config.example.json

{
  "_comment": "Example gate config. The reviewer provider MUST be a different lab from the orchestrator (validated at startup). API keys are read from env vars, never committed.",
  "orchestrator_provider": {
    "kind": "hermes",
    "lab": "nous",
    "model": "hermes-4",
    "api_key_env": "HERMES_API_KEY"
  },
  "reviewer_provider": {
    "kind": "openrouter",
    "lab": "anthropic",
    "model": "anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet",
    "api_key_env": "OPENROUTER_API_KEY"
  },
  "round_cap": 2,
  "reviewer_timeout_s": 30.0,
  "max_directives": 12,
  "store_path": "gate_audit.sqlite3",
  "neckbeard_orchestrator_mode": "full",
  "neckbeard_worker_mode": "full",
  "tiering": {
    "elevated_file_threshold": 10,
    "elevated_cost_threshold_usd": 1.0,
    "trivial_max_files": 1
  },
  "read_api": {
    "host": "127.0.0.1",
    "port": 9120
  }
}