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Master Diagram Reference Catalog

This is the definitive catalog of every diagram type that can be created with draw.io. Use this to select the right diagram for any situation.

Quick Selection Matrix

# Category Diagram Type Complexity Best For Stencils
1 Process Flowchart Low Decision logic, algorithms built-in
2 Process Swimlane / Cross-Functional Medium Multi-role workflows built-in
3 Process BPMN 2.0 High Formal business processes mxgraph.bpmn.*
4 Process Decision Tree Low Branch analysis, classification built-in
5 Process Decision Table Medium Multi-criteria evaluation built-in
6 Process Event-Driven Process Chain (EPC) High SAP/enterprise processes built-in
7 Process Value Stream Map High Lean manufacturing flow mxgraph.lean_mapping.*
8 Process SIPOC Diagram Medium Process inputs/outputs built-in
9 Process Workflow Diagram Low Task sequences built-in
10 Process Algorithm Visualization Medium Step-by-step code logic built-in
11 Process CI/CD Pipeline Flow Medium Build/test/deploy pipelines built-in
12 Process Approval Flow Low Sign-off chains built-in
13 Process Escalation Flow Low Incident escalation paths built-in
14 UML-Structural Class Diagram Medium OOP design, domain models mxgraph.uml.*
15 UML-Structural Object Diagram Medium Instance snapshots mxgraph.uml.*
16 UML-Structural Component Diagram Medium Module decomposition mxgraph.uml.*
17 UML-Structural Deployment Diagram Medium Runtime topology mxgraph.uml.*
18 UML-Structural Package Diagram Low Namespace organization mxgraph.uml.*
19 UML-Structural Composite Structure High Internal connectors mxgraph.uml.*
20 UML-Structural Profile Diagram High Stereotype definitions mxgraph.uml.*
21 UML-Behavioral Sequence Diagram Medium Message flows over time mxgraph.uml.*
22 UML-Behavioral Activity Diagram Medium Parallel/concurrent flows mxgraph.uml.*
23 UML-Behavioral State Machine Diagram Medium Object lifecycle mxgraph.uml.*
24 UML-Behavioral Use Case Diagram Low User interactions mxgraph.uml.*
25 UML-Behavioral Communication Diagram Medium Object collaboration mxgraph.uml.*
26 UML-Behavioral Interaction Overview High Activity + sequence hybrid mxgraph.uml.*
27 UML-Behavioral Timing Diagram High Time-constrained behavior mxgraph.uml.*
28 Architecture C4 Context Low System boundary & actors mxgraph.c4.*
29 Architecture C4 Container Medium Service/app decomposition mxgraph.c4.*
30 Architecture C4 Component Medium Internal module structure mxgraph.c4.*
31 Architecture C4 Code High Class-level within component mxgraph.c4.* + uml
32 Architecture C4 Deployment Medium Infrastructure mapping mxgraph.c4.*
33 Architecture ArchiMate Business High Business layer modeling mxgraph.archimate3.*
34 Architecture ArchiMate Application High Application layer mxgraph.archimate3.*
35 Architecture ArchiMate Technology High Technology/infra layer mxgraph.archimate3.*
36 Architecture ArchiMate Strategy High Capabilities & resources mxgraph.archimate3.*
37 Architecture ArchiMate Implementation High Migration planning mxgraph.archimate3.*
38 Architecture TOGAF Architecture Vision High Enterprise architecture mxgraph.archimate3.*
39 Architecture 4+1 Architectural View High Multi-viewpoint design built-in
40 Architecture Hexagonal / Ports & Adapters Medium Clean boundaries built-in
41 Architecture Onion / Clean Architecture Medium Dependency inversion layers built-in
42 Architecture Microservices Map Medium Service topology & comms built-in
43 Architecture Event-Driven Architecture Medium Producers, brokers, consumers built-in
44 Architecture CQRS / Event Sourcing High Read/write path separation built-in
45 Architecture DDD Context Map Medium Bounded context relationships built-in
46 Architecture Service Mesh Topology High Sidecar proxy routing mxgraph.kubernetes.*
47 Data ER Diagram (Chen) Medium Academic data modeling mxgraph.er.*
48 Data ER Diagram (Crow's Foot) Medium Practical DB design mxgraph.er.*
49 Data ER Diagram (IDEF1X) High Government/defense DB mxgraph.er.*
50 Data Star Schema Medium Data warehouse fact/dimension mxgraph.er.*
51 Data Snowflake Schema Medium Normalized warehouse mxgraph.er.*
52 Data DFD Level 0 (Context) Low System data boundaries built-in
53 Data DFD Level 1-2 Medium Detailed data flows built-in
54 Data JSON Schema Diagram Medium API contract visualization built-in
55 Data GraphQL Schema Diagram Medium Type system visualization built-in
56 Data Protocol Buffer Diagram Medium Message/service definitions built-in
57 Data OpenAPI Endpoint Map Medium REST API route tree built-in
58 Data Data Lineage / Pipeline Medium ETL data provenance built-in
59 Data Data Warehouse Architecture High Ingestion to analytics built-in
60 Data Master Data Management Map High Golden record topology built-in
61 DataStruct Array / Vector Low Indexed sequential storage built-in
62 DataStruct Linked List (Singly) Low Node-pointer chains built-in
63 DataStruct Linked List (Doubly) Low Bidirectional traversal built-in
64 DataStruct Linked List (Circular) Low Ring buffers built-in
65 DataStruct Stack (LIFO) Low Push/pop operations built-in
66 DataStruct Queue / Deque Low FIFO operations built-in
67 DataStruct Priority Queue Low Heap-backed ordering built-in
68 DataStruct Binary Tree Medium Hierarchical structure built-in
69 DataStruct Binary Search Tree Medium Sorted tree operations built-in
70 DataStruct AVL Tree Medium Self-balancing BST built-in
71 DataStruct Red-Black Tree Medium Balanced with coloring built-in
72 DataStruct B-Tree / B+ Tree High Database index structure built-in
73 DataStruct Trie (Prefix Tree) Medium String matching built-in
74 DataStruct Heap (Min/Max) Medium Priority structure built-in
75 DataStruct Hash Table / Hash Map Medium Key-value with hashing built-in
76 DataStruct Graph (Directed) Medium Relationships with direction built-in
77 DataStruct Graph (Undirected) Medium Symmetric relationships built-in
78 DataStruct Graph (Weighted) Medium Cost/distance edges built-in
79 DataStruct DAG Medium Dependency ordering built-in
80 DataStruct Skip List High Probabilistic search built-in
81 DataStruct Bloom Filter High Probabilistic membership built-in
82 DataStruct Segment Tree High Range query structure built-in
83 Network Physical Topology (Star) Low Hub-and-spoke network mxgraph.cisco.*
84 Network Physical Topology (Mesh) Medium Fully connected network mxgraph.cisco.*
85 Network Physical Topology (Ring) Low Token-ring networks mxgraph.cisco.*
86 Network Physical Topology (Bus) Low Shared backbone mxgraph.cisco.*
87 Network Physical Topology (Hybrid) Medium Mixed topology mxgraph.cisco.*
88 Network Logical Network Topology Medium Protocol/VLAN view mxgraph.cisco.*
89 Network VLAN Segmentation Medium Virtual LAN boundaries mxgraph.cisco.*
90 Network DMZ Architecture Medium Security zones mxgraph.cisco.*
91 Network VPN Topology Medium Encrypted tunnels mxgraph.cisco.*
92 Network Wireless Coverage Map Medium AP placement & range mxgraph.cisco.*
93 Network Cloud VPC / VNET Medium Cloud virtual networking aws/azure/gcp
94 Network Zero Trust Architecture High Identity-centric security mxgraph.cisco.*
95 Network SDN Architecture High Software-defined networking mxgraph.cisco.*
96 Network Security Zone Map Medium Trust boundary visualization mxgraph.cisco.*
