# Excalidraw Architecture

Trigger when the user asks for an architecture diagram, says "draw the system", "update...

- Repository: https://github.com/mergisi/awesome-openclaw-agents (4042 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-28
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add mergisi/awesome-openclaw-agents --skill excalidraw-architecture -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add mergisi/awesome-openclaw-agents --skill excalidraw-architecture -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add mergisi/awesome-openclaw-agents --skill excalidraw-architecture -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add mergisi/awesome-openclaw-agents --skill excalidraw-architecture -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Trigger when the user asks for an architecture diagram, says "draw the system", "update the architecture diagram", "give me an excalidraw of this codebase", or "/excalidraw-architecture". Generates or updates an Excalidraw JSON file at docs/architecture.excalidraw by reading the codebase's key entry points.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Excalidraw Architecture

Produce an architecture diagram of the current project as an Excalidraw file (`docs/architecture.excalidraw`). The diagram shows services, entry points, data stores, and the edges between them, the kind of whiteboard sketch you'd draw in a design review.

Inspired by Bilgin Ibryam's Medium post on "Architecture diagrams as code with Claude Code + Excalidraw", credit: [@bibryam](https://medium.com/@bibryam). This skill is a lightweight reimplementation for OpenClaw-style repos.

## When to use

- New contributor asks "what does this repo look like?"
- User wants to update a stale architecture diagram after a refactor
- User says "draw me the system", "excalidraw the backend", "/excalidraw-architecture"
- Preparing a design doc and needs a canonical diagram

## Instructions

The rest: https://github.com/mergisi/awesome-openclaw-agents/blob/HEAD/skills/claude/excalidraw-architecture/SKILL.md