Tech Debt

Purpose

Inventory technical debt, assess impact/effort, and prioritize what to address.

Usage

• /tech-debt - Full tech debt review
• /tech-debt [component] - Focus on specific system/component

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Steps

1. Search for tech debt mentions:

   • 04-Projects/
   • Meeting notes with keywords: "tech debt", "refactor", "technical debt", "needs cleanup"
   • Code review discussions

2. Extract for each item:

   • Description
   • Component/system affected
   • Impact (velocity, stability, security)
   • Estimated effort
   • Age (when first noted)

3. Categorize by impact:

   • Critical: Blocking work or security risk
   • High: Slowing velocity significantly