# Architecture Designer (agent skill)

> Architecture Designer is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from Jeffallan/claude-skills. Agents load it when designing new high-level system architecture, reviewing existing designs, or making architectural decisions. It works with Claude Code and has 12,062 GitHub stars across a repository of 5 listed skills.

Use when designing new high-level system architecture, reviewing existing designs, or making architectural decisions. Invoke to create architecture diagrams, write Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), evaluate technology trade-offs, design component interactions, and plan for scalability.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Jeffallan/claude-skills |
| Skill path | skills/architecture-designer/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | architecture-designer |
| GitHub stars | 12,062 |
| Installs on skills.sh | 2 |
| License | MIT |
| Skills in repo | 5 |
| Plugin marketplace | fullstack-dev-skills |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Code |
| Category | Design & frontend |
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- Use when designing new high-level system architecture, reviewing existing designs, or making architectural decisions.
- Invoke to create architecture diagrams, write Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), evaluate technology trade-offs, design component interactions, and plan for scalability.
- Use for system design, architecture review, microservices structuring, ADR authoring, scalability planning, and infrastructure pattern selection — distinct from code-level design patterns or database-only design tasks.

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
/plugin marketplace add Jeffallan/claude-skills
/plugin install fullstack-dev-skills@fullstack-dev-skills
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Jeffallan/claude-skills.git
cp -r claude-skills/skills/architecture-designer .agents/skills/architecture-designer   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Jeffallan/claude-skills.git
cp -r claude-skills/skills/architecture-designer .cursor/skills/architecture-designer   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

skills.sh listing: https://www.skills.sh/Jeffallan/claude-skills/architecture-designer

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