ADR Template
- Status: proposed | accepted | rejected | superseded by NNNN
- Date: YYYY-MM-DD
- Supersedes: — (link if any)
Context
Section titled “Context”What forces are at play? What problem must be decided, and why now?
Options considered
Section titled “Options considered”For each real option: what it is, and its honest pros/cons.
Decision
Section titled “Decision”The choice, stated plainly, with the deciding rationale.
Consequences
Section titled “Consequences”What becomes easier, what becomes harder, what we commit to maintaining, what would trigger revisiting (→ a superseding ADR).