Architect Design Review

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Architect Design Review skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Architect Design Review is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: frontend · Last updated: 2026-05-21

type:review

Use after superpowers:brainstorming approves a design spec and before writing-plans is invoked. Reviews the spec, generates architecture diagrams using Mermaid.js, evaluates against architecture principles, and produces an HTML report in docs/architecture/review/. Hands off to writing-plans when complete.

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About this skill (catalog notes)

Architect Design Review includes 6 code blocks for direct copy-paste. The SKILL.md is on the shorter side at about 432 words.

Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: Engineering · frontend
Indexed related skills: 10

How Architect Design Review fits the catalog

Architect Design Review sits in the Engineering category under the frontend sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Reviews an approved design spec, generates architecture diagrams, evaluates the design, produces an HTML report, then hands off to writing-plans.

What this skill does

Architect Design Review is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the frontend sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/architect-design-review/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Architect Design Review Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 115,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/architect-design-review
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/architect-design-review/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/architect-design-review/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/architect-design-review/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/architect-design-review/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\architect-design-review\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Architect Design Review Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/architect-design-review/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Architect Design Review skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Architect Design Review skill?

Use Architect Design Review when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the frontend area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Architect Design Review" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Architect Design Review skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Architect Design Review is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

ClaudSkills. (2026). Architect Design Review [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/architect-design-review/

BibTeX

@misc{architect-design-review-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Architect Design Review [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/architect-design-review/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-06-13 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

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