c4-architecture

To generate C4 architecture diagrams, provide your project details and the tool outputs Mermaid-based visuals for Context, Container, Component, Deployment, and Dynamic levels. It applies C4 conventions automatically to ensure consistent architecture documentation.

Documenting software architecture for different audiences is best handled by generating audience-appropriate Mermaid C4 diagrams. The tool provides guidance and best practices for tailoring visuals to executives, developers, and DevOps with appropriate abstraction levels.

Yes, you can link C4 diagrams to ADRs and standard pattern references. The tool enforces C4 conventions and outputs documentation under docs/architecture, integrating architecture visuals directly into your existing documentation workflows.

Creating a system context diagram in Mermaid requires supplying your project details. The tool then generates a Context level C4 diagram that defines the system scope and its interactions with external users and systems.

For deployment and dynamic views, use the Deployment and Dynamic C4 diagram levels. The Deployment level shows infrastructure mapping, while the Dynamic level illustrates runtime interactions between components, both generated as Mermaid syntax from your project details.

Generating C4 diagrams requires no external dependencies. You only need to provide your project details, and the tool processes them to output Mermaid-based C4 documentation under the docs/architecture directory.