Cloud Architecture
AWS Serverless API
API Gateway → Lambda → DynamoDB with SQS, S3, and CloudWatch
AI Prompt
“Draw a serverless REST API on AWS: API Gateway → Lambda → DynamoDB for writes, with SQS for async jobs, S3 for file storage, and CloudWatch for monitoring. Use official AWS component colors.”
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Refine it with follow-up prompts
After generating the base diagram, use these prompts to iterate and add detail — the same way a real architect would refine a whiteboard sketch.
- 1
“Add a CloudFront CDN and WAF in front of API Gateway”
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“Split into public and private VPCs with security group boundaries”
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“Highlight the critical path for a write request in blue”
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How AIDrawIO generates this diagram
- 1.You paste the prompt above into the chat input.
- 2.AIDrawIO sends it to your chosen AI model (Claude or Gemini).
- 3.The model returns draw.io-compatible XML — rendered instantly in the canvas.
- 4.Export as SVG, PNG, or XML. Edit any element manually or with follow-up prompts.
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