97 Network Load Balancer Architecture Medium Traffic distribution mxgraph.cisco.*
98 Network CDN Distribution Map Medium Edge node placement built-in
99 Network DNS Resolution Flow Low Query chain visualization built-in
100 Network Rack Diagram Medium Physical equipment layout mxgraph.cisco.*
101 Cloud AWS Architecture Medium VPC, EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS mxgraph.aws4.*
102 Cloud Azure Architecture Medium VNET, App Service, AKS mxgraph.azure.*
103 Cloud GCP Architecture Medium GCE, GKE, Cloud Run mxgraph.gcp2.*
104 Cloud Multi-Cloud / Hybrid Cloud High Cross-provider topology multiple
105 Cloud Serverless Architecture Medium Functions, triggers, events aws/azure/gcp
106 Cloud Cloud Migration Map Medium Source → target mapping built-in
107 Cloud Cloud Cost Optimization Medium Resource right-sizing built-in
108 K8s Kubernetes Cluster Medium Control plane + workers mxgraph.kubernetes.*
109 K8s Pod/Deployment/Service Medium Workload topology mxgraph.kubernetes.*
110 K8s Helm Release Map Medium Chart dependencies mxgraph.kubernetes.*
111 K8s K8s Network Policy High Ingress/egress rules mxgraph.kubernetes.*
112 K8s K8s RBAC Visualization High Subjects → roles → resources mxgraph.kubernetes.*
113 K8s Istio / Service Mesh High Sidecar proxy topology mxgraph.kubernetes.*
114 K8s Docker Compose Architecture Medium Multi-container app built-in
115 K8s Container Registry Flow Low Build → push → pull built-in
116 Security STRIDE Threat Model (DFD) High Threat identification built-in
117 Security Attack Tree Medium Threat decomposition built-in
118 Security Kill Chain (Lockheed Martin) Medium 7-phase attack lifecycle built-in
119 Security MITRE ATT&CK Matrix High Tactic/technique grid built-in
120 Security Diamond Model Medium Adversary profiling built-in
121 Security Security Zone Map Medium Trust boundaries mxgraph.cisco.*
122 Security Incident Response Playbook Medium Response procedure flow built-in
123 Security Compliance Control Map High Control framework mapping built-in
124 Wireframe Lo-Fi Wireframe (Sketch) Low Early ideation mxgraph.mockup.*
125 Wireframe Mid-Fi Wireframe Medium Layout validation mxgraph.mockup.*
126 Wireframe Hi-Fi Mockup High Pixel-perfect design mxgraph.mockup.*
127 Wireframe iOS App Mockup Medium iPhone/iPad screens mxgraph.ios.*
128 Wireframe Android App Mockup Medium Material Design screens mxgraph.android.*
129 Wireframe Web Dashboard Mockup Medium Admin/analytics UI mxgraph.mockup.*
130 Wireframe Landing Page Mockup Medium Marketing pages mxgraph.mockup.*
131 Wireframe Admin Panel Mockup Medium CRUD interfaces mxgraph.mockup.*
132 Wireframe E-Commerce Product Page Medium Product detail layout mxgraph.mockup.*
133 Wireframe User Flow / Screen Flow Medium Navigation between screens mxgraph.mockup.*
134 Wireframe Interactive Prototype High Multi-page with links mxgraph.mockup.*
135 Wireframe Design System Sheet Medium Component inventory mxgraph.mockup.*
136 Wireframe Responsive Breakpoint Medium Desktop/tablet/mobile mxgraph.mockup.*
137 Business Org Chart Low Reporting structure built-in
138 Business RACI Matrix Low Responsibility assignment built-in
139 Business Stakeholder Map Low Power/interest grid built-in
140 Business Business Model Canvas Medium 9-block model overview built-in
141 Business Lean Canvas Medium Startup hypothesis board built-in
142 Business Customer Journey Map Medium Touchpoints & emotions built-in
143 Business Service Blueprint High Front/backstage processes built-in
144 Business Empathy Map Low Think/Feel/Say/Do quadrants built-in
145 Business SWOT Analysis Low Strengths/Weaknesses/Opportunities/Threats built-in
146 Business Porter's Five Forces Low Competitive analysis built-in
147 Business BCG Matrix Low Growth vs market share built-in
148 Business Ansoff Matrix Low Growth strategy grid built-in
149 Planning Gantt Chart Medium Project timeline built-in
150 Planning Roadmap / Timeline Low Feature/release planning built-in
151 Planning Kanban Board Low Work-in-progress tracking built-in
152 Planning Sprint Board Low Scrum sprint visualization built-in
153 Planning PERT Chart High Critical path analysis built-in
154 Planning Work Breakdown Structure Medium Deliverable decomposition built-in
155 Planning Risk Matrix / Heat Map Low Likelihood vs impact grid built-in
156 Planning Dependency Map Medium Blocker visualization built-in
157 Planning Milestone Chart Low Key dates timeline built-in
158 Concept Mind Map (Radial) Low Brainstorming, ideation built-in
159 Concept Concept Map Medium Knowledge relationships built-in
160 Concept Fishbone / Ishikawa Medium Root cause analysis built-in
161 Concept Affinity Diagram Low Idea grouping built-in
162 Concept Tree Diagram Low Hierarchical classification built-in
163 Concept Venn Diagram Low Set overlap visualization built-in
164 Concept Knowledge Graph High Entity-relationship network built-in
165 IaC Terraform Resource Map Medium HCL resource dependencies aws/azure/gcp
166 IaC Ansible Playbook Flow Medium Role/task execution built-in
167 IaC Pulumi Stack Visualization Medium Cloud resource graph aws/azure/gcp
168 IaC CloudFormation Map Medium Stack resources mxgraph.aws4.*
169 IaC GitOps Deployment Flow Medium Git → cluster sync built-in
170 Integration Enterprise Integration (EIP) High Messaging patterns mxgraph.eip.*
171 Integration Message Queue Architecture Medium Kafka/RabbitMQ/SQS built-in
172 Integration API Gateway Architecture Medium Routing, auth, throttle built-in
173 Integration Event Bus / Event Mesh Medium Pub-sub topology built-in
174 Integration Webhook Flow Low HTTP callback chains built-in
175 Integration gRPC Service Map Medium Protobuf service topology built-in
176 Integration GraphQL Federation Map High Subgraph composition built-in
177 SysML Requirements Diagram High Requirement traceability mxgraph.sysml.*
178 SysML Block Definition (BDD) High System structure blocks mxgraph.sysml.*
179 SysML Internal Block (IBD) High Internal connections mxgraph.sysml.*
180 SysML Parametric Diagram High Constraint equations mxgraph.sysml.*
181 SysML SysML Activity High Flow with object nodes mxgraph.sysml.*
182 SysML SysML Sequence High Inter-block messaging mxgraph.sysml.*
183 SysML SysML State Machine High Block state behavior mxgraph.sysml.*
184 SysML SysML Use Case Medium System interactions mxgraph.sysml.*
185 SysML SysML Package Medium Model organization mxgraph.sysml.*
186 Engineering Circuit Diagram Medium Electrical schematics mxgraph.electrical.*
187 Engineering Floor Plan Medium Room/office layout mxgraph.floorplan.*
188 Engineering Rack Diagram Medium Data center equipment mxgraph.cisco.*
189 Engineering P&ID (Piping) High Process instrumentation built-in
190 Algorithm Sorting Visualization Medium Array state per step built-in
191 Algorithm Graph Traversal (BFS/DFS) Medium Visit order coloring built-in
192 Algorithm DP Table Visualization Medium Subproblem grid built-in
193 Algorithm Recursion Tree Medium Call stack branching built-in
194 Algorithm Memory Layout Medium Stack/heap regions built-in
195 Algorithm Compiler Pipeline Medium Lexer→Parser→AST→IR built-in
196 Algorithm Finite Automaton (DFA/NFA) Medium State machine formal built-in

