Use whenever the user wants to draw, sketch, model, or document a C4 architecture diagram (system context, container, component, system landscape, dynamic, deployment), produce Structurizr DSL (.dsl), model microservices and queues at the right C4 level of abstraction, or visualize software architecture in the C4 tradition (Simon Brown). Output is Structurizr DSL ready to render with the user's preferred Structurizr tooling (online editor, local install, IDE plugin). Default focus is system context and container levels; component, dynamic, and deployment views only on explicit request or when complexity demands. Links ADRs via the !adrs directive when the project has them. Composes with sequence-diagram skill (sequence diagrams are not C4 abstractions) and the design-doc skill (which has a C4 section that delegates here). Do NOT use for sequence diagrams, ER diagrams, flowcharts, class/UML diagrams, or non-architectural visualizations.
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Claude CodeCodexCursorGitHub CopilotGemini CLI
Supported by the Atlas install prompt. Skill-specific requirements vary.
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About this skill
Use whenever the user wants to draw, sketch, model, or document a C4 architecture diagram (system context, container, component, system landscape, dynamic, deployment), produce Structurizr DSL (.dsl), model microservices and queues at the right C4 level of abstraction, or visualize software architecture in the C4 tradition (Simon Brown). Output is Structurizr DSL ready to render with the user's preferred Structurizr tooling (online editor, local install, IDE plugin). Default focus is system context and container levels; component, dynamic, and deployment views only on explicit request or when complexity demands. Links ADRs via the !adrs directive when the project has them. Composes with sequence-diagram skill (sequence diagrams are not C4 abstractions) and the design-doc skill (which has a C4 section that delegates here). Do NOT use for sequence diagrams, ER diagrams, flowcharts, class/UML diagrams, or non-architectural visualizations.
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Use whenever the user wants to draw, sketch, model, or document a C4 architecture diagram (system context, container, component, system landscape, dynamic, deployment), produce Structurizr DSL (.dsl), model microservices and queues at the right C4 level of abstraction, or visualize software architecture in the C4 tradition (Simon Brown). Output is Structurizr DSL ready to render with the user's preferred Structurizr tooling (online editor, local install, IDE plugin). Default focus is system context and container levels; component, dynamic, and deployment views only on explicit request or when complexity demands. Links ADRs via the !adrs directive when the project has them. Composes with sequence-diagram skill (sequence diagrams are not C4 abstractions) and the design-doc skill (which has a C4 section that delegates here). Do NOT use for sequence diagrams, ER diagrams, flowcharts, class/UML diagrams, or non-architectural visualizations.
About this listing
Category
Content & writing
Reported license
MIT
Listing language (estimated)
English
Review status
Not individually reviewed
Agent compatibility
Atlas installation supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Skill-specific dependencies and features are checked during setup.
Claude Code
Codex
Cursor
GitHub Copilot
Gemini CLI