

**Examples:**
- Thread Management: Tool calls per feature, duration, parallel efficiency
- Context Optimization: Token reduction %, response speed improvement
- Trust Levels: Auto-approval rate, checkpoint pass rate
- Analytics: Throughput (features/day), improvement trends

### 5. No Loose Ends

**Principle:** Complete dependency graph, all systems interconnected.

**Validation:**
- 60+ features from 6 documents → All addressed ✅
- 15-step integration flow → Every step connects to next ✅
- Dependency matrix → Every component lists connections ✅

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## Integration Map

### Complete 16-Step Flow

```
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│           MORPH-SPEC v3.0 - Complete Integration Map         │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

USER REQUEST
    ↓
[1] WORKFLOW DETECTOR
    ├─ Analyzes: keywords, complexity, trust level
    ├─ Connects to: workflows/*.json configs, state.json (trust history)
    └─ Outputs: workflow type (fast-track/standard/full-morph/fusion/long-running/zero-touch)
    ↓
[2] THREAD MANAGER
    ├─ Creates thread(s) based on workflow
    ├─ Connects to: state.json (thread tracking), agents.json (agent selection)
    └─ Outputs: thread IDs, parallel coordination plan
    ↓
[3] CONTEXT OPTIMIZER
    ├─ Primes context based on feature type
    ├─ Connects to: standards/*.md (selective loading), templates/REGISTRY.json
    └─ Outputs: Primed context (500 tokens vs 23K)
    ↓
[4] AGENT EXECUTOR
    ├─ Spawns agents using HOPs
    ├─ Connects to: meta-prompts/*.md (squad leaders, workers), agents.json (hierarchy)
    └─ Outputs: Agent tasks
    ↓
[5] PARALLEL EXECUTOR (if P-Thread)
    ├─ Runs 3-5 agents simultaneously
    ├─ Connects to: thread-manager (coordination), state.json (status tracking)
    └─ Outputs: Parallel results
    ↓
[6] FUSION AGGREGATOR (if F-Thread)
    ├─ Scores N results, picks best
    ├─ Connects to: validators (checkpoint scoring), analytics (quality metrics)
    └─ Outputs: Winning design
    ↓
[7] VALIDATORS (Tier 4)
    ├─ Runs architecture, security, packages, design-system validators
    ├─ Connects to: hooks/agent-teams/*.js (auto-triggered), state.json (checkpoint history)
    └─ Outputs: Pass/fail + violations
    ↓
[8] CHECKPOINTS
    ├─ Every 3 tasks, runs full validation
    ├─ Connects to: validators, artifact-trail (saves screenshots/logs), stop-hooks (if L-Thread)
    └─ Outputs: Checkpoint pass/fail
    ↓
[9] STOP HOOKS (if L-Thread)
    ├─ Agent attempts to stop → validation runs
    ├─ Connects to: validators, checkpoints, thread-manager (continue/complete)
    └─ Outputs: Continue (with feedback) or Complete
    ↓
[10] TRUST MANAGER
    ├─ Tracks checkpoint pass rates
    ├─ Connects to: state.json (trust history), approval gates (auto-approve if high trust)
    └─ Outputs: Trust level (low/medium/high/maximum)
    ↓
[11] APPROVAL GATES
    ├─ Design gate, tasks gate
    ├─ Connects to: trust-manager (auto-approve?), state.json (gate status)
    └─ Outputs: Approved/rejected/auto-approved
    ↓
[12] ANALYTICS ENGINE
    ├─ Tracks tool calls, duration, parallel efficiency
    ├─ Connects to: thread-manager, context-tracker, validators (pass rates)
    └─ Outputs: Dashboards, recommendations
    ↓
[13] CONTEXT TRACKER
    ├─ Monitors token usage real-time
    ├─ Connects to: context-optimizer (suggestions), analytics-engine (metrics)
    └─ Outputs: Context analytics, optimization opportunities
    ↓
[14] ARTIFACT TRAIL
    ├─ Saves screenshots, intermediate files, agent reasoning
    ├─ Connects to: checkpoints (triggered on fail), state.json (artifact paths)
    └─ Outputs: Debugging trail
    ↓
[15] LEARNING SYSTEM
    ├─ Captures patterns (success/avoid/optimization)
    ├─ Connects to: state.json (feature outcomes), standards/*.md (promoted patterns)
    └─ Outputs: patterns-learned.md entries
    ↓
[16] GIT HOOKS
    ├─ Pre-commit, commit-msg, pre-push
    ├─ Connects to: validators, orchestrator.sh, test suite
    └─ Outputs: Commit allowed/blocked
    ↓
OUTPUT: Feature Deliverables + Analytics + Artifacts
```

