---
name: agreement
description: WHAT - Capture explicit agreements, terms, parties involved, dates, validity, and linked
  work items using the Agreement Document structure.
origin:
  type: first-party
---
# Agreement Document (WHAT)

Use for formal agreements or commitments made during meetings or project discussions.

## Default guardrails

1. Apply **`output-handshake`** before final output.
2. Identify parties involved and affected.
3. Include validity/review dates when the agreement has a time boundary.
4. Link related work items and meeting minutes where possible.

## References

- `references/default-template.md`
- `references/example-api-versioning.md` — example agreement covering semantic versioning and deprecation policy
- `meeting-minutes`
- `decision-log`