# Configuration
This document covers target-repo bootstrap, generated files, and the runtime
configuration that `opensymphony run` expects.
## Bootstrap
Use `opensymphony init` from the target repository root:
```bash
cd /path/to/target-repo
opensymphony init
```
`opensymphony init` is the primary setup path for existing repositories. It:
- fetches the current starter files from the template repo's raw GitHub URLs
- copies missing files into the target repo
- leaves an existing `AGENTS.md` untouched and writes starter guidance to
`AGENTS-example.md` during first-time setup
- prompts before overwriting other conflicting files
- fills the `WORKFLOW.md` clone hook from `git remote` when possible
- offers to fill the Linear project slug/key in `WORKFLOW.md`
- creates or updates `.gitignore` so local OpenSymphony runtime state stays untracked
- can optionally scaffold OpenHands AI PR review
- can configure the GitHub Actions variables, label, and optional review secret
automatically when `gh` is installed and can access the repository
- prompts whether to commit and push the generated OpenSymphony files so shared
skills and, when selected, AI PR Review setup are present in the remote
repository before story work starts
For repositories that are already initialized, `opensymphony update` is the
maintenance path for template-owned skills:
```bash
cd /path/to/target-repo
opensymphony update
```
The command first checks whether the installed CLI is older than the newest
published `opensymphony` release and only runs `cargo install opensymphony`
when it actually needs to. If the current directory already looks like an
OpenSymphony target repo because it has both `WORKFLOW.md` and `config.yaml`,
the command then refreshes changed or new files under `.agents/skills/`.
The template repository is still the upstream source of those starter assets,
but it is an implementation detail of `opensymphony init`, not a required
manual setup step:
- [kumanday/OpenSymphony-template](https://github.com/kumanday/OpenSymphony-template)
- [Raw template base](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kumanday/OpenSymphony-template/refs/heads/main/WORKFLOW.md)
## Files Added By `init`
Core bootstrap payload:
- `WORKFLOW.md`
- `AGENTS.md`
- `AGENTS-example.md` when `AGENTS.md` already existed before first-time setup
- `config.yaml`
- `.gitignore` created or updated to ignore OpenSymphony runtime state
- `.agents/skills/` copied recursively, including skill-local `references/`, `scripts/`, and similar helper files
- `.agents/skills/linear/references/`
- `.github/CODEOWNERS`
- `.github/pull_request_template.md`
## Refreshing Template Skills
`opensymphony update` only refreshes template-managed files under
`.agents/skills/`.
It does not:
- rerun the interactive `init` prompts
- modify `WORKFLOW.md`
- merge or rewrite `AGENTS.md`
- create `AGENTS-example.md` after `config.yaml` exists
- copy `.github/*` bootstrap files
- delete repo-local extra skills that are not in the template tree
Optional AI PR review scaffolding:
- `.github/workflows/ai-pr-review.yml`
- `.agents/skills/custom-codereview-guide.md`
## Labels
If you enable AI PR review and `gh` is available with repository access,
`opensymphony init` can create the `review-this` label for you. If automation is
skipped, create it once per repository:
```bash
gh label create "review-this" --description "Trigger AI PR review" --color "d73a4a" --force
```
## Review The Generated Workflow
After `init`, review `WORKFLOW.md` and `config.yaml`.
If you accept the final commit/push prompt, `init` stages only the files it
created or updated, commits them as `chore: bootstrap OpenSymphony`, and pushes
`HEAD` to the detected git remote. If the repository already has staged changes
or no single remote can be detected, `init` leaves git alone and prints a
reminder to commit and push manually.
Important fields:
| `tracker.project_slug` | Linear `Project.slugId` from the project URL | - | `my-project-5250e49b61f4` |
| `workspace.root` | Where to store per-issue workspaces | - | `~/.opensymphony/workspaces` |
| `openhands.conversation.agent.llm.model` | LLM model to use | `LLM_MODEL` | `openai/accounts/fireworks/models/glm-5p1` |
For Linear trackers, `tracker.project_slug` should store the project's
`slugId`, not a `team/project` path.
## Environment Variables
OpenSymphony uses standard OpenHands environment variable names.
Fireworks example via the OpenAI-compatible provider adapter:
```bash
export LLM_MODEL="openai/accounts/fireworks/models/glm-5p1"
export LLM_API_KEY="fw-..."
export LLM_BASE_URL="https://api.fireworks.ai/inference/v1"
```
The workflow supports `${VAR}` syntax for environment variable substitution in
the front matter:
```yaml
openhands:
conversation:
agent:
llm:
model: ${LLM_MODEL}
```
## Conversation Condensation
Optional conversation condensation is enabled by default per workflow to reduce
long-history context pressure before the agent-server hits the model window:
```yaml
openhands:
conversation:
agent:
condenser:
max_size: 240
keep_first: 2
```
OpenSymphony forwards an OpenHands `LLMSummarizingCondenser` that reuses the
conversation agent's LLM settings. The condenser is enabled by default with
`max_size: 240` and `keep_first: 2`. To disable it, set `enabled: false`.
