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ADR-0001: Crisis Gate Ordering

Status: Superseded (2026-10-03). The live crisis design is owned by gc-sms; see the GiveCare SMS Runtime Contract and Crisis Routing. This record is kept as history. Its legal citation (FCC Order DA 20-402) and its Crisis Text Line "zero consent gate" precedent were not verified and are not endorsed; Crisis Text Line's own terms say users agree to its Terms of Service.

GiveCare. "Architecture Decision Record 0001 — Crisis Gate Ordering." 2026-03-14.

Decision

The crisis gate (risk assessment + crisis response) precedes the consent gate in the SMS message pipeline. A caregiver in distress receives safety resources regardless of their opt-in status.

Key points used in wiki

  • Gate ordering: assessRisk → crisis gate → consent gate → bootstrap gate → Pi
  • Crisis detection at risk.level === 'high' || 'critical' preempts all other processing
  • Legal basis: TCPA emergency exemption — FCC Order DA 20-402 (47 C.F.R. 64.1200(a))
  • Industry precedent: Crisis Text Line (741741) operates with zero consent gate
  • Safety always preempts consent, bootstrap, loop state, and all other processing