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Create a professional, dark-themed software/system architecture diagram as a single self-contained HTML file with inline SVG. Use when asked to visualize system components, layers, services, or how parts of a codebase fit together.

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Architecture Diagram

Produce ONE self-contained HTML document (embedded CSS + inline SVG, no JavaScript, no external images; Google Fonts link is allowed). It must render correctly when opened directly in a browser.

Visual design system

  • Background #020617 with a subtle 40px grid pattern.
  • Font: JetBrains Mono (monospace) via Google Fonts.
  • Component boxes: rounded rects (rx="6"), 1.5px stroke, semi-transparent fills. Colour components by role:
    • facade / developer surface: fill rgba(8,51,68,0.4), stroke #22d3ee
    • core contracts: fill rgba(6,78,59,0.4), stroke #34d399
    • plugins / providers: fill rgba(120,53,15,0.3), stroke #fbbf24
    • execution environment / capabilities: fill rgba(76,29,149,0.4), stroke #a78bfa
    • observation / event bus: fill rgba(251,146,60,0.3), stroke #fb923c
    • external / generic: fill rgba(30,41,59,0.5), stroke #94a3b8
  • Component name at 11px white bold; sublabel at 8-9px #94a3b8.
  • Arrows via an SVG marker arrowhead; draw connecting arrows before boxes so they sit behind them.

Layout rules

  • Lay the system out as labelled horizontal bands stacked top-to-bottom, one band per architectural layer, with each layer's components inside its band.
  • Keep ≥40px vertical gaps between stacked rows; never overlap boxes.
  • Add a short header (title + subtitle) and a small legend mapping each colour to a layer. Place the legend outside every band.

Output

Return the complete HTML document as a single string. Do not include commentary outside the HTML.