Design Patterns MCP Server

{ "id": "boat-anchor", "name": "Boat Anchor Anti-Pattern", "category": "Anti-Pattern", "description": "Hardware or software that serves no useful purpose but is retained due to cost or politics", "when_to_use": "Expensive unused components\nPolitical reasons prevent removal\nSunk cost fallacy in decisions", "drawbacks": "Wasted resources\nMaintenance overhead\nSystem complexity\nOpportunity cost", "use_cases": "Unused expensive software licenses\nLegacy hardware kept running\nOver-engineered solutions for simple problems", "complexity": "Medium", "tags": [ "anti-pattern", "resources", "politics" ] }