archify - agent skill that turns a codebase or a description into an interactive architecture diagram
About Archify
MIT agent skill for Cursor, Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode: describe a system in chat, or point the agent at a repository, and it produces a self-contained interactive HTML diagram (architecture, workflow, sequence, data flow or state machine) with no runtime dependencies, plus PNG, SVG, WebP and clipboard export. The agent writes a typed JSON intermediate representation and Archify compiles it deterministically, which is what makes the output checkable, and a Before/Delta/After compare reviews architecture changes before merge. It is not a drawing editor or a Mermaid theme. Two name collisions to avoid: archifyai.com (building design) and Archify AG (a Swiss CAD firm) are unrelated companies.
Key Capabilities
Five diagram types from one chat request: architecture, workflow, sequence, data flow and state machine
Output is one self-contained HTML file with zero dependencies, no server and no runtime; open it in any browser or attach it to a PR
Agents produce a typed JSON IR that Archify compiles deterministically, so the picture is validated rather than freehand
Before/Delta/After compare of two validated snapshots to review architecture changes before merge
Exports to PNG, JPEG and WebP at up to 4x source resolution, dual-theme SVG for READMEs, and a one-click clipboard PNG
Refine in natural language ("add Redis", "move auth to the left") with no diagram editor to learn
MIT licence, 54,000+ GitHub stars (read 8 September 2026); the release tagged v2.16.0 dates from 30 August 2026
Standout Features
Typed JSON IR
The agent authors a typed intermediate representation and a deterministic compiler renders it, so layout and validation do not depend on the model drawing well
Before / Delta / After
Compare two validated snapshots and get exact added, removed, changed, moved and rerouted facts for an architecture review
Zero-Dependency Export
One HTML file that works offline, plus raster export up to 4x, theme-aware SVG and clipboard PNG for Slack, Notion, GitHub or Figma
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