SPEC-045-A: Agent Rename Mapping
| Field |
Value |
| Specification ID |
SPEC-045-A |
| Parent ADR |
ADR-045 |
| Version |
1.0 |
| Status |
Implemented |
| Last Updated |
2026-01-14 |
| Author |
Migration Analysis Agent |
Overview
This specification documents the complete mapping of agent names from v3-prefixed naming (v3-qe-*) to version-agnostic semantic naming (qe-*). The migration covers 47 agents across 12 DDD domains plus 7 subagents.
V3 Agents with v3- Prefix (Renamed)
Test Generation Domain
| Current Name |
New Name |
File |
v3-qe-test-architect |
qe-test-architect |
qe-test-architect.md |
v3-qe-tdd-specialist |
qe-tdd-specialist |
qe-tdd-specialist.md |
v3-qe-integration-tester |
qe-integration-tester |
qe-integration-tester.md |
v3-qe-property-tester |
qe-property-tester |
qe-property-tester.md |
Test Execution Domain
| Current Name |
New Name |
File |
v3-qe-parallel-executor |
qe-parallel-executor |
qe-parallel-executor.md |
v3-qe-flaky-hunter |
qe-flaky-hunter |
qe-flaky-hunter.md |
v3-qe-retry-handler |
qe-retry-handler |
qe-retry-handler.md |
Coverage Analysis Domain
| Current Name |
New Name |
File |
v3-qe-coverage-specialist |
qe-coverage-specialist |
qe-coverage-specialist.md |
v3-qe-gap-detector |
qe-gap-detector |
qe-gap-detector.md |
v3-qe-mutation-tester |
qe-mutation-tester |
qe-mutation-tester.md |
Quality Assessment Domain
| Current Name |
New Name |
File |
v3-qe-quality-gate |
qe-quality-gate |
qe-quality-gate.md |
v3-qe-deployment-advisor |
qe-deployment-advisor |
qe-deployment-advisor.md |
v3-qe-code-complexity |
qe-code-complexity |
qe-code-complexity.md |
v3-qe-risk-assessor |
qe-risk-assessor |
qe-risk-assessor.md |
Defect Intelligence Domain
| Current Name |
New Name |
File |
v3-qe-defect-predictor |
qe-defect-predictor |
qe-defect-predictor.md |
v3-qe-pattern-learner |
qe-pattern-learner |
qe-pattern-learner.md |
v3-qe-root-cause-analyzer |
qe-root-cause-analyzer |
qe-root-cause-analyzer.md |
v3-qe-regression-analyzer |
qe-regression-analyzer |
qe-regression-analyzer.md |
Requirements Validation Domain
| Current Name |
New Name |
File |
v3-qe-requirements-validator |
qe-requirements-validator |
qe-requirements-validator.md |
v3-qe-bdd-generator |
qe-bdd-generator |
qe-bdd-generator.md |
Code Intelligence Domain
| Current Name |
New Name |
File |
v3-qe-code-intelligence |
qe-code-intelligence |
qe-code-intelligence.md |
v3-qe-dependency-mapper |
qe-dependency-mapper |
qe-dependency-mapper.md |
v3-qe-kg-builder |
qe-kg-builder |
qe-kg-builder.md |
v3-qe-impact-analyzer |
qe-impact-analyzer |
qe-impact-analyzer.md |
Security Compliance Domain
| Current Name |
New Name |
File |
v3-qe-security-scanner |
qe-security-scanner |
qe-security-scanner.md |
v3-qe-security-auditor |
qe-security-auditor |
qe-security-auditor.md |
Contract Testing Domain
| Current Name |
New Name |
File |
v3-qe-contract-validator |
qe-contract-validator |
qe-contract-validator.md |
v3-qe-graphql-tester |
qe-graphql-tester |
qe-graphql-tester.md |
Visual Accessibility Domain
| Current Name |
New Name |
File |
v3-qe-visual-tester |
qe-visual-tester |
qe-visual-tester.md |
v3-qe-accessibility-auditor |
qe-accessibility-auditor |
qe-accessibility-auditor.md |
v3-qe-responsive-tester |
qe-responsive-tester |
qe-responsive-tester.md |
Chaos Resilience Domain
| Current Name |
New Name |
File |
v3-qe-chaos-engineer |
qe-chaos-engineer |
qe-chaos-engineer.md |
v3-qe-load-tester |
qe-load-tester |
qe-load-tester.md |
v3-qe-performance-tester |
qe-performance-tester |
qe-performance-tester.md |
Learning Optimization Domain
| Current Name |
New Name |
File |
