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Templates & Starter Flows

Templates and assets help you skip the empty-canvas problem. In OpenFlowKit they are tuned for developer and builder workflows first: architecture communication, sequence flows, cloud systems, network diagrams, and technical documentation.

Template starter paths

Section titled “Template starter paths”

The template library includes starter graphs for common builder workflows across flowcharts, architecture, cloud diagrams, sequence diagrams, mind maps, journeys, and wireframes.

High-value starter examples include:

  • release-train and delivery flows
  • incident escalation runbooks
  • backend request handoff sequence diagrams
  • AWS event-driven architecture starters
  • C4 system context diagrams
  • network-edge and perimeter layouts

Use templates when the structure is more important than the exact wording at the start. The goal is to get you to a diagram worth editing in minutes, not to lock you into a canned output.

Assets and provider libraries

Section titled “Assets and provider libraries”

The assets flow covers:

  • generic building blocks such as sections, text, and notes
  • images and wireframe-style surfaces
  • provider-backed architecture icons
  • C4 and network-aware architecture nodes

Assets are better than templates when you already know the overall structure and just need the right pieces to finish it.

When to use templates vs assets

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  • Use templates when you want a starting graph with the layout already implied.
  • Use assets when you want to insert individual nodes into an existing diagram.
  • Use provider-backed asset packs when the diagram needs cloud icon fidelity.
  • Use design systems when the problem is styling consistency rather than structure.
Section titled “Recommended launch-ready starter set”

If you are evaluating the product quickly, start with these first:

  1. CI/CD Release Train
  2. API Request Handoff
  3. AWS Event-Driven API
  4. C4 System Context
  5. Network Edge Security

That set shows the best mix of developer-builder workflows, visual editing, and export/share value.

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