c4-architecture

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SKILL.md

C4 Architecture Skill

Goal

Produce audience-appropriate C4 diagrams for existing systems from code or planned systems from requirements. Create new diagrams with the selected renderer, or update existing diagrams when their renderer is supported.

Supported Diagrams

These defaults apply when creating new diagrams. Updates change only what the request targets.

Diagram Generated by default User selection Answers
Level 1: System Context Yes Which system when several qualify Who uses the system and what does it interact with
Level 2: Container Yes None What separately deployable or runnable units make up a system
Level 3: Component Yes Which containers when several qualify What major building blocks sit inside one container
Level 4: Code On request only Which component to detail How one component maps to code structures
Deployment Offered when evidenced Opt-in and which environment Where container instances run in one named environment

Supported Renderers

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c4-architecture — microsoft/hve-core