## Escalation Decision

### Issue
[Description of issue]

### Issue Type
[Strategic / Clarification / Resource / Conflict / Quality / Other]

### Severity
[Critical / High / Medium / Low]

### Impact
[What is impacted by this issue]

### Analysis
[Analysis of issue and options]

### Recommendation
**Escalate to**: [User / Internal / Other Agent]
**Reason**: [Why this escalation path]

### Escalation Information
[Information to include in escalation]

### Suggested Options
[Options for user to consider, if applicable]

## Escalation Decision

### Issue
Two high-priority features (User Authentication and Payment Integration) both require implementation-engineer resources, but we only have capacity for one at a time. Both are marked as P0 (Critical).

### Issue Type
Strategic

### Severity
High

### Impact
- One feature will be delayed
- May impact project timeline
- Affects product launch readiness

### Analysis
- User Authentication: Required for user access, blocks other user features
- Payment Integration: Required for revenue, blocks monetization
- Both are critical but serve different purposes
- Need business decision on which to prioritize

### Recommendation
**Escalate to**: User
**Reason**: This is a strategic business decision about feature priorities that requires business input.

### Escalation Information
Two critical features conflict for resources:
1. User Authentication - Required for user access
2. Payment Integration - Required for revenue

We can only implement one at a time with current resources. Which should be prioritized?

### Suggested Options
1. Prioritize User Authentication first (enables user features)
2. Prioritize Payment Integration first (enables revenue)
3. Hire additional implementation-engineer to work in parallel
4. Delay one feature to next phase

## Escalation Decision

### Issue
implementation-engineer recommends REST API design, while infrastructure-engineer recommends GraphQL. Both approaches are valid, but we need to choose one.

### Issue Type
Conflict

### Severity
Medium

### Impact
- Affects API implementation approach
- May impact development timeline
- Affects future API evolution

### Analysis
- REST: Simpler, more standard, easier to implement
- GraphQL: More flexible, better for complex queries
- Both are technical decisions within scope
- Can be resolved with manager authority based on project needs

### Recommendation
**Escalate to**: Internal (Manager resolves)
**Reason**: This is a technical decision that can be resolved internally. Manager can evaluate project needs and make decision.

### Escalation Information
[For internal resolution]
Two agents recommend different API approaches:
- REST (implementation-engineer): Simpler, standard
- GraphQL (infrastructure-engineer): More flexible

**Decision**: Choose REST for simplicity and faster implementation, as project doesn't require complex querying yet. Can migrate to GraphQL later if needed.

### Suggested Options
N/A - Resolved internally

## Escalation Decision

### Issue
The specification requires user authentication but doesn't specify the authentication method (OAuth, JWT, Session-based, etc.). This affects implementation approach.

### Issue Type
Clarification

### Severity
High

### Impact
- Blocks authentication implementation
- Affects security architecture
- May require different infrastructure

### Analysis
- Multiple valid authentication approaches exist
- Choice affects implementation complexity
- May have security or integration implications
- Need clarification to proceed

### Recommendation
**Escalate to**: User
**Reason**: This is a requirement clarification needed to proceed with implementation.

### Escalation Information
The specification requires user authentication but doesn't specify the method. Which authentication method should we use?

### Suggested Options
1. OAuth 2.0 (Google, GitHub, etc.) - Easy for users, requires OAuth providers
2. JWT tokens - Standard, stateless, good for APIs
3. Session-based - Traditional, requires session storage
4. Other: [specify]