> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.orbitagents.xyz/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Decisions > Standing instructions that survive across sessions. A decision is a directive you file once that every relevant agent reads before every run. Decisions are the most powerful feature in Orbit. ## What a decision looks like * "Always use the \$49 pricing for outbound" * "Don't contact leads from Company X" * "The auth flow uses JWT — don't suggest alternatives" * "Today, focus on finding leads in the healthcare sector" ## Why they matter File a decision once and every future agent run respects it automatically — no re-explaining, no copy-pasting into system prompts, no hoping the agent remembers. This is the difference between being the glue between your tools and actually directing them. ## Scope and lifecycle Every decision has a **scope** — which agents it applies to. You can target a single agent, a project, a surface (like all Claude Code sessions), or your entire workspace. Decisions stay active until you close them. When a decision is no longer relevant, you close it out and agents stop reading it. ## How agents receive decisions When an agent calls `orbit_heartbeat` at the start of a run, Orbit returns the active decisions scoped to that agent. If the agent's planned output would contradict a decision, Orbit surfaces the conflict instead of letting it slip through. File, edit, or close a decision from your dashboard.