# 🎨 Visual Documentation
*Architecture diagrams, workflow charts, and visual comparisons*
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## 📋 Contents
- [Agent Architectures](#agent-architectures)
- [Tool Evolution Timeline](#tool-evolution-timeline)
- [Workflow Patterns](#workflow-patterns)
- [Comparison Charts](#comparison-charts)
- [Security Flow](#security-flow)
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## 🤖 Agent Architectures
### Monolithic Agent (2023 Era)
```mermaid
graph TD
A[User Request] --> B[Single AI Agent]
B --> C[Read Files]
B --> D[Write Files]
B --> E[Run Commands]
B --> F[Search Code]
C --> G[Response]
D --> G
E --> G
F --> G
```
**Characteristics:**
- One agent does everything
- Serial execution
- Simple but slow
---
### Multi-Agent System (2024-2025)
```mermaid
graph TD
A[User Request] --> B[Coordinator Agent]
B --> C[Task Agent 1]
B --> D[Task Agent 2]
B --> E[Search Agent]
B --> F[Oracle/Reasoning]
C --> G[File Operations]
D --> H[Code Execution]
E --> I[Codebase Discovery]
F --> J[Planning & Analysis]
G --> K[Parallel Execution]
H --> K
I --> K
J --> B
K --> L[Verification]
L --> M[Response]
```
**Characteristics:**
- Specialized agents
- Parallel execution
- Oracle for deep thinking
- 3-10x faster
---
### Cursor Agent Architecture
```mermaid
graph TD
A[User] --> B[Cursor IDE]
B --> C{Mode Selection}
C --> D[Chat Mode]
C --> E[Agent Mode]
C --> F[Composer Mode]
E --> G[Main Agent]
G --> H[Task Executors]
G --> I[Search Agents]
G --> J[Memory System]
H --> K[Parallel Tasks]
I --> K
K --> L[File Operations]
K --> M[Code Generation]
K --> N[Testing]
J --> O[Short-term Memory]
J --> P[Long-term Memory]
L --> Q[Verification]
M --> Q
N --> Q
Q --> R[AGENTS.md Context]
R --> G
```
---
### Claude Code Architecture
```mermaid
graph TD
A[Terminal] --> B[Claude Code]
B --> C[TODO System]
B --> D[Tool Orchestrator]
C --> E[Plan Tasks]
C --> F[Track Progress]
C --> G[Report Status]
D --> H[File Tools]
D --> I[Search Tools]
D --> J[Bash Tools]
D --> K[Web Tools]
H --> L{Parallel?}
I --> L
J --> L
K --> L
L -->|Yes| M[Parallel Execution]
L -->|No| N[Serial Execution]
M --> O[Results]
N --> O
O --> P[User Output]
Q[AGENTS.md] --> B
```
---
### Amp Oracle Pattern
```mermaid
graph TD
A[User Request] --> B[Amp Coordinator]
B --> C{Need Deep Thinking?}
C -->|Yes| D[Oracle Agent]
C -->|No| E[Execute Directly]
D --> F[OpenAI o3]
F --> G[Detailed Analysis]
G --> H[Plan/Architecture]
H --> B
E --> I[Task Executors]
B --> I
I --> J[File Operations]
I --> K[Code Generation]
I --> L[Testing]
J --> M[Results]
K --> M
L --> M
M --> N[User]
```
---
## ⏱️ Tool Evolution Timeline
```mermaid
gantt
title AI Coding Tool Evolution (2020-2025)
dateFormat YYYY-MM
section Early Era
Kite :2020-01, 2022-12
Tabnine :2020-06, 2025-12
section Mainstream
GitHub Copilot :2021-10, 2025-12
section Modern IDE
Cursor v1.0 :2024-07, 2024-08
Cursor v1.2 :2024-08, 2024-12
Cursor Agent :2024-12, 2025-12
section Enterprise
AWS CodeWhisperer :2022-06, 2025-12
Sourcegraph Cody :2023-07, 2025-12
section Autonomous
Claude Code :2024-09, 2025-12
Devin :2024-03, 2025-12
section Web Platforms
v0 :2023-10, 2025-12
Bolt :2024-02, 2025-12
Replit AI :2023-09, 2025-12
section Latest
Windsurf Wave 11 :2024-12, 2025-12
Amp :2024-11, 2025-12
```
---
## 🔄 Workflow Patterns
### Standard Git Workflow
```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