Category Details

1. Process & Flow Diagrams (1-13)

1. Flowchart

  • When to use: Decision logic, algorithms, onboarding guides, troubleshooting trees
  • Shapes: Rounded rectangle (process), diamond (decision), oval (start/end), parallelogram (I/O), cylinder (data store)
  • Style: rounded=1;whiteSpace=wrap;html=1;fillColor=#DAE8FC;strokeColor=#6C8EBF;
  • Notation: ISO 5807 standard shapes
<mxGraphModel>
  <root>
    <mxCell id="0"/><mxCell id="1" parent="0"/>
    <mxCell id="start" value="Start" style="ellipse;fillColor=#D5E8D4;strokeColor=#82B366;fontStyle=1;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="200" y="20" width="100" height="50" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="proc1" value="Process Data" style="rounded=1;whiteSpace=wrap;html=1;fillColor=#DAE8FC;strokeColor=#6C8EBF;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="175" y="110" width="150" height="60" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="dec1" value="Valid?" style="rhombus;whiteSpace=wrap;html=1;fillColor=#FFF2CC;strokeColor=#D6B656;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="200" y="210" width="100" height="80" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="e1" style="edgeStyle=orthogonalEdgeStyle;" edge="1" source="start" target="proc1" parent="1"><mxGeometry relative="1" as="geometry"/></mxCell>
    <mxCell id="e2" style="edgeStyle=orthogonalEdgeStyle;" edge="1" source="proc1" target="dec1" parent="1"><mxGeometry relative="1" as="geometry"/></mxCell>
  </root>
</mxGraphModel>

2. Swimlane / Cross-Functional Flowchart

  • When to use: Multi-role workflows, cross-department handoffs, responsibility mapping
  • Shapes: Swimlane container per role + standard flowchart shapes inside
  • Style: swimlane;startSize=30;fillColor=#dae8fc;strokeColor=#6c8ebf;

3. BPMN 2.0 Process Diagram

  • When to use: Formal business processes, automation specs, cross-organizational workflows
  • Shapes: Start/intermediate/end events (circles), tasks (rounded rectangles), gateways (diamonds), pools/lanes
  • Stencils: mxgraph.bpmn.event, mxgraph.bpmn.task, mxgraph.bpmn.gateway
  • Notation: OMG BPMN 2.0 standard

4. Decision Tree

  • When to use: Classification, risk analysis, game theory, ML feature selection
  • Shapes: Rectangle (decision nodes), oval (leaf outcomes), diamond (chance nodes)
  • Layout: Top-down tree with probability/value annotations on edges

5. Decision Table

  • When to use: Multi-criteria evaluation, business rules, test case matrix
  • Shapes: Table cells with condition rows and action columns
  • Style: Grid layout using shape=table; or manual cells

7. Value Stream Map

  • When to use: Lean manufacturing, identifying waste, lead time analysis
  • Stencils: mxgraph.lean_mapping.manufacturing_process, mxgraph.lean_mapping.inventory_box, mxgraph.lean_mapping.electronic_info_flow
  • Notation: Lean/Toyota Production System standard