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## Dependency Matrix

Every new v3.0 component connects to 3+ existing systems:

| Component | Connects To (3+) | Purpose |
|-----------|------------------|---------|
| **Thread Manager** | state.json, agents.json, workflows/*.json, analytics-engine | Track concurrent execution, select agents |
| **Context Optimizer** | standards/*.md, templates/REGISTRY.json, context-tracker, micro-agents | Selective context loading, token reduction |
| **Parallel Executor** | thread-manager, state.json, agents.json, fusion-aggregator | Concurrent agent spawning, coordination |
| **Fusion Aggregator** | validators, analytics-engine, thread-manager, approval-gates | Score N designs, pick best |
| **Stop Hooks** | validators, checkpoints, thread-manager, artifact-trail | Autonomous validation loops |
| **Trust Manager** | state.json, checkpoints, approval-gates, analytics-engine | Track record, auto-approval |
| **Analytics Engine** | thread-manager, context-tracker, validators, state.json | Metrics collection, dashboards |
| **Context Tracker** | context-optimizer, analytics-engine, state.json, MCP-servers | Token usage monitoring |
| **Artifact Trail** | checkpoints, state.json, validators, thread-manager | Debugging screenshots, logs |
| **HOPs** | agents.json, templates/REGISTRY.json, standards/*.md, parallel-executor | Reusable prompt templates |

**Validation:** ✅ All components connect to 3+ systems → No isolation.

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## State Schema Extensions

### state.json v3.0 Schema

```json
{
  "$schema": "./templates/state.template.json",
  "version": "3.0.0",

  "threads": {
    "{thread-id}": {
      "id": "string",
      "feature": "string",
      "agent": "string",
      "type": "base|parallel|fusion|long-running|zero-touch",
      "status": "pending|running|completed|failed",
      "startedAt": "ISO8601",
      "completedAt": "ISO8601?",
      "metrics": {
        "toolCalls": "number",
        "duration": "string",
        "estimatedCompletion": "ISO8601?"
      }
    }
  },

  "features": {
    "{feature-name}": {
      "...existing fields...",

      "threadMetrics": {
        "totalToolCalls": "number",
        "threadDuration": "string",
        "maxParallelThreads": "number",
        "avgParallelThreads": "number",
        "checkpointPassRate": "number (0-1)"
      },

      "trustConfig": {
        "level": "low|medium|high|maximum",
        "autoApprove": {
          "design": "boolean",
          "tasks": "boolean"
        },
        "reason": "string",
        "history": [
          {
            "feature": "string",
            "checkpointPassRate": "number",
            "timestamp": "ISO8601"
          }
        ]
      },

      "contextBundles": [
        {
          "bundleId": "string",
          "checkpoint": "number",
          "timestamp": "ISO8601",
          "path": "string"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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## Summary

MORPH-SPEC v3.0 architecture is designed around three core pillars (Scale, Optimize, Improve) with:

- **9 logical domains** (DevX to Tier 0, 100% coverage)
- **Complete integration** (16-step flow, every component connects to 3+)
- **5 design principles** (Integration, Common Themes, Backward Compat, Measurable, No Loose Ends)
- **Zero loose ends** (all 60+ features from 6 docs addressed)

Next: See [FEATURES.md](./FEATURES.md) for detailed feature descriptions.

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*MORPH-SPEC v3.0 Architecture - by Polymorphism Tech*
