Development & Code Intelligence Tool

The Architecture Doc Generator Tool

Generate architecture documentation in markdown from inferred components, their relationships, and the system’s entry points — living docs that describe the system as it really is, on infrastructure you control.

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InferredComponents and relationships
MarkdownDrop-in architecture docs
LivingRegenerate as the system evolves
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The Architecture Docs Problem

Architecture docs are a snapshot of a system that moved on

Architecture documentation is written once, at the start, and never again. Within months it describes a system that no longer exists, and teams make decisions against a fiction.

01

Written once, never updated

The architecture doc is a relic from the project’s first month.

02

Reality diverges

The real system drifts far from what the doc describes.

03

Decisions on fiction

Teams plan against an architecture that no longer exists.

04

Manual diagrams rot

Hand-drawn component diagrams are stale immediately.

How the Tool Works

Docs generated from the real system

Generation

From components and relationships

The system as it is.

The tool generates architecture markdown from inferred components, their cross-component relationships, and the system’s entry points — describing the architecture that exists in the code today.

  • Component and relationship docs
  • Entry points included
  • Markdown output
  • Per-ref generation
System
Generated

From real structure

ComponentsRelationsEntriesMarkdown

Living

Regenerate as it evolves

Docs that stay true.

Because it generates from the code, an agent can refresh the architecture doc whenever the system changes — making living architecture documentation finally practical.

Living
Regenerated

As the system evolves

CurrentRepeatableTrustedAutomatic

Governance

On-premise generation

Source stays internal.

Generation runs inside your perimeter with audit logging, so architecture docs are produced without exposing code.

100%
On-Prem

IP-safe, logged

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Inputs

Parameters

The generate_architecture_doc tool accepts these inputs when an agent calls it. Required inputs are flagged.

Name Type Required Description
owner string Optional GitHub repository owner.
repo string Optional GitHub repository name.
ref string Optional Branch, tag, or commit SHA. Defaults to the default branch.
user_id integer Optional User ID for resolving a stored GitHub token.
Where it pays back

Where architecture docs pay back

Living architecture

Replace the stale diagram with regenerated docs.

Onboarding

Give new engineers an accurate system overview.

Design reviews

Ground architecture discussions in the real system.

Modernization

Document a legacy system before migrating it.

Compliance

Produce system documentation for audits.

Agent workflows

Let a documentation agent keep architecture docs current.

How VDF AI connects it

Assigned to agents, orchestrated as networks

On VDF AI, an industry’s use cases map to agents, and you assign tools like this one to those agents. Compose multiple agents into a governed, on-premise network.

ROI Snapshot

What changes after you assign it

Accurate
Docs match the system
Living
Regenerated as it evolves
Faster
Onboarding and reviews
100%
Generated on-prem
FAQ

Questions about the Architecture Doc Generator tool

What does the architecture doc generator do?

It generates architecture documentation in markdown from inferred components, their relationships, and entry points — describing the system as it exists in the code, not as it was first drawn.

How is it different from architecture inference?

Architecture inference produces the structured model of components and relationships; this tool turns that model into readable, shareable architecture documentation.

Can it stay current?

Yes. Because it generates from the code, you regenerate as the system evolves, making living architecture documentation practical.

Is our code exposed?

No. Generation runs on-premise with audit logging; source never leaves your perimeter.

How does it pair with other tools?

It consumes architecture inference and sits alongside the README and API-docs generators for complete project documentation.

Make architecture docs that stay true

See the architecture doc generator keep living docs for an agent — on infrastructure you control.