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Architecture Patterns

by davila7 in davila7/claude-code-templates

Master proven backend architecture patterns including Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, and Domain-Driven Design to build maintainable, testable, and scalable systems.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Architecture Patterns

skills CLI
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill architecture-patterns -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates architecture-patterns --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/architecture-patterns .claude/skills/architecture-patterns && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
architecture-patterns
GitHub stars
32k
Used in
4 other repos
Token cost
~483 tokens
SKILL.md length
185 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
477
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Master proven backend architecture patterns including Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, and Domain-Driven Design to build maintainable, testable, and scalable systems.

  • Works in 5 steps: Clarify domain boundaries, constraints,… → Select an architecture pattern that fits… → Define module boundaries, interfaces,… → …
  • Tasks that involve Software architecture
  • SKILL.md covers Use this skill when, Do not use this skill when, Instructions and Related Skills, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Architecture Patterns is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Master proven backend architecture patterns including Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, and Domain-Driven Design to build maintainable, testable, and scalable systems.

Its SKILL.md is about 480 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `resources/implementation-playbook.md`).

It sits in Development, covering Software architecture, Design patterns and Domain-driven design. The repository describes itself as: CLI tool for configuring and monitoring Claude Code. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Software architecture
  • Tasks that involve Design patterns
  • Tasks that involve Domain-driven design

Example prompts

  • “/architecture-patterns”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Clarify domain boundaries, constraints, and scalability targets.
  2. Select an architecture pattern that fits the domain complexity.
  3. Define module boundaries, interfaces, and dependency rules.
  4. Provide migration steps and validation checks.
  5. For workflows that must survive failures (payments, order fulfillment, multi-step processes), use durable execution at the infrastructure…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 14680ec. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Architecture Patterns loads about 483 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 50 tokens; SKILL.md has 185 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~50
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~483

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from davila7/claude-code-templates at commit 14680ec, republished under its MIT licence (© davila7). 185 words, ~483 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/architecture-patterns/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
architecture-patterns
description
Master proven backend architecture patterns including Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, and Domain-Driven Design to build maintainable, testable, and scalable systems.
risk
none
source
community
date_added
2026-02-27

Architecture Patterns

Master proven backend architecture patterns including Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, and Domain-Driven Design to build maintainable, testable, and scalable systems.

Use this skill when

  • Designing new backend systems from scratch
  • Refactoring monolithic applications for better maintainability
  • Establishing architecture standards for your team
  • Migrating from tightly coupled to loosely coupled architectures
  • Implementing domain-driven design principles
  • Creating testable and mockable codebases
  • Planning microservices decomposition

Do not use this skill when

  • You only need small, localized refactors
  • The system is primarily frontend with no backend architecture changes
  • You need implementation details without architectural design

Instructions

  1. Clarify domain boundaries, constraints, and scalability targets.
  2. Select an architecture pattern that fits the domain complexity.
  3. Define module boundaries, interfaces, and dependency rules.
  4. Provide migration steps and validation checks.
  5. For workflows that must survive failures (payments, order fulfillment, multi-step processes), use durable execution at the infrastructure layer — frameworks like DBOS persist workflow state, providing crash recovery without adding architectural complexity.

Refer to resources/implementation-playbook.md for detailed patterns, checklists, and templates.

Works well with: event-sourcing-architect, saga-orchestration, workflow-automation, dbos-*

Resources

  • resources/implementation-playbook.md for detailed patterns, checklists, and templates.

© davila7, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in cli-tool/components/skills/development/architecture-patterns of davila7/claude-code-templates.

  • SKILL.md
  • resources/implementation-playbook.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 14680ec

Used in 4 other repositories

We found 17 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 4 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in davila7/claude-code-templates, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Architecture Patterns

What does Architecture Patterns do?

Master proven backend architecture patterns including Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, and Domain-Driven Design to build maintainable, testable, and scalable systems. Architecture Patterns is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Master proven backend architecture patterns including Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, and Domain-Driven Design to build maintainable, testable, and scalable systems.

When should I use Architecture Patterns?

Architecture Patterns fits situations like: tasks that involve Software architecture; tasks that involve Design patterns; tasks that involve Domain-driven design.

How do I install Architecture Patterns in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill architecture-patterns -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/development/architecture-patterns in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .claude/skills/architecture-patterns in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Architecture Patterns in Codex?

Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill architecture-patterns -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/development/architecture-patterns in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .agents/skills/architecture-patterns in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Architecture Patterns in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill architecture-patterns -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/architecture-patterns, .gemini/skills/architecture-patterns, .github/skills/architecture-patterns and .opencode/skills/architecture-patterns in your project.

What does Architecture Patterns need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Architecture Patterns is instructions for the agent only.

Does Architecture Patterns access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Architecture Patterns safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Architecture Patterns use?

Architecture Patterns is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Architecture Patterns use?

About 483 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Architecture Patterns?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Architecture Patterns: Architecture Patterns (secondsky/claude-skills, 227 stars), Architecture Patterns (wshobson/agents, 40k stars), Architect Review (AratKruglik/claude-laravel, 155 stars) and Clean Architecture (giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit, 355 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Architecture Patterns?

davila7 (a GitHub user) maintains it in davila7/claude-code-templates, which has 32,463 GitHub stars. The repository holds 477 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: davila7/claude-code-templates on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.