architecture-decision

To document a major technical decision, you generate an architecture decision record that captures context, alternatives, and consequences, saving it under docs/architecture. This ensures the choice and rationale are captured and discoverable.

The best way to maintain a decision index is to update the index with new entries and append a concise summary to docs/technical/DECISIONS.md whenever an architecture decision record is created, ensuring repository governance and traceability.

You need to create an architecture decision record whenever the team debates a new framework, deployment pattern, data-storage plan, or API choice. It prevents forgotten or undocumented major technology choices by capturing the rationale.

To generate an ADR template, the process determines the next ADR number, gathers context, prompts for missing details, and drafts the full templated sections before saving. It ensures enterprise-grade documentation for significant infrastructure decisions.

Yes, you can use this for enterprise-grade documentation of significant infrastructure, platform, or API decisions. It applies structured governance by storing ADRs consistently under docs/architecture with traceable decision summaries.

Yes, the process updates the technical decision index with the new entry and appends a concise summary to docs/technical/DECISIONS.md. This maintains repository hygiene and ensures the technical decision is discoverable across the department.