devdaily config

Manage DevDaily configuration settings

Description

Manage DevDaily configuration settings interactively or via command-line options. Configure theme, defaults, output preferences, and more.

Usage

devdaily config [options]

Options

-e, --edit · boolean

Open config file in your default editor ($EDITOR or VS Code)

--reset · boolean

Reset configuration to defaults (prompts for confirmation)

--path · boolean

Show config file paths (global, local, active)

--show · boolean

Show current configuration as JSON

Examples

Interactive configuration

devdaily config

Edit in VS Code/editor

devdaily config --edit

Show current config

devdaily config --show

Show config paths

devdaily config --path

Reset to defaults

devdaily config --reset

Interactive Menu

When running devdaily config without options, you can configure:

Theme & Appearance

• Primary color - Accent color (blue, cyan, green, magenta, yellow, red)
• ASCII art - Show logo on startup
• Compact mode - Reduce spacing in output

Default Settings

• Default branch - Base branch for PRs and diffs
• Standup days - Default lookback period
• Week start - Monday or Sunday

Output Preferences

• Format - Default output format (markdown, slack, plain, json)
• Copy to clipboard - Auto-copy generated content
• Show stats - Display statistics bars

Configuration File

Location Priority

1. Local: .devdaily.json (project root)
2. Global: ~/.devdaily.json (home directory)

Local settings override global settings.

Sample Configuration

{
  "theme": {
    "primary": "cyan"
  },
  "ascii": true,
  "compactMode": false,
  "pr": {
    "defaultBase": "main",
    "includeDiff": true,
    "maxDiffLines": 200
  },
  "standup": {
    "defaultDays": 1
  },
  "week": {
    "startDay": "monday"
  },
  "output": {
    "format": "markdown",
    "copyToClipboard": true,
    "showStats": true
  },
  "git": {
    "defaultBranch": "main"
  },
  "projectManagement": {
    "tool": "github",
    "ticketPrefix": "PROJ"
  }
}

Configuration Options

Theme

• theme.primary: Accent color (string)
• ascii: Show ASCII art (boolean)
• compactMode: Reduce spacing (boolean)

PR Settings

• pr.defaultBase: Base branch (string)
• pr.includeDiff: Include code diff in AI prompt (boolean)
• pr.maxDiffLines: Maximum diff lines (number)

Standup Settings

• standup.defaultDays: Default lookback days (number)

Week Settings

• week.startDay: Week start (“monday” | “sunday”)

Output Settings

• output.format: Default format (“markdown” | “slack” | “plain” | “json”)
• output.copyToClipboard: Auto-copy (boolean)
• output.showStats: Show statistics (boolean)

Git Settings

• git.defaultBranch: Default base branch (string)

Project Management

• projectManagement.tool: PM tool (“github” | “jira” | “linear” | “notion” | “none”)
• projectManagement.ticketPrefix: Ticket prefix for extraction (string)

Editing Manually

You can edit the config file directly:

# Open in VS Code
code .devdaily.json

# Open in vim
vim .devdaily.json

# Or use the config command
devdaily config --edit

Resetting Configuration

Reset to defaults:

devdaily config --reset

This removes all customizations and restores factory defaults.

Environment Variables

Some settings can be overridden with environment variables:

• DEVD_DEBUG=1 - Enable debug mode globally
• EDITOR=vim - Set editor for --edit

Validation

DevDaily validates configuration on load. Invalid settings are:

• Logged as warnings
• Replaced with defaults
• Not applied