Decisions (ADR template)

use this page as a template for documenting important architectural or organizational decisions a consistent adr (architecture decision record) format helps teams understand why decisions were made, what alternatives were considered, and how future work may be affected update adrs whenever major technical or organizational decisions are proposed, accepted, or deprecated keeping this history clear reduces confusion and preserves long‑term context how to use this template each adr should clearly describe context – what problem or situation led to this decision? decision – what choice was made and why? alternatives – what other options were considered? consequences – how does this decision impact the system, team, or future work? status – proposed, accepted, deprecated, or superseded use the expandable section below to create a new adr entry adr title (replace this) status proposed / accepted / deprecated / superseded context describe the background, constraints, and motivating factors behind this decision decision state the decision that was made and provide reasoning behind the choice alternatives considered outline other options you evaluated and why they were not chosen consequences explain the impact of this decision–including risks, trade‑offs, and any long‑term implications examples choosing an authentication method context need secure api access that works for both internal tools and third‑party integrations decision use jwt‑based token authentication alternatives api key headers, oauth 2 0 consequences simple implementation, but tokens must be rotated regularly adopting a ui framework context need consistent ui patterns across feature teams decision adopt a shared component library alternatives build components independently, use disparate frameworks consequences more consistency and shared patterns, but requires centralized maintenance best practices for adrs write decisions clearly and concisely avoid implementation details–focus on reasoning link related adrs to show evolution of ideas keep adrs updated as decisions evolve or are replaced encourage team discussions before accepting major decisions what to read next help teammates continue exploring internal documentation team handbook docid\ lxwf 7ivqnlbou6njiovd – culture and communication norms engineering docs docid\ f7l6z71mnr6rb72kobx7y – architecture, development workflows, and runbooks onboarding checklist docid\ hfxtrnxwva e4 tnbt6w9 – steps for new teammates