Architecture Diagram Skills for AI Agents
Architecture diagram skills produce a deliverable: a diagram of a system at a chosen zoom level. The zoom levels are the sub-topics here. System context shows the system as one box among people and other systems. Containers show the separately runnable pieces: apps, databases, queues. Components show the internals of one container, its major modules and their responsibilities. Code-level diagrams zoom into structure only when a component is genuinely complex. Runtime and sequence diagrams show how a request or event actually moves through the pieces. Deployment diagrams show where those pieces run: regions, clusters, networks. Use the ranked list by picking the zoom level you need first, then the skill that matches it. If you need more than one level, expect to use more than one skill.
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Architecture diagrams work at zoom levels: the system in its world, the running pieces, the internals of one piece, then how they talk and where they deploy.
These are the closest matches for this work. Start with the first one and open it to install.
- Rank 01View Agent SkillDirect
archify
NotableCreate polished, validated architecture, workflow, sequence, data-flow, and lifecycle/state diagrams as explorable standalone HTML with inline SVG, dark/light themes, optional trace motion, and PNG/JPEG/WebP/SVG/WebM export. Accept plain-language requirements or pasted Mermaid flowchart, sequenceDiagram, and stateDiagram input; inspect repository evidence when the diagram must reflect real code. Use when the user asks to visualize system architecture, infrastructure, cloud/security/network topology, technical workflows, API call sequences, request lifecycles, data pipelines, ETL/ELT, data lineage, state machines, or to convert/beautify Mermaid.
- Rank 02View Agent SkillDirect
drawio-skill
NotableCreate, edit, synchronize, inspect, test, and publish editable draw.io diagrams. Use when the user explicitly requests draw.io/diagrams.net, needs a polished architecture, ERD, UML, sequence, C4, SysML, BPMN, network, swimlane, ML, or infrastructure diagram, wants code/IaC/SQL/OpenAPI converted into a diagram, or wants an existing diagram queried, reviewed, diffed, restyled, kept in sync, or made interactive. Prefer Mermaid/PlantUML elsewhere when the requested artifact is diagrams-as-code rather than an editable draw.io file.
- Rank 03View Agent SkillDirect
drawio
Creates, edits, and exports draw.io diagrams via a YAML-first offline workflow covering architecture, network topologies, flowcharts, UML/ER, and Mermaid/CSV conversion.
8,191 · popularity - Rank 04View Agent SkillDirect
diagram-design
NotableCreate branded architecture, IT current-state, flowchart, sequence, state machine, ER/data model, timeline, swimlane, quadrant, radar/spider, polar chart (polar/radial lollipop), loop/flywheel, nested, tree, org chart, layer stack, Venn, pyramid/funnel, treemap, bar, waterfall, line, Gantt and scatter charts, high-level, process, medallion, data flow, DP integration, DP security matrix, Sankey, fishbone, Wardley map, kanban, user journey, deployment, dependency graph, UML class, story map, or database schema diagrams as standalone HTML/SVG/PNG. Redraw .drawio/.drawio.png/.drawio.svg, Mermaid .mmd, or Excalidraw .excalidraw sources at a chosen size/detail; onboard brand tokens from a website; add semantic patterns, callouts, accessible motion, or sketchy/hand-drawn styling.
- Rank 05View Agent SkillDirect
baoyu-diagram
Creates professional dark-themed SVG diagrams of any type including architecture, flowchart, sequence, structural, mind map, and data flow as standalone SVG files.
14,820 · popularity - Rank 06View Agent SkillDirect
azure-resource-visualizer
OfficialAnalyze Azure resource groups and generate detailed Mermaid architecture diagrams showing the relationships between individual resources. WHEN: create architecture diagram, visualize Azure resources, show resource relationships, generate Mermaid diagram, analyze resource group, diagram my resources, architecture visualization, resource topology, map Azure infrastructure.
- Rank 07View Agent SkillDirect
design-doc-mermaid
Creates Mermaid diagrams (flowchart, sequence, class, ER, state, C4, architecture) from text or source code, with guides for architecture and deployment diagrams.
66,434 · popularity - Rank 08View Agent SkillDirect
excalidraw-diagram
Creates Excalidraw diagram JSON files that make visual arguments, for visualizing workflows, architectures, and concepts.
8,236 · popularity
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google-cloud-solution-architecture
Official>- Interactively discovers requirements and designs holistic, multi-product system architectures, solution blueprints, and deployment recommendations for complex workloads on Google Cloud. Use when designing end-to-end cloud solutions, selecting and integrating Google Cloud services, generating architecture diagrams, or conducting requirements discovery for new cloud workloads or migrations. Don't use for single-product tasks (use product-specific skills), initial onboarding or authentication (use google-cloud-recipe-*), Well-Architected Framework reviews or audits (use google-cloud-waf-*), or workloads covered by specialized solution skills.
