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create-architectural-decision-record from github/awesome-copilot is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add github/awesome-copilot/create-architectural-decision-record@git:20260224.caab1f6Pins git:20260224.caab1f6 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
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- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- github/awesome-copilot
- Path
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- git:20260224.caab1f6, committed Feb 24, 2026
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- License
- MIT
Create an Architectural Decision Record (ADR) document for AI-optimized decision documentation.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Create Architectural Decision Record
Create an ADR document for `${input:DecisionTitle}` using structured formatting optimized for AI consumption and human readability.
## Inputs
- **Context**: `${input:Context}`
- **Decision**: `${input:Decision}`
- **Alternatives**: `${input:Alternatives}`
- **Stakeholders**: `${input:Stakeholders}`
## Input Validation
If any of the required inputs are not provided or cannot be determined from the conversation history, ask the user to provide the missing information before proceeding with ADR generation.
## Requirements
- Use precise, unambiguous language
- Follow standardized ADR format with front matter
- Include both positive and negative consequences
- Document alternatives with rejection rationale
- Structure for machine parsing and human reference
- Use coded bullet points (3-4 letter codes + 3-digit numbers) for multi-item sections
The ADR must be saved in the `/docs/adr/` directory using the naming convention: `adr-NNNN-[title-slug].md`, where NNNN is the next sequential 4-digit number (e.g., `adr-0001-database-selection.md`).
## Required Documentation Structure
…Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add github/awesome-copilot/create-architectural-decision-record@sha256:c11af0c34fa034e3The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260224.caab1f6, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
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- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
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Source
github/awesome-copilot · 40,941 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-09 · branch main
API
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