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# VTCode Configuration File
# Getting-started reference; see docs/config/CONFIGURATION_PRECEDENCE.md for override order.
# Copy this file to vtcode.toml and customize as needed.
# Core agent behavior; see docs/config/CONFIGURATION_PRECEDENCE.md.
[]
# Primary LLM provider to use (e.g., "openai", "gemini", "anthropic", "openrouter")
= "openai"
# Environment variable containing the API key for the provider
= "OPENAI_API_KEY"
# Default model to use when no specific model is specified
= "gpt-5-nano"
# Visual theme for the terminal interface
= "ciapre-dark"
# Enable TODO planning helper mode for structured task management
= true
# UI surface to use ("auto", "alternate", "inline")
= "auto"
# Maximum number of conversation turns before rotating context (affects memory usage)
# Lower values reduce memory footprint but may lose context; higher values preserve context but use more memory
= 50
# Reasoning effort level ("low", "medium", "high") - affects model usage and response speed
= "low"
# Enable self-review loop to check and improve responses (increases API calls)
= false
# Maximum number of review passes when self-review is enabled
= 1
# Enable prompt refinement loop for improved prompt quality (increases processing time)
= false
# Maximum passes for prompt refinement when enabled
= 1
# Optional alternate model for refinement (leave empty to use default)
= ""
# Maximum size of project documentation to include in context (in bytes)
= 16384
# Maximum size of instruction files to process (in bytes)
= 16384
# List of additional instruction files to include in context
= []
# Onboarding configuration - Customize the startup experience
[]
# Enable the onboarding welcome message on startup
= true
# Custom introduction text shown on startup
= "Let's get oriented. I preloaded workspace context so we can move fast."
# Include project overview information in welcome
= true
# Include language summary information in welcome
= false
# Include key guideline highlights from AGENTS.md
= true
# Include usage tips in the welcome message
= false
# Include recommended actions in the welcome message
= false
# Maximum number of guideline highlights to show
= 3
# List of usage tips shown during onboarding
= [
"Describe your current coding goal or ask for a quick status overview.",
"Reference AGENTS.md guidelines when proposing changes.",
"Draft or refresh your TODO list with update_plan before coding.",
"Prefer asking for targeted file reads or diffs before editing.",
]
# List of recommended actions shown during onboarding
= [
"Start the session by outlining a 3–6 step TODO plan via update_plan.",
"Review the highlighted guidelines and share the task you want to tackle.",
"Ask for a workspace tour if you need more context.",
]
# Custom prompts configuration - Define personal assistant commands
[]
# Enable the custom prompts feature with /prompts:<name> syntax
= true
# Directory where custom prompt files are stored
= "~/.vtcode/prompts"
# Additional directories to search for custom prompts
= []
# Maximum file size for custom prompts (in kilobytes)
= 64
# Custom API keys for specific providers
[]
# Moonshot AI API key (for specific provider access)
= "sk-sDj3JUXDbfARCYKNL4q7iGWRtWuhL1M4O6zzgtDpN3Yxt9EA"
# Checkpointing configuration for session persistence
[]
# Enable automatic session checkpointing
= false
# Maximum number of checkpoints to keep on disk
= 50
# Maximum age of checkpoints to keep (in days)
= 30
# Tool security configuration
[]
# Default policy when no specific policy is defined ("allow", "prompt", "deny")
# "allow" - Execute without confirmation
# "prompt" - Ask for confirmation
# "deny" - Block the tool
= "prompt"
# Maximum number of tool loops allowed per turn (prevents infinite loops)
# Higher values allow more complex operations but risk performance issues
# Recommended: 20 for most tasks, 50 for complex multi-step workflows
= 20
# Maximum number of repeated identical tool calls (prevents stuck loops)
= 2
# Specific tool policies - Override default policy for individual tools
[]
= "prompt" # Apply code patches (requires confirmation)
= "allow" # AST-based code search (no confirmation needed)
= "prompt" # Execute bash commands (requires confirmation)
