c4-architecture
c4-architecture is an agent skill published by softaworks, listed under deploy & operate. It lives in the softaworks/agent-toolkit repository, which has 2,592 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-09-16.
Generates architecture documentation using C4 model Mermaid diagrams when prompted with keywords like 'architecture diagram', 'C4 diagram', 'system context', 'container diagram', 'component diagram', 'deployment diagram', 'document architecture', or 'visualize architecture'.
Install
skills is a generic installer for any repository of Claude agent skills -- it reads softaworks/agent-toolkit’s own structure rather than assuming one, the same way this page reads the skill’s own SKILL.md rather than assuming a format.
npx skills add softaworks/agent-toolkit
Maintenance
Generate architecture documentation using C4 model Mermaid diagrams. Use when asked to create architecture diagrams, document system architecture, visualize software structure, create C4 diagrams, or generate context/container/component/deployment diagrams. Triggers include "architecture diagram", "C4 diagram", "system context", "container diagram", "component diagram", "deployment diagram", "document architecture", "visualize architecture".
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Common questions about c4-architecture
- What does c4-architecture do?
- Generates architecture documentation using C4 model Mermaid diagrams when prompted with keywords like 'architecture diagram', 'C4 diagram', 'system context', 'container diagram', 'component diagram', 'deployment diagram', 'document architecture', or 'visualize architecture'.
- How do I install c4-architecture?
- Run npx skills add softaworks/agent-toolkit. The skills installer reads the repository’s own structure, so it works for any repository of agent skills.
- Who publishes c4-architecture?
- softaworks.
- Is c4-architecture maintained, and what licence does it use?
- Its repository has 2,592 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-03-05. The repository declares the MIT licence.
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