ADR Index

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Build or rebuild the ADR index and dependency graph in AgentDB from the docs/adr/ directory.

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DocumentationIntermediate
7/28/2026
Claude Code
#adr#architecture-decisions#agentdb#dependency-graph#indexing

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Automated summary

This skill scans the docs/adr/ directory, extracts metadata and links from each ADR, and stores them in AgentDB as a hierarchical index with a causal dependency graph.

Strengths

  • Extracts precise structured fields (ID, title, status, date, tags) from a known ADR template.
  • Builds typed causal edges: supersedes, amends, depends-on, and related.
  • Verifies graph integrity and reports dangling references, circular supersedes chains, and status mismatches.
  • Mirrors each ADR into a semantically searchable memory namespace (adr-patterns).

Limitations

  • Requires the claude-flow MCP server and AgentDB to be available; otherwise no write step can complete.
  • Assumes a specific ADR format (# ADR-NNN heading, Status/Date/Tags lines, ## Links section), so off-template files will parse poorly or partially.
  • Index-only: it neither authors nor edits ADRs, and it describes a full rebuild rather than incremental updates.
When to use it

Use it after importing ADRs from another project, when the AgentDB graph is out of sync, or to bootstrap ADR tracking on a codebase that already has ADR files.

When not to use it

Avoid it if your ADRs don't follow the expected template, if claude-flow/AgentDB isn't installed, or if you just want to read a single ADR.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score85/100

The skill only reads local ADR markdown files and writes structured metadata to AgentDB and memory tools. It does not execute shell commands, network calls, destructive operations, or exfiltration. Bash is declared but not used in the instructions. No obfuscation or unsafe patterns present.

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How this analysis is made

Examples

Rebuild index and check integrity
Rebuild the ADR index from docs/adr/ into AgentDB and tell me about any dangling references or circular supersedes chains.
Index freshly imported ADRs
I just imported a batch of ADRs from another repo into docs/adr/ — index them all in AgentDB with their dependency graph.
Bootstrap ADR tracking
Bootstrap ADR tracking for this repo: scan docs/adr/, store every ADR in AgentDB and the adr-patterns memory namespace, then summarize counts by status.

name: adr-index description: Build or rebuild the ADR index and dependency graph in AgentDB argument-hint: "" allowed-tools: mcp__claude-flow__agentdb_hierarchical-store mcp__claude-flow__agentdb_hierarchical-query mcp__claude-flow__agentdb_causal-edge mcp__claude-flow__agentdb_causal-query mcp__claude-flow__memory_store mcp__claude-flow__memory_search Bash Read Grep Glob

ADR Index

Build or rebuild the full ADR index and dependency graph in AgentDB from the docs/adr/ directory.

When to use

After importing ADRs from another project, when the AgentDB graph is out of sync, or when bootstrapping ADR tracking on an existing codebase that already has ADR files.

Steps

  1. Scan directory -- Glob for docs/adr/ADR-*.md to find all ADR files. If no files found, report that no ADRs exist yet.

  2. Parse each ADR -- Read each file and extract:

    • ID: from the filename (e.g., ADR-042 from ADR-042-use-postgres.md)
    • Title: from the # ADR-NNN: <Title> heading
    • Status: from the **Status**: line
    • Date: from the **Date**: line
    • Tags: from the **Tags**: line
    • Links: from the ## Links section (supersedes, amended-by, related)
  3. Store in AgentDB -- For each ADR, call mcp__claude-flow__agentdb_hierarchical-store with:

    • path: adr/<adr-id>
    • value: { "id": "<id>", "title": "<title>", "status": "<status>", "date": "<date>", "tags": "<tags>", "file": "<filepath>" }
  4. Build causal edges -- For each ADR with links:

    • "Supersedes ADR-XXX" -> mcp__claude-flow__agentdb_causal-edge with from: ADR-XXX, to: <current>, relation: supersedes
    • "Amended by ADR-YYY" -> mcp__claude-flow__agentdb_causal-edge with from: <current>, to: ADR-YYY, relation: amends
    • "Related: ADR-ZZZ" -> mcp__claude-flow__agentdb_causal-edge with from: <current>, to: ADR-ZZZ, relation: related
    • "Depends on ADR-WWW" -> mcp__claude-flow__agentdb_causal-edge with from: <current>, to: ADR-WWW, relation: depends-on
  5. Store in memory -- For each ADR, call mcp__claude-flow__memory_store with:

    • namespace: adr-patterns
    • key: <adr-id>
    • value: <title> — <first paragraph of Context section> This enables semantic search across ADRs.
  6. Verify graph -- Call mcp__claude-flow__agentdb_causal-query to retrieve all edges and verify:

    • No dangling references (edges pointing to non-existent ADRs)
    • No circular supersedes chains
    • All superseded ADRs have status "superseded"
  7. Report -- Output a summary:

    ## ADR Index Summary
    
    Total ADRs: N
    - Proposed: X
    - Accepted: Y
    - Deprecated: Z
    - Superseded: W
    
    Relationships: M edges
    - Supersedes: A
    - Amends: B
    - Depends-on: C
    - Related: D
    
    Issues found: (list any dangling refs or status mismatches)
    

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