groove-admin-config

Outcome

.groove/index.md is created or updated with values confirmed by the user. The git strategy is applied immediately. User is ready to run /groove-admin-install.

Acceptance Criteria

• .groove/index.md exists with all config keys populated
• Each key was either confirmed by the user or accepted as default
• Git strategy is applied (.groove/.gitignore written) before exiting
• User is shown a summary of the final config and told to run /groove-admin-install

Steps

If --defaults is passed: skip all prompts, apply all defaults, and proceed directly to writing the config (step 1 of "After all keys are confirmed"). Report the defaults being applied.

Otherwise, walk the user through each config key in order. For each key: show the current value (or default if new), explain what it does, and ask to confirm or change.

Keys and defaults

Key	Default	Options	Question to ask
tasks.backend	beans	beans | linear | github | none	"Which task backend? beans tracks tasks as markdown files in your repo."
tasks.list_limit	15	positive integer	"Max tasks shown by task-list? (default: 15)"
tasks.analyse_limit	30	positive integer	"Max tasks shown by task-analyse? (default: 30)"
memory.review_days	5	positive integer	"How many recent business days to review at daily start? (default: 5)"
git.memory	ignore-all	ignore-all | hybrid | commit-all	"Git strategy for memory logs? ignore-all keeps them local, hybrid commits logs but ignores sessions, commit-all commits everything."
git.tasks	ignore-all	ignore-all | commit-all	"Git strategy for task files (.groove/tasks/)? ignore-all keeps them local, commit-all tracks them in git."
git.hooks	commit-all	ignore-all | commit-all	"Git strategy for hooks (.groove/hooks/)? commit-all shares hooks with the team, ignore-all keeps them local."
groovebook	andreadellacorte/groovebook	<owner>/<repo> or blank	"Groovebook repo for sharing learnings? Default: andreadellacorte/groovebook. Leave blank to disable."

After all keys are confirmed:

1. Write .groove/index.md with confirmed values and groove-version: <installed version>
2. Apply git strategy — write .groove/.gitignore (see constraints)
3. Show summary of written config
4. Tell user: "Run /groove-admin-install to install backends."

Constraints

• If .groove/index.md already exists, pre-fill each question with the current value
• Always write groovebook: (default andreadellacorte/groovebook; blank = disabled). Memory path (.groove/memory/) and specs path (.groove/memory/specs/) are hardcoded — do not prompt for them.
• If --defaults is passed, apply all defaults without any prompting — used by groove-admin-install for zero-friction first-time setup
• If other arguments are provided (e.g. tasks=linear git.memory=hybrid), apply them without prompting and use defaults for any unspecified keys
• Always write groove-version: matching the installed version from skills/groove/SKILL.md

Git strategy → .groove/.gitignore

After writing .groove/index.md, generate .groove/.gitignore from the git.* sub-keys:

Component	Strategy	Entry added to .groove/.gitignore
git.memory	ignore-all	memory/
git.memory	hybrid	memory/sessions/
git.memory	commit-all	(none)
git.tasks	ignore-all	tasks/
git.tasks	commit-all	(none)
git.hooks	ignore-all	hooks/
git.hooks	commit-all	(none)

Write the generated entries to .groove/.gitignore, replacing the file entirely. If no entries are generated (all commit-all), write an empty file with a comment: # groove git strategy: commit-all.

Always append these lines at the end of .groove/.gitignore, regardless of strategy:

# cache — always local
.cache/*
!.cache/.gitkeep

• If .groove/ is listed in the root .gitignore, warn the user: "Note: .groove/ is in your root .gitignore — any commit-all strategies require removing it."
• Do not modify the root .gitignore automatically — flag it for the user to resolve