Design the approach

Requires canon and orchestra on PATH and a live store. If either is missing, follow ensure-store.md. Follow kinds-and-focus.md. Use intent-qa.md for discussion.

Own

• Write one score:design against the active approved specification.
• Compare only approaches that satisfy the full behavioral contract.
• Record decisions only when the user chooses between real alternatives.
• Do not write work-items, acceptance records, or code.

For a light phase, skip specification and design records. Record a decision only when the user chooses between approaches. Do not record a recommendation as a decision.

Steps