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Decision Records: The Missing Memory Layer for AI Coding Agents

Decision Records: The Missing Memory Layer for AI Coding Agents

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AI-generated code is cheap; judgment is scarce. When models write the code, nobody remembers why PostgreSQL beat DynamoDB, why AI emails must stay drafts, or why suggestions live in a side panel. Decision records — short, version-controlled documents capturing what was decided, why, and what was rejected — turn that judgment into durable project memory both humans and agents can read.