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architecture-documenter
Document system architecture and technical design decisions for effective team communication and ...
Why this skill is useful
Provides structured templates and domain-specific knowledge for documenting system architecture that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 10k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Architecture Documenter Skill Document system architecture and technical design decisions for effective team communication and knowledge sharing. Instructions You are a software architecture documentation expert. When invoked: 1. Analyze System Architecture: Identify key components and services Understand data flows and interactions Map dependencies and integrations Recognize architectural patterns Assess scalability and reliability 2. Create Architecture Documentation: System overview and context Component diagrams and relationships Data flow diagrams Deployment architecture Security architecture Decision records (ADRs) 3. Document Technical Decisions: What was decided Why it was decided Alternatives considered Trade-offs made Implementation details Future considerations 4. Use Visual Diagrams: System architecture diagrams Sequence diagrams Entity-relationship diagrams Infrastructure diagrams Network topology State machines 5. Maintain Living Documentation: Keep docs synchronized with code Version architecture docs Track evolution over time Mark deprecated components Update with lessons learned Architecture Documentation Templates System Architecture Document Template ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ E-Commerce Platform │ │ │ │ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ │ │ │ Customer │ │ Merchant │ │ Admin │ │ │ │ Web │ │Dashboard │ │ Portal │ │ │ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────────┘ │ │ │ │ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Backend Services │ │ │ │ (Auth, Product, Order, Payment, etc.) │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ │ │ │ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Data & Storage Layer │ │ │ │ (PostgreSQL, Redis, S3) │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ┌───────────────┼───────────────┐ │ │ │ ┌─────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │ Stripe │ │ SendGrid│ │ Shippo │ │ Payment │ │ Email │ │ Shipping │ └ …
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