Location: .coderoot/config.json (created/managed by the extension). Change settings via VS Code → Command Palette → "CodeRoot: Settings / Quick Menu".

CodeRoot uses a comprehensive configuration system stored in .coderoot/config.json. Most settings have sensible defaults and rarely need adjustment.

• Writer: Journal rotation, baseline settings, timing capture
• Inference: AI detection thresholds and classification rules
• Inventory: File indexing mode (modified vs all)
• Aggregation: Event merging and rollup settings
• Report: Report generation and presentation options
• Detection: Event detection windows and thresholds
• Features: Feature flags for enabling/disabling capabilities

inventory.mode: Controls which files are included in analysis

• modified: Only track modified files (faster, focused)
• all: Track all files (comprehensive baseline)

writer.rotate_bytes: Journal file rotation size (default: 50MB) writer.baseline_on_init: Create baseline snapshot on initialization

features.build_snapshots: Enable snapshot generation (recommended: true) features.typing_enabled: Enable typing detection (recommended: true)

{
 "workspace_salt": "croot_XXXXXXXX",
 "writer": { "rotate_bytes": 52428800 },
 "inventory": { "mode": "all" },
 "features": { "build_snapshots": true }
}

For complete configuration reference, see the configuration schema at docs/spec/coderoot-config/coderoot-config.schema.json.

Total Configuration Options: 139+ settings available