Compare technology options, review a system design, or plan a new component from requirements and constraints. The skill organizes the reasoning into an architecture decision record, a document covering alternatives, trade-offs, consequences, and next steps.
Create or evaluate an architecture decision record (ADR). Use when choosing between technologies (e.g., Kafka vs SQS), documenting a design decision with trade-offs and consequences, reviewing a system design proposal, or designing a new component from requirements and constraints.
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Create an Architecture Decision Record (ADR) or evaluate a system design.
/architecture $ARGUMENTS
Create an ADR: "Should we use Kafka or SQS for our event bus?" Evaluate a design: "Review this microservices proposal" System design: "Design the notification system for our app"
See the system-design skill for detailed frameworks on requirements gathering, scalability analysis, and trade-off evaluation.
# ADR-[number]: [Title]
**Status:** Proposed | Accepted | Deprecated | Superseded
**Date:** [Date]
**Deciders:** [Who needs to sign off]
## Context
[What is the situation? What forces are at play?]
## Decision
[What is the change we're proposing?]
## Options Considered
### Option A: [Name]
| Dimension | Assessment |
|-----------|------------|
| Complexity | [Low/Med/High] |
| Cost | [Assessment] |
| Scalability | [Assessment] |
| Team familiarity | [Assessment] |
**Pros:** [List]
**Cons:** [List]
### Option B: [Name]
[Same format]
## Trade-off Analysis
[Key trade-offs between options with clear reasoning]
## Consequences
- [What becomes easier]
- [What becomes harder]
- [What we'll need to revisit]
## Action Items
1. [ ] [Implementation step]
2. [ ] [Follow-up]
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