Configuration

communiqué is configured via a communique.toml manifest in your repository root. Generate one with:

communique init

Directives

system_extra

Additional instructions injected into the system prompt. Use this to shape the tone, style, or conventions of your output.

system_extra = """
Write in a casual, friendly tone.
Always mention breaking changes prominently.
"""

context

Supplemental context included in every generation request. Useful for project descriptions or domain knowledge the agent should always have access to.

context = """
This is a Rust CLI tool for managing cloud infrastructure.
Our users are DevOps engineers and SREs.
"""

[defaults]

Default parameters for generation. All values can be overridden via CLI flags.

[defaults]
model = "claude-opus-4-6"
max_tokens = 4096
repo = "owner/repo"

Key	Description	Default
model	Model identifier	claude-opus-4-6
max_tokens	Maximum response tokens	4096
repo	GitHub repo in owner/repo format	Auto-detected from git remote

Resolution Order

Configuration is resolved with the following precedence:

1. CLI flags (highest priority)
2. communique.toml defaults
3. Built-in defaults