# ddd-crew/bounded-context-canvas

A structured approach to designing and documenting each of your bounded contexts

Repository: https://github.com/ddd-crew/bounded-context-canvas
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bounded-context-canvas
Language: HTML
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
License Family: other
Topics: domain-driven-design
Last push: 2026-08-23T07:15:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2312, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2048, forks 193 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:08.964675+00:00)

## What it is
The Bounded Context Canvas is a collaborative template and methodology for designing and documenting a single bounded context in domain-driven design. It provides a structured canvas with sections for naming, purpose, strategic classification, domain language, and inbound/outbound communication.

## Use cases
- design a bounded context for a DDD project
- document responsibilities and dependencies of a microservice
- facilitate a team workshop on context boundaries
- decide on a bounded context's public interface and dependencies
- classify a context strategically as core, supporting, or generic
- teach domain-driven design concepts to a team

## When to choose
- you practice domain-driven design and need a repeatable template for context design
- you want a lightweight collaborative artifact for architecture workshops
- you need to document a microservice's purpose, language, and communication in one place

## When to avoid
- you are not using domain-driven design or strategic design practices
- you need executable tooling rather than a documentation template
- you want automated architecture analysis or code generation

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, tutorials, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: domain-driven-design, bounded-context, ddd-crew, collaborative-canvas, software-architecture, template

## Member repositories
- ddd-crew/bounded-context-canvas (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:08.964675+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:57:41.930482+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ddd-crew/bounded-context-canvas (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:08.964675+00:00, sha af6366136922)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.