Decision Documentation

Overview

Document significant architectural and technical decisions as Architecture Decision Records (ADRs). Can be invoked at any point during the RPI workflow.

When to Use

• Making a significant architectural choice
• Choosing between competing approaches
• Documenting a decision for future reference
• Recording rationale that would otherwise be lost

ADR Format

• Title: Clear description of the decision
• Status: Proposed, Accepted, Deprecated, Superseded
• Context: Why this decision is needed
• Options: Alternatives considered with pros/cons
• Decision: The chosen option with rationale
• Consequences: Expected positive and negative outcomes

Output

ADRs are written to docs/decisions/ with sequential numbering (e.g., 0001-use-typescript.md).

Tool Use

Invoke via babysitter process: methodologies/rpikit/rpikit-decision