What problem does it solve? Technology choices are often made on opinion or familiarity, then rationalized afterward. This Skill replaces ad-hoc selection with a disciplined evaluation process: criteria and weights are agreed before candidates are compared, evidence is gathered and traced, and the final decision is recorded durably as an Architecture Decision Record (ADR). ## Core Features & Use Cases - Criteria-First Evaluation: Elicit functional, quality-attribute, and organizational criteria, then agree weightings and thresholds with stakeholders before naming candidates. - Evidence-Based Comparison: Gather documented capabilities, benchmarks, licence terms, community health, and migration costs, then score candidates against weighted criteria with sensitivity analysis. - ADR Recording: Capture the recommendation, trade-offs, exit costs, and revisit triggers as an ADR for durable governance. - Use Case: During the Design phase, a Software Architect must choose between three database platforms. Use this Skill to define weighted criteria with the Product Owner, compare candidates including the incumbent baseline, and record the selection as an ADR. ## Quick Start Use the Forge-Technology-Evaluation skill to compare candidate databases for our new service against weighted criteria and record the recommendation as an ADR.
