GSL — Architecture as Text

Describe your system architecture as text, not just a diagram

Problem

Mermaid and PlantUML run into expressiveness limits fast: they can't capture the nuance or runtime behavior of real systems, so diagrams drift away from reality.

Solution

A text-based architecture description language: describe components, data flows, deployment constraints, and runtime patterns with readable syntax, then render clear diagrams and a verifiable model. Exports to Mermaid so the description stays tool-friendly.

Users

System architects, backend engineers, teams writing architecture docs

MVP

Define core syntax and parser; support components, connections, data flows, and constraints; render diagrams and export Mermaid/SVG; CLI to validate description files; ship a runnable example repo

Revenue

Open-source core language plus team plan for hosted editor, collaboration, and version diffs

Why now

Systems are getting more complex and AI-generated code makes architecture drift faster, raising the value of text descriptions that stay in sync with implementation