settled-reach/decisions/README.md

Decisions

Confirmed decisions, open questions, and rejected alternatives for The Settled Reach.

Decisions are split by domain. Each agent's briefing indicates which files to read. When in doubt about where a decision belongs: if it constrains how we build, it's architecture. If it defines what we build, it's scope. If it defines what the player experiences, it's content or perception. If it defines how the team works, it's process.

Cross-domain decisions live in one file with cross-reference notes in related files. Split threshold: when any file exceeds ~350 lines, review whether it should split.

Domain Files

File	Domain	Decisions
architecture.md	Technical foundation	D-008, D-009, D-010, D-012, D-020, D-026, D-030, D-031, D-041, D-042, D-054, D-055, D-066, D-068, D-073, D-085, D-088, D-094, D-096, D-097, D-099, D-100, D-101, D-102, D-103, D-106, D-108, D-109, D-113, D-133, D-134, D-135, D-136, D-137, D-141, D-148, D-149, D-150, D-151, D-152
perception.md	Player observation	D-011, D-015, D-016, D-017, D-018, D-019, D-033, D-035, D-043, D-044, D-045, D-046, D-047, D-048, D-049, D-052, D-056, D-057, D-058, D-059, D-060, D-061, D-067, D-069, D-070, D-071, D-072, D-076, D-077, D-078, D-086
content.md	NPC, dialogue, templates	D-023, D-024, D-025, D-028, D-029, D-032, D-034, D-035, D-036, D-037, D-050, D-062, D-063, D-064, D-074, D-075, D-084, D-090, D-092, D-093, D-095, D-098, D-104, D-105, D-107, D-121, D-122, D-123, D-124, D-125, D-126, D-127, D-128, D-129, D-130, D-131, D-132, D-138, D-139, D-140, D-142, D-147
scope.md	Game concept, prototype	D-001, D-003, D-005, D-006, D-007, D-013, D-014, D-027, D-038, D-039, D-051, D-053, D-065, D-087, D-089, D-091, D-114, D-115, D-116, D-117, D-118, D-119, D-120, D-145, D-146, D-153, D-154, D-155, D-156, D-157
process.md	Team, workflow	D-004, D-021, D-022, D-040
questions.md	Open questions (index)	Q-001 through Q-054
questions-architecture.md	Technical questions	Q-001, Q-006, Q-009, Q-018–Q-023, Q-029, Q-030, Q-046
questions-perception.md	Observation questions	Q-003, Q-014, Q-016, Q-024–Q-026, Q-051, Q-053, Q-054
questions-content.md	Narrative questions	Q-010, Q-012–Q-015, Q-017, Q-028, Q-031, Q-033, Q-040–Q-050, Q-052, Q-WTF-039, Q-WTF-040, Q-WTF-041
questions-scope.md	Scope questions	Q-002, Q-004, Q-005, Q-007, Q-008, Q-011, Q-027, Q-032, Q-034–Q-039
rejected.md	Rejected alternatives	R-001 through R-010

Querying Decisions

The SQLite database contains a decisions table synced from these files. Common queries:

# All active architecture decisions
tooling/db/sqlite-query "SELECT id, title FROM decisions WHERE domain='architecture' AND status='active'"

# Decisions without implementing tickets
make decisions-orphan

# Decision coverage by domain
make decisions-coverage

Adding a Decision

1. Edit the appropriate domain file
2. Follow the existing format (### D-NNN: Title heading)
3. Commit — the pre-commit hook runs decisions-sync automatically
4. Update relevant agent briefings if needed

Maintained by Qatux.