CTO Architect Prover MCP Connector for Claude
A+An AI proposed Kubernetes for 50 users, says 'use HTTPS' as a security strategy, and plans database migrations during maintenance windows. That is not architecture — that is Resume-Driven Development. This tool forces five CTO-level architectural axes: stack fitness, failure tolerance, security hardening, migration safety, and observability.
The Problem
Ask an LLM to design a production architecture. It will propose Kubernetes, Kafka, and microservices for a 3-person seed team. It will say "use HTTPS" as the entire security strategy. It will plan database migrations during "scheduled maintenance windows." And it will skip observability entirely.
Every LLM commits five architectural reasoning failures:
- Resume-Driven Development — proposes overcomplex tech stacks that no small team can operate.
- SPOF Blindness — designs happy-path architectures without redundancy or failover.
- Security Theater — says "use HTTPS" and "passwords are hashed" without depth.
- Migration Amnesia — plans schema changes that lock tables or require downtime.
- Observability Void — skips health probes, metrics, alerting, and DR targets.
How It Works
The CTO Architect Prover forces the LLM to fill 5 reflection fields and commit to 5 Decision Pivots before concluding any architecture is production-ready.
The 5 Architectural Axes
| Axis | Pivot | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Stack Fitness | Justified | Match tech to team size, budget, and stage. |
| Failure Tolerance | Tolerated | Name every redundancy mechanism and failover path. |
| Security Posture | Hardened | Specific controls with thresholds — not "use HTTPS." |
| Migration Safety | Safe | Zero-downtime: expand/contract, parallel writes, rollback. |
| Observability | Proven | Health probes, metrics, alerting, specific RTO/RPO. |
The Verdict Matrix
Axis 1 fails → OVER_ENGINEERED
Axis 2 fails → SPOF_DETECTED
Axis 3 fails → SECURITY_VULNERABLE
Axis 4 fails → MIGRATION_BLOCKED
Axis 5 fails → OBSERVABILITY_VOID
All pass → ARCHITECTURE_PROVEN
Why It Works
Tool calls are obligations. The LLM cannot skip security controls or ignore migration strategies. It must justify the stack against constraints, name specific redundancy mechanisms, define security thresholds, describe zero-downtime migration procedures, and set RTO/RPO targets with numbers. Every rejection names the exact architectural axis that failed.
Related Connectors
Portfolio Concentration Calculator MCP
Measure investment risk using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) across asset, sector, and geography dimensions.
PropelAuth (B2B Authentication) MCP
Manage B2B authentication, users, and organizations via PropelAuth — handle user provisioning, org management, and API keys directly from your AI agent.
Veracode MCP
Bring Veracode AppSec to your AI. Analyze source code flaws, extract application profiles, and track vulnerabilities conversationaly.
Pulumi MCP
Manage cloud infrastructure via Pulumi — list stacks, track deployments, audit outputs and tag resources from any AI agent.