config-reference.md Codex Docs, 2026-04-15 06:44 UTC → 2026-04-24 12:28 UTC

24| `approval_policy.granular.rules` | `boolean` | When `true`, approvals triggered by execpolicy `prompt` rules are allowed to surface. |24| `approval_policy.granular.rules` | `boolean` | When `true`, approvals triggered by execpolicy `prompt` rules are allowed to surface. |

25| `approval_policy.granular.sandbox_approval` | `boolean` | When `true`, sandbox escalation approval prompts are allowed to surface. |25| `approval_policy.granular.sandbox_approval` | `boolean` | When `true`, sandbox escalation approval prompts are allowed to surface. |

26| `approval_policy.granular.skill_approval` | `boolean` | When `true`, skill-script approval prompts are allowed to surface. |26| `approval_policy.granular.skill_approval` | `boolean` | When `true`, skill-script approval prompts are allowed to surface. |

27| `approvals_reviewer` | `user | guardian_subagent` | Select who reviews eligible approval prompts. Defaults to `user`; `guardian_subagent` routes supported reviews through the Guardian reviewer subagent. |27| `approvals_reviewer` | `user | auto_review` | Who reviews eligible approval prompts under `on-request` or granular approval policies. Defaults to `user`; `auto_review` uses the reviewer subagent. This setting doesn't change sandboxing or review actions already allowed inside the sandbox. |

28| `apps._default.destructive_enabled` | `boolean` | Default allow/deny for app tools with `destructive_hint = true`. |28| `apps._default.destructive_enabled` | `boolean` | Default allow/deny for app tools with `destructive_hint = true`. |

29| `apps._default.enabled` | `boolean` | Default app enabled state for all apps unless overridden per app. |29| `apps._default.enabled` | `boolean` | Default app enabled state for all apps unless overridden per app. |

30| `apps._default.open_world_enabled` | `boolean` | Default allow/deny for app tools with `open_world_hint = true`. |30| `apps._default.open_world_enabled` | `boolean` | Default allow/deny for app tools with `open_world_hint = true`. |

35| `apps.<id>.open_world_enabled` | `boolean` | Allow or block tools in this app that advertise `open_world_hint = true`. |35| `apps.<id>.open_world_enabled` | `boolean` | Allow or block tools in this app that advertise `open_world_hint = true`. |

36| `apps.<id>.tools.<tool>.approval_mode` | `auto | prompt | approve` | Per-tool approval behavior override for a single app tool. |36| `apps.<id>.tools.<tool>.approval_mode` | `auto | prompt | approve` | Per-tool approval behavior override for a single app tool. |

37| `apps.<id>.tools.<tool>.enabled` | `boolean` | Per-tool enabled override for an app tool (for example `repos/list`). |37| `apps.<id>.tools.<tool>.enabled` | `boolean` | Per-tool enabled override for an app tool (for example `repos/list`). |

38| `auto_review.policy` | `string` | Local Markdown policy instructions for automatic review. Managed `guardian_policy_config` takes precedence. Blank values are ignored. |

38| `background_terminal_max_timeout` | `number` | Maximum poll window in milliseconds for empty `write_stdin` polls (background terminal polling). Default: `300000` (5 minutes). Replaces the older `background_terminal_timeout` key. |39| `background_terminal_max_timeout` | `number` | Maximum poll window in milliseconds for empty `write_stdin` polls (background terminal polling). Default: `300000` (5 minutes). Replaces the older `background_terminal_timeout` key. |

39| `chatgpt_base_url` | `string` | Override the base URL used during the ChatGPT login flow. |40| `chatgpt_base_url` | `string` | Override the base URL used during the ChatGPT login flow. |

40| `check_for_update_on_startup` | `boolean` | Check for Codex updates on startup (set to false only when updates are centrally managed). |41| `check_for_update_on_startup` | `boolean` | Check for Codex updates on startup (set to false only when updates are centrally managed). |

50| `features.codex_hooks` | `boolean` | Enable lifecycle hooks loaded from `hooks.json` (under development; off by default). |51| `features.codex_hooks` | `boolean` | Enable lifecycle hooks loaded from `hooks.json` (under development; off by default). |

51| `features.enable_request_compression` | `boolean` | Compress streaming request bodies with zstd when supported (stable; on by default). |52| `features.enable_request_compression` | `boolean` | Compress streaming request bodies with zstd when supported (stable; on by default). |

