ADR-0001: Crisis Gate Ordering

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