Technology planning

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Use this chain for every recommendation:

1. Vocational goal — the work outcome.
2. Work tasks — observable activities required by that goal.
3. Functional barriers — conditions that make a task inaccessible or unreliable.
4. Required capabilities — what the solution must do.
5. Minimum configuration — the least configuration that can perform the work safely and reliably.
6. Preferred configuration — capabilities that materially improve access, durability, or workflow.
7. Alternatives — lower-cost, borrowed, public-access, or differently configured paths.
8. Current costs and quotes — dated evidence kept outside the architecture.

Classify each requested capability as essential, preferred, or optional. Never make price or brand the reason for a requirement. Use the technology-plan template and verify current products and prices with the technology-research prompt.