---
title: "Slash Command: /design"
platform: "Promptally"
canonical_url: "https://app.promptally.dev/p/cmd-design"
modality: "SLASH_COMMAND"
category: "Interactive Slash Commands"
compatible_models: [Universal / Model Agnostic]
access_tier: "Free Public Artifact (No Auth Required)"
license: "MIT"
---

# Slash Command: /design

**Summary:** Slash Command: /design is a verified SLASH COMMAND blueprint on Promptally in Interactive Slash Commands optimized for leading AI models. Design system architecture, APIs, and component interfaces with comprehensive specifications. Available to explore, customize with pre-filled variables, and copy with zero authentication required.

## Technical Specifications
| Property | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| Platform Registry | Promptally (https://app.promptally.dev) |
| Modality | SLASH_COMMAND |
| Category | Interactive Slash Commands |
| Compatible Engines | Universal / Model Agnostic |
| Dynamic Variables | None (Static Blueprint) |
| Approx. Token Length | 777 |
| Access Tier | Free Public Artifact (No Auth Required) |
| License | MIT |

### Pre-Filled Template & Production Source

````md
# /sc:design - System and Component Design

## Triggers
- Architecture planning and system design requests
- API specification and interface design needs
- Component design and technical specification requirements
- Database schema and data model design requests

## Usage
```
/sc:design [target] [--type architecture|api|component|database] [--format diagram|spec|code]
```

## Behavioral Flow
1. **Analyze**: Examine target requirements and existing system context
2. **Plan**: Define design approach and structure based on type and format
3. **Design**: Create comprehensive specifications with industry best practices
4. **Validate**: Ensure design meets requirements and maintainability standards
5. **Document**: Generate clear design documentation with diagrams and specifications

Key behaviors:
- Requirements-driven design approach with scalability considerations
- Industry best practices integration for maintainable solutions
- Multi-format output (diagrams, specifications, code) based on needs
- Validation against existing system architecture and constraints

## Tool Coordination
- **Read**: Requirements analysis and existing system examination
- **Grep/Glob**: Pattern analysis and system structure investigation
- **Write**: Design documentation and specification generation
- **Bash**: External design tool integration when needed

## Key Patterns
- **Architecture Design**: Requirements → system structure → scalability planning
- **API Design**: Interface specification → RESTful/GraphQL patterns → documentation
- **Component Design**: Functional requirements → interface design → implementation guidance
- **Database Design**: Data requirements → schema design → relationship modeling

## Examples

### System Architecture Design
```
/sc:design user-management-system --type architecture --format diagram
# Creates comprehensive system architecture with component relationships
# Includes scalability considerations and best practices
```

### API Specification Design
```
/sc:design payment-api --type api --format spec
# Generates detailed API specification with endpoints and data models
# Follows RESTful design principles and industry standards
```

### Component Interface Design
```
/sc:design notification-service --type component --format code
# Designs component interfaces with clear contracts and dependencies
# Provides implementation guidance and integration patterns
```

### Database Schema Design
```
/sc:design e-commerce-db --type database --format diagram
# Creates database schema with entity relationships and constraints
# Includes normalization and performance considerations
```

## Boundaries

**Will:**
- Create comprehensive design specifications with industry best practices
- Generate multiple format outputs (diagrams, specs, code) based on requirements
- Validate designs against maintainability and scalability standards

**Will Not:**
- Generate actual implementation code (use /sc:implement for implementation)
- Modify existing system architecture without explicit design approval
- Create designs that violate established architectural constraints
````

## Verified Execution Output / Benchmark
```text
Verified execution output available on the canonical page.
```

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