{"formats":[{"id":"nygard","name":"Nygard ADR","shortDescription":"Classic markdown ADR: status, context, decision, and consequences. Matches the shape popularized in engineering blogs and adr-tools-style workflows.","requiredFields":["title","context","decision"],"optionalFields":["format","status","consequences","moreInformation","notes"]},{"id":"madr","name":"MADR (Markdown ADR) v4.0.0","shortDescription":"MADR layout: YAML front matter, drivers, options, decision outcome with nested consequences/confirmation, per-option pros/cons, and more information. Use variant=minimal for the lean template.","requiredFields":["title","context","decision"],"optionalFields":["format","variant","status","date","decisionMakers","consulted","informed","consequences","decisionDrivers","consideredOptions","confirmation","moreInformation","madrOptions","notes"]},{"id":"y-statement","name":"Y-Statement","shortDescription":"Single reviewable Y-style sentence plus a field list. Optional fields map to the sentence content.","requiredFields":["title","context","decision"],"optionalFields":["format","status","consequences","concern","decisionAgainst","outcome","tradeoff","notes","moreInformation"]},{"id":"outcome-first","name":"Outcome-First","shortDescription":"A low-ceremony ADR format for async engineering decisions: outcome, decision, primary tradeoff, why, and decision boundaries visible before the reasoning chain.","requiredFields":["title","context","decision"],"optionalFields":["format","status","outcome","primaryTradeoff","tradeoff","decisionDrivers","impacted","notImpacted","assumptions","guardrails","notes"]},{"id":"iso-42010","name":"ISO 42010 Companion","shortDescription":"An advanced companion structure using ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010 vocabulary: stakeholders, concerns, views, and traceability. Not a standard ADR format—use to connect decisions to architecture descriptions.","requiredFields":["title","context","decision"],"optionalFields":["format","status","consequences","system","stakeholders","concerns","viewpoint","rationale","architecturalImpact","traceability","moreInformation","notes"]}]}