Architecture Decision Record template

Canonical template for the Architecture Decision Record format.

# [ADR-NNNN] [Decision Title]

## Status

[Proposed | Accepted | Deprecated | Superseded by ADR-NNNN]

## Context

[What forces were at play. The problem, the constraints, the alternatives considered.]

## Decision

[What was decided. Be specific. Name the choice, not just the category.]

## Consequences

### Positive
- [benefit]

### Negative
- [tradeoff or cost]

### Neutral
- [consequence that is neither good nor bad]