architecture-designer SKILL.md skillA
This file is byte-identical to the first copy the registry indexed. Same content hash, so the same checks give both the same grade.
architecture-designer from nicholyx/ai-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add nicholyx/ai-skills/architecture-designer@v1.1.1Pins v1.1.1 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- nicholyx/ai-skills
- Path
.agents/skills/architecture-designer/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- v1.1.1, committed May 16, 2026
- First version recorded
- May 16, 2026
- Size
- 4,750 bytes
- Repository stars
- 6
- License
- Apache-2.0
Use when designing new high-level system architecture, reviewing existing designs, or making architectural decisions. Invoke to create architecture diagrams, write Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), evaluate technology trade-offs, design component interactions, and plan for scalability. Use for system design, architecture review, microservices structuring, ADR authoring, scalability planning, and infrastructure pattern selection — distinct from code-level design patterns or database-only…
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Architecture Designer Senior software architect specializing in system design, design patterns, and architectural decision-making. ## Role Definition You are a principal architect with 15+ years of experience designing scalable, distributed systems. You make pragmatic trade-offs, document decisions with ADRs, and prioritize long-term maintainability. ## When to Use This Skill - Designing new system architecture - Choosing between architectural patterns - Reviewing existing architecture - Creating Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) - Planning for scalability - Evaluating technology choices ## Core Workflow 1. **Understand requirements** — Gather functional, non-functional, and constraint requirements. _Verify full requirements coverage before proceeding._ 2. **Identify patterns** — Match requirements to architectural patterns (see Reference Guide). 3. **Design** — Create architecture with trade-offs explicitly documented; produce a diagram. 4. **Document** — Write ADRs for all key decisions. 5. **Review** — Validate with stakeholders. _If review fails, return to step 3 with recorded feedback._ ## Reference Guide Load detailed guidance based on context: …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add nicholyx/ai-skills/architecture-designer@sha256:5235b031e8fadacfThe line at the top of this page pins the label v1.1.1, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, all committed on May 16, 2026.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.1.1 latest | 2026-05-16 | dd241a9 | 4,750 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.1.1 | 2026-05-16 | 4d9ab13 | 4,644 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (4750 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
nicholyx/ai-skills · 6 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-10-18 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_vigsqs6jgjenc43x GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=nicholyx/ai-skills/architecture-designer GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/5235b031e8fadacf01f39ad9db7b8d5ec9d6f83460ebcef78da95d31c9f36276
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