Generate an evidence-based architecture doc for any GitHub repo

You submit a GitHub repo, and Claude writes an accurate architecture document straight from the actual code.

How the work actually flows

A straight line.

Pattern: Sequence (1)

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Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Messaging & NotificationsAPI & Webhook IntegrationSurvey & Feedback
Connects
GitHubClaudeSlack

The problem it solves

Understanding an unfamiliar codebase or vetting a vendor's repository can take days of digging through files by hand. Generic AI summaries often make up technologies that aren't even used, which makes them useless for real decisions.

Who it fits

Engineering leads, open-source maintainers, or teams doing technical due diligence on a codebase.

How it works

  1. A GitHub repository link is submitted through a form or request
  2. The repository's file tree and key files are pulled and reviewed
  3. Claude reads the actual code and writes a document using only what it finds, never guessing at technologies that aren't there
  4. The finished document, including diagrams and risk notes, is added straight to the repository
  5. A Slack message confirms the document is ready
What you get

Architecture documentation grounded in your actual code

You get an architecture document written straight from your repository's real code, complete with diagrams, added right into GitHub.

What you get

An architecture document with diagrams and risk notes, added directly to the GitHub repository.

What you need

A GitHub account with API access, an Anthropic API key, and optionally a Slack account.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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