Patterns Of Enterprise Application Architecture
Patterns Of Enterprise Application Architecture is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from ciembor/agent-rules-books. Apply Martin Fowler-inspired enterprise architecture rules when choosing layers, service layers, transaction scripts, domain models, repositories, mappers, or DTOs. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and GitHub Copilot and has 3,114 GitHub stars across a repository of 4 listed skills.
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git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books.git
cp -r agent-rules-books/patterns-of-enterprise-application-architecture ~/.claude/skills/patterns-of-enterprise-application-architecture # personal, or .claude/skills in a projectIn the Claude apps, zip the patterns-of-enterprise-application-architecture folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).
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git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books.git
cp -r agent-rules-books/patterns-of-enterprise-application-architecture .agents/skills/patterns-of-enterprise-application-architecture # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projectsStandalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.
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git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books.git
cp -r agent-rules-books/patterns-of-enterprise-application-architecture .cursor/skills/patterns-of-enterprise-application-architecture # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projectsSource (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)
What this skill does
Apply Martin Fowler-inspired enterprise architecture rules when choosing layers, service layers, transaction scripts, domain models, repositories, mappers, or DTOs. Use this skill when a task involves enterprise application structure, layering, service layer, transaction script, domain model, data mapper, repository, unit of work, identity map, DTOs, or integration patterns.
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How do I install the Patterns Of Enterprise Application Architecture skill?
Copy the patterns-of-enterprise-application-architecture folder (the one containing SKILL.md) into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, .agents/skills/ for Codex or .cursor/skills/ for Cursor. The agent picks it up automatically when a task matches its description.
Is the Patterns Of Enterprise Application Architecture skill free?
Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.
Is Patterns Of Enterprise Application Architecture maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 10, 2026. Its latest release is v0.5. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.