Introduction to Intent Architect
Intent Architect is the first architecture-centric AI code automation platform for .NET developers.
It’s the platform that delivers AI-driven development speed, with built-in guardrails and uncompromised quality, at any scale.
It brings design and architectural visibility to your software development processes and unlocks a single cohesive workflow to go from specification to production-ready code up to 10X faster. Architectural adherence enforced by default. Technical and cognitive debt minimized by design.

Getting started
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Get Intent ArchitectGet Intent Architect
Download and install the latest Intent Architect for your environment.
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Quick StartQuick start: Build your first application
Generate a working .NET solution in minutes and learn the core workflow.
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TutorialsIntent Architect Fundamentals
Hands-on guides to learn the fundamentals and more.
Key Concepts
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Visual Design ToolsVisual Design Tools
Software development is going visual. Intent Architect's visual design tools let you create living blueprints of your system that realize directly as code, creating a powerful context engine to minimize technical and cognitive debt by design.
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Architecture EnforcementArchitecture Enforcement
Guaranteed consistency and standardization, by default. Deterministic architecture enforcement systems provide strong guardrails, ensuring a consistent implementation of your design and architecture at any scale, with zero drift.
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AI AgentsAI Agents
Maximize the power of AI-driven development at scale. Intent Architect's customizable context engineering systems ensure your agents execute accurately and in full conformance with your design and architecture, out-the-box. No complex setup. Just focused AI.
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Codebase ControlCodebase Control
Intent Architect works side-by-side with your existing IDE, continuously realizing your design as code through a transparent review process. Developers stay in full control, with complete visibility and the freedom to customize any generated code.
Watch a demo of the latest features
Watch the Intent Architect version 5.0 new features demo, a focused walkthrough of what's new in perhaps the most significant release in recent years. Gareth Baars, founder of Intent Architect, walks you through the upgraded AI-powered capabilities that bring visual modeling, deterministic generation, and customizable coding agents together in one platform.
What's covered in this demo:
- AI Coding Agents in the Software Factory, automatically implementing code within the guardrails of your architecture and design.
- A full upgrade to the AI Modeling Assistant, with file attachments, conversation history, and tool-call visualization.
- The Intent Architect MCP Server, letting external AI tools drive Intent Architect directly.
- The integrated Terminal & Tasks system with automatic AI error fixing.
- A world-class Software Factory experience with a redesigned UI and per-file control.
Next Steps
- Continue to Get Intent Architect
- Jump to Quick start
- Explore Tutorials