researching-options-and-decisions

What problem does it solve?

This Skill stops ad hoc architecture decisions by guiding teams to analyze new ideas, technology choices, and design questions before implementation so every path is well understood and documented.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Structured Research: Follow a repeatable workflow to gather context, review existing ADRs, and surface relevant conversations or roadmap impacts before recommending a direction.
• Option Comparison Table: Evaluate two to four viable choices side-by-side with cost, effort, risks, maintenance, and ADR impacts plus a clear recommendation and tradeoff statement.
• Decision Documentation: After approval, capture updates in the Architecture & Decisions doc, roadmap, task queue, and chat log for full traceability of the recommendation.
• Use Case: When the team debates adopting a new backend pattern, use this skill to document the discovery, compare alternatives, and preserve the resulting ADR and tasks.

Quick Start

Ask the skill to compare two implementation strategies for the upcoming feature using the decision template.