Overview
Decision Records Framework
Understand the shape of a good decision record and how DecisionOps uses it across web, GitHub, and IDE workflows.
A useful decision record explains more than the final choice. It captures the reasoning that other people and tools will need later.
A Practical Template
Title
Use Hono instead of Express for new API services.
Decision
Adopt Hono as the default framework for new API services.
Alternatives
- Express
- Fastify
Consequences
- smaller runtime surface
- better alignment with edge deployment patterns
- migration complexity for teams already using Express
Why This Matters
DecisionOps uses this structure in three places:
- the dashboard for authoring and review
- GitHub checks for evaluating pull requests against active guidance
- MCP workflows for retrieving and drafting decisions during coding
If you want the workflow view next, continue with How DecisionOps Fits Into Development.