archify

# Archify (upstream-maintained) > **Catalog stub.** This entry is maintained upstream at > [tt-a1i/archify](https://github.com/tt-a1i/archify): the project ships a > self-contained skill directory (`archify/`) with the Node CLI, schemas, > renderers, examples and references. `hermes skills install > official/creative/archify` pulls the current tree live from that repo > (quarantined and scanned like any hub install) — this directory holds only > the catalog metadata, so the vendored copy can never go stale. Archify turns a small typed JSON spec into a self-contained, explorable HTML diagram: `architecture`, `workflow`, `sequence`, `dataflow` and `lifecycle` (state machine) types, dark/light themes, pan/zoom, search, relationship tracing, optional trace motion, and PNG/JPEG/WebP/SVG/WebM export. It accepts plain-language requirements or pasted Mermaid (`flowchart`, `sequenceDiagram`, `stateDiagram`) and can read repository evidence when the diagram must reflect real code. Every candidate goes through a 9-check `validate` / `deliver` receipt, so the output is verifiable rather than eyeballed. ## Prerequisites - Node.js 18+ on `PATH` (`node bin/archify.mjs doctor` confirms the install; no `npm install` is needed inside the skill package). - Installs pull ~200 files (~8 MB, mostly upstream tests and examples) from GitHub; the fetch is pinned to one tree SHA, recorded in the bundle metadata. - Upstream's "Update awareness" step runs `scripts/check-update.mjs`, which reads a release manifest from GitHub and only prints a notice — it never downloads or installs anything. Skip it if outbound calls are unwanted. After install, the bundled `architecture-diagram` skill remains the zero-dependency fallback (it ports the same Cocoon AI lineage archify grew out of); prefer archify when the user wants validated receipts, Mermaid conversion, sequence/lifecycle types, or export beyond a single HTML file. Full documentation: https://github.com/tt-a1i/archify#readme