decide

name	decide
description	Log a project decision with status and rationale. Usage: /decide <status> <text>

decide

Invoke

/decide done Use Gemini Flash as daily driver — fast and cheap
/decide wont-work Redis caching — overkill for single-user VPS
/decide save-for-later Voice wake word — need mic hardware first
/decide undecided Whether to use SQLite or LanceDB for structured data
/decide decided-not-done Custom Discord bot — OpenClaw handles this natively

Statuses

Status	Meaning
done	Shipped, finalized, implemented
decided-not-done	Explicitly chose not to do this
undecided	Still open, needs more discussion
save-for-later	Good idea, not now
wont-work	Tried or analyzed, doesn't work — include why

Steps

0. Enforce project channel scope

Decisions can only be logged in project channels (channels with a decisions/<channel-name>.md or projects/<channel-name>.md file, or channels inside the Projects category).

If /decide is used in a general/non-project channel, do NOT log the decision. Instead reply:

⚠️ Decisions are scoped to project channels. Either:
- Head to the relevant project channel and `/decide` there
- Use `/project <name>` to create a new project first

1. Identify the project channel

Use the current Discord channel name as the project scope. If no decisions file exists yet, create one.

2. Append to decisions file

File: decisions/<channel-name>.md in workspace.

If file doesn't exist, create it with header:

# Decisions — <channel-name>

| # | Decision | Status | Why | Date |
|---|----------|--------|-----|------|

Append a new row with auto-incrementing number:

| <next#> | <text> | <STATUS> | <rationale extracted from text> | <YYYY-MM-DD> |

3. Confirm

Reply in Discord:

✅ Decision #<N> logged: <STATUS> — <short summary>

If status is wont-work, remind the user this is now on the "don't revisit" list unless explicitly reopened.

Rules

• Parse the status from the first word after /decide
• Everything after the status is the decision text
• If the text includes a dash or "because", split into decision + rationale
• If no rationale given, set Why to "—"
• Never overwrite existing decisions — append only
• Status values are case-insensitive on input, stored uppercase

Intent: Trusted [I11]. Purpose: [P-TBD].