Patent System Modernization

UK Intellectual Property Office patent processing system

Overview

This is an ArcKit-managed enterprise architecture governance project.

Getting Started

This project uses ArcKit for enterprise architecture governance and vendor procurement.

Available Commands

Once you start your AI assistant, you'll have access to 43 commands:

Project Planning

• /arckit.plan - Create project plan with timeline, phases, and gates

Core Workflow

• /arckit.principles - Create or update architecture principles
• /arckit.stakeholders - Analyze stakeholder drivers, goals, and outcomes
• /arckit.risk - Create comprehensive risk register (Orange Book)
• /arckit.sobc - Create Strategic Outline Business Case (Green Book 5-case)
• /arckit.requirements - Define comprehensive requirements
• /arckit.data-model - Create data model with ERD, GDPR compliance, data governance
• /arckit.research - Research technology, services, and products with build vs buy analysis
• /arckit.datascout - Discover external data sources, APIs, and open data portals
• /arckit.wardley - Create strategic Wardley Maps for build vs buy and procurement strategy
• /arckit.adr - Document architectural decisions with options analysis

Cloud Research

• /arckit.aws-research - Research AWS services using AWS Knowledge MCP
• /arckit.azure-research - Research Azure services using Microsoft Learn MCP

Vendor Procurement

• /arckit.sow - Generate Statement of Work (RFP)
• /arckit.dos - Digital Outcomes and Specialists (DOS) procurement
• /arckit.gcloud-search - Search G-Cloud services on UK Digital Marketplace
• /arckit.gcloud-clarify - Validate G-Cloud services and generate clarification questions
• /arckit.evaluate - Create vendor evaluation framework and score vendors

Design & Delivery

• /arckit.diagram - Generate visual architecture diagrams using Mermaid
• /arckit.hld-review - Review High-Level Design
• /arckit.dld-review - Review Detailed Design
• /arckit.backlog - Generate prioritised product backlog with GDS user stories
• /arckit.devops - Create DevOps strategy with CI/CD pipelines
• /arckit.finops - Create FinOps strategy for cloud cost management
• /arckit.mlops - Create MLOps strategy with model lifecycle and governance
• /arckit.operationalize - Create operational readiness pack with runbooks and DR/BCP
• /arckit.roadmap - Create strategic architecture roadmap
• /arckit.platform-design - Create platform strategy using Platform Design Toolkit

Service Management

• /arckit.servicenow - Generate ServiceNow service design
• /arckit.traceability - Generate requirements traceability matrix
• /arckit.analyze - Comprehensive governance quality analysis
• /arckit.data-mesh-contract - Federated data product contracts
• /arckit.principles-compliance - Architecture principles compliance scorecard

UK Government Compliance

• /arckit.service-assessment - GDS Service Standard assessment preparation
• /arckit.tcop - Technology Code of Practice assessment
• /arckit.ai-playbook - AI Playbook compliance for responsible AI
• /arckit.dpia - Data Protection Impact Assessment (UK GDPR Article 35)
• /arckit.atrs - Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS) record

Security Assessment

• /arckit.secure - UK Government Secure by Design
• /arckit.mod-secure - MOD Secure by Design
• /arckit.jsp-936 - MOD JSP 936 AI assurance documentation

Reporting

• /arckit.story - Generate project story with timeline and governance achievements
• /arckit.pages - Generate GitHub Pages site for project documentation

Project Structure

patent-system-modernization/
├── .arckit/
│   ├── templates/        # Document templates
│   └── scripts/bash/     # Helper scripts
│   ├── commands/         # ArcKit slash commands
│   └── agents/           # Autonomous research agents
├── .codex/prompts/       # Codex CLI commands
├── .gemini/commands/     # Gemini CLI commands
├── docs/
│   ├── guides/           # Command usage guides
│   └── README.md         # Documentation index
├── projects/
│   ├── 000-global/
│   │   ├── policies/     # Organisation-wide policy documents
│   │   └── ARC-000-PRIN-v1.0.md
│   └── 001-project-name/
│       ├── ARC-001-REQ-v1.0.md
│       ├── ARC-001-STKE-v1.0.md
│       ├── external/     # External documents (PDFs, images)
│       └── vendors/      # Vendor submissions
├── DEPENDENCY-MATRIX.md  # Command dependencies
├── WORKFLOW-DIAGRAMS.md  # Visual workflows
└── VERSION

Next Steps

1. Start your AI assistant: claude
2. Run /arckit.principles to establish architecture governance
3. Run /arckit.stakeholders to analyze stakeholder drivers and goals
4. Run /arckit.requirements to define project requirements

Full dependency ordering is documented in DEPENDENCY-MATRIX.md.

Documentation

• ArcKit Documentation
• Command Guides
• Dependency Matrix
• Workflow Diagrams