# Project: {{PROJECT_NAME}}

## What This Is

{{CURRENT_DESCRIPTION — 2-3 sentences. What does this product do and who is it for?}}

## Core Value

{{THE_ONE_THING — If everything else fails, this must work. Drives prioritization on tradeoffs.}}

## Requirements

### Validated

<!-- Shipped and confirmed valuable. -->

(None yet — ship to validate)

### Active

<!-- Current scope being built toward. These are hypotheses until shipped. -->

- [ ] {{REQUIREMENT_1}}
- [ ] {{REQUIREMENT_2}}
- [ ] {{REQUIREMENT_3}}

### Out of Scope

<!-- Explicit boundaries. Include reasoning to prevent re-adding. -->

- {{EXCLUSION_1}} — {{WHY}}

## Context

{{Background that informs implementation: technical environment, prior work, user feedback, known issues.}}

## Constraints

- **{{TYPE}}**: {{WHAT}} — {{WHY}}

## Tech Stack

- **Language**: {{LANGUAGE}}
- **Framework**: {{FRAMEWORK}}
- **Database**: {{DATABASE}}

## Key Decisions

<!-- Decisions that constrain future work. Add throughout project lifecycle. -->

| Decision | Rationale | Outcome |
|----------|-----------|---------|
| {{CHOICE}} | {{WHY}} | — Pending |

## Stakeholders

- {{STAKEHOLDER_1}}

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