Get oriented in five minutes
What is CALM?
The standard, in plain terms — nodes, relationships and metadata.
Why use CALM?
The problems with whiteboard architecture, and how code fixes them.
Key features
Standardized definitions, validation, visualization and reuse.
CALM in 40 Minutes
A guided overview of the whole model and toolchain.
Pick the path that fits you
Each journey is a short, guided route through existing tutorials and reference — ending with something real.
Model & visualize a system
Describe your first architecture in CALM and generate a live diagram from it.
Validate in your repo & CI
Install the CLI, wire CALM into a pipeline, and catch drift on every pull request.
Automate controls & standards
Turn architectural controls and organizational standards into checks that run automatically.
See how CALM de-risks delivery
A no-code tour of the value, adoption model, and where teams see returns.
Build & ship your first PR
Set up the monorepo, find a good first issue, and get your change merged.
What is CALM, and why?
The problem it solves and the core idea — in five minutes, no setup required.
Going deeper: Contributor guide · CALM for engineering leaders — value & adoption
Work the path, level by level
🟢 Beginner
7 tutorials · ~2 hrs. First node → relationships → a complete architecture.
🟡 Intermediate
13 tutorials. Controls, flows, patterns, standards & the AI advisor.
🔴 Advanced
Deep dives — architecture-discovery skill & the QCon demos.
🛠️ Practitioner
~2–3 hrs capstone. A full governed architecture, end-to-end, with AI.