# Decision promotion

Promote a finding into `.hforge/runtime/decisions/` when one or more of these are true:
- the change affects runtime boundaries, package layout, support posture, or multi-target behavior
- the choice has meaningful trade-offs and should stay reviewable later
- the work changes upgrade, migration, validation, or release expectations

Use an ASR when the direction is still being evaluated.
Use an ADR when the decision is accepted enough to guide future work.