System Design
Designs human-centered AI systems, optimizing user experience and ethical considerations through anthropocentric principles.
Install on your platform
We auto-selected Claude Code based on this skill’s supported platforms.
Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add anthropics-system-design npx -- -y @trustedskills/anthropics-system-design
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"anthropics-system-design": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/anthropics-system-design"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
The system-design skill enables AI agents to analyze complex architectural requirements and generate structured design proposals. It breaks down high-level goals into specific components, data flows, and infrastructure needs suitable for software development teams.
When to use it
- You need to evaluate the scalability of a proposed application before writing code.
- Your team requires a blueprint for integrating new microservices into an existing legacy system.
- You are planning a database migration strategy that involves changing data models.
- You want to identify potential bottlenecks in a real-time data processing pipeline.
Key capabilities
- Generates comprehensive system architecture diagrams and descriptions.
- Decomposes monolithic requirements into modular service components.
- Suggests appropriate technology stacks based on performance constraints.
- Outlines data flow patterns between different system layers.
Example prompts
"Design a scalable event-driven architecture for processing 10,000 transactions per second with eventual consistency." "Create a system design for a real-time collaborative document editor that supports offline mode and conflict resolution." "Outline the infrastructure components needed to build a global content delivery network with low latency in Asia-Pacific regions."
Tips & gotchas
Ensure you provide clear constraints regarding latency, throughput, and budget to get relevant technology recommendations. This skill focuses on structural planning; it does not generate executable code or configure cloud resources directly.
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