# NNNN — <Decision title in imperative or noun form>

- **Status:** proposed | accepted | superseded by NNNN | deprecated
- **Date:** YYYY-MM-DD
- **Deciders:** <names or roles>
- **Tags:** <comma-separated, e.g. modules, security, licensing>

## Context

<What problem are we solving? What's the current state? Cite files,
issues, incidents. 1–3 short paragraphs.>

## Decision

<The rule we are adopting, in one sentence if possible. Then any
clarifications.>

## Consequences

### Good

- <…>

### Bad / accepted trade-offs

- <…>

## Alternatives considered

- **<Alternative A>** — <why rejected>
- **<Alternative B>** — <why rejected>

## How to verify the rule still holds

- <Test path, CI job, or grep that catches violations.>

## References

- `path/to/source.py:line`
- Issue #NN
- External docs
