archal config - Archal

Usage

archal config <subcommand> [options]

Subcommands

`config show`

Print the current configuration.

archal config show
archal config show --json

`config set <key> <value>`

Set a configuration value.

archal config set defaults.runs 10
archal config set defaults.timeout 180
archal config set telemetry false
archal config set evaluator.model gemini-2.5-flash
archal config set evaluator.apiKey env:GEMINI_API_KEY
archal config set evaluator.baseUrl https://my-proxy.example.com/v1
archal config set engine.defaultHarness ./.archal/harness.ts

Common keys:

Key	Description	Type
`telemetry`	Enable or disable telemetry	boolean
`evaluator.model`	Model for probabilistic criteria evaluation	string
`evaluator.apiKey`	Evaluator API key (supports `env:VAR_NAME`)	string
`evaluator.baseUrl`	Custom base URL for evaluator LLM calls	string
`defaults.runs`	Default number of runs per scenario	number
`defaults.timeout`	Default timeout in seconds	number
`engine.defaultHarness`	Default harness path when `--harness` is omitted	string
`engine.harnessDir`	Directory used for harness discovery	string
`engine.model`	Agent model hint passed to the engine	string
`engine.timeout`	Engine request timeout in seconds	number
`engine.apiKey`	Agent model API key (supports `env:VAR_NAME`)	string
`openclaw.home`	Local OpenClaw home directory	string
`openclaw.workspace`	OpenClaw workspace path	string
`openclaw.configPath`	OpenClaw config file path	string
`openclaw.version`	OpenClaw version hint	string
`openclaw.evalMode`	OpenClaw evaluation mode	string

If a key is missing here, archal config set <key> <value> prints the current valid-key list.

`config unset <key>`

Remove a saved value. Defaults and environment variables can still apply.

archal config unset engine.defaultHarness
archal config unset evaluator.apiKey
archal config unset telemetry

`config init`

Create a default config file at ~/.archal/config.json.

archal config init
archal config init --force

`config path`

Print the config file path.

archal config path

Config file format

Default file (archal config init):

{
  "telemetry": false,
  "evaluator": {
    "apiKey": ""
  },
  "defaults": {
    "runs": 1,
    "timeout": 180
  },
  "engine": {},
  "openclaw": {}
}

When evaluator.apiKey is empty, Archal uses Archal LLM judge. To bring your own judge key, set both evaluator.model and evaluator.apiKey; use an env:... reference for evaluator.apiKey so secrets stay out of the config file.

Environment variable overrides

These override the config file at runtime:

Variable	Overrides
`ARCHAL_TELEMETRY`	`telemetry`
`ARCHAL_MODEL`	`evaluator.model`
`ARCHAL_EVALUATOR_BASE_URL`	`evaluator.baseUrl`
`ARCHAL_RUNS`	`defaults.runs`
`ARCHAL_TIMEOUT`	`defaults.timeout`
`ARCHAL_DEFAULT_HARNESS`	`engine.defaultHarness`
`ARCHAL_HARNESS_DIR`	`engine.harnessDir`
`ARCHAL_ENGINE_MODEL`	`engine.model`
`ARCHAL_ENGINE_TIMEOUT`	`engine.timeout`
`ARCHAL_ENGINE_API_KEY`	`engine.apiKey`
`ARCHAL_OPENCLAW_HOME`	`openclaw.home`
`ARCHAL_OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE`	`openclaw.workspace`
`ARCHAL_OPENCLAW_CONFIG`	`openclaw.configPath`
`ARCHAL_OPENCLAW_VERSION`	`openclaw.version`
`ARCHAL_OPENCLAW_EVAL_MODE`	`openclaw.evalMode`
`ARCHAL_HOME`	Config directory location (`~/.archal` by default)

Authentication note

CLI auth is separate from this config file. Use:

archal login (recommended)
ARCHAL_TOKEN in CI/non-interactive environments

​Usage

​Subcommands

​config show

​config set <key> <value>

​config unset <key>

​config init

​config path

​Config file format

​Environment variable overrides

​Authentication note