@cleocode/core 2026.3.57 → 2026.3.59

package/schemas/config.schema.json

@@ -61,91 +61,15 @@
     },
     "directories": {
       "type": "object",
-      "description": "Directory path configuration. All paths MUST be relative to project root. Replaces hardcoded path assumptions across codebase.",
+      "description": "Directory path configuration. Only agentOutputs is consumed; all other sub-fields were vaporware (T109).",
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {
-        "data": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "default": ".cleo",
-          "description": "CLEO data directory (contains todo.json, config.json)"
-        },
-        "schemas": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "default": "schemas",
-          "description": "JSON Schema definitions"
-        },
-        "backups": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Backup storage configuration.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "root": {
-              "type": "string",
-              "default": "backups",
-              "description": "Backup storage root"
-            },
-            "types": {
-              "type": "array",
-              "items": {
-                "type": "string"
-              },
-              "default": [
-                "snapshot",
-                "safety",
-                "incremental",
-                "archive",
-                "migration"
-              ],
-              "description": "Backup type subdirectories"
-            }
-          }
-        },
-        "templates": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "default": "templates",
-          "description": "Template storage"
-        },
-        "research": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Research output configuration.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "output": {
-              "type": "string",
-              "default": "research",
-              "description": "Research output directory"
-            },
-            "archive": {
-              "type": "string",
-              "default": "research/archive",
-              "description": "Archived research"
-            }
-          }
-        },
         "agentOutputs": {
           "type": "string",
           "default": ".cleo/agent-outputs",
-          "description": "Agent manifest outputs (MANIFEST.jsonl location)"
-        },
-        "metrics": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "default": "claudedocs/metrics",
-          "description": "Metrics collection"
-        },
-        "documentation": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "default": "docs",
-          "description": "User-facing documentation"
-        },
-        "skills": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "default": "skills",
-          "description": "CLEO skill definitions"
-        },
-        "sync": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "default": "sync",
-          "description": "TodoWrite sync directory"
+          "description": "DEPRECATED: Use agentOutputs.directory instead. Agent manifest outputs (MANIFEST.jsonl location). Retained as Priority 3 fallback in paths.ts.",
+          "x-deprecated": true,
+          "x-deprecated-by": "agentOutputs.directory"
         }
       }
     },
@@ -290,40 +214,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "logging": {
-      "type": "object",
-      "description": "Legacy JSONL change history settings. Audit logs are now stored in SQLite audit_log table (T4837). This section is retained for backward compatibility but is no longer actively used by the SQLite engine.",
-      "additionalProperties": false,
-      "properties": {
-        "enabled": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Enable logging to todo-log.jsonl."
-        },
-        "retentionDays": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "minimum": 1,
-          "maximum": 365,
-          "default": 30,
-          "description": "Days to retain log entries."
-        },
-        "level": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "enum": [
-            "minimal",
-            "standard",
-            "verbose"
-          ],
-          "default": "standard",
-          "description": "minimal=status changes, standard=+notes, verbose=+all fields."
-        },
-        "logSessionEvents": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Log session start/end events."
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "pinoLogging": {
       "type": "object",
       "description": "Application diagnostic logging (pino). Writes to .cleo/logs/cleo.log.",
@@ -358,91 +248,20 @@
     },
     "validation": {
       "type": "object",
-      "description": "Validation and integrity settings.",
+      "description": "Legacy validation settings. Most fields have been superseded by dedicated enforcement sections. Only deprecated fields retained for backward compatibility with existing config files.",
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {
-        "strictMode": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": false,
-          "description": "Treat warnings as errors."
-        },
-        "checksumEnabled": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Enable checksum verification. CRITICAL for anti-hallucination."
-        },
-        "enforceAcceptance": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Require acceptance criteria for high/critical tasks."
-        },
-        "requireDescription": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": false,
-          "description": "Require description field for all tasks."
-        },
-        "maxActiveTasks": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "minimum": 1,
-          "maximum": 1,
-          "default": 1,
-          "description": "Maximum active tasks. Default 1. DO NOT CHANGE without good reason."
-        },
         "validateDependencies": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": true,
-          "description": "Check all depends[] references exist and are valid."
+          "x-deprecated": true,
+          "description": "DEPRECATED: dependency validation always runs unconditionally. This flag is never read by the engine. Retained for backward compatibility only."
         },
         "detectCircularDeps": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": true,
-          "description": "Detect and block circular dependencies."
-        },
-        "phaseValidation": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Phase validation and enforcement settings.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "enforcePhaseOrder": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": false,
-              "description": "Warn when activating tasks outside current project phase."
-            },
-            "phaseAdvanceThreshold": {
-              "type": "integer",
-              "minimum": 0,
-              "maximum": 100,
-              "default": 90,
-              "description": "Percentage of tasks that must be completed to advance phase."
-            },
-            "blockOnCriticalTasks": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": true,
-              "description": "Prevent phase advancement if critical tasks remain incomplete."
-            },
-            "warnPhaseContext": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": true,
-              "description": "Show warning when task phase differs from project phase."
-            }
-          }
-        },
-        "claudedocs": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Claudedocs YAML frontmatter validation settings.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "enabled": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": true,
-              "description": "Enable YAML frontmatter validation for claudedocs/ files."
-            },
-            "strictMode": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": false,
-              "description": "Strict mode: require frontmatter on all claudedocs/ files. When false, legacy files without frontmatter are allowed with warning."
