[vibe](../README.md) > [Investigations](README.md) > **_template**

<!-- Copy this file to INV-NNN-slug.md, fill in, delete this note. -->

# INV-NNN: Title

> **Status**: In progress | Complete | Blocked
> **Date**: YYYY-MM-DD
> **Priority**: 🔴 High | 🟠 Medium | 🟡 Low
> **Related**: ADR-NNNN · PRD · upstream/downstream links

## Objectives

What this investigation set out to answer. Use checkboxes so progress is visible at a glance.

- [ ] Question or goal 1
- [ ] Question or goal 2

## Executive summary

Two or three sentences a busy reader can absorb without scrolling: what was investigated, what was found, and what (if anything) to do about it.

## Findings

Write each finding for diagonal reading: lead with the Brief, then evidence, then the bold Finding.

### 1. Finding title

**Brief.** One line stating what this section is about.

Evidence — the data, logs, code paths, commands, or reasoning that support the conclusion.

**Finding:** the bold takeaway. Tag with a classification emoji (🔴 / 🟠 / 🟡 / 🟢 / 🔵).

### 2. Finding title

**Brief.** ...

Evidence ...

**Finding:** ...

## Summary table

| # | Finding | Classification | Action |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | ... | 🟠 | ... |
| 2 | ... | 🟢 | ... |

## Classification

| Emoji | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| 🔴 | Critical — data-loss or breaking risk confirmed |
| 🟠 | Significant — degraded but working, or a real coupling to watch |
| 🟡 | Minor — worth noting, low impact |
| 🟢 | Healthy — verified safe / no issue found |
| 🔵 | Informational — context, no action implied |

## Open questions

- Anything left unresolved, deferred, or needing a follow-up investigation.

## References

- Commands, files, PRs, ADRs, PRDs, or external docs consulted (descriptive link text, never "here"/"this").