integration-contract-alignment

name	integration-contract-alignment
description	Align frontend consumers with backend API contracts. Use for route or DTO changes, compatibility windows, rollout sequencing, and cross-stack acceptance criteria.
argument-hint	Describe the backend contract change, affected frontend consumers, rollout constraints, and compatibility expectations.

Integration Contract Alignment

When to Use

• Backend route/DTO changes that impact frontend consumption
• Frontend integration work against evolving backend responses
• PR review focused on cross-stack API compatibility

Quick Checklist

1. Identify changed routes and response fields.
2. Map frontend consumers to impacted contract fields.
3. Define compatibility impact and migration strategy.
4. Align payload expectations before implementation merge.

Deep Workflow

1. Inventory affected backend endpoints and frontend call sites.
2. Confirm route, verb, request shape, and response shape alignment.
3. Classify compatibility impact (additive, soft-breaking, hard-breaking).
4. Define transition plan for non-additive changes (versioning, fallback, phased rollout).
5. Ensure frontend type/model updates are consistent with backend contract.
6. Produce explicit integration acceptance checks for key user flows.

Decision Points

• If change is hard-breaking, block merge until migration path is explicit.
• If frontend and backend cannot ship simultaneously, require backward-compatible contract window.
• If response semantics changed, route to status-code-decision-matrix for status consistency.