architecture-document-existing

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Turn undocumented code into arc42-aligned docs.

Authorpkuppens
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

Infers and documents architecture from an existing codebase. Use when the codebase has some structure but lacks formal architecture documentation; retrofits arc42-aligned docs during onboarding or major refactors.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Infer project purpose and build an initial architecture overview from code signals.
  • Generate arc42-aligned documentation (docs/architecture) and preserve an open-issues trail in 99-open-issues.md for unknowns.
  • Detect architecture drift and propose retrofitting steps to align code with design intent.

Quick Start

Run the skill on a codebase with missing architecture docs to generate arc42-aligned documentation and supporting artifacts.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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Name: architecture-document-existing
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