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architecture-decision-records
Create, update, and review Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) using the Y-Statement format. Use when making a significant architectural decision, choosing between implementation approaches, or documenting a trade-off that future maintainers should understand. Triggers include "write an ADR", "document this decision", "architecture decision", "Y-statement", or "record this trade-off".
Works with
Install in three steps
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Download the ZIP
One file per agent, plus INSTALL.md with the exact paths below.
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Claude Code: copy SKILL.md into your skills folder
.claude/skills/architecture-decision-records-shalomb/SKILL.md # this project ~/.claude/skills/architecture-decision-records-shalomb/SKILL.md # every project
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Other agents: use the matching file
skill.mdc goes in Cursor’s .cursor/rules/. AGENTS.md works as GitHub Copilot instructions, a legacy .cursorrules, or a Codex / Gemini CLI instructions file.

