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 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-19",
 "id": "cathrynlavery-diagram-design--architecture-diagram-for-readme",
 "repo": "cathrynlavery/diagram-design",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/cathrynlavery/diagram-design",
 "repo_slug": "cathrynlavery-diagram-design",
 "title": "Draw an architecture diagram for your README without a design tool",
 "page_title": "How to draw an architecture diagram for your README without a design tool with diagram-design",
 "summary": "Describe your app in plain words and get a clean HTML and SVG diagram to drop into your README.",
 "who": "Solo developer about to publish a repo who needs an architecture picture and does not want to open Figma or fight Mermaid",
 "problem": "README diagrams either look like default Mermaid output or take an hour in a drawing app.",
 "outcome": "One self-contained HTML file with an architecture diagram (frontend, backend, database, cache) you can open by double-clicking and export as PNG or SVG.",
 "steps": [
  "Run: npx skills add cathrynlavery/diagram-design",
  "Ask your agent in plain words, for example: Make me an architecture diagram of my app: frontend, backend, database, Redis cache.",
  "Open the generated .html file in your browser and check the labels and arrows.",
  "Ask the agent to export a PNG or SVG and add it to your README."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the diagram-design skill, draw an architecture diagram of <my project: components and how they connect> as a single HTML and SVG file. Then export it as SVG so I can embed it in the README, and tell me which diagram type you picked and why.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "15 minutes",
 "basis": "field",
 "caveat": "The skill works from your description, so any component you forget to mention will be missing from the diagram. Check it against your real code before publishing.",
 "category": "Software & DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software & DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "html",
 "requirements": [
  "An Agent Skills compatible host such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Qoder, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Cline, Windsurf or Amp",
  "Node.js for the npx install command",
  "A browser to open the generated HTML file",
  "Optional: a public website URL for brand onboarding"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": true,
 "best": true,
 "score": 0.823,
 "evidence": [
  {
   "platform": "x",
   "url": "https://x.com/i/web/status/2110268087534755891",
   "posted": "2026-10-14"
  },
  {
   "platform": "x",
   "url": "https://x.com/i/web/status/2110194985379492140",
   "posted": "2026-10-14"
  }
 ],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/cathrynlavery-diagram-design/architecture-diagram-for-readme/",
 "md": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/cathrynlavery-diagram-design/architecture-diagram-for-readme/index.md",
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}