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Architecture

Welcome to the Architecture section of our developer portal. This comprehensive guide provides everything you need to design, implement, and scale robust systems within our platform ecosystem.

Overview​

Our architecture documentation is organized into key areas that cover both foundational concepts and practical implementation guidance:

Components​

The building blocks of our architecture provide a detailed breakdown of core components essential for designing and managing scalable systems. These include services, orchestrators, adapters, routers, assessors, workflows, and tasks. Each layer plays a critical role, with services handling business logic, orchestrators managing interactions between services, and adapters ensuring seamless integration with external systems.

Decision Records​

Architectural Decision Records (ADRs) document the key architectural decisions made throughout our platform's evolution. These records provide context, rationale, and consequences of important technical choices, helping teams understand the "why" behind our current architecture.

Reference Architectures​

Proven architectural patterns and blueprints for common use cases within our platform. These reference architectures provide starting points for new projects and demonstrate best practices for system design.

Patterns​

Reusable solutions to common design challenges, enabling developers to build robust and scalable systems efficiently. Our patterns cover messaging, integration, data flow, and service interaction paradigms.

Protocols​

The rules and conventions for communication and interaction between various system components, ensuring seamless data exchange and interoperability across our platform.

Performance & Scaling​

Guidance on optimizing system performance, capacity planning, and scaling strategies. This section covers monitoring, optimization techniques, and architectural patterns for high-performance systems.

Standards​

The guiding principles and best practices for maintaining uniformity, quality, and compliance across all aspects of development and operations.

Interactive Tools​

Architecture Decision Tree - Interactive guide to help you choose the right architectural patterns based on your specific requirements and constraints.

Architecture Search & Navigator - Advanced search and filtering for architectural documentation with intelligent cross-references and related content discovery.

Getting Started​

Whether you're designing a new service, integrating with existing systems, or optimizing performance, start with these key resources:

  1. New to our architecture? Begin with Components to understand our foundational building blocks
  2. Making architectural decisions? Use our Interactive Decision Tree or review Decision Records for context and Reference Architectures for proven patterns
  3. Building integrations? Explore Patterns and Protocols for best practices
  4. Optimizing performance? Check out Performance & Scaling guidance or use our Interactive Performance Guide

Together, these sections foster a cohesive framework that promotes clarity, maintainability, and innovation throughout the platform lifecycle.