52| `features.fast_mode` | `boolean` | Enable Fast mode selection and the `service_tier = "fast"` path (stable; on by default). |53| `features.fast_mode` | `boolean` | Enable Fast mode selection and the `service_tier = "fast"` path (stable; on by default). |

54| `features.memories` | `boolean` | Enable [Memories](https://developers.openai.com/codex/memories) (off by default). |

53| `features.multi_agent` | `boolean` | Enable multi-agent collaboration tools (`spawn_agent`, `send_input`, `resume_agent`, `wait_agent`, and `close_agent`) (stable; on by default). |55| `features.multi_agent` | `boolean` | Enable multi-agent collaboration tools (`spawn_agent`, `send_input`, `resume_agent`, `wait_agent`, and `close_agent`) (stable; on by default). |

54| `features.personality` | `boolean` | Enable personality selection controls (stable; on by default). |56| `features.personality` | `boolean` | Enable personality selection controls (stable; on by default). |

55| `features.prevent_idle_sleep` | `boolean` | Prevent the machine from sleeping while a turn is actively running (experimental; off by default). |57| `features.prevent_idle_sleep` | `boolean` | Prevent the machine from sleeping while a turn is actively running (experimental; off by default). |

56| `features.shell_snapshot` | `boolean` | Snapshot shell environment to speed up repeated commands (stable; on by default). |58| `features.shell_snapshot` | `boolean` | Snapshot shell environment to speed up repeated commands (stable; on by default). |

57| `features.shell_tool` | `boolean` | Enable the default `shell` tool for running commands (stable; on by default). |59| `features.shell_tool` | `boolean` | Enable the default `shell` tool for running commands (stable; on by default). |

58| `features.skill_mcp_dependency_install` | `boolean` | Allow prompting and installing missing MCP dependencies for skills (stable; on by default). |60| `features.skill_mcp_dependency_install` | `boolean` | Allow prompting and installing missing MCP dependencies for skills (stable; on by default). |

59| `features.smart_approvals` | `boolean` | Route eligible approval requests through the guardian reviewer subagent (experimental; off by default). |

60| `features.undo` | `boolean` | Enable undo support (stable; off by default). |61| `features.undo` | `boolean` | Enable undo support (stable; off by default). |

61| `features.unified_exec` | `boolean` | Use the unified PTY-backed exec tool (stable; enabled by default except on Windows). |62| `features.unified_exec` | `boolean` | Use the unified PTY-backed exec tool (stable; enabled by default except on Windows). |

62| `features.web_search` | `boolean` | Deprecated legacy toggle; prefer the top-level `web_search` setting. |63| `features.web_search` | `boolean` | Deprecated legacy toggle; prefer the top-level `web_search` setting. |

83| `mcp_servers.<id>.enabled_tools` | `array<string>` | Allow list of tool names exposed by the MCP server. |84| `mcp_servers.<id>.enabled_tools` | `array<string>` | Allow list of tool names exposed by the MCP server. |

84| `mcp_servers.<id>.env` | `map<string,string>` | Environment variables forwarded to the MCP stdio server. |85| `mcp_servers.<id>.env` | `map<string,string>` | Environment variables forwarded to the MCP stdio server. |

85| `mcp_servers.<id>.env_http_headers` | `map<string,string>` | HTTP headers populated from environment variables for an MCP HTTP server. |86| `mcp_servers.<id>.env_http_headers` | `map<string,string>` | HTTP headers populated from environment variables for an MCP HTTP server. |

86| `mcp_servers.<id>.env_vars` | `array<string>` | Additional environment variables to whitelist for an MCP stdio server. |87| `mcp_servers.<id>.env_vars` | `array<string | { name = string, source = "local" | "remote" }>` | Additional environment variables to whitelist for an MCP stdio server. String entries default to `source = "local"`; use `source = "remote"` only with executor-backed remote stdio. |

88| `mcp_servers.<id>.experimental_environment` | `local | remote` | Experimental placement for an MCP server. `remote` starts stdio servers through a remote executor environment; streamable HTTP remote placement is not implemented. |

