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How to Create Architecture Diagrams with AI Agents (MCP)
Connect Claude, Cursor or VS Code to Archboard over MCP and let an agent draw, edit and explain architecture diagrams on a canvas your team shares.
10/22/2026
How to Turn a Docker Compose File into an Architecture Diagram
A compose.yaml already lists your services, networks and volumes. Here is how to read it into a diagram, find the calls it hides, and keep the picture current.
10/22/2026
Microservices Architecture Diagram: An Example and Seven Rules That Keep It Readable
Most microservices diagrams end up as a ball of arrows. One worked example and seven rules for a diagram that shows entry points, data ownership and how services talk.
10/22/2026
Event-Driven Architecture Diagram: How to Draw Kafka Producers, Topics and Consumers
In an event-driven system the call graph disappears into topics. A notation for producers, topics, consumer groups and failure paths that keeps the flow readable.
10/22/2026
AWS VPC Diagram: Subnets, Route Tables and NAT, Drawn Right
A VPC diagram should show what the internet can reach and how private resources get out. A two-AZ example with subnets, route tables, NAT gateways and endpoints.
10/22/2026
Serverless Architecture Diagram on AWS: API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB and Events
Serverless diagrams go wrong when they show functions and hide triggers. A worked AWS example with API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, EventBridge and SQS.
10/22/2026
CI/CD Pipeline Diagram: From Commit to Production, Step by Step
A pipeline diagram should show more than a row of stages. Artifacts, environments, gates and the way back from production, with a GitOps example on Kubernetes.
10/22/2026
Data Flow Diagrams for Threat Modeling: A STRIDE Walkthrough
A threat model starts with a data flow diagram. How to draw one with trust boundaries, then walk it with STRIDE, using a photo upload feature as the example.
10/22/2026
BPMN Diagram Example: An Order Fulfillment Process, Step by Step
BPMN looks like a flowchart until it doesn't. One order fulfillment process built step by step: pools, lanes, events, gateways and message flows.
10/22/2026
System Design Diagram Example: A URL Shortener from Requirements to Diagram
A worked system design diagram for a URL shortener: requirements, back-of-the-envelope numbers, separate read and write paths, and a layout that shows the reasoning.
10/22/2026
Excalidraw Alternative for Architecture Diagrams: When the Sketch Has to Last
Excalidraw is a great sketchpad. When a sketch turns into the architecture diagram your team relies on, here is what changes and when a structured workspace fits better.
10/22/2026
Mermaid vs a Diagram Canvas: When Diagrams as Code Work, and When They Don't
Mermaid keeps diagrams next to the code; a canvas keeps them readable as they grow. A practical guide to choosing, with the same diagram drawn both ways.
10/22/2026

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