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Best Claude skills for diagrams and knowledge graphs

Diagram skills turn ideas, plans and codebases into visuals you can actually read: editorial diagrams, interactive architecture maps and knowledge graphs of a whole repository. Archify, Diagram Design, Graphify and Understand Anything are all viral this year.

44 diagrams skills · ranked live · November 2026

The top 10. Ranked by the Alyn Score.

  1. #1
    tt-a1i

    Archify

    Create validated architecture, workflow, sequence, data-flow, lifecycle/state, ERD, class, tree, timeline, and waterfall diagrams as explorable standalone HTML with dark/light themes…

    Pack95k216kScore 85
    Details
  2. #2
    tt-a1i

    Archify Tuning

    Improve Archify diagram accuracy, visual quality and complete authoring speed with fewer repairs. Use for generation experiments or evaluating changes to layout, routing, diagnostics…

    Pack95k216kScore 85
    Details
  3. #3
    tt-a1i

    Simplify Codebase

    Simplification audit or authorized codebase simplification whose stated objective is to remove accidental complexity. Use for evidence-backed deletion or consolidation of dead code…

    Pack95k216kScore 83
    Details
  4. #4
    JimLiu

    Baoyu Diagram

    Create professional diagrams with configurable dark/light theme via CSS custom properties. Use this skill whenever the user asks for any kind of technical or conceptual diagram…

    Pack27k614kScore 82
    Details
  5. #5
    OpenMontage

    Beautiful Mermaid

    Render Mermaid diagrams as SVG and PNG using the Beautiful Mermaid library. Use when the user asks to render a Mermaid diagram.

    Pack79k116kScore 82
    Details
  6. #6
    Graphify

    Graphify

    Use for any question about a codebase, its architecture, file relationships, or project content — especially when graphify-out/ exists, where the question should be treated as a graphify…

    146k13kScore 82
    Details
  7. Garry Tan

    Gstack

    #7
    Garry Tan

    Diagram

    Turn an English description (or mermaid source) into a diagram triplet: the source, an editable .excalidraw file you can open on excalidraw.com, and rendered SVG + PNG. (gstack)

    Pack141k47kScore 80
    Details
  8. #8
    cathrynlavery

    Diagram Design

    Create branded architecture, architecture delta, IT current-state, flowchart, sequence, state machine, ER/data model, timeline, swimlane, quadrant, radar/spider, polar chart (polar/radial…

    66k27kScore 80
    Details
  9. #9
    Egonex-AI

    Understand

    Analyze a codebase to produce an interactive knowledge graph for understanding architecture, components, and relationships

    Pack92k37kScore 80
    Details
  10. #10
    Egonex-AI

    Understand Domain

    Extract business domain knowledge from a codebase and generate an interactive domain flow graph. Works standalone (lightweight scan) or derives from an existing /understand knowledge graph.

    Pack92k37kScore 80
    Details

What makes a great diagrams skill.

  • Readable layouts with a clear reading order.

  • Output formats you can edit (SVG, HTML, Mermaid).

  • Accuracy checks against the real code.

All 44 diagrams skills.

85
tt-a1i

archify

Create validated architecture, workflow, sequence, data-flow, lifecycle/state, ERD, class, tree, timeline, and waterfall diagrams as explorable standalone HTML with dark/light themes…

Pack95k216kDiagrams
85
tt-a1i

archify-tuning

Improve Archify diagram accuracy, visual quality and complete authoring speed with fewer repairs. Use for generation experiments or evaluating changes to layout, routing, diagnostics…

Pack95k216kDiagrams
83
tt-a1i

simplify-codebase

Simplification audit or authorized codebase simplification whose stated objective is to remove accidental complexity. Use for evidence-backed deletion or consolidation of dead code…

Pack95k216kCoding
82
JimLiu

baoyu-diagram

Create professional diagrams with configurable dark/light theme via CSS custom properties. Use this skill whenever the user asks for any kind of technical or conceptual diagram…

Pack27k614kImages & art
82
OpenMontage

beautiful-mermaid

Render Mermaid diagrams as SVG and PNG using the Beautiful Mermaid library. Use when the user asks to render a Mermaid diagram.

