# RFC {RFC-NUMBER}: {TITLE} ## Changelog - {date}: {changelog} ## Abstract > A brief high-level synopsis of the topic of discussion for this RFC, ideally > just a few sentences. This should help the reader quickly decide whether the > rest of the discussion is relevant to their interest. ## Background > Any context or orientation needed for a reader to understand and participate > in the substance of the Discussion. If necessary, this section may include > links to other documentation or sources rather than restating existing > material, but should provide enough detail that the reader can tell what they > need to read to be up-to-date. ### References > Links to external materials needed to follow the discussion may be added here. > > In addition, if the discussion in a request for comments leads to any design > decisions, it may be helpful to add links to the ADR documents here after the > discussion has settled. ## Discussion > This section contains the core of the discussion. > > There is no fixed format for this section, but ideally changes to this > section should be updated before merging to reflect any discussion that took > place on the PR that made those changes.