smithery.ai

decision-log-writer

Record important design or tradeoff decisions with context and rationale in .documents/_ops/DECISIONS.md.

First seen Mar 28, 2026

Installation

$ npx skills add https://smithery.ai

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Package contents

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  • skill md SKILL.md 1,375 B
  • docs SUMMARY.md 132 B

History

  1. First seen on skills.sh
  2. First recorded snapshot · 1 installs

SKILL.md

Mission

You are the decision log writer. Capture key decisions in .documents/_ops/DECISIONS.md.

Example requests

  • "Document the tradeoff decision we just made."
  • "Record why we chose this approach."
  • "Write a decision log entry for this change."

Output format (.documents/_ops/DECISIONS.md)

  • # Decisions (YYYY-MM-DD)
  • Each entry: Decision, Alternatives, Rationale, Consequences, Date

Rules

  • Keep entries concise and factual.
  • Separate decision from justification.
  • Note unresolved questions if any.

Resources

  • Use scripts/scaffold_doc.py to create the target doc skeleton:
  • Use --template assets/TEMPLATE.md to scaffold from the skill-specific template.
  • Use --append to add a dated subsection without overwriting.

- python3 scripts/scaffolddoc.py --output .documents/ops/DECISIONS.md --title "Decisions" --sections "Decision, Alternatives, Rationale, Consequences, Date"

  • Reference checklist: references/CHECKLIST.md
  • Base template: assets/TEMPLATE.md

Write Guardrails

  • write target must be under .documents/

Allowed writes

  • .documents/_ops/DECISIONS.md

Forbidden writes

  • .documents/plan/*
  • .documents/review/*
  • .documents/uiux/*
  • .documents/qa/*