| # Configuration | |
| Toolbox config lives in two files: | |
| | Layer | Path | Format | Scope | | |
| |---|---|---|---| | |
| | **Global** | `~/.claude/toolboxes.json` | JSON | Every repo on this machine | | |
| | **Per-repo** | `.toolbox.yaml` (project root) | YAML | This repo only, overrides global | | |
| Per-repo entries shadow global entries with the same name. Fields absent | |
| from the per-repo file fall back to the global value. | |
| ## Schema | |
| ```jsonc | |
| { | |
| "version": 1, | |
| "toolboxes": { | |
| "<name>": { | |
| "description": "human-readable purpose", | |
| // Skills to load before the trigger fires | |
| "pre": ["python-patterns", "docs-lookup"], | |
| // Agents to run after | |
| "post": [ | |
| "code-reviewer", | |
| "security-reviewer", | |
| "architect-review" | |
| ], | |
| "scope": { | |
| // "diff" | "dynamic" | "full" | |
| "analysis": "dynamic", | |
| // Optional: restrict to these glob projects | |
| "projects": ["*"], | |
| // Optional: restrict to these file globs | |
| "files": ["src/**/*.py"] | |
| }, | |
| "budget": { | |
| "max_tokens": 60000, | |
| "max_seconds": 180 | |
| }, | |
| "dedup": { | |
| // "fresh" = always re-run, "user-configurable" = skip | |
| // if same files already reviewed this session | |
| "policy": "user-configurable", | |
| "window_seconds": 3600 | |
| }, | |
| "trigger": { | |
| "slash": true, | |
| "session_start": false, | |
| "file_save": false, | |
| "pre_commit": true, | |
| "session_end": false | |
| }, | |
| // If true, HIGH/CRITICAL verdicts block pre-commit | |
| "guardrail": true | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| ``` | |
| ## Field reference | |
| ### `pre` and `post` | |
| - `pre` — skills to load before work starts. Loaded into the session's | |
| skill manifest, unloaded when the session ends. | |
| - `post` — agents to invoke after the trigger. Each runs in its own | |
| sub-agent context window. | |
| Either list can be empty. A toolbox with only `pre` is a skill preloader; | |
| one with only `post` is a review council. | |
| ### `scope.analysis` | |
| Controls what files the council sees: | |
| | Value | Behavior | | |
| |---|---| | |
| | `diff` | Only files with uncommitted changes. Cheapest, fastest. | | |
| | `dynamic` | Diff + import graph blast radius. Catches downstream regressions. | | |
| | `full` | Every tracked file. Most thorough; expensive — reserve for security sweeps. | | |
| ### `budget` | |
| Enforced by `council_runner`. When the plan would exceed `max_tokens`, the | |
| runner truncates the file list; when time exceeds `max_seconds`, the | |
| trigger exits 0 without running remaining agents. | |
| ### `dedup` | |
| `fresh` always re-runs. `user-configurable` skips a council run when the | |
| same file set was reviewed within `window_seconds`. Dedup state lives at | |
| `~/.claude/toolbox-runs/<plan_hash>.json`. | |
| ### `trigger` | |
| At least one trigger must be true. Multiple triggers are allowed — a | |
| `ship-it` toolbox typically enables `slash`, `pre_commit`, and | |
| `session_end`. | |
| ### `guardrail` | |
| When `true` and the trigger is `pre_commit`, the hook reads | |
| `<plan_hash>.verdict.json` after the council runs and exits `2` (blocks | |
| the commit) if level is `HIGH` or `CRITICAL`. See | |
| [Verdicts & guardrails](verdicts.md). | |
| ## Editing tools | |
| ```bash | |
| # List all toolboxes, both layers merged | |
| ctx-toolbox list | |
| # Show resolved config for one toolbox | |
| ctx-toolbox show ship-it | |
| # Activate a starter preset | |
| ctx-toolbox activate ship-it | |
| # Export merged config | |
| ctx-toolbox export > my-toolboxes.yaml | |
| # Import from file | |
| ctx-toolbox import my-toolboxes.yaml | |
| ``` | |
| ## Validation | |
| `toolbox_config.load()` validates on read: | |
| - `version` must equal `1`. | |
| - Every toolbox needs at least one trigger. | |
| - `scope.analysis` must be one of `diff`, `dynamic`, `full`. | |
| - `budget.max_tokens` and `budget.max_seconds` must be positive ints. | |
| Invalid entries raise `ValueError` with the offending key. | |