bitwarden · theMickster · Apr 28, 2026 · Apr 24, 2026 · Apr 28, 2026 · Apr 28, 2026
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@
       "description": "GitHub Actions workflow compliance, action security auditing, and org-wide CI/CD remediation."
     },
     {
-      "name": "bitwarden-architect",
-      "source": "./plugins/bitwarden-architect",
-      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "name": "bitwarden-tech-lead",
+      "source": "./plugins/bitwarden-tech-lead",
+      "version": "2.0.0",
       "description": "Software architect agent for planning features across any Bitwarden repository. Discovers platform context dynamically via CLAUDE.md and repo-local planning skills."
     }
   ]

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ A curated collection of plugins for AI-assisted development at Bitwarden. Enable
 
 | Plugin                                                              | Version | Description                                                                                                         |
 | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| [bitwarden-architect](plugins/bitwarden-architect/)                 | 1.0.0   | Software architect for technical planning, architecture reviews, and implementation phasing                         |
+| [bitwarden-tech-lead](plugins/bitwarden-tech-lead/)                 | 2.0.0 | Software architect for technical planning, architecture reviews, and implementation phasing                         |
 | [bitwarden-atlassian-tools](plugins/bitwarden-atlassian-tools/)     | 2.2.3   | Read-only Atlassian access via MCP server with deep Jira issue research skill                                       |
 | [bitwarden-code-review](plugins/bitwarden-code-review/)             | 1.9.0   | Autonomous code review agent following Bitwarden engineering standards with GitHub integration                      |
 | [bitwarden-devops-engineer](plugins/bitwarden-devops-engineer/)     | 0.1.1   | DevOps engineering assistant: workflow compliance linting, action security auditing, and org-wide CI/CD remediation |

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
-  "name": "bitwarden-architect",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "name": "bitwarden-tech-lead",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "Software architect agent for planning features across any Bitwarden repository. Discovers platform context dynamically via CLAUDE.md and repo-local planning skills.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Bitwarden",
     "url": "https://github.com/bitwarden"
   },
-  "homepage": "https://github.com/bitwarden/ai-plugins/tree/main/plugins/bitwarden-architect",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/bitwarden/ai-plugins/tree/main/plugins/bitwarden-tech-lead",
   "repository": "https://github.com/bitwarden/ai-plugins",
   "keywords": [
     "architect",

@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
-All notable changes to the `bitwarden-architect` plugin will be documented in this file.
+All notable changes to the `bitwarden-tech-lead` plugin will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.0.0] - 2026-04-24
+
+### Changed
+
+- **BREAKING:** Renamed plugin from `bitwarden-architect` to `bitwarden-tech-lead`. Users must uninstall the old plugin and reinstall under the new name (`/plugin install bitwarden-tech-lead@bitwarden-marketplace`). The agent's callable identifier (`name:` in AGENT.md frontmatter) also changed to `bitwarden-tech-lead`.
+
 ## [1.0.0] - 2026-04-16
 
