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recording-architecture-decisions is agent-read markdown (skill) from ganyuanran/aegis: Use when the user asks to create, write, update, amend, supersede, or evaluate an ADR, architecture decision record, durable architecture decision, decision log, or baseline sync after architecture-changing work..

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# Recording Architecture Decisions

## Purpose

Record durable architecture decisions without losing the current-state baseline
closure. An ADR records why a decision was made; a baseline records what the
architecture is after that decision.

This skill is a lazy, task-specific workflow. It does not replace
`verification-before-completion`, does not grant completion authority, and does
not make authoritative `GateDecision` or `PolicySnapshot` outputs.

## Required Read Set

Before deciding or writing, read the smallest relevant excerpts from:

- `docs/adr/ADR-CREATION-GATE.md`
- `docs/current/AEGIS_ADR_AUTO_BACKFILL.md`
- the target project's current ADR, baseline, or authority docs that own the
  affected architecture surface

For Aegis repository changes, use this repository's `docs/adr/` and
`docs/current/` authority order. For target projects with their own ADR system,
respect that project owner instead of duplicating the same decision into
`docs/aegis/adr/`.

## When To Use

Use this skill when the user asks to:

- create, write, update, amend, supersede, or evaluate an ADR
- decide whether an architecture decision record is needed
…

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Source

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ganyuanran/aegis · 1,280 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-24 · branch main

API

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GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=ganyuanran/aegis/recording-architecture-decisions
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