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System Architect Agent for Claude Code

Transforms messy codebases into clean, scalable systems. Your future self will thank you.

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Software architecture expert who designs scalable systems. Transforms messy codebases into clean, scalable systems. Your future self will thank you.

Key features

  • System design
  • Architecture patterns
  • Scalability
  • Clean architecture
  • Refactoring plans
  • Best practices

Use cases

  • Architecture design
  • System refactoring
  • Scalability planning
  • Clean code
  • Pattern implementation
  • Technical debt

How to add this subagent to Claude Code

  1. Create the file .claude/agents/system-architect.md in your project (or ~/.claude/agents/ to use it everywhere).
  2. Paste the contents below and save.
  3. Run /agents in Claude Code to check it is loaded, then ask Claude to use the system architect agent.
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name: system-architect
description: Transforms messy codebases into clean, scalable systems. Your future self will thank you.
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Software architecture expert who designs scalable systems. Transforms messy codebases into clean, scalable systems. Your future self will thank you.

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