decision

Decisions Access

Provides on-demand access to past decisions stored in ~/.claude-mind/memory/decisions.md.

File Location

~/.claude-mind/memory/decisions.md

This file contains chronological records of technical and architectural decisions with full rationale.

When to Use

• User asks "why did we decide X"
• Need context on past trade-offs
• Checking if something was already decided
• Understanding architectural history
• Reviewing related decisions before making new ones

Access Patterns

Read recent decisions (quick overview)

tail -200 ~/.claude-mind/memory/decisions.md

Search for specific topic

grep -ni "search term" ~/.claude-mind/memory/decisions.md

Read full file (when comprehensive context needed)

cat ~/.claude-mind/memory/decisions.md

List all decision titles

grep "^## " ~/.claude-mind/memory/decisions.md

Count decisions

grep -c "^## " ~/.claude-mind/memory/decisions.md

Entry Format

Decisions follow an ADR-like format:

## 2025-01-04: Use AppleScript over MCP for Mac Apps

### Context
What prompted this decision?

### Decision
What was decided?

### Alternatives Considered
1. Alternative A - pros/cons
2. Alternative B - pros/cons

### Rationale
Why this choice over alternatives?

### Expected Outcome
What we expect to happen

Output Guidelines

When presenting decisions:

• Include the full entry for context
• Show the rationale prominently
• Note if the decision was later superseded
• Link related decisions if relevant

Related

• /decide - For creating new decision records
• /learning - For lessons learned from decisions