11. CI/CD Pipeline Flow

  • When to use: Build/test/deploy pipeline visualization, GitHub Actions/Azure Pipelines/Harness
  • Shapes: Stage rectangles, parallel lanes, gate diamonds
  • Color coding: Green (success), Yellow (pending), Red (failed), Blue (running)

2. UML Structural Diagrams (14-20)

14. Class Diagram

  • When to use: Object-oriented design, domain modeling, API contracts
  • Shapes: 3-compartment box (name, attributes, methods), inheritance arrows, composition diamonds
  • Style: shape=mxgraph.uml.classFrame; or manual 3-section box
  • Notation: UML 2.5, relationships: --|> (inheritance), --* (composition), --o (aggregation), --> (dependency)
<mxGraphModel>
  <root>
    <mxCell id="0"/><mxCell id="1" parent="0"/>
    <mxCell id="class1" value="&lt;b&gt;User&lt;/b&gt;&lt;hr&gt;- id: string&lt;br&gt;- name: string&lt;br&gt;- email: string&lt;hr&gt;+ login(): boolean&lt;br&gt;+ logout(): void" style="text;html=1;align=left;verticalAlign=top;fillColor=#DAE8FC;strokeColor=#6C8EBF;rounded=0;overflow=fill;whiteSpace=wrap;fontSize=11;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="100" y="50" width="200" height="160" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="class2" value="&lt;b&gt;AdminUser&lt;/b&gt;&lt;hr&gt;- permissions: string[]&lt;hr&gt;+ grantAccess(): void" style="text;html=1;align=left;verticalAlign=top;fillColor=#DAE8FC;strokeColor=#6C8EBF;rounded=0;overflow=fill;whiteSpace=wrap;fontSize=11;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="100" y="280" width="200" height="120" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="inherit" style="endArrow=block;endFill=0;edgeStyle=orthogonalEdgeStyle;" edge="1" source="class2" target="class1" parent="1"><mxGeometry relative="1" as="geometry"/></mxCell>
  </root>
</mxGraphModel>

16. Component Diagram

  • When to use: System decomposition, module dependencies, microservice boundaries
  • Shapes: Component boxes with <<component>> stereotype, provided/required interfaces (lollipop/socket)

17. Deployment Diagram

  • When to use: Infrastructure documentation, server topology, runtime environments
  • Shapes: Node boxes (3D cube), artifacts, execution environments

3. UML Behavioral Diagrams (21-27)

21. Sequence Diagram

  • When to use: API call flows, authentication sequences, microservice communication
  • Shapes: Lifeline rectangles, activation bars, message arrows (solid=sync, dashed=return, open arrow=async)
  • Style: shape=mxgraph.uml.lifeline; with HTML labels
<mxGraphModel>
  <root>
    <mxCell id="0"/><mxCell id="1" parent="0"/>
    <mxCell id="client" value="Client" style="shape=mxgraph.sequence.lifeline;whiteSpace=wrap;html=1;fillColor=#DAE8FC;strokeColor=#6C8EBF;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="100" y="40" width="100" height="300" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="server" value="API Server" style="shape=mxgraph.sequence.lifeline;whiteSpace=wrap;html=1;fillColor=#D5E8D4;strokeColor=#82B366;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="350" y="40" width="100" height="300" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="msg1" value="POST /login" style="html=1;verticalAlign=bottom;" edge="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry relative="1" as="geometry"><mxPoint x="150" y="120" as="sourcePoint"/><mxPoint x="350" y="120" as="targetPoint"/></mxGeometry>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="msg2" value="200 OK + token" style="html=1;dashed=1;verticalAlign=bottom;" edge="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry relative="1" as="geometry"><mxPoint x="350" y="160" as="sourcePoint"/><mxPoint x="150" y="160" as="targetPoint"/></mxGeometry>
    </mxCell>
  </root>
</mxGraphModel>

23. State Machine Diagram

  • When to use: Object lifecycle, protocol states, UI navigation, order status
  • Shapes: Rounded rectangle (state), filled circle (initial), bullseye (final), horizontal bar (fork/join)

24. Use Case Diagram

  • When to use: Requirements capture, system boundary definition, actor identification
  • Shapes: Stick figure (actor), oval (use case), rectangle (system boundary)

4. Architecture Diagrams (28-46)

28-32. C4 Model (Levels 1-4 + Deployment)

  • When to use: Progressive architecture at increasing detail
  • Style: Person=shape=mxgraph.c4.person2;, System=large rounded rect, Container=rounded rect, Component=rect
  • Color conventions: Your system=blue, external=gray, users=purple, databases=green
<!-- C4 Context Example -->
<mxGraphModel>
  <root>
    <mxCell id="0"/><mxCell id="1" parent="0"/>
    <mxCell id="user" value="&lt;b&gt;Customer&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;[Person]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Places orders and tracks deliveries" style="shape=mxgraph.c4.person2;whiteSpace=wrap;html=1;fillColor=#E1D5E7;strokeColor=#9673A6;fontColor=#333333;align=center;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="250" y="20" width="180" height="160" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="system" value="&lt;b&gt;E-Commerce Platform&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;[Software System]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Allows customers to browse, order, and pay" style="rounded=1;whiteSpace=wrap;html=1;fillColor=#DAE8FC;strokeColor=#6C8EBF;align=center;arcSize=10;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="200" y="250" width="280" height="120" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="ext1" value="&lt;b&gt;Stripe&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;[External System]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Payment processing" style="rounded=1;whiteSpace=wrap;html=1;fillColor=#F5F5F5;strokeColor=#666666;align=center;arcSize=10;dashed=1;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="550" y="250" width="200" height="120" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="e1" value="Browses, orders" style="edgeStyle=orthogonalEdgeStyle;" edge="1" source="user" target="system" parent="1"><mxGeometry relative="1" as="geometry"/></mxCell>
    <mxCell id="e2" value="Processes payments" style="edgeStyle=orthogonalEdgeStyle;dashed=1;" edge="1" source="system" target="ext1" parent="1"><mxGeometry relative="1" as="geometry"/></mxCell>
  </root>
</mxGraphModel>

33-37. ArchiMate 3.0

  • Stencils: mxgraph.archimate3.*
  • Layers: Business (yellow), Application (blue), Technology (green), Strategy (red), Implementation (purple)
  • Relationships: Composition, aggregation, assignment, realization, serving, access, influence, triggering, flow

