Record bounded product decisions with counterevidence, uncertainty, and explicit reversal conditions.
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# Decision Record
Use this method when a product or research question needs an explicit choice under uncertainty. It structures the reasoning and its evidence; it does not establish demand, accept evidence on behalf of an owner, change task scope, or grant authority to act.
Use the [strategist scope-modes fragment](strategist-scope-modes.md) when a strategist recommendation includes a proposed scope boundary.
## Keep three decisions independent
Record these as separate values. Do not infer one from another:
- **Evidence acceptance** says whether the named evidence meets the stated evidence criteria. Use `pending`, `accepted`, `rejected`, or `insufficient`. This describes the evidence review only.
- **Business outcome** says what to do with the question: `continue`, `pivot`, `stop`, or `more-evidence`.
- **Authority to act** says whether a separately authorized actor may perform an action. Default to `status: none` and `authority_ref: null`. A strategist `GO` is a recommendation; it never changes this field or grants execution authority.
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arasz/ai-badger · skills/decision-record/SKILL.md · Use when a change adds a feature or meaningfully changes how something works and the decision behind it has to be…
arasz/ai-badger · .ai-badger/skills/decision-record/SKILL.md · Use when a change adds a feature or meaningfully changes how something works and the decision behind it has to be…
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