Show HN: Groma.md – live c4 architecture diagram for your codebase
Uses offline, deterministic scanners to produce a live architecture diagram that listens to file changes, staying up to date as you or your AI agents write code. It also includes architecture diffs between commits.
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points · 1 votes
2026-11-12 02:15:14.663Z
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Research analysis
Project record
Repository: MrLesk/Groma.md. Source account: Uses offline, deterministic scanners to produce a live architecture diagram that listens to file changes, staying up to date as you or your AI agents write code. It also includes architecture diffs between commits.
Observed adoption & comparisons
Source votes: 1 votes (Nov 12, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication); previous same-scope observation: 1 (Nov 11, 2026 UTC). These observations do not establish demand growth. Recent records to compare: “Show HN: Motion Debugger – A browser critic for AI slop” (Show HN, Nov 12, 2026); “Show HN: Receipts, agent skills that make PRDs and metrics cite their evidence” (Show HN, Nov 12, 2026). Shared themes are navigation hints; they have not been verified as the same need or independent corroboration.
Adoption decision
Evaluate it against the tool or manual workflow it would replace. The stored record supports discovery; it does not yet establish reliability, lower operating cost or commercial adoption.
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