ADR Verbatim

Preserve the user's meaning, not the conversation transcript. Record only the decision and context needed to understand it.

Steps

Extract the decision the user stated or approved in the conversation. Ask only if the decision is unclear; do not require the user to dictate polished wording.
Use the project's established ADR location, including a previously specified repository. Do not assume the current checkout owns the ADRs. Read that directory and take the next number.
Write a short, clear ADR. Remove filler, emotional reactions, repetition, rhetorical questions, and instructions to the agent. Fix grammar and clarify references without changing the meaning, scope, conditions, or priorities.
Check every statement against the user's decision. Remove invented requirements and unapproved agent suggestions.
Show the saved path and full ADR in a code block.

Follow existing numbering and filenames, such as docs/adr/0042-short-slug.md.

# 0042 — short title