Design with C4
Move from Context and Container to Component and Code views. Keep boundaries, relationships and assumptions visible.
Open C4 Studio → ARCHITECTURE, CONNECTED TO DELIVERY
Make architecture clear. Keep projects moving.
One shared space for architects, engineers and stakeholders to shape C4 views, record the decisions behind them, and follow project progress with evidence.
◉ C4 from Context to Code◉ Decisions with a clear history◉ Progress grounded in evidence
Public product overview · Private project workspaces · Early access
PROJECT / ARCHITECTURECommerce platform
CONTAINER VIEW♙CustomerPerson
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COMMERCE PLATFORM
Web applicationReact · Container
Commerce APIGo · Container
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Payment providerExternal system
Current Candidate ExternalADR-004 · 3 evidence links
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DECISION RECORDEDWhy this boundary?
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DELIVERY EVIDENCEReviewable and linked
↗ONE PICTURE, SHARED CONTEXT
From the first system sketch to the next release.
Architecture gets more useful when people can see what changed, why it changed, and what has actually been delivered.
Make decisions legible
Capture the context, options and consequences behind an architecture decision, and preserve its review history.
Explore decisions →Give work a direction
Keep project roadmaps close to the architecture they guide. Separate investigation, implementation, features and fixes.
View project workspace →Show what happened
Connect plans to implementation and evidence. A proposed design stays distinct from work that is verified and running.
See the evidence flow →A PRACTICAL WAY TO WORK
Less translating between tools. More shared understanding.
Keep the architecture conversation connected as work moves from a change request through review and delivery.
See the workspace →Start with the project
Set the goal, scope and system boundary. Give each project its own working context.
Explore the architecture
Create or refine the C4 view at the level your team needs, from Context to Code.
Review and record
Discuss the model, capture decisions and keep candidate changes clearly marked.
Follow delivery with evidence
Track roadmap work and show what is proposed, underway, complete or verified.
BUILT FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT TEAM
Everyone sees the part they need.
A shared architecture workspace makes technical choices easier to review across disciplines.
Architects
Make boundaries, viewpoints and design rationale easy to explain and evolve.
Engineers
See how implementation work relates to the model, decisions and current project goals.
Project leaders
Follow milestones, ownership and open questions without mistaking plans for delivery.
Stakeholders
Understand the system and the choices shaping it, without needing to read the codebase.
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HUMAN-LED. EVIDENCE-AWARE.
Helpful AI, on your terms.
Ask the Architect Assistant when you want a C4 proposal, an ADR draft or an implementation plan. It works from your project context and saved AI connection. You review every suggestion; it never approves or implements a change on its own.
✓ Runs when you ask✓ Drafts remain drafts✓ People own the decision
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Clear boundaries
Distinguish current systems, proposed changes and external services.
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Honest status
Keep design, implementation and operational verification separate.
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Project privacy
Workspaces require an account and project access; the public page reveals no project workspace.
MAKE THE NEXT ARCHITECTURE CONVERSATION CLEARER
Bring your project into focus.
Explore MultiArchitecture and see how your team can connect design, decisions and delivery.
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