Architecture Decision Framework

"Requirements drive architecture. Trade-offs inform decisions. ADRs capture rationale."

🎯 Selective Reading Rule

context-discovery.md

trade-off-analysis.md

pattern-selection.md

examples.md

patterns-reference.md

🔗 Related Skills

@[skills/database-design]

@[skills/api-patterns]

@[skills/deployment-procedures]

Core Principle

• Start simple
• Add complexity ONLY when proven necessary
• You can always add patterns later
• Removing complexity is MUCH harder than adding it

Validation Checklist

• Requirements clearly understood
• Constraints identified
• Each decision has trade-off analysis
• Simpler alternatives considered
• ADRs written for significant decisions
• Team expertise matches chosen patterns