Local Configuration

Local Configuration

Project-specific devloop settings via .devloop/​local.md.

File Location

.devloop/​local.md - NOT git-tracked (add to .gitignore)

Format

YAML frontmatter followed by optional markdown notes:

---
# Git Workflow Settings
git:
  auto-branch: false           # Create branch when plan starts
  branch-pattern: "feat/​{slug}" # Branch naming pattern
  main-branch: main            # Name of main/​trunk branch
  pr-on-complete: ask          # ask | always | never

# Commit Settings
commits:
  style: conventional          # conventional | simple
  scope-from-plan: true        # Use plan name as commit scope
  sign: false                  # Sign commits with GPG

# Review Settings
review:
  before-commit: ask           # ask | always | never
  use-plugin: null             # Or: code-review, pr-review-toolkit

# GitHub Issues Integration (optional)
github:
  link-issues: false           # Enable GH issue linking in plans
  auto-close: ask              # ask | always | never - close issue on plan complete
  comment-on-complete: true    # Post completion summary to linked issue
---

# Project Notes

Local notes and context for this project...

Settings Reference

git.auto-branch

When starting a new plan, automatically create a feature branch.

git.branch-pattern

Pattern for auto-created branch names.

Examples:

• feat/​{slug} → feat/​add-authentication
• {user}/​{slug} → alice/​add-authentication

git.pr-on-complete

When all plan tasks complete, create a PR.

commits.style

Commit message format.

review.before-commit

Run code review before committing.

review.use-plugin

External plugin for code review.

github.link-issues

Enable GitHub Issues integration for issue-driven development.

When enabled:

• /​devloop:from-issue 123 starts work from an issue
• Plans include **Issue**: #123 header
• Completion can sync back to the issue

github.auto-close

Automatically close linked issues when shipping commits.

When enabled, commits include GitHub closing keywords (Closes #N or Fixes #N) which automatically close the linked issue when pushed.

github.comment-on-complete

Post a completion summary to the linked issue.

Summary includes: tasks completed, time elapsed, archive location.

Defaults

If no local.md exists, all settings use safe defaults:

git:
  auto-branch: false
  branch-pattern: "feat/​{slug}"
  main-branch: main
  pr-on-complete: ask

commits:
  style: conventional
  scope-from-plan: true
  sign: false

review:
  before-commit: ask
  use-plugin: null

github:
  link-issues: false
  auto-close: ask
  comment-on-complete: true

Example Configurations

Minimal (Git-aware)

---
git:
  auto-branch: true
---

Full CI/​CD Workflow

---
git:
  auto-branch: true
  branch-pattern: "feat/​{slug}"
  pr-on-complete: always

commits:
  style: conventional
  sign: true

review:
  before-commit: always
  use-plugin: pr-review-toolkit
---

Solo Developer (Skip Ceremony)

---
git:
  auto-branch: false
  pr-on-complete: never

review:
  before-commit: never
---

Issue-Driven Development

---
git:
  auto-branch: true
  pr-on-complete: always

github:
  link-issues: true
  auto-close: always
  comment-on-complete: true
---

With this config:

1. /​devloop:from-issue 123 fetches issue details
2. Plan includes **Issue**: #123 reference
3. On completion: posts summary, closes issue

Reading Config

The devloop plugin reads config automatically. Commands like /​devloop:ship parse .devloop/​local.md and apply settings.

Internally, the plugin uses ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/​scripts/​parse-local-config.sh to parse YAML frontmatter and return JSON with defaults filled in.

Updating Config

Edit .devloop/​local.md directly. Changes take effect on next command.

Plugin Integration Settings

Disabling Superpowers Suggestions

By default, devloop skills reference complementary superpowers skills when available. To disable these suggestions:

---
plugins:
  superpowers-suggestions: false  # Disable seeAlso to superpowers skills
---

Context Threshold for Ralph Loop

When using /​devloop:ralph with context auto-exit:

---
context_threshold: 70  # Exit ralph loop when context usage exceeds this % (default: 70)
---