Pack79k116kDiagrams
82
Graphify

graphify

Use for any question about a codebase, its architecture, file relationships, or project content — especially when graphify-out/ exists, where the question should be treated as a graphify…

146k13kCoding

Garry Tan

Gstack

80
Garry Tan

diagram

Turn an English description (or mermaid source) into a diagram triplet: the source, an editable .excalidraw file you can open on excalidraw.com, and rendered SVG + PNG. (gstack)

Pack141k47kDiagrams
80
cathrynlavery

diagram-design

Create branded architecture, architecture delta, IT current-state, flowchart, sequence, state machine, ER/data model, timeline, swimlane, quadrant, radar/spider, polar chart (polar/radial…

66k27kDiagrams
80
Egonex-AI

understand

Analyze a codebase to produce an interactive knowledge graph for understanding architecture, components, and relationships

Pack92k37kDiagrams
80
Egonex-AI

understand-domain

Extract business domain knowledge from a codebase and generate an interactive domain flow graph. Works standalone (lightweight scan) or derives from an existing /understand knowledge graph.

Pack92k37kDiagrams
80
Egonex-AI

understand-knowledge

Analyze a Karpathy-pattern LLM wiki knowledge base and generate an interactive knowledge graph with entity extraction, implicit relationships, and topic clustering.

Pack92k37kDiagrams

Steph Ango

Obsidian Skills

79
Steph Ango

json-canvas

Create and edit JSON Canvas files (.canvas) with nodes, edges, groups, and connections. Use when working with .canvas files, creating visual canvases, mind maps, flowcharts, or when the…

Pack52k424kDiagrams
77
Microsoft

azure-resource-visualizer

Analyze Azure resource groups and generate detailed Mermaid architecture diagrams showing the relationships between individual resources. WHEN: create architecture diagram, visualize Azure…

Pack1.6k17MDevOps
71
Agents365-ai

drawio-skill

Create and edit draw.io/diagrams.net diagrams as editable `.drawio` files. Covers architecture, UML/ERD/sequence, BPMN, network, and swimlane views authored from a description or converted…

11k7.5kCoding
69
daymade

excalidraw-use

Places existing images onto an Excalidraw whiteboard, turns a slide deck into clean per-slide images, and inspects a .excalidraw file. Use whenever someone mentions Excalidraw, a…

Pack1.5k89kDiagrams
66
anbeime

srt-whiteboard-animation

将 SRT 字幕做成暖米黄纸张底的白板手绘动画:读字幕→输出配图策略→确认后生成统一风格线稿→按叙事语义标注分区→预览台调整→渲染 MP4。编排沿用分区遮罩揭示(annotation.json / sequence / startMs / protectedRegions),但每个区域内的落墨换成 stream 的连续笔迹(骨架/网格 ink→color)。当用户提供 SRT…

Pack9.4k574Frontend

product-on-purpose

Pm Skills

64
product-on-purpose

discover-journey-map

Maps a customer journey across stages, touchpoints, emotional curve, pain points, and moments of truth into a markdown artifact with an optional mermaid timeline or flowchart. Use when…

Pack79651kResearch
62
anbeime

archify

Create polished, validated architecture, workflow, sequence, data-flow, and lifecycle/state diagrams as explorable standalone HTML with inline SVG, dark/light themes, optional trace motion…

Pack9.4k574Images & art

Owl-Listener

Designer Skills

61
Owl-Listener

affinity-diagram

Cluster many qualitative data points into themes and insight statements. Use when synthesising across multiple sessions or sources. For a single transcript use `summarize-interview`; for…

Pack3.3k237kImages & art

posit-dev

Skills

61
posit-dev

quarto-authoring

Use when the user is explicitly working with Quarto, .qmd files, _quarto.yml, Quarto projects, or Quarto features such as callouts, cross-references, citations, Mermaid diagrams…

Pack56320kDocuments

levnikolaevich

Claude Code Skills

60
levnikolaevich

ln-25-architecture-diagram-builder

Creates evidence-backed current or target architecture diagrams; not UI design.