87| `mcp_servers.<id>.http_headers` | `map<string,string>` | Static HTTP headers included with each MCP HTTP request. |89| `mcp_servers.<id>.http_headers` | `map<string,string>` | Static HTTP headers included with each MCP HTTP request. |

88| `mcp_servers.<id>.oauth_resource` | `string` | Optional RFC 8707 OAuth resource parameter to include during MCP login. |90| `mcp_servers.<id>.oauth_resource` | `string` | Optional RFC 8707 OAuth resource parameter to include during MCP login. |

89| `mcp_servers.<id>.required` | `boolean` | When true, fail startup/resume if this enabled MCP server cannot initialize. |91| `mcp_servers.<id>.required` | `boolean` | When true, fail startup/resume if this enabled MCP server cannot initialize. |

92| `mcp_servers.<id>.startup_timeout_sec` | `number` | Override the default 10s startup timeout for an MCP server. |94| `mcp_servers.<id>.startup_timeout_sec` | `number` | Override the default 10s startup timeout for an MCP server. |

93| `mcp_servers.<id>.tool_timeout_sec` | `number` | Override the default 60s per-tool timeout for an MCP server. |95| `mcp_servers.<id>.tool_timeout_sec` | `number` | Override the default 60s per-tool timeout for an MCP server. |

94| `mcp_servers.<id>.url` | `string` | Endpoint for an MCP streamable HTTP server. |96| `mcp_servers.<id>.url` | `string` | Endpoint for an MCP streamable HTTP server. |

95| `model` | `string` | Model to use (e.g., `gpt-5.4`). |97| `memories.consolidation_model` | `string` | Optional model override for global memory consolidation. |

98| `memories.disable_on_external_context` | `boolean` | When `true`, threads that use external context such as MCP tool calls, web search, or tool search are kept out of memory generation. Defaults to `false`. Legacy alias: `memories.no_memories_if_mcp_or_web_search`. |

99| `memories.extract_model` | `string` | Optional model override for per-thread memory extraction. |

100| `memories.generate_memories` | `boolean` | When `false`, newly created threads are not stored as memory-generation inputs. Defaults to `true`. |

101| `memories.max_raw_memories_for_consolidation` | `number` | Maximum recent raw memories retained for global consolidation. Defaults to `256` and is capped at `4096`. |

102| `memories.max_rollout_age_days` | `number` | Maximum age of threads considered for memory generation. Defaults to `30` and is clamped to `0`-`90`. |

103| `memories.max_rollouts_per_startup` | `number` | Maximum rollout candidates processed per startup pass. Defaults to `16` and is capped at `128`. |

104| `memories.max_unused_days` | `number` | Maximum days since a memory was last used before it becomes ineligible for consolidation. Defaults to `30` and is clamped to `0`-`365`. |

105| `memories.min_rollout_idle_hours` | `number` | Minimum idle time before a thread is considered for memory generation. Defaults to `6` and is clamped to `1`-`48`. |

106| `memories.use_memories` | `boolean` | When `false`, Codex skips injecting existing memories into future sessions. Defaults to `true`. |

107| `model` | `string` | Model to use (e.g., `gpt-5.5`). |

96| `model_auto_compact_token_limit` | `number` | Token threshold that triggers automatic history compaction (unset uses model defaults). |108| `model_auto_compact_token_limit` | `number` | Token threshold that triggers automatic history compaction (unset uses model defaults). |

97| `model_catalog_json` | `string (path)` | Optional path to a JSON model catalog loaded on startup. Profile-level `profiles.<name>.model_catalog_json` can override this per profile. |109| `model_catalog_json` | `string (path)` | Optional path to a JSON model catalog loaded on startup. Profile-level `profiles.<name>.model_catalog_json` can override this per profile. |

98| `model_context_window` | `number` | Context window tokens available to the active model. |110| `model_context_window` | `number` | Context window tokens available to the active model. |

150| `otel.trace_exporter.<id>.tls.client-certificate` | `string` | Client certificate path for OTEL trace exporter TLS. |162| `otel.trace_exporter.<id>.tls.client-certificate` | `string` | Client certificate path for OTEL trace exporter TLS. |

151| `otel.trace_exporter.<id>.tls.client-private-key` | `string` | Client private key path for OTEL trace exporter TLS. |163| `otel.trace_exporter.<id>.tls.client-private-key` | `string` | Client private key path for OTEL trace exporter TLS. |

