NNNN. <Short decision title>

• Status: Proposed
• Date: YYYY-MM-DD
• Deciders: <names / roles>
• Needs client validation: Yes / No
• Domain: <application | integration | data | identity | security | infrastructure | content | analytics>

Context

What forces are at play? Constraints, existing commitments, client direction, discovery findings. Cite the source material this rests on.

Decision

What we are doing, stated plainly in the active voice.

Alternatives considered

Option	Pros	Cons	Why not

Consequences

What becomes easier, what becomes harder, and what this commits us to. Include the roadmap and cost implications — WS 3 has to price whatever this decision implies.

Dependencies and open questions

What must be true, or answered by whom, for this to hold.

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