# CAP Theorem on AWS — consistency checklist

Worksheet for classifying a workload on the CP/AP spectrum and picking DynamoDB vs Aurora vs ElastiCache patterns.

## Usage

1. List write paths and read paths for one user-facing feature.
2. Mark each path: must be linearizable? tolerant of stale reads?
3. Map to AWS controls in the table in the guide.

## Files

- `consistency-decision-worksheet.md` — copy into your design doc