needs-architecture
OfficialKeep your system architecture docs up to date.
Software Engineering#architecture#documentation#adr#system-design#c4#architecture-doc#feature-designs
Authorprovenimpact
Version1.0.0
Installs0
System Documentation
What problem does it solve?
Create and maintain a living system architecture document that reflects the current state of the project, enabling greenfield development, codebase analysis, and post-feature updates.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Synthesize docs/architecture.adoc from current artifacts, feature designs, ADRs, and constraints.
- Generate C4 diagrams (via Mermaid) and prose sections to communicate system context, containers, and components.
- Support greenfield, reverse-engineer, and update modes, updating the architecture as the project evolves.
Quick Start
Instruct Proven Needs to generate or update docs/architecture.adoc from the current state of the repository.
Dependency Matrix
Required Modules
None requiredComponents
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