40. Hexagonal Architecture (Ports & Adapters)

  • When to use: Clean boundary separation between domain logic and infrastructure
  • Shapes: Central hexagon (domain), small circles on edges (ports), rectangles outside (adapters)

42. Microservices Architecture Map

  • When to use: Service topology visualization, communication patterns
  • Shapes: Rounded rectangles per service, solid arrows (sync), dashed arrows (async/events)
  • Color coding: By tech stack (Go=blue, Java=orange, Node=green, Python=yellow)

45. DDD Bounded Context Map

  • When to use: Strategic domain design, team ownership boundaries
  • Shapes: Large dashed rectangles per context, labeled relationships between them
  • Relationship types: Shared Kernel, Customer-Supplier, Conformist, Anticorruption Layer, Open Host Service, Published Language

5. Data & Database Diagrams (47-60)

47-48. ER Diagrams

  • Chen notation: Rectangles (entities), ovals (attributes), diamonds (relationships)
  • Crow's Foot: Table boxes with column lists, cardinality markers (||, <, O)
  • Stencils: mxgraph.er.*
<!-- Crow's Foot ER Example -->
<mxGraphModel>
  <root>
    <mxCell id="0"/><mxCell id="1" parent="0"/>
    <mxCell id="users" value="&lt;b&gt;users&lt;/b&gt;&lt;hr&gt;🔑 id: uuid PK&lt;br&gt;name: varchar(255)&lt;br&gt;email: varchar(255) UNIQUE&lt;br&gt;created_at: timestamp" style="text;html=1;align=left;verticalAlign=top;fillColor=#DAE8FC;strokeColor=#6C8EBF;overflow=fill;whiteSpace=wrap;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="50" y="50" width="220" height="130" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="orders" value="&lt;b&gt;orders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;hr&gt;🔑 id: uuid PK&lt;br&gt;🔗 user_id: uuid FK&lt;br&gt;total: decimal(10,2)&lt;br&gt;status: enum&lt;br&gt;created_at: timestamp" style="text;html=1;align=left;verticalAlign=top;fillColor=#D5E8D4;strokeColor=#82B366;overflow=fill;whiteSpace=wrap;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="400" y="50" width="220" height="150" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="rel1" value="" style="edgeStyle=entityRelationEdgeStyle;endArrow=ERmany;startArrow=ERone;html=1;" edge="1" source="users" target="orders" parent="1"><mxGeometry relative="1" as="geometry"/></mxCell>
  </root>
</mxGraphModel>

50-51. Star Schema / Snowflake Schema

  • Star: Central fact table (orange) connected to dimension tables (blue)
  • Snowflake: Dimension tables further normalized into sub-dimensions

52-53. Data Flow Diagrams (DFD)

  • Level 0: Single process circle showing system boundary with external entities
  • Level 1-2: Decomposed processes, data stores (parallel lines), data flows (arrows)
  • Use for: STRIDE threat modeling base diagrams

54-56. Schema Diagrams (JSON, GraphQL, Protobuf)

  • JSON Schema: Nested boxes with type annotations, required indicators (bold), $ref arrows
  • GraphQL: Type boxes with field lists, Query/Mutation root types, edge connections
  • Protobuf: Message boxes with field number annotations, service definitions

6. Data Structure Visualizations (61-82)

Style Conventions for Data Structures

// Node: rounded=1;whiteSpace=wrap;html=1;fillColor=#DAE8FC;strokeColor=#6C8EBF;fontFamily=Consolas;
// Highlighted: fillColor=#D5E8D4;strokeColor=#82B366;fontStyle=1;
// Deleted/null: fillColor=#F8CECC;strokeColor=#B85450;dashed=1;
// Pointer arrow: endArrow=block;endFill=1;strokeColor=#6C8EBF;
// Index label: fontSize=10;fontColor=#999999;fontFamily=Consolas;

61. Array

  • Row of equal-width cells with index labels below
  • Highlighted cell for access pattern visualization

68-71. Binary Trees (BST, AVL, Red-Black)

  • Circles for nodes, edges angled left/right
  • BST: Value ordering annotations
  • AVL: Balance factor badges (−1, 0, +1) on each node
  • Red-Black: fillColor=#F8CECC (red) vs fillColor=#1B1B1B;fontColor=#FFFFFF (black)
<!-- Binary Tree Example -->
<mxGraphModel>
  <root>
    <mxCell id="0"/><mxCell id="1" parent="0"/>
    <mxCell id="n50" value="50" style="ellipse;whiteSpace=wrap;html=1;fillColor=#DAE8FC;strokeColor=#6C8EBF;fontFamily=Consolas;fontSize=14;fontStyle=1;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="250" y="30" width="50" height="50" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="n30" value="30" style="ellipse;whiteSpace=wrap;html=1;fillColor=#DAE8FC;strokeColor=#6C8EBF;fontFamily=Consolas;fontSize=14;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="150" y="120" width="50" height="50" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="n70" value="70" style="ellipse;whiteSpace=wrap;html=1;fillColor=#DAE8FC;strokeColor=#6C8EBF;fontFamily=Consolas;fontSize=14;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="350" y="120" width="50" height="50" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="n20" value="20" style="ellipse;whiteSpace=wrap;html=1;fillColor=#D5E8D4;strokeColor=#82B366;fontFamily=Consolas;fontSize=14;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="100" y="210" width="50" height="50" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="e1" edge="1" source="n50" target="n30" parent="1"><mxGeometry relative="1" as="geometry"/></mxCell>
    <mxCell id="e2" edge="1" source="n50" target="n70" parent="1"><mxGeometry relative="1" as="geometry"/></mxCell>
    <mxCell id="e3" edge="1" source="n30" target="n20" parent="1"><mxGeometry relative="1" as="geometry"/></mxCell>
  </root>
</mxGraphModel>

75. Hash Table

  • Vertical array of buckets (left), chained linked lists (right) for collision handling
  • Hash function annotation with arrow from key to bucket index

76-79. Graphs (Directed, Undirected, Weighted, DAG)

  • Circular nodes with labels, edges with optional weight labels
  • DAG: Layer assignment showing topological order
  • Weighted: Edge labels with cost/distance values