Pack59247kCoding

oaustegard

Claude Skills

57
oaustegard

composing-html

Composes single-file HTML artifacts (PR review writeups, status reports, incident postmortems, slide decks, design systems, prototypes, flowcharts, module maps, feature explainers, kanban…

Pack2573.7kFrontend
56
axtonliu

excalidraw-diagram

Generate Excalidraw diagrams from text content. Supports three output modes - Obsidian (.md), Standard (.excalidraw), and Animated (.excalidraw with animation order). Triggers on…

Pack3.7k6.8kDiagrams
56
axtonliu

mermaid-visualizer

Transform text content into professional Mermaid diagrams for presentations and documentation. Use when users ask to visualize concepts, create flowcharts, or make diagrams from text…

Pack3.7k6.8kDiagrams
56
axtonliu

obsidian-canvas-creator

Create Obsidian Canvas files from text content, supporting both MindMap and freeform layouts. Use this skill when users want to visualize content as an interactive canvas, create mind maps…

Pack3.7k6.8kProductivity
55
iflytek

diagram-maker

Create standalone SVG/HTML or editable Excalidraw diagrams for concepts, architecture, processes, flows, and whiteboards.

Pack5.4k77Images & art
54
imxv

pretty-mermaid

Generate and render Mermaid diagrams for architecture docs, READMEs, PRs, terminals, chats, and CI as themed SVG, PNG, or ASCII/Unicode art. Use this skill whenever the user provides…

1.6k4.6kDiagrams

coleam00

Excalidraw Diagram Skill

53
coleam00

excalidraw-diagram

Create Excalidraw diagram JSON files that make visual arguments. Use when the user wants to visualize workflows, architectures, or concepts.

5.2k8.8kDiagrams

oaustegard

Claude Skills

52
oaustegard

charting

Select the right Python charting library (seaborn, matplotlib, graphviz) and produce publication-quality static visualizations. Use when creating charts, plots, graphs, diagrams, heatmaps…

Pack2573.7kData analysis

lingzhi227

Agent Research Skills

50
lingzhi227

excalidraw-skill

Programmatic canvas toolkit for creating, editing, and refining Excalidraw diagrams via MCP tools with real-time canvas sync. Use when an agent needs to (1) draw or lay out diagrams on a…

Pack46260kDiagrams

ArtemXTech

Personal Os Skills

50
ArtemXTech

notebooklm-import

Import NotebookLM notebooks into your Obsidian vault as linked knowledge graphs. Sources become wikilink-able files, Q&A answers get citations resolved to [[wikilinks]] with passage-level…

Pack552159Diagrams

majiayu000

Claude Skill Registry

48
majiayu000

ac-knowledge-graph

This page used to hold an archived copy of this skill. The archive now lives in the registry's data repository.

Pack724867Diagrams

majiayu000

Claude Skill Registry

48
majiayu000

ac-knowledge-graph-adaptationio-skrillz

This page used to hold an archived copy of this skill. The archive now lives in the registry's data repository.

Pack724867Diagrams
48
mhattingpete

architecture-diagram-creator

Create comprehensive HTML architecture diagrams showing data flows, business objectives, features, technical architecture, and deployment. Use when users request system architecture…

Pack6946.3kCoding
48
mhattingpete

flowchart-creator

Create HTML flowcharts and process diagrams with decision trees, color-coded stages, arrows, and swimlanes. Use when users request flowcharts, process diagrams, workflow visualizations, or…

Pack6946.3kDiagrams

lingzhi227

Agent Research Skills

46
lingzhi227

algorithm-design

Design algorithms with LaTeX pseudocode and UML diagrams. Generate algorithmic environments, Mermaid class/sequence diagrams, and ensure consistency between pseudocode and implementation…

Pack46260kDesign

Diagrams skills, explained.

Also searched as: diagram skill, architecture diagram skill, archify, knowledge graph skill.

What are the best Claude skills for diagrams and knowledge graphs?

Right now the top-ranked diagrams skills on Alyn are Archify (tt-a1i), Archify Tuning (tt-a1i), Simplify Codebase (tt-a1i). Rankings combine GitHub stars, installs, freshness and depth, and update live.

What is Archify?

An agent skill that turns any idea, plan or codebase into an interactive diagram. It works in Claude Code, Codex and more.

Can a skill map my whole codebase?

Graphify and Understand Anything build queryable knowledge graphs from code, docs and schemas.

How do I install a diagrams skill?

Run npx skills add owner/repo in your project, or copy the folder with SKILL.md into ~/.claude/skills. Every skill on this page has a ready-to-copy command.

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