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Identity

Field	Value
Status	Planned / Running / Complete / Blocked
Owner
Created	YYYY-MM-DD
Last updated	YYYY-MM-DD
Decision deadline	YYYY-MM-DD or N/A
Related research entry
Related issue / task

Decision Framing

Question

Decision informed

Hypothesis

Baseline or comparator

Success criteria

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Failure or stop criteria

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Scope and Safety

Field	Value
System under test
Version / commit / model
Environment
Provider and region
Permitted external actions
Credentials used
Data classification
Retention and routing assumptions
Sandbox / isolation boundary

Configuration

Components

Component	Exact configuration
Model(s)
Prompts / policy
Tools and permissions
Memory / context
Gateway / routing

Inputs and fixtures

Protocol

Method

Runs

Run	Date/time	Configuration change	Result summary	Artifact links
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2
3

Deviations

Measurements

Metric	Definition	Baseline	Target	Observed	Notes
Task success
Output quality
Reliability
Latency
Tokens
Cost
Security / policy

Evidence

Artifacts

• Logs / traces:
• Outputs:
• Screenshots or recordings:
• Code or configuration revision:
• Source references:

Failures and negative results

Evaluation

Findings

Interpretation

Confidence and limitations

Decision Record

Field	Value
Decision	Adopt / Continue probing / Defer / Reject
Rationale
Decided by
Decision date	YYYY-MM-DD
Follow-up

Change Log

Date	Change	Author
YYYY-MM-DD	Created