# architecture

Guides architectural choices and helps document decisions through ADRs in Claude Code. Useful when structuring new systems.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code · 449 installs
- Author: davila7
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/skills/development/architecture
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/architecture

## What it does

This skill guides the agent through technical decision-making. It covers project classification and ADR templates. Tool access is limited to `Read`, `Glob`, and `Grep`.

Knowledge files remain modular. Guides like `pattern-selection.md` and `trade-off-analysis.md` address specific stages. The assistant reads only relevant files for a task, keeping context lean.

Simplicity comes first. You should add complexity only when strictly necessary. Before finalizing a design, a checklist confirms that the team can maintain it and that ADRs capture key trade-offs.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **claude-code-templates**
```bash
npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill development/architecture
```

2. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill architecture -a claude-code
```

3. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/architecture/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/architecture/

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/architecture/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/architecture/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates architecture
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/architecture/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates --path cli-tool/components/skills/development/architecture
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/architecture/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/skills/development/architecture

## When to use it
- document architecture decisions using structured ADR templates
- compare technical trade-offs across competing software patterns
- clarify system constraints prior to backend implementation
- validate architecture choices against team capabilities

## Example prompts
- Help me evaluate database options for our SaaS backend and write an ADR
- Run through the context-discovery questionnaire for our new service
- Review our architectural assumptions using the trade-off checklist

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