# Decisions — lifecycle log

Purpose prose that must survive the split. This paragraph is the only copy of it.

## Index

**In this file:**

- [2026-01-01 — First example](#2026-01-01--first-example)
- [2026-01-02 — Second example](#2026-01-02--second-example)

## 2026-01-01 — First example (#1)
`key: alpha.first` · `status: active` · `since: 2026-01-01` · `supersedes: none` · `superseded-by: none` · `stale-after: 2027-01-01`
**Rule:** The first rule.
**Signals:** alpha · paths: a/b.py · issues: #1
**Mechanics:** docs/x.md → y
**Sources:** a measurement

First rationale paragraph.

Second paragraph, with an interior blank line above it and `backticks`.

## 2026-01-02 — Second example (#2)
`key: beta.second` · `status: active` · `since: 2026-01-02` · `supersedes: gamma.old` · `superseded-by: none`
**Rule:** The second rule.
**Signals:** beta · issues: #2

Rationale for the second.