ADR Author — Development agent for Claude Code
Use this agent proactively when architectural decisions are being discussed.
How to install ADR Author
Installs to ~/.claude/agents/zircote-adr-adr-author.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zircote/adr/HEAD/agents/adr-author.md -o ~/.claude/agents/zircote-adr-adr-author.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What ADR Author does
color: cyan description: 'Use this agent proactively when architectural decisions are being discussed in conversation. This agent detects keywords and patterns indicating architectural discussions and suggests capturing decisions as ADRs. Examples:
Context: User is discussing which database to use for a new feature.
user: "Should we use PostgreSQL or MongoDB for the new analytics data?"
assistant: "I notice you''re discussing a technology choice that could benefit
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