CLARISSA โ Architecture Decision Records (ADR Index)
Purpose of ADRs
This directory contains Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) for CLARISSA.
ADRs document significant architectural decisions, their rationale, and consequences over time.
How to Read These ADRs
- Accepted ADRs define the current baseline.
- Proposed ADRs indicate active design discussions.
- Superseded ADRs remain for historical context.
ADR List
Core Architecture
| ADR |
Title |
Status |
| 001 |
Physics-Centric, Simulator-in-the-Loop Architecture |
Accepted |
| 002 |
Separation of Reasoning, Learning, and Governance |
Accepted |
| 003 |
CLARISSA-Native Simulation Kernel |
Accepted |
| 009 |
Multi-Stage NLP Translation Pipeline |
Proposed |
| 011 |
OPM Flow Integration |
Accepted |
Infrastructure & CI/CD
| ADR |
Title |
Status |
| 006 |
Noise-free CI Artifact Directories |
Accepted |
| 007 |
CI as an Observability Layer |
Accepted |
| 012 |
Container Registry & K8s Strategy |
Accepted |
| 015 |
LLM CI Notifications |
Accepted |
| 016 |
Runner Load Balancing |
Accepted |
| 017 |
GDrive Folder Structure |
Accepted |
| 019 |
Billing Folder Structure (Contractors) |
Accepted |
Repository & Process
| ADR |
Title |
Status |
| 005 |
Single Repository Until Architecture Stabilizes |
Accepted |
| 008 |
Governance Signals vs Enforcement |
Accepted |
| 010 |
Project Renaming to CLARISSA |
Accepted |
| 013 |
Internationalization Architecture |
Accepted |
| 014 |
LLM Document Merge |
Accepted |
| 018 |
GitLab-Native Project Management Workflow |
Accepted |
Portal & Advanced Architecture
| ADR |
Title |
Status |
| 020 |
Portal Vision |
Accepted |
| 021 |
Portal System Security |
Accepted |
| 022 |
Portal Software Architecture |
Accepted |
| 023 |
Portal Observability |
Accepted |
| 024 |
CLARISSA Core Architecture |
Accepted |
| 025 |
LLM Integration Strategy |
Accepted |
| 026 |
Testing Strategy |
Accepted |
| 027 |
Bidirectional Repo Sync |
Accepted |
| 028 |
๐ค Voice Input Architecture |
Accepted |
| 031 |
Portal Location Strategy |
Accepted |
Superseded
| ADR |
Title |
Status |
Superseded By |
| 004 |
Dual-Simulator Strategy |
Superseded |
ADR-001 |
ADR Coverage Map
| Architectural Aspect |
ADR |
| Physics-centric learning |
ADR-001 |
| Separation of roles (LLM/RL/Governance) |
ADR-002 |
| Native simulation kernel |
ADR-003 |
| NLP translation pipeline |
ADR-009 |
| OPM Flow integration |
ADR-011 |
| Repository strategy |
ADR-005 |
| CI hygiene & developer experience |
ADR-006 |
| CI observability & reporting |
ADR-007 |
| Governance signals & enforcement |
ADR-008 |
| Container & K8s strategy |
ADR-012 |
| Internationalization |
ADR-013 |
| LLM document processing |
ADR-014 |
| CI notifications |
ADR-015 |
| Runner load balancing |
ADR-016 |
| GDrive organization |
ADR-017 |
| Billing folders (contractors) |
ADR-019 |
| Development workflow |
ADR-018 |
| Portal architecture |
ADR-020, ADR-021, ADR-022, ADR-023 |
| CLARISSA core design |
ADR-024 |
| LLM strategy |
ADR-025 |
| Testing & validation |
ADR-026 |
| Repository sync |
ADR-027 |
| Voice interface ๐ค |
ADR-028 |
Cross-References
Architecture Diagrams
docs/architecture/diagrams/*.mmd โ Mermaid sources
architecture/layered-architecture.puml โ PlantUML overview
architecture/learning-dialectic.puml โ Learning flow
Conference Artifacts
conference/abstract.md โ CLARISSA abstract
conference/ijacsa-2026/ โ IJACSA 2026 paper submission
Implementation
src/clarissa/agent/ โ Agent core (ADR-002)
src/clarissa/governance/ โ Governance policy (ADR-002, ADR-008)
src/clarissa_kernel/ โ Native kernel (ADR-003)
docs/simulators/adapter_matrix.md โ Simulator backends (ADR-001)
Creating New ADRs
Use the template: ADR-000-template.md
Naming convention: ADR-NNN-short-descriptive-title.md
When to create an ADR:
- Introducing a new architectural component
- Changing responsibilities or boundaries
- Making technology choices with long-term impact
- Establishing patterns or conventions