Decisions Skill

Understanding and respecting past decisions.

When to Load This Skill

• Making architectural decisions
• Choosing between approaches
• Questioning existing patterns

Decision Records

@memory/knowledge/decisions/

Each decision file contains:

• Context: Why decided
• Options: What was considered
• Decision: What was chosen
• Rationale: Why chosen
• Consequences: What follows

How to Use

Before Making a Decision

1. Check if similar decision exists:

Glob("memory/knowledge/decisions/*.json")

2. If exists:

   • Read the decision
   • Understand the rationale
   • Either follow or document why diverging

3. If not exists:

   • Make and document the decision

Recording a Decision

{"knowledge_updates":[{"category":"decision","content":"Decision: Use X over Y | Context: Needed to solve Z | Rationale: X better because...","confidence":"certain"}]}

Decision Format

{"id":"DEC-001","title":"Short title","date":"YYYY-MM-DD","status":"accepted|deprecated|superseded","context":"Why this decision was needed","options":[{"option":"Option A","pros":["list"],"cons":["list"]},{"option":"Option B","pros":["list"],"cons":["list"]}],"decision":"Which was chosen","rationale":"Why this option","consequences":["What follows"]}