What problem does it solve?
Architect and AI-engineer collaboration is often fragmented across steps, tools, and stakeholders, leading to misaligned decisions and slow delivery. This skill provides a structured, repeatable workflow that coordinates design activities, ensures traceability, and surfaces high-level architecture decisions for multi-service MVPs.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Collaborative design: Jointly selects architecture patterns and defines logical/physical design with AI-assisted input.
- End-to-end design outputs: Generates Mermaid diagrams, PlantUML, OpenAPI specs, and accompanying rationale for architecture decisions.
- Stepwise workflow: Guides from Step 0 (planning) through Step 9 (AI service design) with configurable progression modes and review points.
- Auditability & traceability: Records decisions and design rationale to CLAUDE.md for future reference and compliance.
Quick Start
Activate the design skill to begin Step 0 and configure project naming, cloud choice, and progression mode, then move to Step 1.