# Parameter :: 11. `scope::`
-- **Summary:** Select the write target for `.config` set and unset operations.
-- **Type:** `ConfigScope`
-- **Default:** user
-- **Commands:** `.config`
-- **Group:** Config Identity
Selects which settings file is modified by `.config key::K value::V` or `.config key::K unset::1`. Has no effect on read/show operations.
- **Type:** [`ConfigScope`](../type/06_config_scope.md)
- **Default:** `user`
- **Validation:** must be `user` or `project`; any other value → exit 1
```sh
cm .config key::model value::claude-opus-4-6 scope::user # writes ~/.claude/settings.json
cm .config key::model value::claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 scope::project # writes {cwd}/.claude/settings.json
```
### Referenced Commands
| 1 | [`.config`](../command/config.md#command--13-config) |
### Referenced Parameter Groups
| 1 | [Config Identity](../param_group/04_config_identity.md) |
### Referenced Types
| 1 | [`ConfigScope`](../type/06_config_scope.md) |
### Referenced User Stories
| 1 | [004 Settings Management](../user_story/004_settings_management.md) | Developer (settings management) |