Top use cases
Save the prompts you reuse and regenerate diagrams every time your stack changes.
Map controls to data flows for compliance narratives
Show identity, device, network, and data protections together
Highlight evidence sources for SOC2/ISO audits
Share threat models with product teams
Workflow that ships
List assets, data classes, and critical flows. Add threats and mitigations.
Ask AI to place controls across identity, network, data, and logging.
Label evidence sources and owners for each control.
Export audit-ready diagrams with links to policies and runbooks.
Prompt recipes
Copy, tweak, and save in your repo so regenerations stay consistent.
"Create a security architecture diagram showing auth (SSO, MFA), network segmentation, data encryption, and logging for a SaaS platform."
"Map PCI scope with controls, tokenization, and evidence sources."
"Generate a threat model view for a payments API with mitigations."
Quality checklist
Controls tie to specific data flows and assets.
Evidence links exist for audits (logs, configs, policies).
Owners and escalation are assigned to each control.
High-risk areas have compensating controls documented.
Why use Datadef
Prompt-to-canvas in seconds
Generate React Flow diagrams from prompts, then tweak nodes, metadata, and z-index with live collaboration.
Always in sync
Save prompts alongside canvas versions so you can regenerate diagrams as schemas, services, or policies change.
Shareable and auditable
Export PNG/SVG for decks, or share live canvases with lineage, SLAs, and runbook links for reviewers.
Built for data teams
Support data mesh, lakehouse, and streaming patterns with typed nodes for tables, pipelines, services, and governance layers.
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FAQ
How do I avoid generic security diagrams?
Anchor them on data flows and threats. Show why each control exists and who owns it.
Can AI help with audits?
Yes. Include evidence sources in prompts so diagrams link to controls and logs the auditor will request.
What about data classification?
Color nodes by sensitivity and label PII/PHI flows. Keep the legend simple.
Ship faster
Generate your next diagram with AI
Capture the prompt once, regenerate after every schema change, and keep diagrams audit-ready.