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architectural-decisions

Use when encountering questions about WHY code is built a certain way, when about to make architectural changes (new patterns, restructuring, choosing between approaches), or when the user asks about design rationale in a Repowise-indexed codebase (.repowise/ directory exists). Also activates when commit messages or code comments contain decision signals like "WHY:", "DECISION:", "TRADEOFF:", "ADR:".

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Installation and usage

Use when encountering questions about WHY code is built a certain way, when about to make architectural changes (new patterns, restructuring, choosing between approaches), or when the user asks about design rationale in a Repowise-indexed codebase (.repowise/ directory exists). Also activates when commit messages or code comments contain decision signals like "WHY:", "DECISION:", "TRADEOFF:", "ADR:".

Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage

Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:

skills use architectural-decisions