152| `permissions.<name>.filesystem` | `table` | Named filesystem permission profile. Each key is an absolute path or special token such as `:minimal` or `:project_roots`. |164| `permissions.<name>.filesystem` | `table` | Named filesystem permission profile. Each key is an absolute path or special token such as `:minimal` or `:project_roots`. |

153| `permissions.<name>.filesystem.":project_roots".<subpath>` | `"read" | "write" | "none"` | Scoped filesystem access relative to the detected project roots. Use `"."` for the root itself. |165| `permissions.<name>.filesystem.":project_roots".<subpath-or-glob>` | `"read" | "write" | "none"` | Scoped filesystem access relative to the detected project roots. Use `"."` for the root itself; glob subpaths such as `"**/*.env"` can deny reads with `"none"`. |

154| `permissions.<name>.filesystem.<path>` | `"read" | "write" | "none" | table` | Grant direct access for a path or special token, or scope nested entries under that root. |166| `permissions.<name>.filesystem.<path-or-glob>` | `"read" | "write" | "none" | table` | Grant direct access for a path, glob pattern, or special token, or scope nested entries under that root. Use `"none"` to deny reads for matching paths. |

167| `permissions.<name>.filesystem.glob_scan_max_depth` | `number` | Maximum depth for expanding deny-read glob patterns on platforms that snapshot matches before sandbox startup. Must be at least `1` when set. |

155| `permissions.<name>.network.allow_local_binding` | `boolean` | Permit local bind/listen operations through the managed proxy. |168| `permissions.<name>.network.allow_local_binding` | `boolean` | Permit local bind/listen operations through the managed proxy. |

156| `permissions.<name>.network.allow_upstream_proxy` | `boolean` | Allow the managed proxy to chain to another upstream proxy. |169| `permissions.<name>.network.allow_upstream_proxy` | `boolean` | Allow the managed proxy to chain to another upstream proxy. |

157| `permissions.<name>.network.dangerously_allow_all_unix_sockets` | `boolean` | Allow the proxy to use arbitrary Unix sockets instead of the default restricted set. |170| `permissions.<name>.network.dangerously_allow_all_unix_sockets` | `boolean` | Allow the proxy to use arbitrary Unix sockets instead of the default restricted set. |

210| `tui.alternate_screen` | `auto | always | never` | Control alternate screen usage for the TUI (default: auto; auto skips it in Zellij to preserve scrollback). |223| `tui.alternate_screen` | `auto | always | never` | Control alternate screen usage for the TUI (default: auto; auto skips it in Zellij to preserve scrollback). |

211| `tui.animations` | `boolean` | Enable terminal animations (welcome screen, shimmer, spinner) (default: true). |224| `tui.animations` | `boolean` | Enable terminal animations (welcome screen, shimmer, spinner) (default: true). |

212| `tui.model_availability_nux.<model>` | `integer` | Internal startup-tooltip state keyed by model slug. |225| `tui.model_availability_nux.<model>` | `integer` | Internal startup-tooltip state keyed by model slug. |

213| `tui.notification_method` | `auto | osc9 | bel` | Notification method for unfocused terminal notifications (default: auto). |226| `tui.notification_condition` | `unfocused | always` | Control whether TUI notifications fire only when the terminal is unfocused or regardless of focus. Defaults to `unfocused`. |

227| `tui.notification_method` | `auto | osc9 | bel` | Notification method for terminal notifications (default: auto). |

214| `tui.notifications` | `boolean | array<string>` | Enable TUI notifications; optionally restrict to specific event types. |228| `tui.notifications` | `boolean | array<string>` | Enable TUI notifications; optionally restrict to specific event types. |

215| `tui.show_tooltips` | `boolean` | Show onboarding tooltips in the TUI welcome screen (default: true). |229| `tui.show_tooltips` | `boolean` | Show onboarding tooltips in the TUI welcome screen (default: true). |

216| `tui.status_line` | `array<string> | null` | Ordered list of TUI footer status-line item identifiers. `null` disables the status line. |230| `tui.status_line` | `array<string> | null` | Ordered list of TUI footer status-line item identifiers. `null` disables the status line. |

395 409 

396Type / Values410Type / Values

397 411 

398`user | guardian_subagent`412`user | auto_review`

399 413 

400Details414Details

401 415 

402Select who reviews eligible approval prompts. Defaults to `user`; `guardian_subagent` routes supported reviews through the Guardian reviewer subagent.416Who reviews eligible approval prompts under `on-request` or granular approval policies. Defaults to `user`; `auto_review` uses the reviewer subagent. This setting doesn't change sandboxing or review actions already allowed inside the sandbox.

