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Use when creating a draw.io diagram for compliance scope, authorization boundaries, trust boundaries, in-scope/out-of-scope systems, and system context diagrams in a GRC, security, audit, compliance, privacy, cloud, or risk context.

shell
$ npx -y skills add GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering --skill grc-system-boundary-diagram --agent claude-code

How it fires

How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.

  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
  • Slash command/grc-system-boundary-diagram
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Use when creating a draw.io diagram for compliance scope, authorization boundaries, trust boundaries, in-scope/out-of-scope systems, and system context diagrams in a GRC, security, audit, compliance, privacy, cloud, or risk context.

SKILL.md

grc-system-boundary-diagram.SKILL.md
name: grc-system-boundary-diagram
description: Use when creating a draw.io diagram for compliance scope, authorization boundaries, trust boundaries, in-scope/out-of-scope systems, and system context diagrams in a GRC, security, audit, compliance, privacy, cloud, or risk context.
allowed-tools: Write, Bash, Read, WebFetch

GRC system boundary diagram

Use this skill to structure the GRC content and visual pattern for compliance scope, authorization boundaries, trust boundaries, in-scope/out-of-scope systems, and system context diagrams. Then use the `drawio` skill to generate the native editable `.drawio` file and optional PNG/SVG/PDF export.

Common Requests

  • FedRAMP authorization boundary
  • SOC 2 system boundary
  • PCI CDE boundary
  • HIPAA ePHI boundary

Recommended Elements

Include these when relevant:

  • systems
  • actors
  • identity providers
  • data stores
  • monitoring
  • boundaries
  • inherited services
  • exclusions
  • control overlays

Recommended Output Pattern

Produce a Architecture boundary diagram, trust-zone diagram, or system context diagram. Choose a layout that matches the audience:

  • Executive: compact lifecycle/capability view with business impact labels.
  • Auditor/assessor: explicit evidence, owner, control, cadence, and scope labels.
  • Practitioner/engineering: operational systems, data paths, automation, failure/exception paths, and implementation detail.

draw.io Instructions

1. Load and follow the `drawio` skill. 2. Generate native mxGraphModel XML directly. Do not generate Mermaid as the final artifact. 3. Use descriptive lowercase hyphenated filenames. 4. Include a legend when colors, edge styles, or containers have compliance meaning. 5. Validate XML well-formedness before finalizing. 6. If PNG/SVG/PDF is requested, export with embedded diagram XML when the draw.io CLI is available.

Visual Conventions

  • Blue: systems, platforms, services, and automated collectors.
  • Green: implemented controls, approvals, validated evidence, and compliant outcomes.
  • Orange/red: risks, findings, exceptions, overdue items, gaps, and failed controls.
  • Gray: manual tasks, external parties, optional steps, and out-of-scope areas.
  • Dashed containers: audit scope, trust boundaries, authorization boundary, or responsibility boundary.
  • Solid edges: primary process or system flow.
  • Dashed edges: evidence or attestation flow.
  • Dotted edges: optional, manual, exception, or escalation flow.

Quality Bar

  • Make ownership explicit.
  • Label regulated data, control IDs, frameworks, and evidence repositories when known.
  • Show decision criteria where the process branches.
  • Avoid generic boxes like "Compliance" without a role, system, artifact, or action.
  • Prefer editable source of truth over screenshots.
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Open-source GRC Engineering resource for Claude. claude-grc-engineering turns technical evidence from cloud, SaaS, code, and security tools into framework-aligned findings, gap reports, remediation guidance, evidence packages, and OSCAL workflows.

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