C4 Architecture
Plugin Verified ActiveComprehensive C4 architecture documentation workflow with bottom-up code analysis, component synthesis, container mapping, and context diagram generation
To automate the creation of detailed and structured C4 architecture documentation, bridging the gap between code, components, containers, and the overall system context for better understanding and communication.
Features
- Automated C4 Code-level documentation generation
- Synthesis of components from code analysis
- Mapping components to deployment containers
- Generation of API specifications (OpenAPI)
- Creation of system context diagrams, personas, and user journeys
Use Cases
- Documenting new or existing codebases with C4 architecture standards
- Visualizing system architecture for technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Generating API documentation automatically for containerized applications
- Creating high-level system overviews with user journeys for better project understanding
Non-Goals
- Generating code from documentation
- Real-time interactive architecture diagramming
- Managing or deploying infrastructure
Installation
First, add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents/plugin install c4-architecture@claude-code-workflowsQuality Score
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