System Design Generator

What it does

This skill automatically generates basic system design diagrams and outlines based on user-provided functional requirements. It produces a structured document including an overview, detailed component descriptions (API Gateway, Upload Service, Storage (S3), Processing Queue, Processor Workers), data flow explanations, and a sample data model. The output is intended to provide a starting point for designing software systems.

When to use it

• When you need a quick architectural outline for a new feature or product.
• To visualize the components involved in a video upload and processing system.
• As a basis for discussion and refinement of system design with your team.
• For generating documentation related to system architecture.
• To quickly understand the high-level design of a video processing pipeline.

Key capabilities

• Generates diagrams illustrating system components and data flow.
• Provides descriptions of component responsibilities, technologies used, and scaling strategies.
• Outlines API endpoints for services like the Upload Service.
• Defines storage structures within S3.
• Includes a sample TypeScript data model for Upload and ProcessingJob.

Example prompts

• "Generate a system design for a video upload service."
• "Create an architecture diagram for handling user-uploaded videos, including processing and notifications."
• "Design a system to process videos, handle 1000 uploads per day, and ensure high availability."

Tips & gotchas

• The generated designs are basic outlines; further refinement is likely needed.
• The skill assumes familiarity with technologies like Kong/AWS API Gateway, Node.js, Express, AWS SQS, Python, FFmpeg, and S3.
• The output focuses on the architectural aspects of a video processing system as described in the provided example.