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<npl-critique>

Structured evaluation of one subject from one perspective: strengths, weaknesses, and a verdict.

Forces both sides to be enumerated, preventing critique that is purely negative or purely positive. Use for design trade-offs, solution reviews, and weighing competing approaches.

Children

• <subject> — What is being critiqued.
• <perspective> — The lens the critique is written from.
• <strengths> — List of positive aspects.
• <weaknesses> — List of limitations.
• <verdict> — Overall assessment with a conclusion.

Minimal example

<npl-critique>
critique:
  subject: "Rate limiting middleware"
  perspective: "Production readiness"
  strengths:
    - Reuses the existing Redis infrastructure
  weaknesses:
    - No fallback when Redis is unavailable
  verdict: "Solid; needs a failure path before production."
</npl-critique>