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Developer uses Claude Code to manage 495 ADRs, highlighting value of recalling rejected ideas

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An individual developer documented their experience using Claude Code as a co-author on 495 Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) for their tool, karasu. The developer found that Claude Code was particularly effective at recalling and referencing previously rejected design proposals, which helped shape new designs. A key lesson learned was to incorporate a step in AI-assisted design processes that specifically checks past decisions, especially rejections, to avoid repeating mistakes or conflicts. AI

IMPACT Highlights the potential for AI assistants to improve documentation and design processes by remembering past decisions.

RANK_REASON Developer's personal experience and lessons learned using an AI tool for documentation.

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Developer uses Claude Code to manage 495 ADRs, highlighting value of recalling rejected ideas

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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Hiroki Kondo ·

    Record What You Rejected, and Make Your Agent Check It: Lessons from 495 ADRs

    <p>In <a href="https://github.com/kompiro/karasu" rel="noopener noreferrer">karasu</a>, the architecture-diagram tool I develop, I keep design decisions as ADRs (Architecture Decision Records) under <code>docs/adr/</code>.<br /> I started on day one in March 2026, and eight month…

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