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Legacy-system knowledge pack — {product}

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Context (C4 level 1)

What the system does, who uses it, and the systems it talks to. Mermaid context diagram.

Containers & modules (C4 level 2)

The major parts and how they're deployed. Module and dependency map.

Data flows

How data moves through the system; where PII lives; external integrations (ACORD, feeds).

Deployment reality

The actual path to production — including every manual step, credential, and out-of-band process. Be honest; this is where the risk hides.

Known gotchas

Traps, workarounds and "don't touch that" knowledge — mined from history by the archaeology skill, confirmed by SMEs.

Buried business rules

Domain rules that live only in code (rating quirks, edge-case handling). Cross-reference the domain brief — these often are the domain brief for a legacy product.

Open risks

EOL components, single points of failure, thin test areas — cross-linked to the debt and security registers.