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Architecture Decision Record

Skill · Documentation · #adr #architecture #documentation

architecture-decision-record
Record an architecture decision as a short ADR — context, decision, alternatives, and consequences. Use when a technical or architecture choice has been made and needs to be written down.

Write an Architecture Decision Record (ADR)

When asked to record a decision, produce a short ADR in exactly this shape — the value is in the CONSTRAINTS and REJECTED options, not the choice itself.

Format

@aisd:adr-template

Rules

  • Keep it under a page. Link details, don't inline them.
  • Never edit an accepted ADR's decision — write a new one that supersedes it.
  • If the human hasn't told you the alternatives they weighed, ASK before writing.

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