403 417 

404Key418Key

405 419 

523 537 

524Key538Key

525 539 

540`auto_review.policy`

541 

542Type / Values

543 

544`string`

545 

546Details

547 

548Local Markdown policy instructions for automatic review. Managed `guardian_policy_config` takes precedence. Blank values are ignored.

549 

550Key

551 

526`background_terminal_max_timeout`552`background_terminal_max_timeout`

527 553 

528Type / Values554Type / Values

703 729 

704Key730Key

705 731 

732`features.memories`

733 

734Type / Values

735 

736`boolean`

737 

738Details

739 

740Enable [Memories](https://developers.openai.com/codex/memories) (off by default).

741 

742Key

743 

706`features.multi_agent`744`features.multi_agent`

707 745 

708Type / Values746Type / Values

775 813 

776Key814Key

777 815 

778`features.smart_approvals`

779 

780Type / Values

781 

782`boolean`

783 

784Details

785 

786Route eligible approval requests through the guardian reviewer subagent (experimental; off by default).

787 

788Key

789 

790`features.undo`816`features.undo`

791 817 

792Type / Values818Type / Values

1103 1129 

1104Type / Values1130Type / Values

1105 1131 

1106`array<string>`1132`array<string | { name = string, source = "local" | "remote" }>`

1133 

1134Details

1135 

1136Additional environment variables to whitelist for an MCP stdio server. String entries default to `source = "local"`; use `source = "remote"` only with executor-backed remote stdio.

1137 

1138Key

1139 

1140`mcp_servers.<id>.experimental_environment`

1141 

1142Type / Values

1143 

1144`local | remote`

1107 1145 

1108Details1146Details

1109 1147 

1110Additional environment variables to whitelist for an MCP stdio server.1148Experimental placement for an MCP server. `remote` starts stdio servers through a remote executor environment; streamable HTTP remote placement is not implemented.

1111 1149 

1112Key1150Key

1113 1151 

1207 1245 

1208Key1246Key

1209 1247 

1248`memories.consolidation_model`

1249 

1250Type / Values

1251 

1252`string`

1253 

1254Details

1255 

1256Optional model override for global memory consolidation.

1257 

1258Key

1259 

1260`memories.disable_on_external_context`

1261 

1262Type / Values

1263 

1264`boolean`

1265 

1266Details

1267 

1268When `true`, threads that use external context such as MCP tool calls, web search, or tool search are kept out of memory generation. Defaults to `false`. Legacy alias: `memories.no_memories_if_mcp_or_web_search`.

1269 

1270Key

1271 

1272`memories.extract_model`

1273 

1274Type / Values

1275 

1276`string`

1277 

1278Details

1279 

1280Optional model override for per-thread memory extraction.

1281 

1282Key

1283 

1284`memories.generate_memories`

1285 

1286Type / Values

1287 

1288`boolean`

1289 

1290Details

1291 

1292When `false`, newly created threads are not stored as memory-generation inputs. Defaults to `true`.

1293 

1294Key

1295 

1296`memories.max_raw_memories_for_consolidation`

1297 

1298Type / Values

1299 

1300`number`

1301 

1302Details

1303 

1304Maximum recent raw memories retained for global consolidation. Defaults to `256` and is capped at `4096`.

1305 

1306Key

1307 

1308`memories.max_rollout_age_days`

1309 

1310Type / Values

1311 

1312`number`

1313 

1314Details

1315 

1316Maximum age of threads considered for memory generation. Defaults to `30` and is clamped to `0`-`90`.

1317 

1318Key

1319 

1320`memories.max_rollouts_per_startup`

1321 

1322Type / Values

1323 

1324`number`

1325 

1326Details

1327 

1328Maximum rollout candidates processed per startup pass. Defaults to `16` and is capped at `128`.

1329 

1330Key

1331 

1332`memories.max_unused_days`

1333 

1334Type / Values

1335 

1336`number`

1337 

1338Details

1339 

1340Maximum days since a memory was last used before it becomes ineligible for consolidation. Defaults to `30` and is clamped to `0`-`365`.

