Architecture Decision Record Template
Write architecture decision records (ADRs) that actually get read — context, options, decision, consequences — generated alongside the diagram they describe.
What belongs in a architecture decision record
A useful ADR captures one decision on one page: the context that forced it, the options considered with their trade-offs, the choice, and its consequences (including what it forecloses). Six months later it's the answer to "why did we do it this way?" — which is why ADRs are the highest-leverage artifact an architect produces.
How Architext builds it
Architext keeps decisions attached to the architecture model itself: record ADRs with status alongside the diagram, and they compile into the generated solution-architecture document — so decisions never drift from the design they justify.
Document, export, and share
Once the document is right, compile the full solution-architecture document, generate an audience-tailored slide deck, export to PNG, SVG, Mermaid, or PowerPoint, or share a read-only link — all from the same model.
FAQ
- What sections does an ADR need?
- Context, options considered (with trade-offs), the decision, and consequences — with a status (proposed/accepted/superseded). One page per decision.
- How many ADRs should a project have?
- Record the 3–7 decisions that are expensive to reverse — platform, data store, tenancy, integration style. Don't ADR trivia.
- Can ADRs live with the diagram?
- In Architext, yes — decisions are part of the same model as the diagram and compile into the solution-architecture document.
Architecture Decision Record Template
Free to start — paste your code or describe your system and watch the diagram build itself.
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