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Configuration is data with a format
Read small configuration files and keep credentials out of them.
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JSON names fields explicitly
Read a tiny object of named values.
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Values have types
Distinguish a string, number and boolean.
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YAML uses structure and indentation
Read a small nested configuration.
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Frontmatter is metadata before the note
Identify the metadata region of a SKILL.md example.
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TOML is another configuration format
Recognize a table and key-value setting in a supplied agent config.
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Environment variables supply process settings
Trace a named value from launch environment to a tool.
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Credentials are access, not teaching material
Choose where a secret should be configured in a mock setup.
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Validate a mock connection file
Identify a type error, a misplaced setting and an exposed placeholder credential, and repair the example without contacting a service.
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Inspect a small set of project files
Find the project's guidance note, resolve a relative link, separate configuration from prose and spot an exposed placeholder credential.
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