Stop drawing diagrams in GUI tools that nobody updates. Define your system architecture as code with Mermaid & PlantUML — version controlled, reviewable, and always up to date.
Architecture as code is the practice of defining software system architecture using text-based, version-controllable formats instead of graphical drag-and-drop tools. Instead of a Lucidchart diagram that sits on someone's Google Drive, your architecture lives in your Git repository as Mermaid or PlantUML code — reviewed, versioned, and rendered automatically.
This approach brings the same benefits that infrastructure as code brought to DevOps: repeatability, traceability, and collaboration. Every architecture change goes through pull requests, gets reviewed by the team, and is tracked in Git history. No more "who updated the architecture diagram?" — git blame tells you.
Cybewave Studio accelerates this workflow by using AI to generate architecture-as-code from plain English descriptions. Describe your microservice topology, SaaS platform design, or system design in natural language, and get production-quality Mermaid and PlantUML code in seconds.
The same principles that made infrastructure-as-code successful, applied to system design.
Architecture diagrams live alongside your code in Git. Every change is tracked, reviewed, and attributable — just like source code.
Architecture changes show up as code diffs in pull requests. Review diagram changes the same way you review code changes.
No more outdated Confluence pages or stale whiteboards. Your architecture definition lives in the repo and stays current.
Same code always produces the same diagram. No manual alignment, no broken exports, no "it looks different on my machine."
Generate and validate architecture diagrams in your pipeline. Auto-render on merge, detect syntax errors before they land.
Describe your system in plain English and get standards-compliant Mermaid or PlantUML code. No syntax memorization needed.
From description to committed architecture code in minutes.
Tell the AI about your services, databases, APIs, and integrations in plain English. It asks clarifying questions like a senior architect.
Get Mermaid or PlantUML source code — not just an image. The output is human-readable, editable, and version-controllable.
Store architecture diagrams alongside your application code. Review changes in pull requests, track who changed what and when.
Render diagrams in your CI pipeline, embed in docs, or export as PNG/SVG. The code is the source of truth.
Two industry-standard diagram-as-code formats, both fully supported.
Native GitHub/GitLab rendering. Flowcharts, sequence diagrams, C4, ER, class diagrams and more. Renders directly in Markdown.
graph TD A[API Gateway] --> B[Auth Service] A --> C[Order Service] C --> D[(PostgreSQL)]
Industry standard for UML. Component, deployment, activity, and sequence diagrams. Rich notation for complex systems.
@startuml [API Gateway] --> [Auth Service] [API Gateway] --> [Order Service] [Order Service] --> [PostgreSQL] @enduml
Define service boundaries, APIs, message queues, and data flows as code. Track how your distributed system evolves over time.
Map AWS, GCP, or Azure resources in Mermaid or PlantUML. Complement your Terraform with architecture-level visibility.
Generate architecture docs from code. Keep technical documentation always in sync with the actual system design.
Pair your ADRs with architecture diagrams that live in the same commit. Show before/after for every significant change.
New team members read architecture-as-code the same way they read application code. No stale wiki pages.
Propose architecture changes as code diffs. Reviewers see exactly what changed, not just a new screenshot.
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Architecture as code is the practice of defining software system architecture using text-based formats like Mermaid or PlantUML instead of GUI drawing tools. The architecture lives in your Git repository, is version controlled, diffable, and reviewable in pull requests.
It brings version control, reviewability, and automation to architecture diagrams. No more stale wiki diagrams — your architecture stays in sync with your codebase, goes through code review, and renders automatically in CI/CD.
Cybewave supports Mermaid (native GitHub/GitLab rendering) and PlantUML (industry standard UML). Both are open formats that render on most documentation platforms.
Yes. Describe your system in plain English and Cybewave generates Mermaid or PlantUML code. No syntax memorization required — the AI handles notation, formatting, and best practices.
Yes. Free tier includes 50 AI credits per month. No credit card required. Paid plans start at $9.89/month.
Free to start. 50 AI credits/month. No credit card required.
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