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Comprehensive Technical Debt Audit

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Prompt

Analyze this entire codebase for technical debt and generate a docs/TECH-DEBT.md file. Be exhaustive and thorough - examine every file systematically and do not rush or stop early. Think like a senior engineer conducting a formal code audit. Look for both obvious issues and subtle, non-obvious problems that could cause pain later. Consider second-order effects and compounding risks. Error on the side of over-documenting. Include at the top of the file Executive Summary: 1. Summary by Priority (P1, P2, P3, etc) 2. Summary by Category 3. Blocking Items (Address first) 4. Quick Wins (Low Effort, High Value) For each technical debt item, document: 1. **ID** - Sequential identifier (TD-001, TD-002, etc.) 2. **Title** - Brief descriptive name 3. **Priority** - P1 (critical/must-do), P2 (important), P3 (nice-to-have) 4. **Risk if Not Fixed** - What happens if we ignore this (security, performance, maintainability, scalability, developer productivity) 5. **Risk Level** - Critical / High / Medium / Low 6. **Level of Effort** - T-shirt sizing (XS, S, M, L, XL) with estimated hours/days 7. **Affected Files/Areas** - Specific paths or modules 8. **Description** - What the debt is and why it exists 9. **Justification** - Why this needs to be addressed 10. **Recommended Fix** - How to resolve it 11. **Dependencies** - Other items that must be fixed first or could be bundled 12. **Regression Risk** - How likely fixing this breaks something else 13. **Quick Win Flag** - Yes/No for items that are low effort + high value 14. **Technical Category** - Frontend, Backend, Database, Infrastructure, DevOps 15. **Workarounds in Place** - Current mitigation if any 16. **Date Identified** - Today's date 17. **Owner** - Leave blank for assignment Group items by category: - Security vulnerabilities - Performance issues - Code quality / maintainability - Deprecated dependencies - Missing documentation - Testing gaps - Architecture concerns - Accessibility issues Include a summary table at the top with counts by priority and estimated total effort. Flag any items that are blocking other work or have compounding risk.

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