architecture-decision-record

architecture-decision-record is a skill for Claude Code from yonatangross/orchestkit. It costs 38 tokens per session (1,934 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A template and guide for Architecture Decision Records, short documents that record an important technical choice, its context, consequences, and alternatives. It uses the Nygard format to preserve why a decision was made.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when choosing databases, frameworks, cloud providers, or major system patterns, and when documenting the trade-offs and ownership behind those decisions.
Why use it?
It prevents teams from repeatedly debating settled choices and helps new developers understand the reasoning behind the system. It also creates a history of how the architecture changes over time.

Skill for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: allowed-tools in frontmatter. Also seen: agent in frontmatter; mentions Claude Code.

Part of the ork plugin — 106 skills, 35 commands, 36 agents, 32 hooks shipped together

not rated 231repo +6 today A scan Socket: passSnyk: passSkillSpector: pass 38 tokens original MIT

Good fit Use it when choosing databases, frameworks, cloud providers, or major system patterns, and when documenting the trade-offs and ownership behind those decisions.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/yonatangross/orchestkit/architecture-decision-record
Install

Getting it into your agent

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Any agent
npx skills add yonatangross/orchestkit --skill architecture-decision-record
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yonatangross/orchestkit

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install ork, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 106 skills, 35 commands, 36 agents, 32 hooks.

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Per session 38 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 1,934 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe. Third-party audits
  • Socket pass 13 Apr 2026
  • Snyk pass 13 Apr 2026
  • NVIDIA SkillSpector pass 7 Sept 2026
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Grade A, and why

architecture-decision-record scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 5d ago.

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plugins/ork/skills/architecture-decision-record/SKILL.md · 241 lines

How it starts

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Architecture Decision Records

Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) are lightweight documents that capture important architectural decisions along with their context and consequences. This skill provides templates, examples, and best practices for creating and maintaining ADRs in your projects.

Overview

  • Making significant technology choices (databases, frameworks, cloud providers)
  • Designing system architecture or major components
  • Establishing patterns or conventions for the team
  • Evaluating trade-offs between multiple approaches
  • Documenting decisions that will impact future development

Why ADRs Matter

ADRs serve as architectural memory for your team:

  • Context Preservation: Capture why decisions were made, not just what was decided
  • Onboarding: Help new team members understand architectural rationale
  • Prevent Revisiting: Avoid endless debates about settled decisions
  • Track Evolution: See how architecture evolved over time
  • Accountability: Clear ownership and decision timeline

ADR Format (Nygard Template)

Each ADR should follow this structure:

1. Title

Format: ADR-####: [Decision Title] Example: ADR-0001: Adopt Microservices Architecture

2. Status

Current state of the decision:

  • Proposed: Under consideration
  • Accepted: Decision approved and being implemented
  • Superseded: Replaced by a later decision (reference ADR number)
  • Deprecated: No longer recommended but not yet replaced
  • Rejected: Considered but not adopted (document why)

3. Context

What to include:

  • Problem statement or opportunity
  • Business/technical constraints
  • Stakeholder requirements
  • Current state of the system
  • Forces at play (conflicting concerns)

4. Decision

What to include:

  • The choice being made
  • Key principles or patterns to follow
  • What will change as a result
  • Who is responsible for implementation

Be specific and actionable:

  • ✅ "We will adopt microservices architecture using Node.js with Express"
  • ❌ "We will consider using microservices"

Read the full file on GitHub · 241 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 5d ago First seen · 241 lines · 38 tokens per session scan A 90703adf6249

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architecture-decision-record is a skill published in the GitHub repository yonatangross/orchestkit (231 stars, last pushed today), licensed MIT. It adds 38 tokens to every session and 1,934 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-03.

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