v3-qe-learning-coordinator |
qe-learning-coordinator |
qe-learning-coordinator.md |
v3-qe-transfer-specialist |
qe-transfer-specialist |
qe-transfer-specialist.md |
v3-qe-metrics-optimizer |
qe-metrics-optimizer |
qe-metrics-optimizer.md |
Specialized Agents
| Current Name |
New Name |
File |
v3-qe-qx-partner |
qe-qx-partner |
qe-qx-partner.md |
v3-qe-fleet-commander |
qe-fleet-commander |
qe-fleet-commander.md |
v3-qe-queen-coordinator |
qe-queen-coordinator |
qe-queen-coordinator.md |
v3-integration-architect |
qe-integration-architect |
qe-integration-architect.md |
Subagents (7 total)
| Current Name |
New Name |
File |
v3-qe-tdd-red |
qe-tdd-red |
subagents/qe-tdd-red.md |
v3-qe-tdd-green |
qe-tdd-green |
subagents/qe-tdd-green.md |
v3-qe-tdd-refactor |
qe-tdd-refactor |
subagents/qe-tdd-refactor.md |
v3-qe-code-reviewer |
qe-code-reviewer |
subagents/qe-code-reviewer.md |
v3-qe-integration-reviewer |
qe-integration-reviewer |
subagents/qe-integration-reviewer.md |
v3-qe-performance-reviewer |
qe-performance-reviewer |
subagents/qe-performance-reviewer.md |
v3-qe-security-reviewer |
qe-security-reviewer |
subagents/qe-security-reviewer.md |
Agents Without Prefix (No Change Needed)
These 11 agents already use version-agnostic naming:
| Agent Name |
Location |
adr-architect |
.claude/agents/v3/adr-architect.md |
claims-authorizer |
.claude/agents/v3/claims-authorizer.md |
collective-intelligence-coordinator |
.claude/agents/v3/collective-intelligence-coordinator.md |
ddd-domain-expert |
.claude/agents/v3/ddd-domain-expert.md |
memory-specialist |
.claude/agents/v3/memory-specialist.md |
performance-engineer |
.claude/agents/v3/performance-engineer.md |
reasoningbank-learner |
.claude/agents/v3/reasoningbank-learner.md |
security-architect |
.claude/agents/v3/security-architect.md |
security-auditor |
.claude/agents/v3/security-auditor.md |
sparc-orchestrator |
.claude/agents/v3/sparc-orchestrator.md |
swarm-memory-manager |
.claude/agents/v3/swarm-memory-manager.md |
Skill Directory Mapping
| Current Name |
New Name |
v3-qe-test-generation |
qe-test-generation |
v3-qe-test-execution |
qe-test-execution |
v3-qe-coverage-analysis |
qe-coverage-analysis |
v3-qe-quality-assessment |
qe-quality-assessment |
v3-qe-defect-intelligence |
qe-defect-intelligence |
v3-qe-requirements-validation |
qe-requirements-validation |
v3-qe-code-intelligence |
qe-code-intelligence |
v3-qe-security-compliance |
qe-security-compliance |
v3-qe-contract-testing |
qe-contract-testing |
v3-qe-visual-accessibility |
qe-visual-accessibility |
v3-qe-chaos-resilience |
qe-chaos-resilience |
v3-qe-learning-optimization |
qe-learning-optimization |
CLI & Binary Mapping
| Current |
New |
Type |
aqe-v3 |
aqe |
Main binary |
aqe-v3-mcp |
aqe-mcp |
MCP server |
.aqe-v3/ |
.aqe/ |
Project config directory |
~/.aqe-v3/ |
~/.aqe/ |
User config directory |
MCP Tools (No Change Required)
MCP tools already use version-agnostic naming:
Summary Statistics
| Category |
Count |
Status |
| Agents renamed |
40 |
Complete |
| Subagents renamed |
7 |
Complete |
| Agents unchanged |
11 |
N/A |
| Skills renamed |
12 |
Complete |
| CLI binaries renamed |
2 |
Complete |
| Config paths renamed |
2 |
Complete |
| MCP tools |
14 |
No change needed |
Total files renamed: 59
Related Specifications
| Spec ID |
Title |
Relationship |
| SPEC-045-B |
Migration Strategy |
Implementation scripts |
| SPEC-045-C |
V2 Compatibility |
Legacy alias mapping |
Changelog
| Version |
Date |
Author |
Changes |
| 1.0 |
2026-01-14 |
Migration Agent |
Initial specification |
| 1.0 |
2026-01-20 |
Architecture Team |
Extracted from ADR-045 |