AskArchie Documentation
Ship infrastructure with confidence. The Cloud Standards Platform that replaces manual provisioning with governed, versioned, deployable blueprints.
Quick Start
New to Archie? Start here:
- Getting Started — sign up, onboarding wizard, first blueprint
- Cloud Accounts — connect AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Blueprints — browse 89+ templates, fork to your catalog
- Governance — lock fields, enforce standards
- Deploying — deploy in 5 steps, no code needed
Full Documentation
For Everyone
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Getting Started | Sign up, onboarding, roles, guest view |
| Cloud Accounts | AWS roles, Azure Service Principals, GCP Service Accounts |
| Blueprints | Catalog, starter library, forking, engine badges |
| Deploying | 5-step deploy wizard, App Groups, region override |
For Platform Engineers
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Studio | AI Generate, Import, Compose, Write Code |
| Governance | Lock fields, required fields, versioning, compliance |
| Production & Approvals | Prod approval workflow |
| Stacks & Lifecycle | Upgrade, destroy, rollback |
| Drift & Compliance | Drift detection, remediation |
For Admins
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Advanced Features | Scan, costs, environments, import, template checker |
| AI Agents | AgentSuite, chat-based infrastructure management |
| Settings & Admin | Org settings, invites, policies, Slack, audit log |
Key Concepts
- Blueprint — a governed infrastructure template with locked fields, required inputs, and versioning
- Stack — a deployed instance of a blueprint (real cloud resources)
- Governance — rules that control what developers can change (locked/required/editable fields)
- App Group — a label to organize related stacks (e.g., "networking", "backend", "data")
- Drift — when actual cloud state differs from the blueprint's desired state
- Engine — the IaC runtime (Pulumi or Terraform) — developers don't need to know which one
Multi-Cloud Support
| Cloud | Starter Templates | Credentials | Deploy |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | 50+ blueprints | IAM Role (recommended), Access Keys | ✅ Full support |
| Azure | 20+ blueprints | Service Principal | ✅ Full support |
| GCP | 15+ blueprints | Service Account JSON | ✅ Full support |
Free Tier
| Feature | Included |
|---|---|
| AI generations | 3 free |
| Fork + governance | Unlimited |
| Deploy/destroy lifecycle | Full |
| Stacks | Unlimited |
| Team members | Up to 5 |
| Cloud accounts | Unlimited |
Documentation generated from AskArchie E2E test run — May 17, 2026 For questions: hello@askarchie.io
Getting Started
Sign up, walk through the 4-step onboarding wizard, deploy your first blueprint.
Cloud Accounts
Connect AWS / Azure / GCP credentials — save once, use everywhere.
Blueprints
Browse the starter library, fork templates, build your company catalog.
Studio
Generate blueprints with AI, import from Git, compose existing templates.
Governance
Lock fields, set per-environment values, define lock reasons for compliance.
Deploying
The 3-step deploy wizard, region overrides, live timelines, View Stack.
Production & Approvals
Approval workflows for prod deploys, budget gates, deployment policies.
Stacks & Lifecycle
Upgrade, destroy, rollback — the full stack lifecycle and audit trail.
Drift & Compliance
Detect drift, remediate, run compliance scans, manage orphan resources.
Advanced
App Delivery, Cloud Discovery, brownfield imports, custom integrations.
AI Agents
Chat with the orchestrator — natural language → real infra actions.
Settings & Admin
Tenant settings, members, roles, drift cadence, governance policies.