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Principles

The shared beliefs that keep hundreds of small decisions pointing the same way.

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PRN-0001Buy, then build

Prefer managed services over bespoke infrastructure unless it is a core differentiator.

PRN-0002Secure by default

Every service is zero-trust from day one; encryption and least-privilege are not opt-in.

PRN-0003Design for failure

Assume every dependency will fail; degrade gracefully rather than cascade.

What it is

Principles are the durable statements of intent behind how your teams build: the “we always” and “we never” that keep architecture coherent across squads. ArchForge gives each one a clear statement, the reasoning behind it, and a proper review before it becomes official.

Persuade, don’t dictate

Every principle starts from Statement, Rationale, Implications, and Exceptions, so teams understand the why as well as the what.

Approved, not assumed

Principles go to a named reviewer before they’re published, so everyone knows which ones are official.

Evolves in the open

Every save is versioned, and retired principles are superseded or deprecated rather than deleted, so you can see how thinking changed.

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Blueprints teams can actually adopt

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