architecture-fitness-functionslisted

# Architecture Fitness Functions An architectural fitness function assesses a stated architectural property. The [Thoughtworks definition](https://www.thoughtworks.com/radar/techniques/architectural-fitness-function) includes tests, metrics and monitors; it does not require every assessment to block delivery. This skill adds the governance decision: who interprets the result, when, and what action follows. An advisory check can be useful; a configured gate is not proof that the intended property holds. The governance method has no Java baseline and ships no executable Java examples. When a control depends on Java tooling, inspect the project's compiler release/toolchains, resolved tool versions, test runner and CI/runtime JDKs before choosing it. Applying this skill does not authorize upgrades, preview features or new dependencies; keep unsupported tool choices conditional. ## Workflow 1. **Establish the promise and evidence.** Obtain the characteristic/scenario, protected scope, acceptance policy and owner. Inspect existing rules, pipeline wiring, suppressions, recent verdicts and relevant incidents. If the characteristic or policy is unknown, record a provisional interpretation and ask for the missing decision; do not invent a threshold or retire a check because its original author is unavailable. 2. **Triage inherited checks.** For each, record enabled/skipped state, evidence actually collected, protected property, observed signal/noise and response. Use