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Add architecture documentation for OSSF Silver badge compliance #240

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@WilliamBerryiii

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The OSSF Silver badge requires projects to describe the software architecture (the software components, the interfaces between them, and the data flow) in the contribution documentation.

OSSF Criterion: documentation_architecture (MUST)
Reference: https://www.bestpractices.dev/en/projects/11532?criteria_level=1#documentation_architecture

Current Gap

Criterion Requirement Current State
documentation_architecture Describe software architecture in contribution documentation No architecture documentation exists

Proposed Deliverable

Create docs/architecture.md with:

  • High-level component overview
  • Interface descriptions between components
  • Data flow diagrams or descriptions
  • Directory structure explanation

Acceptance Criteria

  • Create docs/architecture.md at minimum 500 words
  • Include diagram or visual representation of component relationships
  • Document interfaces between major components:
    • Extension component
    • Scripts component
    • Skills component
    • Documentation component
  • Describe data flow for primary workflows
  • Link architecture doc from README.md or CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Update OSSF badge form to mark documentation_architecture as Met

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