7. Network Diagrams (83-100)

Cisco Stencil Reference

Router:          shape=mxgraph.cisco.routers.router;
Switch L2:       shape=mxgraph.cisco.switches.workgroup_switch;
Switch L3:       shape=mxgraph.cisco.switches.layer_3_switch;
Firewall:        shape=mxgraph.cisco.firewalls.firewall;
Server:          shape=mxgraph.cisco.servers.standard_server;
Database:        shape=mxgraph.cisco.storage.database;
Cloud:           shape=mxgraph.cisco.cloud.cloud;
Access Point:    shape=mxgraph.cisco.wireless.access_point;
Load Balancer:   shape=mxgraph.cisco.switches.content_switch;
VPN Concentrator: shape=mxgraph.cisco.security.vpn_concentrator;

90. DMZ Architecture

  • Zones: Internet (red), DMZ (yellow), Internal (green), Management (blue)
  • Pattern: Internet → Firewall → DMZ (web servers, reverse proxy) → Firewall → Internal (app servers, DB)
<!-- DMZ Architecture Sketch -->
<mxGraphModel>
  <root>
    <mxCell id="0"/><mxCell id="1" parent="0"/>
    <mxCell id="internet" value="Internet" style="shape=mxgraph.cisco.cloud.cloud;fillColor=#F8CECC;strokeColor=#B85450;fontSize=14;fontStyle=1;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="250" y="20" width="140" height="80" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="fw1" value="Edge FW" style="shape=mxgraph.cisco.firewalls.firewall;fillColor=#F8CECC;strokeColor=#B85450;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="285" y="140" width="70" height="60" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="dmz" value="DMZ Zone" style="swimlane;startSize=25;fillColor=#FFF2CC;strokeColor=#D6B656;rounded=1;dashed=1;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="150" y="240" width="340" height="120" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="web1" value="Web Server" style="shape=mxgraph.cisco.servers.standard_server;fillColor=#FFF2CC;strokeColor=#D6B656;" vertex="1" parent="dmz">
      <mxGeometry x="30" y="35" width="60" height="60" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="proxy" value="Reverse Proxy" style="shape=mxgraph.cisco.servers.standard_server;fillColor=#FFF2CC;strokeColor=#D6B656;" vertex="1" parent="dmz">
      <mxGeometry x="250" y="35" width="60" height="60" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="fw2" value="Internal FW" style="shape=mxgraph.cisco.firewalls.firewall;fillColor=#D5E8D4;strokeColor=#82B366;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="285" y="400" width="70" height="60" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="internal" value="Internal Zone" style="swimlane;startSize=25;fillColor=#D5E8D4;strokeColor=#82B366;rounded=1;dashed=1;" vertex="1" parent="1">
      <mxGeometry x="150" y="500" width="340" height="120" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="app" value="App Server" style="shape=mxgraph.cisco.servers.standard_server;fillColor=#D5E8D4;strokeColor=#82B366;" vertex="1" parent="internal">
      <mxGeometry x="30" y="35" width="60" height="60" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
    <mxCell id="db" value="Database" style="shape=mxgraph.cisco.storage.database;fillColor=#D5E8D4;strokeColor=#82B366;" vertex="1" parent="internal">
      <mxGeometry x="250" y="35" width="60" height="60" as="geometry"/>
    </mxCell>
  </root>
</mxGraphModel>

8. Cloud Architecture (101-107)

AWS Shape Reference (mxgraph.aws4.*)

EC2:          shape=mxgraph.aws4.ec2;
Lambda:       shape=mxgraph.aws4.lambda_function;
S3:           shape=mxgraph.aws4.s3;
RDS:          shape=mxgraph.aws4.rds;
DynamoDB:     shape=mxgraph.aws4.dynamodb;
ALB:          shape=mxgraph.aws4.application_load_balancer;
API Gateway:  shape=mxgraph.aws4.api_gateway;
CloudFront:   shape=mxgraph.aws4.cloudfront;
SQS:          shape=mxgraph.aws4.sqs;
SNS:          shape=mxgraph.aws4.sns;
ECS:          shape=mxgraph.aws4.ecs;
EKS:          shape=mxgraph.aws4.eks;
VPC:          shape=mxgraph.aws4.vpc;
Subnet:       shape=mxgraph.aws4.subnet;
Route53:      shape=mxgraph.aws4.route_53;
CloudWatch:   shape=mxgraph.aws4.cloudwatch;
IAM:          shape=mxgraph.aws4.iam;
Cognito:      shape=mxgraph.aws4.cognito;

Azure Shape Reference (mxgraph.azure.*)

App Service:  shape=mxgraph.azure.app_service;
AKS:          shape=mxgraph.azure.kubernetes_services;
Cosmos DB:    shape=mxgraph.azure.cosmos_db;
SQL Database: shape=mxgraph.azure.sql_database;
Functions:    shape=mxgraph.azure.function_apps;
Event Hub:    shape=mxgraph.azure.event_hubs;
Service Bus:  shape=mxgraph.azure.service_bus;
VNET:         shape=mxgraph.azure.virtual_network;
Load Balancer: shape=mxgraph.azure.load_balancer;
API Mgmt:     shape=mxgraph.azure.api_management;
Key Vault:    shape=mxgraph.azure.key_vaults;

GCP Shape Reference (mxgraph.gcp2.*)

GCE:          shape=mxgraph.gcp2.compute_engine;
GKE:          shape=mxgraph.gcp2.kubernetes_engine;
Cloud Run:    shape=mxgraph.gcp2.cloud_run;
Cloud SQL:    shape=mxgraph.gcp2.cloud_sql;
BigQuery:     shape=mxgraph.gcp2.bigquery;
Pub/Sub:      shape=mxgraph.gcp2.pub_sub;
Cloud Storage: shape=mxgraph.gcp2.cloud_storage;
Cloud Functions: shape=mxgraph.gcp2.cloud_functions;

9. Kubernetes & Container Diagrams (108-115)

Kubernetes Shape Reference (mxgraph.kubernetes.*)

