C4 Component Level: [Component Name]
Create C4 Component Architecture Diagrams
Struggle with translating code-level documentation into clear component architecture? This skill synthesizes C4 Code artifacts into Component-level diagrams with defined boundaries, interfaces, and relationships.
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Using "C4 Component Level: [Component Name]". Synthesize authentication code files into components
Expected outcome:
- AuthService Component: Handles user authentication, token generation, and session management
- AuthRepository Component: Manages credential storage and retrieval
- AuthProvider Component: Integrates with external identity providers
Using "C4 Component Level: [Component Name]". Create component diagram for API container
Expected outcome:
- Mermaid diagram showing ApiController, RequestValidator, ResponseFormatter, and DatabaseConnector components within the API container boundary, with labeled relationships showing data flow
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SafeThis is a prompt-only documentation skill with no executable code. Static analysis scanned 0 files and found 0 potential security issues with a risk score of 0/100. The skill generates C4 architecture component documentation and Mermaid diagrams without accessing external systems, executing commands, or handling sensitive data.
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What You Can Build
Architecture Documentation for New Systems
Transform scattered code documentation into cohesive component architecture diagrams for new or refactored systems.
Component Boundary Definition
Define clear boundaries between authentication, data access, and business logic components during system redesign.
Onboarding Documentation
Generate comprehensive component documentation to help new team members understand system architecture quickly.
Try These Prompts
Create C4 Component documentation for [Component Name]. Purpose: [brief description]. Primary technology: [tech stack]. List 3-5 key features and identify 2-3 main interfaces.
Generate a Mermaid C4Component diagram for [Container Name]. Include components: [list components], their types, descriptions, and show relationships between them and any external systems.
Document all interfaces for the [Component Name] component. For each interface specify: protocol (REST/GraphQL/gRPC/Events), description of what it provides, and list all operations with their signatures and return types.
Synthesize the following C4 Code files into component-level documentation: [list files]. For each resulting component provide: name, description, type, technology, purpose, features, code elements, interfaces, dependencies, and a Mermaid component diagram.
Best Practices
- Keep components focused on a single responsibility or bounded context
- Document both provided interfaces and consumed dependencies for each component
- Use consistent naming conventions that reflect component purpose and type
Avoid
- Creating components that are too granular (single class per component)
- Omitting interface protocols which makes integration unclear
- Showing container-level relationships instead of component-level detail