participant U as User
participant A as AI Agent
participant G as Git
participant F as Files
U->>A: Request code change
A->>F: Read current files
A->>A: Analyze & plan
A->>F: Make changes
A->>G: git status
A->>G: git diff
A->>A: Check for secrets
A->>G: git add [files]
A->>G: git commit -m "message"
A->>U: Changes committed
```
---
### Parallel Task Execution
```mermaid
graph TD
A[User Request] --> B[Agent Analyzes]
B --> C{Independent Tasks?}
C -->|Yes| D[Task 1]
C -->|Yes| E[Task 2]
C -->|Yes| F[Task 3]
C -->|No| G[Serial Execution]
D --> H[Parallel Execution]
E --> H
F --> H
H --> I[Collect Results]
G --> I
I --> J[Verify All]
J --> K[User Response]
```
---
### TODO Tracking Workflow
```mermaid
stateDiagram-v2
[*] --> Planning
Planning --> TodoCreated: Create TODO list
TodoCreated --> InProgress: Mark item in-progress
InProgress --> Executing: Work on task
Executing --> Verifying: Complete work
Verifying --> Completed: Mark completed
Completed --> TodoCreated: Next item
TodoCreated --> [*]: All done
note right of Planning
Agent creates plan
with actionable items
end note
note right of InProgress
Only ONE item
in-progress at a time
end note
note right of Completed
Mark IMMEDIATELY
after finishing
end note
```
---
## 📊 Comparison Charts
### Feature Adoption Over Time
```mermaid
graph LR
A[2023] --> B[Security Rules: 100%]
A --> C[Conciseness: 20%]
A --> D[Parallel Exec: 10%]
A --> E[Sub-agents: 5%]
F[2024] --> G[Security: 100%]
F --> H[Conciseness: 60%]
F --> I[Parallel Exec: 50%]
F --> J[Sub-agents: 30%]
K[2025] --> L[Security: 100%]
K --> M[Conciseness: 85%]
K --> N[Parallel Exec: 70%]
K --> O[Sub-agents: 60%]
```
---
### Tool Type Distribution
```mermaid
pie title AI Coding Tools by Type
"IDE Plugins" : 35
"CLI Tools" : 20
"Web Platforms" : 25
"Autonomous Agents" : 15
"Other" : 5
```
---
### Pricing Distribution
```mermaid
pie title Tools by Pricing Model
"Free" : 15
"Freemium" : 45
"Paid Only" : 25
"Enterprise Only" : 15
```
---
## 🔒 Security Flow
### Secret Detection Workflow
```mermaid
flowchart TD
A[Code Change] --> B{Contains Potential Secret?}
B -->|Yes| C[Analyze Pattern]
B -->|No| D[Proceed]
C --> E{Confirmed Secret?}
E -->|Yes| F[BLOCK COMMIT]
E -->|No| G[Flag for Review]
E -->|Uncertain| G
F --> H[Warn User]
G --> I[User Review]
I --> J{User Confirms Safe?}
J -->|Yes| D
J -->|No| F
D --> K[Allow Commit]
style F fill:#f66
style K fill:#6f6
```
---
### Security Validation Chain
```mermaid
graph TD
A[AI Request] --> B[Input Validation]
B --> C[Prompt Analysis]
C --> D[Response Generation]
D --> E[Output Filtering]
E --> F[Secret Scan]
F --> G[Malicious Code Check]
G --> H{All Checks Pass?}
H -->|Yes| I[Deliver to User]
H -->|No| J[Block & Log]
B --> K[Reject Malicious Input]
C --> L[Apply Security Rules]
E --> M[Remove Sensitive Data]
F --> N[Detect API Keys]
G --> O[Detect Exploits]
style I fill:#6f6
style J fill:#f66
style K fill:#f66
```
---
## 🎯 User Journey Maps
### First-Time User Journey
```mermaid
journey
title New User Experience with AI Coding Tool
section Discovery
Find tool online: 5: User
Read documentation: 4: User
Sign up: 3: User
section Setup
Install IDE plugin: 4: User
Configure settings: 3: User
First prompt: 5: User
section Learning
Simple code gen: 5: User
Complex refactor: 3: User
Understanding limits: 4: User
section Mastery
Efficient prompts: 5: User
Custom workflows: 5: User
Teaching others: 5: User
