How does it help with architectural decision-making?

It provides a structured framework that evaluates factors like scalability, maintainability, and team expertise to help you justify and document your architectural choices.

Can I use this for existing projects?

Yes, it uses tools like Grep and Glob to scan your current directory structure and help you understand or document the existing architecture of a project.

Which architecture patterns does it support?

It provides specific guidance and templates for Model-View-Controller (MVC), Layered Architecture, and Event-Driven Architecture, though the framework can be applied to others.

Does this skill modify my source code?

No, the Architecture Patterns skill is designed to be read-only, focusing on analysis, pattern recognition, and documentation rather than direct file modification.

Architecture Patterns Specialist

Name: Architecture Patterns Specialist
Author: nicholasgriffintn

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API Development

Identifies, analyzes, and applies standardized software architecture patterns to ensure scalable and maintainable codebases.

About

The Architecture Patterns skill empowers Claude to act as a senior system architect within your development environment. By leveraging read-only analysis tools, it scans your codebase to identify existing structural patterns—such as MVC, Layered, or Event-Driven architectures—and provides expert guidance on implementing new components. This skill is essential during the design and development phases, helping teams facilitate trade-off analysis, generate formal Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), and ensure that structural choices align with long-term scalability and maintainability goals.

Key Features

Structured decision framework for evaluating scalability, performance, and complexity
Formalized Architecture Decision Record (ADR) templates for documenting trade-offs
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Generation of plaintext architectural diagrams for MVC, Layered, and Event-Driven systems
Comprehensive validation checklists for design and implementation phases
Automated identification of common architectural patterns within existing code

Use Cases

Onboarding developers by generating high-level documentation of a system's data flow and components
Refactoring an unstructured codebase into a modular Layered or MVC architecture
Performing architectural audits to identify technical debt or structural inconsistencies

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Key Features

Structured decision framework for evaluating scalability, performance, and complexity
Formalized Architecture Decision Record (ADR) templates for documenting trade-offs
0 GitHub stars
Generation of plaintext architectural diagrams for MVC, Layered, and Event-Driven systems
Comprehensive validation checklists for design and implementation phases
Automated identification of common architectural patterns within existing code

Use Cases

Onboarding developers by generating high-level documentation of a system's data flow and components
Refactoring an unstructured codebase into a modular Layered or MVC architecture
Performing architectural audits to identify technical debt or structural inconsistencies