Generative AI for Software Architecture. Applications, Trends, Challenges, and Future Directions

Sheet Name Description Query Search strings for all sources White_Literature_Process Screening log — white literature (peer‑reviewed) Grey_Literature_Process Screening log — grey literature Extraction_Form Data Extraction Form for the selected papers Accepted_Papers_WhiteGrey Master inclusion table with full coding Final_Coding See detailed description below Open_Ended Free‑text purposes mapped to thematic codes Publication_Venue Venue aggregation LLMModel_Table Model‑usage summary (by family/model) Detailed Sheet Descriptions Query Contains the exact search strings used in all databases and web sources. Each query is tailored to the syntax of the specific search engine (e.g., Scopus, IEEE Xplore, ACM DL, Web of Science, Google). Used to reproduce searches in the replication process. White_Literature_Process Screening log for peer‑reviewed literature. Includes staged inclusion columns: Title/Abstract (T/A) screening Full‑text screening Snowballing inclusion Quality Assessment (QA) Each stage records independent scores from three authors. Grey_Literature_Process Screening log for grey literature (e.g., blogs, technical reports). Mirrors the structure of the white literature sheet with the same staged decisions and per‑reviewer columns. Accepted_Papers_WhiteGrey Consolidated table of all included studies (white and grey literature). Contains complete metadata and coded variables such as: Work Category, Type of Work Architecture styles/patterns, Analysis Methods, Modelling Languages Purpose (Direction), Purpose (LLM), Human Model Interaction Rationale, LLM Models, Model Enhancements, Prompt Engineering Use Cases, Languages, and Future Challenges Open_Ended Maps free‑text responses to thematic codes for qualitative analysis of purposes and trends. Publication_Venue Aggregates venues of included studies, including counts and venue type (e.g., conference, journal). LLMModel_Table Summarizes LLM families and models used in the included studies. Supports figures showing model adoption trends. Coding Used for figure and table generation. Glossary of [White/Grey] Literature Process Fields Included by T/A: Inclusion at title/abstract screening stage. Included by Fullread: Inclusion after full‑text review. Included by Snowballing: Added through citation chasing. Included by QA: Passed quality assessment stage. Citation If you use this package, please cite the accompanying MLR paper.