# npryce/adr-tools

Command-line tools for working with Architecture Decision Records

Repository: https://github.com/npryce/adr-tools
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/adr-tools
Language: Shell
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: architecture-decision-records, documentation, architecture, markdown
Last push: 2024-04-25T18:22:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3863, "days_push": 860, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5628, forks 633 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:25.911182+00:00)

## What it is
A command-line tool for creating and managing a log of Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) stored as numbered Markdown files in a project repository. It automates ADR creation, numbering, and superseding links between decisions.

## Use cases
- record architecture decisions as markdown files in my repo
- create numbered ADRs from the command line
- mark an old decision as superseded by a new one
- initialize an ADR log directory for a project
- manage architecture decision records without a wiki

## When to choose
- you want lightweight, git-friendly ADRs as plain Markdown
- you prefer a simple CLI workflow with editor integration
- you need automatic numbering and supersede linking between decisions

## When to avoid
- you need a web UI or collaborative ADR review workflow
- you want rich templating or integrations beyond basic Markdown files
- you need a tool under an unambiguous permissive license

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, documentation, markdown
- domain: developer-tools, documentation
- platform: cli, windows
- tags: architecture-decision-records, adr, shell, technical-documentation, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- npryce/adr-tools (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:25.911182+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:55:21.325071+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/npryce/adr-tools (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:25.911182+00:00, sha 2b9ad97a879f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.