# Key Decisions Log

**Project:** {{project_name}}
**Format:** Append-only decision log

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## Decision 1: {{decision_topic}}

**Date:** {{date}}
**Step:** {{step_where_decided}}
**Session:** {{session_number}}

**Context:**
{{what_prompted_this_decision}}

**What was decided:**
{{the_decision}}

**Why:**
{{rationale}}

**Impact:**
{{how_this_shapes_project}}

**Alternatives considered:**
- {{option_1}} — {{why_not}}
- {{option_2}} — {{why_not}}

**Documented in:** {{file_path}}

---

## Decision 2: {{decision_topic}}

**Date:** {{date}}
**Step:** {{step_where_decided}}
**Session:** {{session_number}}

**Context:**
{{what_prompted_this_decision}}

**What was decided:**
{{the_decision}}

**Why:**
{{rationale}}

**Impact:**
{{how_this_shapes_project}}

**Alternatives considered:**
- {{option_1}} — {{why_not}}
- {{option_2}} — {{why_not}}

**Documented in:** {{file_path}}

---

## Decision 3: {{decision_topic}}

**Date:** {{date}}
**Step:** {{step_where_decided}}
**Session:** {{session_number}}

**Context:**
{{what_prompted_this_decision}}

**What was decided:**
{{the_decision}}

**Why:**
{{rationale}}

**Impact:**
{{how_this_shapes_project}}

**Alternatives considered:**
- {{option_1}} — {{why_not}}

**Documented in:** {{file_path}}

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_Continue appending decisions as they're made throughout the Product Brief process._
