Decision Log Prompt

A structured format for logging project decisions — what was decided, why, who decided it, and what alternatives were considered — that AI can help populate from meeting notes.

Syntax

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Extract and format all decisions from the following meeting notes:

[paste meeting notes]

For each decision format as:
- Decision ID
- Date
- Decision made
- Rationale
- Alternatives considered
- Decision maker
- Impact on project

Example

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Decision ID: DEC-014
Date: 2025-03-12
Decision: Use UUID for all new customer records instead of integer IDs
Rationale: Supports future multi-tenant architecture and prevents ID enumeration attacks
Alternatives: Keep integer IDs (rejected — scale risk); use ULID (rejected — team unfamiliarity)
Decision maker: CTO + Tech Lead
Impact: Requires migration script; 3 downstream services must be updated