improve-codebase-architecture

An architecture review targets shallow modules by scanning the codebase for deepening opportunities where the interface sits too close to the implementation. This surfaces hidden seams and tangled call paths, highlighting areas needing structural refactoring to improve testability.

A deepening opportunity is a structural refactoring target where a shallow module's interface is too similar to its implementation. Deepening the module hides internal complexity, clarifies tangled call paths, and improves overall codebase testability and navigation.

You generate a visual report of architectural friction by scanning the codebase for hard-to-test workflows and leaked seams. This process produces a self-contained HTML report featuring before/after diagrams, candidate files, and recommendation strengths for follow-up exploration.

Yes, an architecture review improves testability by identifying tangled call paths and hidden seams that make workflows hard to test. By proposing deepening opportunities, it separates interface from implementation, reducing structural friction and enabling better test isolation.

The best way to review leaked seams and hard-to-test workflows is performing a structured architecture scan that evaluates module depth. This generates an HTML report with candidate files, problem descriptions, proposed solutions, and a top recommendation for focused follow-up exploration.

Yes, you can align domain vocabulary during a codebase architecture review. The review workflow supports follow-up exploration of candidate files while keeping domain vocabulary consistently aligned with CONTEXT.md and ADRs throughout the deepening process.