Configuration Reference

This page summarizes the most important configuration domains.

Runtime Themes

Kabot configuration usually clusters into these groups: - models and auth - gateway and exposure - channels and bindings - skills and env values - memory and persistence - agent routing - security and trust

High-Value Areas To Know

Model/Auth

Defines: - provider login state - primary model - fallback chain - provider-specific auth method

Gateway

Defines: - port - bind behavior - auth token and scopes - optional Tailscale-related runtime mode

Skills

Defines: - entries - enabled/disabled state - env values - install/setup choices

MCP

Defines: - whether MCP is enabled - configured MCP servers - stdio command/args/env settings - streamable_http URL/header settings - which live MCP capability surface can exist at runtime

Channels

Defines: - credentials - allowFrom - channel instance settings - channel-to-agent relationships

Agents

Defines: - agent IDs and names - workspace path - model assignment - default agent - channel bindings

Memory

Defines: - memory mode and footprint - retrieval strategy expectations - persistence behavior

Recommendation

Learn the wizard first, then map the wizard menus back to the underlying config concepts.