What is Archify?
Archify converts descriptions, questions, plans, and code repositories into interactive visual explanations. It supports architecture, workflow, sequence, dataflow, and lifecycle diagrams, alongside explanatory pages combining diagrams, tables, steps, and code. Users request and refine the output through a compatible AI agent, including Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, or OpenCode.
The skill is installed locally and requires Node.js. Its authoring workflow uses structured source files, validation, and rendering commands to produce self-contained HTML artifacts. Repository-backed architecture diagrams can include source references pinned to a verified revision. Recipients can open the resulting HTML in a browser without installing Archify.
Validation and delivery checks cover defined structural and artifact requirements, but they do not replace browser testing or visual review. Diagram paths represent authored relationships rather than measured runtime impact. External destinations linked from an artifact still require network access.
Key capabilities
- Diagram authoring Creates architecture, workflow, sequence, dataflow, and lifecycle diagrams from descriptions or repository context.
- Conversational refinement Lets users ask a compatible agent to change components, layout, themes, or highlighted paths.
- Source evidence Verifies repository origin, revision, file content, and line ranges for supported architecture references.
- Interactive delivery Produces self-contained HTML with node details and path exploration, plus image export options.
- Validated handoff Checks rendered artifacts and replaces the target file only after delivery gates pass.
- Explanatory pages Combines conclusions, source citations, tables, steps, code, and interactive diagrams in a shared page.
Where Archify fits
Archify fits architecture documentation, developer onboarding, workflow explanation, and technical discussions where readers need to explore relationships rather than view a static image. It can also turn a description or plan into a visual artifact without requiring a repository.
Before deployment, teams should confirm agent compatibility, the Node.js requirement, and the repository access needed for source-backed diagrams. They should review generated claims and relationships, test the delivered HTML in a browser, and distinguish authored dependency paths from observed runtime behavior. The optional update checker makes network requests and can be disabled.
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