Downloads
All downloads in one place. Templates are importable into an LLM for AI-assisted drafting, or fill them in directly.
Complete Standard
Section titled “Complete Standard”The full Architecture Description Standard as a single document:
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PDF (.pdf) | ads-standard-v1.pdf |
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Open Document (.odt) | ads-standard-v1.odt |
Blank SAD Templates
Section titled “Blank SAD Templates”Start a new Solution Architecture Document:
| Format | Download | Best For | |
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Word (.docx) | sad-template.docx | Fill in directly |
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Markdown (.md) | sad-template.md | Git, wikis, Confluence |
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YAML (.yaml) | sad-template.yaml | CI/CD, tooling, LLMs |
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JSON (.json) | sad-template.json | Schema validation, LLMs |
JSON Schema
Section titled “JSON Schema”| Format | Download | Purpose | |
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JSON Schema (.json) | ads.schema.json | Validation, generation, AI authoring |
Example SADs
Section titled “Example SADs”Completed example Solution Architecture Documents — useful as references, AI prompt context, or starting points for similar solutions:
| Example | JSON | Markdown | |
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| Employee Directory | employee-directory.json | employee-directory.md | |
| Customer API Platform | customer-api-platform.json | customer-api-platform.md | |
| Cloud Migration | cloud-migration.json | cloud-migration.md | |
| NorthWind Retail | northwind-retail.json | northwind-retail.md | |
| Medwick Healthcare | medwick-healthcare.json | medwick-healthcare.md | |
| Stellar Platform | stellar-platform.json | stellar-platform.md | |
| archstandard.org | archstandard-org.json | archstandard-org.md |
Browse the Examples section to read each example in full on the web.
These files are generated from the same source as the website. For the most up-to-date version, refer to the online standard.