RFC

Request for Comments

For proposing a change and inviting disagreement before building.

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# RFC: <Title>

- **Author:** <name>
- **Status:** Draft | In Review | Accepted | Rejected | Withdrawn
- **Created:** YYYY-MM-DD
- **Last updated:** YYYY-MM-DD
- **Reviewers:** <names>

## Problem

What problem are we solving and for whom? Why now? What happens if we do nothing?

## Proposal

The recommended approach in 3–5 sentences. The reader should be able to stop here
and know what we're going to do.

## Options & Trade-offs

### Option 1 — <name> (recommended)
- **Summary:**
- **Pros:**
- **Cons:**
- **Cost / effort:**

### Option 2 — <name>
- **Summary:**
- **Pros:**
- **Cons:**
- **Cost / effort:**

### Option 3 — Do nothing
- **Pros:**
- **Cons:**

## Open Questions

- [ ] …
- [ ] …

## Decision Log

| Date       | Decision                          | By         |
|------------|-----------------------------------|------------|
| YYYY-MM-DD | Initial draft circulated          | <name>     |
| YYYY-MM-DD | Option 1 selected after review    | <name>     |

## References

- Linked tickets, prior RFCs, external docs.

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