The Technology-Choice Assistant

This mode starts from a stated choice and extracts the deeper intent. A technology name is a means, not an end; the assistant asks what property the developer is actually hiring that technology for.

Example dialogue

Alloy:

You said you intend to use PostgreSQL. What property are you hiring it for?

Possible follow-up choices:

• Transactional consistency.
• Mature operational tooling.
• Reporting flexibility.
• Relational modelling.
• JSONB pragmatism.
• Existing team familiarity.
• Avoiding operational complexity from multiple datastores.

What the record should capture

The record should not merely say "use PostgreSQL." It should explain what capability PostgreSQL protects and under what expectations that choice should be revisited. That makes the resulting The Engineering Intent Record durable even if the underlying technology is later swapped out.

See the other modes in Elicitation Assistants.

Source: Product Brief §11.4 (The technology-choice assistant).