## Runtime Config
`opensymphony init` also copies a starter `config.yaml` next to the target
repository `WORKFLOW.md`.
Minimal local-supervised example:
```yaml
control_plane:
bind: 127.0.0.1:2468
openhands:
tool_dir: ~/.opensymphony/openhands-server
memory:
auto_capture: true
auto_archive: false
```
Provision that app-managed directory with:
```bash
opensymphony install openhands
```
For managed local OpenHands, OpenSymphony derives a repository-scoped
conversation store from `openhands.tool_dir` and the target repo path:
```text
<tool_dir>/workspace/conversations/repos/<repo-key>/
active/
archived/
```
`opensymphony run` first moves known terminal issue conversations from existing
workspace manifests into `archived/`, then prepares `active/` from current
Linear candidate issue manifests before launching the managed server with
`OH_CONVERSATIONS_PATH` pointing at `active/`. The terminal-workspace sweep is a
temporary compatibility shim for older flat stores. This keeps completed or
manually archived issue history out of normal server startup while preserving it
for `opensymphony debug`.
When your workflow points at an external OpenHands agent-server with
`openhands.transport.session_api_key_env`, `config.yaml` can omit
`openhands.tool_dir`.
Use [examples/target-repo/config.yaml](../examples/target-repo/config.yaml) as
the starting template if you want to inspect the checked-in example.
[examples/configs/local-dev.yaml](../examples/configs/local-dev.yaml) is a
developer-facing doctor fixture for this repository. It is not the runtime
config that `opensymphony run` looks for in a target repo.
## Memory Configuration
Project memory stores runtime state under `.opensymphony/memory` and can be
captured automatically by `opensymphony run`. Runtime automation is controlled
by `config.yaml`:
```yaml
memory:
auto_capture: true
auto_archive: false
```
`auto_capture` defaults to `true`. It captures terminal issue transitions
observed by the run loop. `auto_archive` defaults to `false`; when enabled, it
archives only after successful capture with no blocking warnings.
When archive succeeds and the repo uses the managed local OpenHands server,
OpenSymphony also moves the issue's persisted conversation from the repo-scoped
`active/` store to `archived/`.
Initialize the shared memory policy and learned ontology file with:
```bash
opensymphony memory init
```
This creates `.opensymphony/memory/memory.yaml` and updates `.gitignore` so only
that shared config is tracked. Capsules, markdown indexes, DuckDB, source
snapshots, and runtime logs remain local:
```text
.opensymphony/memory/
memory.yaml
issues/
indexes/
memory.duckdb
```
`memory.yaml` contains policy plus learned structure. `memory init` seeds stable
areas from existing top-level `docs/*.md` files when present; otherwise it
starts with an empty `areas` map and capture evolves it from Linear and PR
narrative evidence:
```yaml
memory_root: .opensymphony/memory
visibility: private
index_path: .opensymphony/memory/memory.duckdb
confidence_threshold: 75
markdown_indexes: true
docs:
public_root: docs
default_visibility: public
deny_private_links: true
areas:
openhands-runtime:
title: OpenHands Runtime
docs_target: docs/openhands-runtime.md
visibility: public
status: stable
confidence: 85
aliases:
- OpenHands Runtime
source_refs:
docs:
- docs/openhands-runtime.md
linear_labels:
- runtime
```
Private memory should stay out of source control. Commit
`.opensymphony/memory/memory.yaml` and generated public docs when appropriate;
do not commit issue capsules, markdown indexes, DuckDB, source snapshots, or
runtime state.
## OpenHands PR Review
If you opt into OpenHands PR review during `init`, the CLI will try to
configure the GitHub Actions variables, label, and optional review secret for
you when:
- `gh` is installed
- `gh` can access the target repository
- you approve the automation prompt
If any of those are missing, `init` falls back to a short checklist plus the
manual `gh` commands. The full verification and branch-protection guidance
lives in the OpenSymphony docs at
[ai-pr-review-human-setup.md](ai-pr-review-human-setup.md); `init` does not
copy that guide into the target repository.
## Current model
- COE-401 contributed: PR #92: COE-401: Web app entry and deployment modes (merge `73b9067`)
## Important invariants
- Preserve the behavior described in the recent captured changes unless current code and tests show it has changed.
- Use capsule source refs to inspect the original PR or Linear issue when context is ambiguous.
## Operational flow
- No generated diagram requested for this sync.
## Known gotchas
- No area-specific gotchas were inferred from the selected memory.
## Recent changes
- COE-401: Web App Entry And Deployment Modes
## Source refs
- COE-401