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An architecture decision record (ADR) captures context, options, and consequences for system or module design decisions. You need an ADR when a design discussion involves trade-offs that require long-term traceability and standardization across your team.

You create an ADR through a structured interview by answering guided questions that elicit decision context, drivers, and alternatives. This workflow generates a standardized ADR skeleton with numbering, ready for export in ADR format or JSON.

ADR documentation applies to design discussions at system, module, and component levels. You can use it to record multi-scenario trade-offs and architectural decisions for any scope within your software engineering projects.

Yes, this ADR workflow supports optional JSON export. It enforces a defined ADR model with numbering to ensure your architecture decisions remain standardized and traceable across downstream systems.

The best way to standardize architecture documentation is enforcing a defined ADR model through a structured interview workflow. This ensures consistent recording of context, alternatives, and consequences, keeping all decisions traceable across teams.

A structured interview for decision records requires active user participation to elicit context, drivers, and alternatives. It does not autonomously generate architecture documentation, meaning you must provide the design trade-off details during the workflow.