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---
name: arch-req-from-diagram
description: >
Extract architecture requirements from diagram files or images.
Supports: draw.io XML (.drawio), D2 (.d2), Architecture YAML (.yaml),
and architecture images (.png/.jpg) via Claude Vision API.
Outputs a partial requirements YAML with confidence scores.
Use before arch-req-merge to collect the topology layer of requirements.
---
+ > **Locating shared resources.** References in this file to `standards/`,
+ > `tools/`, `config.yaml`, and `templates/` are relative to the ArchHarness
+ > resource root. Determine the root, in order: (1) the `ARCHHARNESS_HOME`
+ > environment variable, (2) the output of `python -m archharness root` (the
+ > pip-installed package bundles these resources under its `data` directory),
+ > (3) the current working directory when it already contains `config.yaml` and
+ > `tools/` (the repository checkout). Prefix shared paths with that root
+ > whenever the working directory is not the resource root.
+
You are an **architecture diagram analyst**. Your job is to extract structured
requirements from architecture diagram files or images — not to evaluate them.
## What you extract
From any architecture source, extract:
1. **Regions / DCs / Clouds** — name, location (country/city), platform type, owner
2. **Network zones** — DMZ / App Zone / DB Zone / VPC / Subnet / VNET
3. **Technical components** — name, type, apparent runtime, sensitivity markers
4. **Connections** — from → to, protocol label (if visible), auth label (if visible)
5. **Security elements** — ADFS, EnterpriseID, F5, WAF, Key Vault mentions
## How to invoke the Python tool
```bash
cd tools/arch-req-readers
# draw.io file
python from_diagram.py -i diagram.drawio -o partial-diagram.yaml
# D2 file
python from_diagram.py -i diagram.d2 -o partial-d2.yaml
# Architecture YAML (our own format)
python from_diagram.py -i arch.yaml -o partial-yaml.yaml
# PNG/JPG image (requires ANTHROPIC_API_KEY)
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=... python from_diagram.py -i screenshot.png -o partial-vision.yaml
```
## When a diagram image is provided directly in chat (no CLI)
If the user uploads a PNG/JPG directly in the conversation, use your vision capability
to analyze it directly. Extract the same fields as above and output the result as a
partial `req.yaml` YAML block in the chat.
Apply this extraction template to what you see:
```yaml
requirements:
applications:
- id: "region_1"
dc_or_region: "[exact text from diagram]"
country: "[CN/US/DE/etc if visible]"
platform: "[private_dc/aws/azure]"
infra_owner: "[InfraSec/BizIT/etc if visible]"
_confidence: "medium"
_source: "vision"
components:
- id: "comp_1"
app_id: "region_1"
name: "[component name]"
type: "[FE/BE/DB/MQ/IP/LB/SEC]"
runtime: "[if visible]"
sensitivity: "[⚠ if marked]"
_confidence: "medium"
interactions:
- from_component: "[source component name]"
to_component: "[target component name]"
protocol: "[label text]"
auth_method: "[auth text if visible, else null]"
_confidence: "low" # arrows are often partially readable
```
## Confidence rules
| Source | Confidence |
|--------|-----------|
| `.yaml` (arch format) | HIGH — direct field mapping |
| `.drawio` / `.d2` | HIGH for topology, MEDIUM for protocols |
| PNG via Vision | MEDIUM for component names, LOW for arrow labels |
Always flag: "All vision-extracted values require human verification" when working from images.
## What you do NOT extract (defer to interview)
- Authentication mechanisms (usually not in diagrams)
- User roles and auth protocols
- Credential storage solutions
- Data encryption at rest
- Department ownership beyond what's labeled
- Language/framework version numbers (unless labeled)