Configuration

Forge uses YAML configuration files at two levels:

• Project: .crucible/forge.config.yaml (in your repo)
• Global: ~/.crucible/forge.config.yaml (user-wide defaults)

Project config overrides global config.

Minimal config

assistants:
  - claude-code
  - cursor

sources:
  - name: team-skills
    type: git
    url: git@github.com:myorg/ai-skills.git

Full reference

# Assistants to sync to
assistants:
  - claude-code
  - cursor
  - windsurf
  - copilot
  - cline

# Sources to fetch from
sources:
  - name: team-skills
    type: git
    url: git@github.com:myorg/ai-skills.git
    branch: main # default: main
    layout: auto # auto | canonical | pre-structured
    include: # glob patterns to include
      - 'skills/**'
      - 'rules/**'
    exclude: # glob patterns to exclude
      - '**/*.test.md'
    map: '' # virtual directory prefix

  - name: local-rules
    type: local
    path: ~/my-rules

# Sync behavior
sync:
  sourceConflict: last-wins # last-wins | first-wins | error
  localConflict: remote-wins # remote-wins | local-wins | error
  backup: true # create .bak when overwriting local changes
  keepLocal: true # keep files removed from source

# Scheduler
scheduler:
  schedule: '*/30 * * * *' # cron expression (default: every 30 min)

# Telemetry
telemetry:
  enabled: false # opt-in anonymous usage tracking

Source options

Git source

Field	Required	Default	Description
name	yes	—	Identifier for this source
type	yes	—	Must be git
url	yes	—	SSH or HTTPS git URL
branch	no	main	Branch to fetch
layout	no	auto	Layout detection mode
include	no	—	Glob patterns to include
exclude	no	—	Glob patterns to exclude
map	no	—	Virtual directory prefix

Local source

Field	Required	Default	Description
name	yes	—	Identifier for this source
type	yes	—	Must be local
path	yes	—	Path on disk (supports ~)
layout	no	auto	Layout detection mode
include	no	—	Glob patterns to include
exclude	no	—	Glob patterns to exclude
map	no	—	Virtual directory prefix

Conflict resolution

Source conflicts

When multiple sources produce the same target path:

Strategy	Behavior
last-wins	Last source in the list wins (default)
first-wins	First source in the list wins
error	Fail the sync with an error

Local conflicts

When a locally modified file also changed remotely:

Strategy	Behavior
remote-wins	Overwrite local with remote (default), creates .bak if backup is on
local-wins	Keep local changes, skip remote update
error	Fail the sync with an error