Understand the software you own
1ADK vs Microsoft Visio
1ADK helps you rebuild the system picture before a team handoff: what the project contains, how its parts connect, and which information you still need.
Explore the components and connections found during analysis.Check the source reference behind a finding about a component.See new components and connections when comparing analyses.
Hand over the understanding, along with the project.
An old diagram file can’t answer the key handoff question on its own: does it still match the system? 1ADK organizes analysis findings into a map, inventories, and supporting references. The new team gets a starting point to investigate, and the owner gets a list of questions that shouldn’t be lost in the transition.
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What you gain with 1ADK
Capture knowledge before the team leaves
Components, external services, and connections stay in the 1ADK project. You can explore them after the handoff without relying on the previous developer’s memory.
See what still needs to be established
If deployment settings aren’t in the repository, they aren’t presented as established facts. You can direct the question to the infrastructure team before the handoff.
Compare the system after the transition
The next analysis shows how the technical picture changed under the new team. Owners can discuss changes at the system level, beyond individual files.
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Turn the map into a useful conversation
Example
The diagram is two years old. A new contractor is taking over.
Suppose the handoff requires a diagram of services and network connections. The original author has left, and nobody knows whether the document is current.
What 1ADK shows
The analysis identifies services, data stores, and external interfaces available to investigate in the project. Network settings absent from the repository become questions for the infrastructure team.
The owner knows which information has been found and what to request before completing the handoff. The new diagram starts from information the team can check.
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What changes in your workflow
| Task | 1ADK | Microsoft Visio |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Understand an existing system and keep the investigation results. | Create a technical or business diagram. |
| Basis of the result | Your coding agent’s findings, references, and open questions. | Shapes, templates, author input, and connected data. |
| Project handoff | A map and inventories with references that can be checked. | An agreed document using the organization’s preferred notation. |
| Changes over time | Comparison of system analyses. | Diagram versions and changes in linked data. |
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Using 1ADK and Microsoft Visio together
Use 1ADK to investigate and prepare the findings. If your organization requires a formal document, create it in Visio using the appropriate notation and template. These are separate steps: 1ADK keeps the evidence and questions; Visio presents the agreed view.
Questions about using 1ADK
Yes, if you still have access to the project and can run an analysis with your coding agent. The findings provide a starting point, while open questions show what couldn’t be established.
The analysis identifies information available in the project. Settings that exist only in a cloud console or on a server need separate investigation. 1ADK helps you keep track of those questions.
Use the discovered components and connections as the basis for the document. Resolve questions with the team and identify the analysis the diagram is based on. This workflow doesn’t require an automatic Visio export.
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Find out what’s in your project.
The first analysis and one update are free. Your coding agent examines the project; 1ADK receives a structured description, not source files. Explore the map, check the evidence, and compare results.
No repository access. No source-code upload. No card.