Pod:          shape=mxgraph.kubernetes.pod;
Deployment:   shape=mxgraph.kubernetes.deploy;
Service:      shape=mxgraph.kubernetes.svc;
Ingress:      shape=mxgraph.kubernetes.ing;
ConfigMap:    shape=mxgraph.kubernetes.cm;
Secret:       shape=mxgraph.kubernetes.secret;
PV:           shape=mxgraph.kubernetes.pv;
PVC:          shape=mxgraph.kubernetes.pvc;
Namespace:    shape=mxgraph.kubernetes.ns;
Node:         shape=mxgraph.kubernetes.node;
CronJob:      shape=mxgraph.kubernetes.cronjob;
StatefulSet:  shape=mxgraph.kubernetes.sts;
DaemonSet:    shape=mxgraph.kubernetes.ds;
HPA:          shape=mxgraph.kubernetes.hpa;

10. Security & Threat Diagrams (116-123)

116. STRIDE Threat Model

  • Base diagram: DFD with processes (circles), data stores (double lines), external entities (rectangles), data flows (arrows)
  • Trust boundaries: Red dashed lines separating trust zones
  • Threat annotations: Sticky notes per STRIDE category (Spoofing=purple, Tampering=red, Repudiation=orange, Info Disclosure=yellow, DoS=gray, Elevation=black)

117. Attack Tree

  • Root: Attack goal at top
  • OR nodes: Any child attack path suffices (standard branch)
  • AND nodes: All children required (connected with arc)
  • Leaf coloring: Red (high risk), Yellow (medium), Green (low/mitigated)

11. Wireframes & UI Mockups (124-136)

Mockup Shape Reference

Browser Window:   shape=mxgraph.mockup.containers.browserWindow;
Window:           shape=mxgraph.mockup.containers.window;
Dialog:           shape=mxgraph.mockup.containers.alertBox;
Button:           shape=mxgraph.mockup.buttons.button;
Checkbox:         shape=mxgraph.mockup.buttons.checkbox;
Radio Button:     shape=mxgraph.mockup.buttons.radioButton;
Text Input:       shape=mxgraph.mockup.forms.rrect;
Dropdown:         shape=mxgraph.mockup.forms.comboBox;
Slider:           shape=mxgraph.mockup.forms.horSlider;
Menu Bar:         shape=mxgraph.mockup.menus.menuBar;
Tabs:             shape=mxgraph.mockup.containers.tabBar;
Data Table:       shape=mxgraph.mockup.containers.dataTable;
Image Placeholder: shape=mxgraph.mockup.graphics.simpleIcon;
Heading:          shape=mxgraph.mockup.text.heading;
Paragraph:        shape=mxgraph.mockup.text.loremIpsum;

iOS Shape Reference (mxgraph.ios.*)

iPhone Frame:     shape=mxgraph.ios.iPhone;
Nav Bar:          shape=mxgraph.ios.iNavBar;
Tab Bar:          shape=mxgraph.ios.iTabBar;
Table View:       shape=mxgraph.ios.iTableView;
Switch:           shape=mxgraph.ios.iSwitch;
Slider:           shape=mxgraph.ios.iSlider;
Alert:            shape=mxgraph.ios.iAlertDialog;
Keyboard:         shape=mxgraph.ios.iKeyboard;

Android Shape Reference (mxgraph.android.*)

Phone Frame:      shape=mxgraph.android.phone;
App Bar:          shape=mxgraph.android.appBar;
FAB:              shape=mxgraph.android.fab;
Card:             shape=mxgraph.android.card;
Navigation Drawer: shape=mxgraph.android.navigationDrawer;
Bottom Sheet:     shape=mxgraph.android.bottomSheet;
Snackbar:         shape=mxgraph.android.snackbar;
Chip:             shape=mxgraph.android.chip;

Fidelity Styles

// Lo-fi (sketch mode):
sketch=1;curveFitting=1;jiggle=2;fillColor=#F0F0F0;strokeColor=#999999;fontFamily=Comic Sans MS;

// Mid-fi (wireframe):
fillColor=#FFFFFF;strokeColor=#CCCCCC;fontColor=#333333;fontFamily=Roboto;shadow=0;

// Hi-fi (mockup):
fillColor=#FFFFFF;strokeColor=#E0E0E0;fontColor=#212121;fontFamily=Inter;shadow=1;arcSize=8;

12. Business & Organizational (137-148)

137. Org Chart

  • Shapes: Rounded rectangles per person/role, hierarchical edges
  • Style: rounded=1;whiteSpace=wrap;html=1;fillColor=#DAE8FC;strokeColor=#6C8EBF;
  • Layout: Tree layout, top-down

140. Business Model Canvas

  • Layout: 9-block grid (Key Partners, Key Activities, Key Resources, Value Propositions, Customer Relationships, Channels, Customer Segments, Cost Structure, Revenue Streams)
  • Style: Large container cells with sticky-note items inside

142. Customer Journey Map

  • Rows: Stages (Awareness, Consideration, Purchase, Retention, Advocacy)
  • Columns per stage: Actions, Touchpoints, Emotions (happy/neutral/sad faces), Pain Points, Opportunities

13. Planning & Project (149-157)

149. Gantt Chart

  • Shapes: Horizontal bars per task, milestone diamonds, dependency arrows
  • Style: fillColor=#DAE8FC;strokeColor=#6C8EBF; for task bars, timeline axis across top

153. PERT Chart

  • Shapes: Circles (events/milestones), arrows (activities with duration labels)
  • Critical path: Highlighted in red with zero slack

14. Mind Maps & Concept (158-164)

158. Mind Map

  • Layout: Central topic, radial branches at increasing depth
  • Style: rounded=1;arcSize=50; decreasing size per level
  • Colors: Different branch color per main topic

160. Fishbone / Ishikawa

  • Shapes: Main horizontal spine → angled bones for each cause category → sub-causes
  • Categories: Man, Machine, Method, Material, Measurement, Environment (6M)

15. Infrastructure as Code (165-169)

165. Terraform Resource Map

  • Shapes: Cloud provider icons for resources, edges for dependencies
  • Annotations: Resource addresses (aws_instance.web), count/for_each labels
  • Modules: Dashed container boundaries

16. Integration & Messaging (170-176)

170. Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP)

  • Stencils: mxgraph.eip.*
  • Patterns: Message Channel, Router, Translator, Splitter, Aggregator, Filter, Endpoint, Publish-Subscribe

171. Message Queue Architecture

  • Layout: Producers → Queue/Topic → Consumers
  • Queue shapes: Rectangle with wavy line for queue, cylinder for topic
  • Annotations: Partition count, consumer group labels, retention periods

17. SysML (177-185)

All use mxgraph.sysml.* stencils with OMG SysML 1.6 notation.