= "allow" # Close PTY sessions (no confirmation needed)
= "allow" # Create PTY sessions (no confirmation needed)
= "prompt" # HTTP requests (requires confirmation)
= "allow" # Edit files directly (no confirmation needed)
= "allow" # Git diff operations (no confirmation needed)
= "allow" # File content search (no confirmation needed)
= "allow" # List directory contents (no confirmation needed)
= "allow" # List PTY sessions (no confirmation needed)
= "allow" # Read files (no confirmation needed)
= "allow" # Read PTY session output (no confirmation needed)
= "allow" # Resize PTY sessions (no confirmation needed)
= "prompt" # Run commands in PTY (requires confirmation)
= "prompt" # Run terminal commands (requires confirmation)
= "prompt" # Send input to PTY (requires confirmation)
= "allow" # Simple file search (no confirmation needed)
= "prompt" # Semantic region operations (requires confirmation)
= "allow" # Update task plans (no confirmation needed)
= "allow" # Write files (no confirmation needed)
# Command security - Define safe and dangerous command patterns
[]
# Commands that are always allowed without confirmation
= [
"ls", # List directory contents
"pwd", # Print working directory
"git status", # Show git status
"git diff", # Show git differences
"cargo check", # Check Rust code
"echo", # Print text
]
# Commands that are never allowed
= [
"rm -rf /", # Delete root directory (dangerous)
"rm -rf ~", # Delete home directory (dangerous)
"shutdown", # Shut down system (dangerous)
"reboot", # Reboot system (dangerous)
"sudo *", # Any sudo command (dangerous)
":(){ :|:& };:", # Fork bomb (dangerous)
]
# Command patterns that are allowed (supports glob patterns)
= [
"git *", # All git commands
"cargo *", # All cargo commands
"python -m *", # Python module commands
]
# Command patterns that are denied (supports glob patterns)
= [
"rm *", # All rm commands
"sudo *", # All sudo commands
"chmod *", # All chmod commands
"chown *", # All chown commands
"kubectl *", # All kubectl commands (admin access)
]
# Regular expression patterns for allowed commands (if needed)
= []
# Regular expression patterns for denied commands (if needed)
= []
# Security configuration - Safety settings for automated operations
[]
# Require human confirmation for potentially dangerous actions
= true
# Require explicit write tool usage for claims about file modifications
= true
# Auto-apply patches without prompting (DANGEROUS - disable for safety)
= false
# UI configuration - Terminal and display settings
[]
# Tool output display mode
# "compact" - Concise tool output
# "expanded" - Detailed tool output
# "pane" - Separate tool output pane
= "compact"
# Number of rows to allocate for inline UI viewport
= 16
# Show timeline navigation panel
= false
# Status line configuration
[]
# Status line mode ("auto", "command", "hidden")
= "auto"
# How often to refresh status line (milliseconds)
= 2000
# Timeout for command execution in status line (milliseconds)
= 200
# PTY (Pseudo Terminal) configuration - For interactive command execution
[]
# Enable PTY support for interactive commands
= true
# Default number of terminal rows for PTY sessions
= 24
# Default number of terminal columns for PTY sessions
= 80
# Maximum number of concurrent PTY sessions
= 10
# Command timeout in seconds (prevents hanging commands)
= 300
# Number of recent lines to show in PTY output
= 20
# Total lines to keep in PTY scrollback buffer
= 400
# Context management configuration - Controls conversation memory
[]
# Maximum number of tokens to keep in context (affects model cost and performance)
# Higher values preserve more context but cost more and may hit token limits
= 90000
# Percentage to trim context to when it gets too large
= 60
# Number of recent conversation turns to always preserve
= 6
# Decision ledger configuration - Track important decisions
[]
# Enable decision tracking and persistence
= true
# Maximum number of decisions to keep in ledger
= 12
# Include ledger summary in model prompts
= true
# Preserve ledger during context compression
= true
# Token budget management - Track and limit token usage
[]
# Enable token usage tracking and budget enforcement
= false
# Model to use for token counting (must match your actual model)
= "gpt-4o-mini"
# Percentage threshold to warn about token usage (0.75 = 75%)
= 0.75
