Design systems and record architecture decisions as ADRs — a user-invoked Principal Architect workflow.

No licenceAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Architect

skills CLI
$ npx skills add dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework --skill architect -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework architect --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/dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/architect .claude/skills/architect && 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
architect
GitHub stars
124
Token cost
~475 tokens
SKILL.md length
200 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
20
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Design systems and record architecture decisions as ADRs — a user-invoked Principal Architect workflow.

  • Works in 5 steps: Requirements analysis — enumerate… → Option exploration — consider alternatives → Trade-off evaluation — score against… → …
  • Tasks that involve Architecture decision records
  • SKILL.md covers Method, MCP Tools, Role Workflow and Constraints, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Architect is an agent skill from dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework. Design systems and record architecture decisions as ADRs — a user-invoked Principal Architect workflow.

Its SKILL.md is about 480 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Frontend & Design, covering Architecture decision records and Design systems. The repository describes itself as: A More Effective Agent Harness for Claude.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Architecture decision records
  • Tasks that involve Design systems

Example prompts

  • “/architect”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Requirements analysis — enumerate constraints
  2. Option exploration — consider alternatives
  3. Trade-off evaluation — score against criteria
  4. Risk assessment — identify failure modes
  5. Decision synthesis — recommend with rationale

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6436a20. 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

Architect loads about 475 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 28 tokens; SKILL.md has 200 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~28
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~475

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 200 words (~475 tokens).

“Role entry point for system design and architecture decisions. Architect designs — does NOT implement.”

— opening of SKILL.md by dralgorhythm
name
architect
argument-hint
[design-topic]
disable-model-invocation
true

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/architect of dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6436a20

Compare with similar skills

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Ds Planbaloise/design-system114—~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Design Standardsrampstackco/claude-skills935—~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Design System ContextHermeticOrmus/LibreUIUX-Claude-Code111—~5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Decision Recordmurphytrueman/design-system-ops201—~2.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Architect

What does Architect do?

Design systems and record architecture decisions as ADRs — a user-invoked Principal Architect workflow. Architect is an agent skill from dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework. Design systems and record architecture decisions as ADRs — a user-invoked Principal Architect workflow.

When should I use Architect?

Architect fits situations like: tasks that involve Architecture decision records; tasks that involve Design systems.

How do I install Architect in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework --skill architect -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/architect in dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework) into .claude/skills/architect in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Architect in Codex?

Run `npx skills add dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework --skill architect -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/architect in dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework) into .agents/skills/architect in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Architect 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 dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework --skill architect -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/architect, .gemini/skills/architect, .github/skills/architect and .opencode/skills/architect in your project.

What does Architect need to run?

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

Does Architect 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 Architect 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 Architect use?

No licence was found for Architect or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Architect use?

About 475 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 Architect?

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Who maintains Architect?

dralgorhythm (a GitHub user) maintains it in dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework, which has 124 GitHub stars. The repository holds 20 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 24, 2026.

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