ADR Report Skill

Purpose

Generate comprehensive Architecture Decision Record (ADR) activity reports for a specified time period.

Usage

• /adr-report - All ADR activity (default: last 30 days)
• /adr-report week - ADR activity this week
• /adr-report month - ADR activity this month
• /adr-report all - Complete ADR inventory

Instructions

When this skill is invoked:

1. Find all ADRs in the vault using Glob:

   ADR*.md
   

2. Read all ADR files to extract:

   • Title and status (proposed, accepted, deprecated)
   • Created date and modified date
   • Related project(s)
   • Decision summary
   • Key consequences
   • Deciders/stakeholders

3. Categorize ADRs by status:

   • Recently Created (within time period)
   • Recently Updated (modified within time period)
   • Proposed (awaiting approval)
   • Accepted (approved and implemented)
   • Deprecated (superseded or no longer valid)

4. Generate formatted report with:

Report Structure

# ADR Activity Report

**Period**: [time period]
**Generated**: [current date]

## Summary Statistics

- Total ADRs: [count]
- Accepted: [count]
- Proposed: [count]
- Deprecated: [count]
- Created in period: [count]
- Updated in period: [count]

## Recent ADR Activity

### Created This Period

| ADR             | Status   | Project          | Created    | Deciders |
| --------------- | -------- | ---------------- | ---------- | -------- |
| [[ADR - Title]] | accepted | [[Project Name]] | YYYY-MM-DD | Team     |

### Updated This Period

| ADR             | Status   | Project          | Modified   | Changes        |
| --------------- | -------- | ---------------- | ---------- | -------------- |
| [[ADR - Title]] | accepted | [[Project Name]] | YYYY-MM-DD | Status changed |

## ADRs by Project

### [Project Name]

- [[ADR - Decision 1]] (accepted)
- [[ADR - Decision 2]] (proposed)

## Pending Decisions (Proposed ADRs)

| ADR             | Project     | Created    | Deciders | Next Action       |
| --------------- | ----------- | ---------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| [[ADR - Title]] | [[Project]] | YYYY-MM-DD | Team     | Awaiting approval |

## Recent Key Decisions

### [ADR Title]

**Status**: Accepted
**Project**: [[Project Name]]
**Decision**: Brief summary of what was decided
**Impact**: Key consequences and implications
**Date**: YYYY-MM-DD

## ADRs by Technology Area

- **Cloud/AWS**: 5 ADRs
- **Data Integration**: 3 ADRs
- **Security**: 2 ADRs
- **AI/ML**: 4 ADRs

## Recommendations

- [Any ADRs that need review or updates]
- [ADRs that have been proposed for >30 days without decision]
- [ADRs that may need deprecation]

5. Output the report as formatted markdown

6. Optionally save report by asking user:

   • "Would you like me to save this report as a Page?"
   • If yes, create Page - ADR Activity Report [date].md

Notes

• Focus on architectural significance and business impact
• Highlight decisions that affect multiple projects
• Flag any stale proposed ADRs (>30 days without decision)
• Cross-reference with related projects and meetings
• Use UK English spelling throughout

Examples

Example 1: User: /adr-report week Assistant: [Generates report for past 7 days showing 3 new ADRs created for NewProductLine and AIIncidentProcessor projects]

Example 2: User: /adr-report Assistant: [Generates default 30-day report showing all ADR activity including VendorTooling ADR completion]

Example 3: User: /adr-report all Assistant: [Generates complete inventory of all ADRs grouped by project and status]