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LLMs show promise in extracting software design decisions from code commits

A preliminary study explored the ability of four Large Language Models (LLMs) to extract Architectural Design Decisions (ADDs) from source code commits. Models including Gemini 3-Pro, DeepSeek-R1, Kimi K2, and Qwen3 were tested using zero-shot and few-shot prompting on 30 ADDs. While all models achieved a BERT-F1 score above 0.81, the generated decisions were often too lengthy, implementation-focused, and lacked the underlying rationale, indicating a need for more architecture-aware LLM systems. AI

IMPACT Highlights opportunities for architecture-aware LLM systems and automated Architectural Knowledge Management.

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LLMs show promise in extracting software design decisions from code commits

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Amey Karan, Rudra Dhar, Mohamed Soliman, Karthik Vaidhyanathan ·

    Can LLMs Extract Architectural Design Decisions from Source Code Commits? - A Preliminary Exploratory Study

    arXiv:2609.03721v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Context: Architectural Design Decisions (ADDs) capture the rationale behind the structure and evolution of software systems but are rarely documented explicitly, and are often hidden inside source code commits. Recovering them is …

  2. Hugging Face Daily Papers TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Can LLMs Extract Architectural Design Decisions from Source Code Commits? - A Preliminary Exploratory Study

    Context: Architectural Design Decisions (ADDs) capture the rationale behind the structure and evolution of software systems but are rarely documented explicitly, and are often hidden inside source code commits. Recovering them is important for Architectural Knowledge Management (…