# Percentage threshold to trigger context compaction (0.85 = 85%)
= 0.85
# Enable detailed component-level token tracking (increases overhead)
= false
# Context curation - Intelligent context management
[]
# Enable automatic context curation (filters and optimizes context)
= false
# Maximum tokens to allow per turn after curation
= 50000
# Number of recent messages to always preserve
= 5
# Maximum number of tool descriptions to keep in context
= 10
# Include decision ledger in curation
= true
# Maximum ledger entries to include in curation
= 12
# Include recent error messages in context
= true
# Maximum recent errors to include
= 3
# AI model routing - Intelligent model selection
[]
# Enable intelligent model routing
= true
# Enable heuristic-based model selection
= true
# Optional override model for routing decisions (empty = use default)
= ""
# Model mapping for different task types
[]
# Model for simple queries
= "gpt-5-nano"
# Model for standard tasks
= "gpt-5-nano"
# Model for complex tasks
= "gpt-5-nano"
# Model for code generation heavy tasks
= "gpt-5-nano"
# Model for information retrieval heavy tasks
= "gpt-5-nano"
# Router budget settings (if applicable)
[]
# Router heuristic patterns for task classification
[]
# Maximum characters for short requests
= 120
# Minimum characters for long requests
= 1200
# Text patterns that indicate code patch operations
= [
"```",
"diff --git",
"apply_patch",
"unified diff",
"patch",
"edit_file",
"create_file",
]
# Text patterns that indicate information retrieval
= [
"search",
"web",
"google",
"docs",
"cite",
"source",
"up-to-date",
]
# Text patterns that indicate complex multi-step tasks
= [
"plan",
"multi-step",
"decompose",
"orchestrate",
"architecture",
"benchmark",
"implement end-to-end",
"design api",
"refactor module",
"evaluate",
"tests suite",
]
# Telemetry and analytics
[]
# Enable trajectory logging for usage analysis
= true
# Syntax highlighting configuration
[]
# Enable syntax highlighting for code in tool output
= true
# Theme for syntax highlighting
= "base16-ocean.dark"
# Cache syntax highlighting themes for performance
= true
# Maximum file size for syntax highlighting (in MB)
= 10
# Programming languages to enable syntax highlighting for
= ["rust", "python", "javascript", "typescript", "go", "java"]
# Timeout for syntax highlighting operations (milliseconds)
= 1000
# Automation features - Full-auto mode settings
[]
# Enable full automation mode (DANGEROUS - requires careful oversight)
= false
# Maximum number of turns before asking for human input
= 30
# Tools allowed in full automation mode
= [
"write_file",
"read_file",
"list_files",
"grep_file",
"simple_search",
]
# Require profile acknowledgment before using full auto
= true
# Path to full auto profile configuration
= "automation/full_auto_profile.toml"
# Prompt caching - Cache model responses for efficiency
[]
# Enable prompt caching (reduces API calls for repeated prompts)
= false
# Directory for cache storage
= "~/.vtcode/cache/prompts"
# Maximum number of cache entries to keep
= 1000
# Maximum age of cache entries (in days)
= 30
# Enable automatic cache cleanup
= true
# Minimum quality threshold to keep cache entries
= 0.7
# Prompt cache configuration for OpenAI
[]
= true
= 1024
= 3600
= true
# Prompt cache configuration for Anthropic
[]
= true
= 300
= 3600
= 4
= true
= true
# Prompt cache configuration for Gemini
[]
= true
= "implicit"
= 1024
= 3600
# Prompt cache configuration for OpenRouter
[]
= true
= true
= true
# Prompt cache configuration for Moonshot
[]
= true
# Prompt cache configuration for xAI
[]
= true
# Prompt cache configuration for DeepSeek
[]
= true
= true
# Prompt cache configuration for Z.AI
[]
= false
# Model Context Protocol (MCP) - Connect external tools and services
[]
# Enable Model Context Protocol (may impact startup time if services unavailable)
= true
= 5
= 30
= 3
# MCP UI configuration
[]
= "compact"
= 50
= true
# MCP renderer profiles for different services
[]
= "sequential-thinking"
= "context7"
# MCP provider configuration - External services that connect via MCP
[[]]
= "time"
= "uvx"
= ["mcp-server-time"]
= true
= 3
[]
# Agent Client Protocol (ACP) - IDE integration
[]
= true
[]
= true
= "stdio"
= "full_auto"
[]
= true
= true