- Rank 10View Agent SkillDirect
excalidraw-diagram-generator
Generates Excalidraw diagrams from natural language, supporting flowcharts, relationship diagrams, mind maps, and system architecture diagrams as .excalidraw JSON.
30,850 · popularity - Rank 11View Agent SkillDirect
architecture-designer
Designs high-level system architecture, creates architecture diagrams (Mermaid), writes ADRs, and evaluates technology trade-offs.
7,237 · popularity - Rank 12View Agent SkillDirect
architecture-blueprint-generator
Analyzes codebases to create architectural documentation with visual diagrams (C4, UML, flow, component), detecting tech stacks and patterns.
12,083 · popularity - Rank 13View Agent SkillDirect
plantuml-ascii
Generates ASCII art diagrams using PlantUML text mode, supporting sequence, class, component, deployment, and activity diagrams.
9,676 · popularity - Rank 14View Agent SkillDirect
external-diagram-mermaid-generate
Generates Salesforce architecture diagrams using Mermaid with ASCII fallback, covering OAuth flows, ERDs, integration sequences, and system landscapes.
5,326 · popularity - Rank 15View Agent SkillPossible
diagramming-processes
Diagrams business processes, workflows, lifecycles, and system interactions using diagrams-as-source with ArchiMate and PlantUML notation.
12,136 · popularity - Rank 16View Agent SkillPossible
agentforce-architecture-analyze
Renders a human-readable architecture document and Mermaid invocation graph for an Agentforce agent from design-time metadata.
5,613 · popularity - Rank 17View Agent SkillPossible
technology-stack-blueprint-generator
Analyzes codebases to create technology stack blueprints with version info, patterns, and optional architecture diagrams.
8,999 · popularity - Rank 18View Agent SkillPossible
google-cloud-solution-rag-enterprise-search-gke-sqldb
Official>- Discovers requirements, and generates architectural, design, and deployment guidance for a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)-capable enterprise search system in Google Cloud. Use when users need a vector-enabled SQL database as the store and index for the embedding vectors, an open model and open-source inferencing framework, and Kubernetes containers to host all the application components. DON'T use this skill for fully-managed RAG, or SaaS search services, or when a non-SQL vector database is required.
- Rank 19View Agent SkillPossible
show-me
Helps users understand topics visually with concise diagrams, code-shape sketches, and focused HTML artifacts including Mermaid.
26,900 · popularity - Rank 20View Agent SkillPossible
wiki-page-writer
OfficialGenerates rich technical documentation pages with dark-mode Mermaid diagrams, source code citations, and first-principles depth. Use when writing documentation, generating wiki pages, creating technical deep-dives, or documenting specific components or systems.
- Rank 21View Agent SkillPossible
lavish
Turns complex agent responses into rich reviewable HTML artifacts including diagrams and tables.
20,620 · popularity - Rank 22View Agent SkillPossible
manim-video
Builds Manim animated explainers for technical concepts, graphs, and system diagrams.
8,094 · popularity
What this topic covers
Each sub-topic groups Agent Skills for a specific situation.
- System context
- The system as one box among people and other systems.
- Containers
- The separately runnable pieces: apps, databases, queues.
- Components
- The internals of one container: major modules and their responsibilities.
- Code-level
- Zoomed-in structure used only when a component is genuinely complex.
- Runtime & sequence
- How a request or event actually moves through the pieces.
- Deployment
- Where those pieces run: regions, clusters, networks.
Frequently asked questions
- Which zoom level should I start with?
- Start at system context, where the system is one box among people and other systems. Move down to containers, then components, and only go code-level when a component is genuinely complex. Runtime and sequence and deployment diagrams answer different questions: how things move, and where they run.
- How is this list ordered?
- The list is ranked by observed search demand, with direct matches to the topic first and a cap on any single publisher. That keeps the top of the list aligned with what developers actually look for.
- Can one skill cover several zoom levels?
- The sub-topics are distinct zoom levels, and a skill is listed against the level it matches. If your work spans context, containers, and deployment, plan on using a skill per level rather than one skill for everything.
- Do I need a diagram for every container and component?
- No. Containers cover the separately runnable pieces, and components cover the internals of one container. Code-level diagrams are only for components that are genuinely complex, so skip them where the structure is obvious.
How to install an Agent Skill
Start with the first skill on this page. Claude Code reads a SKILL.md once it is in the skills directory:
- Claude Code — copy the SKILL.md for archify into ~/.claude/skills/archify/ for yourself, or .claude/skills/archify/ to share it with a project.
- From the registry — run npx skills add tt-a1i/archify@archify.
- Or download archify from its source and place that SKILL.md in the directory above.
How to choose Check the source and the skill’s own instructions before you install. Official and Notable describe where a skill comes from.