```
---
## 📐 Architecture Comparison
### Simple vs. Advanced Tools
```mermaid
graph TB
subgraph Simple[Simple Tool Architecture]
S1[User] --> S2[AI Model]
S2 --> S3[Code Generation]
S3 --> S1
end
subgraph Advanced[Advanced Tool Architecture]
A1[User] --> A2[Coordinator]
A2 --> A3[Context Manager]
A2 --> A4[Sub-Agents]
A3 --> A5[Memory System]
A3 --> A6[AGENTS.md]
A4 --> A7[Reasoning Agent]
A4 --> A8[Task Executors]
A4 --> A9[Search Agents]
A7 --> A10[Planning]
A8 --> A11[Parallel Execution]
A9 --> A12[Code Discovery]
A10 --> A2
A11 --> A13[Verification]
A12 --> A13
A13 --> A1
end
```
---
## 🔄 Evolution of Conciseness
### Response Length Evolution
```mermaid
graph LR
A[2023: Verbose] -->|500-1000 tokens| B[2024: Moderate]
B -->|200-500 tokens| C[2025: Concise]
C -->|50-200 tokens| D[Future: Minimal]
style A fill:#f99
style B fill:#ff9
style C fill:#9f9
style D fill:#6f6
```
---
## 📊 Pattern Adoption Heatmap
```mermaid
graph TD
A[AI Coding Tools] --> B[Security Rules]
A --> C[Conciseness]
A --> D[Parallel Execution]
A --> E[TODO Tracking]
A --> F[Sub-Agents]
A --> G[Memory Systems]
B -->|100% adoption| B1[Universal]
C -->|85% adoption| C1[Very Common]
D -->|70% adoption| D1[Common]
E -->|40% adoption| E1[Emerging]
F -->|60% adoption| F1[Growing]
G -->|35% adoption| G1[Emerging]
style B1 fill:#0a0
style C1 fill:#4a4
style D1 fill:#7a7
style E1 fill:#aa7
style F1 fill:#7a7
style G1 fill:#aa7
```
---
## 🎨 Tool Categorization
```mermaid
mindmap
root((AI Coding Tools))
IDE Plugins
Cursor
GitHub Copilot
Tabnine
Windsurf
CLI Tools
Claude Code
Warp AI
Codex CLI
Web Platforms
v0
Bolt
Replit
Lovable
Autonomous Agents
Devin
Poke
Same.dev
Open Source
Cline
RooCode
Continue.dev
Bolt OSS
```
---
## 📈 Market Share Visualization
```mermaid
graph TD
A[AI Coding Tools Market] --> B[GitHub Copilot]
A --> C[Cursor]
A --> D[Tabnine]
A --> E[Others]
B -->|~40%| F[Largest]
C -->|~20%| G[Fast Growing]
D -->|~15%| H[Enterprise]
E -->|~25%| I[Emerging]
style F fill:#4a4
style G fill:#47f
style H fill:#f94
style I fill:#aaa
```
---
## 🔍 Decision Tree Visualization
```mermaid
graph TD
A[Choose AI Tool] --> B{Budget?}
B -->|Free| C[GitHub Copilot Free]
B -->|$20/mo| D[Cursor / Claude Code]
B -->|Enterprise| E[Tabnine Enterprise]
C --> F{Use Case?}
D --> G{Environment?}
E --> H{Privacy Required?}
F -->|Simple| I[Copilot]
F -->|Complex| J[Cline OSS]
G -->|IDE| K[Cursor]
G -->|Terminal| L[Claude Code]
H -->|Yes| M[Tabnine Private]
H -->|No| N[Sourcegraph Cody]
style I fill:#9f9
style J fill:#9f9
style K fill:#9f9
style L fill:#9f9
style M fill:#9f9
style N fill:#9f9
```
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## 📝 Notes on Diagrams
### How to View:
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2. **VS Code:** Use "Markdown Preview Enhanced" extension
3. **Online:** Copy to https://mermaid.live
### Customization:
All diagrams use Mermaid syntax and can be:
- Modified for specific needs
- Exported as images
- Embedded in presentations
- Used in documentation
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## 🎯 Future Additions
Planned visual documentation:
- [ ] Performance comparison charts
- [ ] Token usage over time
- [ ] Model capability matrix
- [ ] Integration ecosystem map
- [ ] Community growth graphs
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*Last Updated: 2025-01-02*
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