Nautilus 🐚

The Ultimate Open-Source System Design & Architecture Visualization Tool.

"One of its kind. Free for everyone. Built for the community."

Nautilus is a powerful, agentic-ready diagramming tool designed for software architects, developers, and system designers. It combines the flexibility of a canvas with the intelligence of AI to help you visualize, plan, and document complex systems with ease.

🚀 Features

• AI-Powered Generation: Generate complete system architectures from text prompts using OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, or Groq.
• Smart Templates: Jumpstart your design with production-grade templates for Netflix, Uber, WhatsApp, and more.
• Rich Component Library: Drag and drop hundreds of specialized icons for Cloud, DevOps, Databases, and more.
• Intelligent Toolbar: Group, align, distribute, and manage your nodes with precision tools.
• Open Format: Export and import your designs as simple JSON.
• Dark Mode: Sleek, modern interface optimized for long coding sessions.

🛠️ Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Somilg11/nautilus.git
   cd nautilus

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Run the development server:

   npm run dev

4. Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

🤝 How to Contribute

We believe that great tools are built by great communities. Nautilus is 100% open-source and we welcome contributions of all kinds!

Contributing Templates

Want to add a new architecture pattern?

1. Navigate to src/lib/templates/.
2. Create a new file (e.g., my-awesome-arch.ts).
3. Follow the standard template structure:

   export const MyTemplate = {
     id: "my-arch",
     name: "My Awesome Architecture",
     description: "A brief description...",
     nodes: [ ... ],
     edges: [ ... ]
   }

4. Register it in src/lib/templates/index.ts.
5. Submit a Pull Request!

Reporting Issues

Found a bug? Have a feature request? Open an issue on our GitHub Issues page.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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