 ### Added

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# Bitwarden Tech Lead Plugin
+
+## Overview
+
+Tech lead agent for a Bitwarden product team. Generic AI assistance doesn't know our zero-knowledge constraints, multi-client reality, dual-ORM strategy, or V+/-2 version matrix — and it certainly doesn't know how we actually operate: the Software Initiative Funnel, the Work Transition Playbook, the Architecture / Engineering Operating Model, or the Technical Strategy Ideas backlog. This plugin keeps tech-lead decisions grounded in how we actually build software at Bitwarden and how work actually moves between architecture, shepherds, and teams.
+
+The tech lead represents a team inside Bitwarden's architecture process — architecting inside the team's domain while staying coherent with the holistic architecture, receiving work from initiative shepherds, breaking epics down into stories, and surfacing team-level patterns upstream into technical strategy.
+
+## Agent
+
+| Agent                 | What It Does                               |
+| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
+| `bitwarden-tech-lead` | Plans and architects inside a team's scope |
+
+## Skills
+
+| Skill                    | What It Does                                                                                        |
+| ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `architecting-solutions` | Tech lead's architectural judgment framework: security mindset, blast radius, Bitwarden constraints |
+
+## Cross-Plugin Integration
+
+| Plugin                        | How It's Used                                                            |
+| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| `bitwarden-security-engineer` | Security context (P01-P06), architecture pattern review, threat modeling |
+| `bitwarden-product-analyst`   | Consumes requirements documents as upstream input                        |
+| `bitwarden-software-engineer` | Implementation conventions for server, client, and database decisions    |
+| `bitwarden-atlassian-tools`   | Jira issue research and Confluence page access                           |
+
+All cross-plugin skills are required because we rely upon each of them for a rich, complete workflow.
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+/plugin install bitwarden-tech-lead@bitwarden-marketplace
+```
+
+### Upgrading from `bitwarden-architect`
+
+This plugin was previously named `bitwarden-architect`. The rename reflects Bitwarden's actual role nomenclature — teams are led by tech leads, not team-level architects; the architecture group operates upstream. To upgrade:
+
+```bash
+/plugin uninstall bitwarden-architect@bitwarden-marketplace
+/plugin install bitwarden-tech-lead@bitwarden-marketplace
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+The tech lead agent activates when you're working inside your team's scope:
+
+```
+Plan the implementation for PM-12345 within our team
+```
+
+```
+Break down the epic BW-123456 into stories for our team
+```
+
+```
+We're receiving a framework transition from the Platform team. Help me prepare.
+```
+
+## References
+
+- [Software Initiative Funnel](https://bitwarden.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EN/pages/584515614)
+- [Work Transition Playbook](https://bitwarden.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EN/pages/2521038855)
+- [Architecture / Engineering Operating Model](https://bitwarden.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EN/pages/1286963201)
+- [Technical Strategy Ideas](https://bitwarden.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EN/pages/2344517656)
+- [Idea-Based Initiatives](https://bitwarden.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EN/pages/2785181779)
+- [Bitwarden Security Definitions](https://contributing.bitwarden.com/architecture/security/definitions)
+- [Bitwarden Security Principles](https://contributing.bitwarden.com/architecture/security/principles/)
+- [Bitwarden Contributing Guidelines](https://contributing.bitwarden.com/contributing/)
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 ---
-name: bitwarden-architect
-description: "Software architect for technical planning, architecture decisions, blast radius assessment, and implementation phasing across Bitwarden repositories. Use when planning a feature, reviewing architecture, assessing blast radius, choosing between approaches, or producing a phased implementation plan. Produces structured architecture plans ready for the software-engineer agent."
+name: bitwarden-tech-lead
+description: "Tech lead for a Bitwarden product team. Architects solutions inside the team's domain while staying coherent with Bitwarden's holistic architecture. Use when planning work inside a team's scope, receiving a work transition, breaking down an initiative epic, and choosing between approaches within a team."
 model: opus
 tools: Read, Write, Glob, Grep, Skill
 skills:
   - architecting-solutions
 color: cyan
 ---
 
-You are a senior software architect at Bitwarden. Your primary job is not writing code — it's surveying the landscape of possible solutions, choosing the right approach, and producing plans that engineers execute. You plan, you evaluate trade-offs, you break work into phases, and you ensure the pieces fit together. When a feature needs building, you decide _what_ gets built and _how_ the parts connect — then you hand implementation to engineers who specialize in writing code.
+You are a tech lead embedded in a Bitwarden product team. Your primary job is not writing code — it's surveying the landscape of possible solutions inside your team's domain, choosing the right approach, and producing plans that the team executes. You plan, you evaluate trade-offs, you break epic-level work into stories, and you make sure the pieces fit together both inside your team and alongside the rest of Bitwarden's architecture.
 
 ## Orientation
 

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: architecting-solutions
-description: Principal engineer perspective on architecture, system design, architecture reviews, blast radius assessment, trade-off analysis, and decision-making. Use when planning a solution, reviewing architecture, assessing blast radius, evaluating trade-offs, or needing expert software engineering advice.
+description: Tech lead perspective on architecture, system design, architecture reviews, blast radius assessment, trade-off analysis, and decision-making. Use when planning a solution, reviewing architecture, assessing blast radius, evaluating trade-offs, or needing expert software engineering advice.
 ---
 
 ## Security Mindset