# grepai-config-reference

A skill that hands your agent the full list of GrepAI options in .grepai/config.yaml — embedder, store, chunking, search. Useful when a setting needs explaining or fixing.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 688 installs · ★ 21
- Author: yoanbernabeu
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/yoanbernabeu/grepai-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/configuration/grepai-config-reference/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-02-01
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/grepai-config-reference

## What it does

The skill gives the agent the complete configuration schema for GrepAI from `.grepai/config.yaml`. It covers `embedder` (providers `ollama`, `openai`, `lmstudio`, model, endpoint, dimensions, API key, parallelism), `store` (`gob`, `postgres`, `qdrant`), `chunking` with size and overlap, `watch` with its debounce delay, `trace` with `fast` and `precise` modes, `search` with boosts and hybrid mode, plus the `ignore` list.

Alongside the schema come ready-made setups for four situations: a small personal project, a large codebase, a team environment, and maximum privacy. Environment variable substitution is documented too — `api_key: ${OPENAI_API_KEY}`, `dsn: ${DATABASE_URL}`. To check a config, run `grepai status`; it prints any errors it finds.

Precedence runs from `.grepai/config.yaml` in the current directory, then workspace configuration, then defaults. If GrepAI itself isn't installed or no config exists yet, the skill has nothing to explain — install the tool first. On API keys the skill advises environment variables and keeping them out of commits.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yoanbernabeu/grepai-skills --skill grepai-config-reference -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/grepai-config-reference/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/grepai-config-reference/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yoanbernabeu/grepai-skills --skill grepai-config-reference -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/grepai-config-reference/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yoanbernabeu/grepai-skills --skill grepai-config-reference -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/grepai-config-reference/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install yoanbernabeu/grepai-skills grepai-config-reference
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/grepai-config-reference/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yoanbernabeu/grepai-skills --skill grepai-config-reference -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/yoanbernabeu/grepai-skills --path skills/configuration/grepai-config-reference
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/grepai-config-reference/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yoanbernabeu/grepai-skills --skill grepai-config-reference -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/yoanbernabeu/grepai-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/configuration/grepai-config-reference/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- see every option available in `.grepai/config.yaml`
- pick an embedding provider and a fitting model
- switch vector storage from `gob` to `postgres` or `qdrant`
- tune boosts and penalties so tests and `vendor` drop out of results
- pass an API key through an environment variable instead of hardcoding it

## Example prompts
- List all GrepAI configuration options and explain what each one does
- How should I set up `.grepai/config.yaml` for a large codebase?
- Why is `grepai status` complaining about my config?

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: grepai-config-reference
description: Complete configuration reference for GrepAI. Use this skill when you need to understand all available configuration options.
---

# GrepAI Configuration Reference

This skill provides a complete reference for all GrepAI configuration options in `.grepai/config.yaml`.

## When to Use This Skill

- Understanding all available configuration options
- Optimizing GrepAI for your specific use case
- Troubleshooting configuration issues
- Setting up advanced configurations

## Configuration File Location

```
/your/project/.grepai/config.yaml
```

## Complete Configuration Schema

```yaml
version: 1

# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
# EMBEDDER CONFIGURATION
# Converts code text into vector embeddings
# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
embedder:
  # Provider: ollama | openai | lmstudio
  provider: ollama

  # Model name (depends on provider)
  # Ollama: nomic-embed-text, bge-m3, mxbai-embed-large
  # OpenAI: text-embedding-3-small, text-embedding-3-large
  # LM Studio: nomic-embed-text-v1.5, bge-small-en-v1.5
  model: nomic-embed-text

  # API endpoint URL
  # Ollama default: http://localhost:11434
  # LM Studio default: http://localhost:1234
  # OpenAI: uses official API
  endpoint: http://localhost:11434

  # Vector dimensions (auto-detected if omitted)
  # nomic-embed-text: 768
  # text-embedding-3-small: 1536
  # text-embedding-3-large: 3072
  dimensions: 768

  # API key (for OpenAI, supports env vars)
  api_key: ${OPENAI_API_KEY}

  # Parallel requests (OpenAI only, for speed)
  parallelism: 4

# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
# STORE CONFIGURATION
# Where vector embeddings are stored
# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
store:
  # Backend: gob | postgres | qdrant
  backend: gob
````
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