1341 

1342Key

1343 

1344`memories.min_rollout_idle_hours`

1345 

1346Type / Values

1347 

1348`number`

1349 

1350Details

1351 

1352Minimum idle time before a thread is considered for memory generation. Defaults to `6` and is clamped to `1`-`48`.

1353 

1354Key

1355 

1356`memories.use_memories`

1357 

1358Type / Values

1359 

1360`boolean`

1361 

1362Details

1363 

1364When `false`, Codex skips injecting existing memories into future sessions. Defaults to `true`.

1365 

1366Key

1367 

1210`model`1368`model`

1211 1369 

1212Type / Values1370Type / Values

1215 1373 

1216Details1374Details

1217 1375 

1218Model to use (e.g., `gpt-5.4`).1376Model to use (e.g., `gpt-5.5`).

1219 1377 

1220Key1378Key

1221 1379 

1903 2061 

1904Key2062Key

1905 2063 

1906`permissions.<name>.filesystem.":project_roots".<subpath>`2064`permissions.<name>.filesystem.":project_roots".<subpath-or-glob>`

1907 2065 

1908Type / Values2066Type / Values

1909 2067 

1911 2069 

1912Details2070Details

1913 2071 

1914Scoped filesystem access relative to the detected project roots. Use `"."` for the root itself.2072Scoped filesystem access relative to the detected project roots. Use `"."` for the root itself; glob subpaths such as `"**/*.env"` can deny reads with `"none"`.

1915 2073 

1916Key2074Key

1917 2075 

1918`permissions.<name>.filesystem.<path>`2076`permissions.<name>.filesystem.<path-or-glob>`

1919 2077 

1920Type / Values2078Type / Values

1921 2079 

1923 2081 

1924Details2082Details

1925 2083 

1926Grant direct access for a path or special token, or scope nested entries under that root.2084Grant direct access for a path, glob pattern, or special token, or scope nested entries under that root. Use `"none"` to deny reads for matching paths.

2085 

2086Key

2087 

2088`permissions.<name>.filesystem.glob_scan_max_depth`

2089 

2090Type / Values

2091 

2092`number`

2093 

2094Details

2095 

2096Maximum depth for expanding deny-read glob patterns on platforms that snapshot matches before sandbox startup. Must be at least `1` when set.

1927 2097 

1928Key2098Key

1929 2099 

2623 2793 

2624Key2794Key

2625 2795 

2796`tui.notification_condition`

2797 

2798Type / Values

2799 

2800`unfocused | always`

2801 

2802Details

2803 

2804Control whether TUI notifications fire only when the terminal is unfocused or regardless of focus. Defaults to `unfocused`.

2805 

2806Key

2807 

2626`tui.notification_method`2808`tui.notification_method`

2627 2809 

2628Type / Values2810Type / Values

2631 2813 

2632Details2814Details

2633 2815 

2634Notification method for unfocused terminal notifications (default: auto).2816Notification method for terminal notifications (default: auto).

2635 2817 

2636Key2818Key

2637 2819 

2766| Key | Type / Values | Details |2948| Key | Type / Values | Details |

2767| --- | --- | --- |2949| --- | --- | --- |

2768| `allowed_approval_policies` | `array<string>` | Allowed values for `approval_policy` (for example `untrusted`, `on-request`, `never`, and `granular`). |2950| `allowed_approval_policies` | `array<string>` | Allowed values for `approval_policy` (for example `untrusted`, `on-request`, `never`, and `granular`). |

2769| `allowed_approvals_reviewers` | `array<string>` | Allowed values for `approvals_reviewer` (for example `user` and `guardian_subagent`). |2951| `allowed_approvals_reviewers` | `array<string>` | Allowed values for `approvals_reviewer`, such as `user` and `auto_review`. |

2770| `allowed_sandbox_modes` | `array<string>` | Allowed values for `sandbox_mode`. |2952| `allowed_sandbox_modes` | `array<string>` | Allowed values for `sandbox_mode`. |

2771| `allowed_web_search_modes` | `array<string>` | Allowed values for `web_search` (`disabled`, `cached`, `live`). `disabled` is always allowed; an empty list effectively allows only `disabled`. |2953| `allowed_web_search_modes` | `array<string>` | Allowed values for `web_search` (`disabled`, `cached`, `live`). `disabled` is always allowed; an empty list effectively allows only `disabled`. |

