ARIA includes 16 document templates in _aria/shared/templates/. Templates provide consistent structure for documents and work item descriptions.

Project Templates

Template Used By Purpose
product-brief-template.md Cadence Executive product brief
prd-template.md Maestro Product Requirements Document
epics-template.md Maestro Epic/story breakdown structure
ux-design-template.md Lyric UX design specification
architecture-decision-template.md Opus Architecture decision document
readiness-report-template.md Opus Implementation readiness assessment

Research Templates

Template Used By Purpose
research-template.md Cadence Market, domain, or technical research
brainstorming-template.md Cadence Brainstorming session record
project-context-template.md Cadence LLM-optimized project context

Implementation Templates

Template Used By Purpose
story-template.md Tempo Story with dev context and tasks
story-acceptance-criteria-template.md Tempo Given/When/Then acceptance criteria
tech-spec-template.md Solo Quick-flow technical specification

Documentation Templates

Template Used By Purpose
document-project-overview.md Verse Project documentation overview
document-project-index.md Verse Documentation index page
document-project-deep-dive.md Verse Deep-dive technical documentation
document-project-source-tree.md Verse Source tree documentation