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model: opus
name: decision-brief
location: .haiku/intents/{intent-slug}/knowledge/DECISION-BRIEF.md
scope: intent
format: text
required: true
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# Decision Brief

Recommendation with supporting rationale, risk acknowledgment, and decision record.

## Content Guide

Structure the brief for clear, defensible decision-making:

- **Recommendation** -- the recommended option with concise rationale
- **Supporting arguments** -- the strongest evidence and reasoning for the recommendation
- **Counterarguments** -- the strongest arguments against, addressed directly
- **Risk acknowledgment** -- known risks of the recommended option with mitigation plans
- **Dissenting perspectives** -- stakeholder disagreements documented with their reasoning
- **Next steps** -- what implementing the recommendation requires

## Quality Signals

- Recommendation follows logically from the evaluation evidence
- Counterarguments are addressed directly, not minimized or dismissed
- Dissenting perspectives are documented respectfully with their reasoning
- Next steps are specific enough to begin implementation
