architecture-decision-record
Architecture Decision Record (ADR) Skill
This skill produces a complete Architecture Decision Record (ADR) following the Nygard format — the most widely adopted standard. ADRs document the reasoning behind significant technical decisions so future team members understand not just what was decided, but why.
Required Inputs
Ask the user for these if not provided:
- Decision title (brief, e.g. "Use PostgreSQL as primary datastore")
- Context (what situation led to this decision needing to be made?)
- Options considered (at least 2; if only 1 is given, prompt for alternatives that were considered or ruled out)
- Decision made (which option was chosen)
- Reason for choice
- Status (Proposed / Accepted / Deprecated / Superseded)
- Author and date
Output Structure
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