Architecture Tools for Software Architects

Keep architecture documentation current with ADRs linked to C4 elements, overlays for stakeholder communication, flows, technology radar, and drift detection.

For Software Architects

Your architecture decisions deserve a system of record

Stop fighting to keep documentation current. Archyl links ADRs to C4 elements, detects drift automatically, and gives stakeholders always-up-to-date views of your architecture.

Architecture Tools for Software Architects | Archyl

Keep architecture documentation current with ADRs linked to C4 elements, overlays for stakeholder communication, flows, technology radar, and drift detection.

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Keeping documentation current is a full-time job

The system evolves daily but documentation updates happen quarterly -- if at all. By the time you update diagrams, they are already wrong.

Communicating to different stakeholders

CTOs want the big picture, team leads need container details, developers need component views. One diagram cannot serve all audiences.

Architecture decisions lack traceability

You made a decision six months ago, but nobody can find it, and the reasoning is lost. New architects question or redo past decisions.

No single source of truth

Architecture knowledge is scattered across wikis, slide decks, whiteboards, and people's heads. There is no authoritative, versioned record of the system.

ADRs linked to C4 elements

Create Architecture Decision Records and link them directly to the systems, containers, and components they affect. Decisions have context and traceability.

Overlays for different audiences

Create custom overlays that show ownership, deployment status, technology stack, or any dimension on top of your C4 diagrams. One model, many views.

AI keeps documentation current

AI discovery identifies new services and relationships from code. Drift detection alerts you when the documented architecture no longer matches reality.

Technology radar tracks your landscape

Visualize technology adoption and deprecation across your portfolio. Make informed decisions about standardization and modernization.

Flows & User Journeys

Document user and system flows that reference your C4 architecture elements. Show how users and services interact across system boundaries.

Declare your C4 model in archyl.yaml. Version it, review it, and deploy it alongside your infrastructure code.

Drift Detection & Conformance

Get a 0-100% health score. Define conformance rules that enforce your architecture standards automatically.

Change Request Workflows

Architecture changes go through review workflows. Maintain an audit trail of every change, who proposed it, and who approved it.

MCP Server for AI Assistants

Query your architecture model from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible tool. Get architecture context in your development workflow.

Architecture Insights

AI analyzes your model to detect single points of failure, high coupling, circular dependencies, and other architecture concerns.

Give your architecture the tool it deserves

C4 model diagrams, ADRs, drift detection, and AI-powered discovery. Everything a software architect needs in one platform.