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TEACHING EXAMPLEuse-existing-project
Incorporate an existing project
Reconstruct Project Truth before refactoring or imposing the current standard.
Situation
DCP receives a repository or product that already works partially or fully.
Problem
Documentation may be stale, and conformity-driven migration can break validated behavior.
Applicable DCP Flow concepts
- Repository Truth
- Architecture audit
- Known Debt
- Risk classification
- Incremental change
Involved artifacts
- README/docs
- Accepted ADRs
- AGENTS.md
- Technical roadmap
Expected evidence
- Current build.
- Executed tests.
- Routes/Golden Flows.
- Known debt classification.
Human Gates
- No broad refactor without evidence.
- Human Gate for structural changes.