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Architecture Decision Record index and template #550
Description
Create docs/adr/README.md plus docs/adr/0000-template.md, and backfill ADRs for the decisions this codebase has already made and re-litigated in review: one canonical devices table, dropping sequenceNumber for (createdAt, id) ordering, ciphertext-only message storage, per-device envelopes over a shared ciphertext, the Phase-1 sealed box → Phase-2 Signal migration path, and MLS for groups.
Acceptance criteria:
- A template with context / decision / consequences / status is provided
- At least the six decisions named above are backfilled, each stating what was rejected and why
- The index lists ADRs with status (accepted / superseded)
- Cross-linked from
IMPLEMENTATION_DOCS.md
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josephchimebuka commentedon Sep 29, 2026
Addressed in #610 (retargeted to
devafter #609 was auto-closed for targetingmain).github-actions commentedon Sep 29, 2026
Closed by #610, merged into
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