Is the Architecture Anti-Patterns skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from sethdford/claude-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Architecture Anti-Patterns SkillProof Score?

8.8/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 7/10, docs & honesty 5/5.

How do I install Architecture Anti-Patterns?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Architecture Anti-Patterns with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Architecture Anti-Patterns

Named vocabulary and consequence-framing for spotting god objects, tight coupling, and shared-DB coupling.

by sethdford · sethdford/claude-skills

Tested · Works

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Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 8.8/10
Tested: Jul 15, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · fd0462b

Reviewed a fictional order/inventory/pricing architecture with synchronous chaining, a shared DB, and an N+1 loop: the skill named each pattern precisely (Tight Coupling/cascade failure, Database as Integration Point, N+1 Query Problem) and added stakeholder-ready framing, but the underlying technical findings matched what a baseline review already caught.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 7/10
Docs & honesty 5/5

What Architecture Anti-Patterns does

A single-file reference that names and explains common architectural failure patterns (God Object, Big Ball of Mud, Circular Dependency, Database as Integration Point, N+1 queries, cascade failures) and gives stock phrasing for raising them with a team. Triggers when reviewing a system design, diagnosing recurring outages, or asking what mistakes to avoid before building something new.

How to install Architecture Anti-Patterns

git clone https://github.com/sethdford/claude-skills
cd claude-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r architect/architect-toolkit/skills/architecture-anti-patterns ~/.claude/skills/architecture-anti-patterns

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Architecture Anti-Patterns

/architecture-anti-patterns Named vocabulary and consequence-framing for spotting god objects, tight coupling, and shared-DB coupling.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

what's wrong with three services all writing to the same shared database
is this checkout code an N+1 query problem waiting to happen
help me name why this service is turning into a big ball of mud

Frequently asked questions

Is the Architecture Anti-Patterns skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from sethdford/claude-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Architecture Anti-Patterns work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 15, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Reviewed a fictional order/inventory/pricing architecture with synchronous chaining, a shared DB, and an N+1 loop: the skill named each pattern precisely (Tight Coupling/cascade failure, Database as Integration Point, N+1 Query Problem) and added stakeholder-ready framing, but the underlying technical findings matched what a baseline review already caught.
What is the Architecture Anti-Patterns SkillProof Score?: 8.8/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 7/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
How do I install Architecture Anti-Patterns?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Architecture Anti-Patterns with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.