178. Block Definition Diagram (BDD)

  • Shapes: <<block>> stereotype boxes with compartments (values, parts, references, operations)
  • Relationships: Composition, generalization, association

18. Engineering (186-189)

186. Circuit Diagram

  • Stencils: mxgraph.electrical.* — resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors, LEDs, switches, power sources
  • Notation: Standard IEC/ANSI symbols

187. Floor Plan

  • Stencils: mxgraph.floorplan.* — walls, doors, windows, furniture, fixtures
  • Usage: Office layouts, data center floor plans

19. Algorithm & Academic (190-196)

190. Sorting Algorithm Visualization

  • Layout: Array state rows showing before/after each comparison/swap
  • Colors: Comparing=#FFF2CC, Swapping=#F8CECC, Sorted=#D5E8D4, Unsorted=#DAE8FC

196. Finite Automaton (DFA/NFA)

  • Shapes: Circles (states), double circle (accepting state), filled dot (start), edges with labels (input symbols)
  • Style: ellipse;fillColor=#DAE8FC;strokeColor=#6C8EBF; for states, ellipse;fillColor=#DAE8FC;strokeColor=#6C8EBF;strokeWidth=3; for accepting states

Stencil Library Master Index

Library Prefix Category Shape Count Notes
mxgraph.flowchart.* Process ~20 Standard ISO 5807 shapes
mxgraph.bpmn.* Process ~40 Events, gateways, tasks, artifacts
mxgraph.uml.* UML ~30 Class, sequence, state, activity
mxgraph.c4.* Architecture ~10 Person, container, component
mxgraph.archimate3.* Architecture ~60 Full ArchiMate 3.0 symbology
mxgraph.sysml.* Systems Eng ~40 Full SysML 1.6 notation
mxgraph.er.* Data ~15 Chen & Crow's Foot notation
mxgraph.eip.* Integration ~25 Enterprise Integration Patterns
mxgraph.lean_mapping.* Lean ~15 Value stream mapping symbols
mxgraph.cisco.* Network ~100+ Routers, switches, firewalls, etc.
mxgraph.aws4.* Cloud ~200+ Full AWS service icons
mxgraph.azure.* Cloud ~150+ Full Azure service icons
mxgraph.gcp2.* Cloud ~100+ Full GCP service icons
mxgraph.kubernetes.* Containers ~30 All K8s resource types
mxgraph.mockup.* UI/UX ~80+ Buttons, forms, containers, text
mxgraph.ios.* Mobile ~40 iPhone/iPad UI elements
mxgraph.android.* Mobile ~40 Material Design components
mxgraph.electrical.* Engineering ~60 Circuit diagram symbols
mxgraph.floorplan.* Engineering ~50 Architecture/office layout
mxgraph.iot.* IoT ~20 IoT device shapes
mxgraph.webicons.* Icons ~30 Web/social media icons
mxgraph.infographic.* Visualization ~20 Infographic elements

Selection Decision Tree

What are you diagramming?
├── A process or workflow?
│   ├── Single role → Flowchart (#1)
│   ├── Multiple roles → Swimlane (#2)
│   ├── Formal business → BPMN (#3)
│   ├── Decision logic → Decision Tree (#4)
│   ├── Manufacturing → Value Stream Map (#7)
│   └── CI/CD → Pipeline Flow (#11)
├── Software structure?
│   ├── Classes/objects → UML Class (#14)
│   ├── API message flow → Sequence (#21)
│   ├── Object lifecycle → State Machine (#23)
│   ├── System overview → C4 Context (#28)
│   ├── Services/apps → C4 Container (#29)
│   ├── Internal modules → C4 Component (#30)
│   ├── Enterprise layers → ArchiMate (#33-37)
│   ├── Microservices → Microservices Map (#42)
│   ├── Events/messaging → Event-Driven (#43)
│   └── Domain boundaries → DDD Context Map (#45)
├── Data or database?
│   ├── Relational schema → ER Diagram (#47-49)
│   ├── Data warehouse → Star/Snowflake (#50-51)
│   ├── Data movement → DFD (#52-53)
│   ├── API contract → JSON/GraphQL Schema (#54-55)
│   └── ETL pipeline → Data Lineage (#58)
├── Data structures (CS)?
│   ├── Linear → Array/LinkedList/Stack/Queue (#61-67)
│   ├── Tree → BST/AVL/RB/B-Tree/Trie/Heap (#68-74)
│   ├── Hash → Hash Table/Map (#75)
│   └── Graph → Directed/Undirected/Weighted/DAG (#76-79)
├── Network or infrastructure?
│   ├── Physical network → Topology (#83-87)
│   ├── VLAN/subnet → VLAN Segmentation (#89)
│   ├── Security zones → DMZ Architecture (#90)
│   ├── Cloud infra → AWS/Azure/GCP (#101-103)
│   ├── Kubernetes → Cluster/Pod/Service (#108-109)
│   └── Containers → Docker Compose (#114)
├── Security?
│   ├── Threat modeling → STRIDE DFD (#116)
│   ├── Attack analysis → Attack Tree (#117)
│   └── Compliance → Control Map (#123)
├── UI/UX design?
│   ├── Early concept → Lo-fi Wireframe (#124)
│   ├── Layout review → Mid-fi Wireframe (#125)
│   ├── Visual design → Hi-fi Mockup (#126)
│   ├── iOS app → iOS Mockup (#127)
│   ├── Android app → Android Mockup (#128)
│   ├── Navigation → User Flow (#133)
│   └── Components → Design System Sheet (#135)
├── Business/Org?
│   ├── Team structure → Org Chart (#137)
│   ├── Responsibility → RACI Matrix (#138)
│   ├── Business model → BMC/Lean Canvas (#140-141)
│   ├── User experience → Customer Journey (#142)
│   └── Strategy → SWOT/Porter/BCG (#145-147)
├── Planning?
│   ├── Timeline → Gantt (#149) or Roadmap (#150)
│   ├── Work tracking → Kanban (#151)
│   ├── Critical path → PERT (#153)
│   └── Risk → Risk Matrix (#155)
└── Concept/ideation?
    ├── Brainstorming → Mind Map (#158)
    ├── Root cause → Fishbone (#160)
    └── Set relationships → Venn Diagram (#163)