Start with words, Mermaid, or code

Describe it.Archify maps it.

No existing repository is required. Describe a plan, a process, or a system to a coding agent with Archify installed, file access, and command execution with Node.js. If code exists, the same skill can inspect it for evidence.

Start from your description once the agent environment is ready.

Choose how to startRepository optional

Already have Mermaid? Learn how to use it as agent input →

Choose the question shape6 starting recipes

Ten supported diagram types: Architecture, Workflow, Sequence, Dataflow, Lifecycle, ERD, Class, Tree, Timeline, and Waterfall. The recipes below are selected starting points.

01Install the skill

Keep the tool local.

Choose Cursor, Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode, or GitHub Copilot. The switcher gives each one the same checked Skill and zero-dependency renderers—no vendor-specific fork.

Check environment requirements and Claude Code / Codex CLI setup →

Choose your coding agentCodex · same Skill

Global install
npx -y skills add tt-a1i/archify --skill archify --agent codex --global --copy --yes

This repository only
npx -y skills add tt-a1i/archify --skill archify --agent codex --copy --yes

The Start link carries only your agent, language, diagram type, input mode, and a coarse source label. Journey events stay in this browser session and are never sent by Archify. No repository path, title, node, relationship, or source JSON is recorded.

02Ask one bounded question

System overview

What exists, who owns it, and how is it connected?

  • 8–12 core components
  • one primary path
  • external dependencies
  • trust boundaries

Use Archify to turn this plain-language system description into a high-level architecture diagram: [describe the users, core components, primary path, external dependencies, and boundaries]. No repository is required. Ask only for missing facts that would materially change the diagram, mark any remaining unknowns instead of inventing them, and keep one obvious primary path across 8–12 core components.

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architecture · classic · static