2772| `features` | `table` | Pinned feature values keyed by the canonical names from `config.toml`'s `[features]` table. |2954| `features` | `table` | Pinned feature values keyed by the canonical names from `config.toml`'s `[features]` table. |

2773| `features.<name>` | `boolean` | Require a specific canonical feature key to stay enabled or disabled. |2955| `features.<name>` | `boolean` | Require a specific canonical feature key to stay enabled or disabled. |

2956| `guardian_policy_config` | `string` | Managed Markdown policy instructions for automatic review. This takes precedence over local `[auto_review].policy`. Blank values are ignored. |

2774| `mcp_servers` | `table` | Allowlist of MCP servers that may be enabled. Both the server name (`<id>`) and its identity must match for the MCP server to be enabled. Any configured MCP server not in the allowlist (or with a mismatched identity) is disabled. |2957| `mcp_servers` | `table` | Allowlist of MCP servers that may be enabled. Both the server name (`<id>`) and its identity must match for the MCP server to be enabled. Any configured MCP server not in the allowlist (or with a mismatched identity) is disabled. |

2775| `mcp_servers.<id>.identity` | `table` | Identity rule for a single MCP server. Set either `command` (stdio) or `url` (streamable HTTP). |2958| `mcp_servers.<id>.identity` | `table` | Identity rule for a single MCP server. Set either `command` (stdio) or `url` (streamable HTTP). |

2776| `mcp_servers.<id>.identity.command` | `string` | Allow an MCP stdio server when its `mcp_servers.<id>.command` matches this command. |2959| `mcp_servers.<id>.identity.command` | `string` | Allow an MCP stdio server when its `mcp_servers.<id>.command` matches this command. |

2777| `mcp_servers.<id>.identity.url` | `string` | Allow an MCP streamable HTTP server when its `mcp_servers.<id>.url` matches this URL. |2960| `mcp_servers.<id>.identity.url` | `string` | Allow an MCP streamable HTTP server when its `mcp_servers.<id>.url` matches this URL. |

2961| `permissions.filesystem.deny_read` | `array<string>` | Admin-enforced filesystem read denials. Entries can be paths or glob patterns, and users cannot weaken them with local config. |

2778| `rules` | `table` | Admin-enforced command rules merged with `.rules` files. Requirements rules must be restrictive. |2962| `rules` | `table` | Admin-enforced command rules merged with `.rules` files. Requirements rules must be restrictive. |

2779| `rules.prefix_rules` | `array<table>` | List of enforced prefix rules. Each rule must include `pattern` and `decision`. |2963| `rules.prefix_rules` | `array<table>` | List of enforced prefix rules. Each rule must include `pattern` and `decision`. |

2780| `rules.prefix_rules[].decision` | `prompt | forbidden` | Required. Requirements rules can only prompt or forbid (not allow). |2964| `rules.prefix_rules[].decision` | `prompt | forbidden` | Required. Requirements rules can only prompt or forbid (not allow). |

2805 2989 

2806Details2990Details

2807 2991 

2808Allowed values for `approvals_reviewer` (for example `user` and `guardian_subagent`).2992Allowed values for `approvals_reviewer`, such as `user` and `auto_review`.

2809 2993 

2810Key2994Key

2811 2995 

2857 3041 

2858Key3042Key

2859 3043 

3044`guardian_policy_config`

3045 

3046Type / Values

3047 

3048`string`

3049 

3050Details

3051 

3052Managed Markdown policy instructions for automatic review. This takes precedence over local `[auto_review].policy`. Blank values are ignored.

3053 

3054Key

3055 

2860`mcp_servers`3056`mcp_servers`

2861 3057 

2862Type / Values3058Type / Values

2905 3101 

2906Key3102Key

2907 3103 

3104`permissions.filesystem.deny_read`

3105 

3106Type / Values

3107 

3108`array<string>`

3109 

3110Details

3111 

3112Admin-enforced filesystem read denials. Entries can be paths or glob patterns, and users cannot weaken them with local config.

3113 

3114Key

3115 

2908`rules`3116`rules`

2909 3117 

2910Type / Values3118Type / Values