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name: blog-mermaid description: Create mermaid diagrams for blog posts using the blog's sky/zinc color theme. Use when adding flowcharts, sequence diagrams, or other mermaid visualizations to blog content.

Blog Mermaid Diagrams

Create mermaid diagrams that match the blog's visual theme.

Color Theme

The blog uses sky as primary and zinc as neutral colors.

Element	Light Mode	Dark Mode
Background	white	#020618
Primary fill	sky-100	sky-900
Secondary fill	zinc-100	zinc-800
Borders/lines	sky-600	sky-500
Text	zinc-900	zinc-100
Accent/highlight	sky-400	sky-400

Diagram Style Guidelines

1. Keep it simple - Prefer fewer nodes with clear relationships
2. Use horizontal layouts - flowchart LR reads better than TB for most cases
3. Group related items - Use subgraphs to cluster concepts
4. Consolidate arrows - Use & syntax: A & B & C --> D
5. Minimal labels - Edge labels should be 1-3 words max

Flowchart Template

flowchart LR
    subgraph GroupName
        A[Node A]
        B[Node B]
    end

    A --> C[Result]
    B --> C

Sequence Diagram Template

sequenceDiagram
    participant A as Actor
    participant B as System

    A->>B: action
    B-->>A: response

State Diagram Alternative

Prefer flowcharts over state diagrams - they render more reliably:

flowchart TB
    Start([Start]) --> State1
    State1 -->|condition| State2
    State2 --> End([End])

Examples

Good: Simple and clear

flowchart LR
    Lead[Orchestrator] -->|spawns| W1 & W2 & W3
    W1 & W2 & W3 -->|report| Lead

Bad: Over-complicated

flowchart TB
    subgraph Layer1[First Layer]
        direction LR
        A1[Component A1] --> A2[Component A2]
        A2 --> A3[Component A3]
    end
    subgraph Layer2[Second Layer]
        direction LR
        B1[Component B1] --> B2[Component B2]
    end
    A1 --> B1
    A2 --> B2
    A3 --> B1
    A3 --> B2

Simplify to essential relationships only.