Linked.Archi C4 Model SHACL Shapes

Name: Linked.Archi C4 Model SHACL Shapes
Creator: Kalin Maldzhanski
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

SHACL Shapes

https://meta.linked.archi/c4/shapes#

v0.2.0 draft c4sh: Kalin Maldzhanski Linked.Archi Modified: 2026-08-04 License

SHACL shapes for validating C4 model data. Covers the abstract C4 model relationships (Using, ContainerContainment, ComponentContainment). For Structurizr deployment shapes, see structurizr-shapes.ttl.

C4ElementLabelShape
ComponentContainmentShape
ContainerContainmentShape
UsingShape

C4ElementLabelShape — target: Component

Property	Constraint	Value	Severity
`prefLabel`	datatype	langString	Violation
`prefLabel`	datatype	langString	Violation
`prefLabel`	datatype	langString	Violation
`prefLabel`	datatype	langString	Violation
`prefLabel`	minCount	`1`	Violation
`prefLabel`	minCount	`1`	Violation
`prefLabel`	minCount	`1`	Violation
`prefLabel`	minCount	`1`	Violation

ComponentContainmentShape — target: ComponentContainment

Property	Constraint	Value	Severity	Message
`source`	class	Container	Violation
`target`	class	Component	Violation

ContainerContainmentShape — target: ContainerContainment

Property	Constraint	Value	Severity	Message
`source`	class	SoftwareSystem	Violation
`target`	class	Container	Violation

UsingShape — target: Using

Property	Constraint	Value	Severity	Message
`source`	class	Element	Violation
`target`	class	Element	Violation

Linked.Archi C4 Model SHACL Shapes

Contents

C4ElementLabelShape — target: Component

ComponentContainmentShape — target: ComponentContainment

ContainerContainmentShape — target: ContainerContainment

UsingShape — target: Using

TTL Source

JSON-LD