About Archyl
Making architecture visible

We believe every organization deserves clear visibility into their software architecture. That's why we built Archyl.

Our Mission

We want to provide architecture observability to everyone, the simpler way.

Our story

Why we built Archyl

  1. 1

    Two decades of consulting

    Archyl was founded in 2025 after more than 20 years of experience in software consulting. Throughout those years, we witnessed the same challenge repeatedly: organizations struggling to understand, document, and communicate their software architecture.

  2. 2

    The same black boxes, everywhere

    Complex systems became black boxes. Knowledge lived only in the minds of a few senior engineers. Onboarding new members took months instead of days. Architecture decisions were made without a clear picture of the existing system.

  3. 3

    2025 · Archyl

    We created Archyl to solve these problems. By combining the proven C4 model with AI-powered discovery, we make it simple for any organization to gain complete visibility into their architecture and keep their documentation always up to date.

What we value

What we stand for

Clarity

We believe complex systems can be understood when visualized properly. Clarity drives better decisions.

Simplicity

Powerful tools don't have to be complicated. We focus on making architecture documentation effortless.

Innovation

We leverage AI to automate the tedious parts, so organizations can focus on building great software.

How we build

Four principles behind the product

One shared language

The C4 model gives architects, engineers and leaders the same map, at the zoom level each of them needs.

Drafted by AI, owned by people

Discovery proposes the model from your code. Nothing lands in it until someone on your team approves it.

Built for agents too

The architecture is exposed over MCP, so coding agents read the same model your team does and write back what they change.

Your data stays yours

Architecture content is encrypted at rest, and you can route every AI feature through your own provider.

The team

Meet the Team

The people behind Archyl.

Vincent Composieux

Vincent Composieux

Founder & CEO

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Say hi to Archie

Archie is the small robot you will meet across Archyl, from the docs to the AI chat. He is very serious about keeping diagrams up to date.

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About Us - Our Story & Mission

Learn about Archyl and our mission to make software architecture documentation effortless with AI.

Making architecture visible

We believe every organization deserves clear visibility into their software architecture. That's why we built Archyl.

Archyl was founded in 2025 after more than 20 years of experience in software consulting. Throughout those years, we witnessed the same challenge repeatedly: organizations struggling to understand, document, and communicate their software architecture.

Complex systems became black boxes. Knowledge lived only in the minds of a few senior engineers. Onboarding new members took months instead of days. Architecture decisions were made without a clear picture of the existing system.

We created Archyl to solve these problems. By combining the proven C4 model with AI-powered discovery, we make it simple for any organization to gain complete visibility into their architecture and keep their documentation always up to date.

We want to provide architecture observability to everyone, the simpler way.

We believe complex systems can be understood when visualized properly. Clarity drives better decisions.

Powerful tools don't have to be complicated. We focus on making architecture documentation effortless.

We leverage AI to automate the tedious parts, so organizations can focus on building great software.

The people behind Archyl.

Ready to gain visibility into your architecture?

Join organizations who trust Archyl to document and understand their software systems.

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