-            }
-          }
+          "x-deprecated": true,
+          "description": "DEPRECATED: circular dependency detection always runs unconditionally. This flag is never read by the engine. Retained for backward compatibility only."
         },
         "releaseGates": {
           "type": "array",
@@ -479,70 +298,6 @@
             }
           },
           "default": []
-        },
-        "testing": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Test validation configuration. Enable project-agnostic test framework support.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "enabled": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": true,
-              "description": "Enable test validation"
-            },
-            "framework": {
-              "type": "string",
-              "enum": [
-                "bats",
-                "jest",
-                "vitest",
-                "playwright",
-                "cypress",
-                "mocha",
-                "ava",
-                "uvu",
-                "tap",
-                "node:test",
-                "deno",
-                "bun",
-                "pytest",
-                "go",
-                "cargo",
-                "custom"
-              ],
-              "default": "bats",
-              "description": "Testing framework identifier"
-            },
-            "command": {
-              "type": "string",
-              "description": "Test execution command"
-            },
-            "directory": {
-              "type": "string",
-              "default": "tests",
-              "description": "Test directory relative to project root"
-            },
-            "requirePassingTests": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": false,
-              "description": "Block operations on test failure"
-            },
-            "runOnComplete": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": false,
-              "description": "Auto-run tests on task completion"
-            },
-            "testFilePatterns": {
-              "type": "array",
-              "items": {
-                "type": "string"
-              },
-              "default": [
-                "**/*.bats"
-              ],
-              "description": "Glob patterns for test files"
-            }
-          }
         }
       }
     },
@@ -617,7 +372,7 @@
     },
     "defaults": {
       "type": "object",
-      "description": "Default values for new tasks.",
+      "description": "Default values for new tasks. Only priority is consumed (T109).",
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {
         "priority": {
@@ -629,73 +384,14 @@
             "low"
           ],
           "default": "medium"
-        },
-        "phase": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "pattern": "^[a-z][a-z0-9-]*$",
-          "default": "core"
-        },
-        "labels": {
-          "type": "array",
-          "items": {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          "default": []
         }
       }
     },
     "session": {
       "type": "object",
-      "description": "Session behavior settings.",
+      "description": "Session behavior settings. Only enforcement is consumed from config; other fields were vaporware (T109). Core session behavior uses enforcement.session.requiredForMutate.",
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {
-        "requireSession": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Require an active session for task operations."
-        },
-        "requireSessionNote": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Warn if session ends without updating sessionNote."
-        },
-        "requireNotesOnComplete": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Require notes when completing tasks."
-        },
-        "warnOnNoFocus": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Warn if no task is active at session start."
-        },
-        "allowNestedSessions": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Allow nested session scopes."
-        },
-        "allowParallelAgents": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Allow multiple agents to work concurrently."
-        },
-        "autoStartSession": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Automatically log session_start on first read."
-        },
-        "autoDiscoveryOnStart": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Auto-discover existing sessions on start."
-        },
-        "sessionTimeoutHours": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "minimum": 1,
-          "maximum": 168,
-          "default": 72,
-          "description": "Hours before orphaned session warning."
-        },
         "enforcement": {
           "type": "string",
           "enum": [
@@ -707,42 +403,12 @@
           ],
           "default": "strict",
           "description": "Session enforcement mode for write operations. strict=block without session, warn/advisory=warn but allow, none/off=no enforcement."
-        },
-        "maxConcurrent": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "minimum": 1,
-          "maximum": 100,
-          "default": 10,
-          "description": "Maximum number of concurrent sessions allowed."
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "display": {
-      "type": "object",
-      "description": "Display and notification settings.",
-      "additionalProperties": false,
-      "properties": {
-        "showArchiveCount": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Show archived task count in status output."
-        },
-        "showLogSummary": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Show recent log summary."
-        },
-        "warnStaleDays": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "minimum": 1,
-          "default": 30,
-          "description": "Warn about tasks pending longer than this."
         }
       }
     },
     "output": {
       "type": "object",
-      "description": "Output formatting and display preferences.",
+      "description": "Output formatting and display preferences. Fields are ENV-mapped (CLEO_FORMAT, CLEO_OUTPUT_*) but not consumed by the rendering layer at runtime — format is determined by CLI flags. Fields retained for ENV_MAP wiring only.",
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {
         "defaultFormat": {
@@ -757,28 +423,22 @@
             "table"
           ],
           "default": "text",
-          "description": "Default output format for list and export commands."
+          "description": "Default output format for list and export commands. Mapped from CLEO_FORMAT env var."
         },
         "showColor": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": true,
-          "description": "Enable ANSI color output. Respects NO_COLOR env var."
+          "description": "Enable ANSI color output. Respects NO_COLOR env var. Mapped from CLEO_OUTPUT_SHOW_COLOR."
         },
         "showUnicode": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": true,
-          "description": "Use Unicode symbols and box-drawing characters."
+          "description": "Use Unicode symbols and box-drawing characters. Mapped from CLEO_OUTPUT_SHOW_UNICODE."
         },
         "showProgressBars": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": true,
-          "description": "Show progress bars in dashboard and phase views."
-        },
-        "csvDelimiter": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "maxLength": 1,
-          "default": ",",
-          "description": "Delimiter for CSV export (comma, tab, semicolon)."
+          "description": "Show progress bars in dashboard and phase views. Mapped from CLEO_OUTPUT_SHOW_PROGRESS_BARS."
         },
         "dateFormat": {
           "type": "string",
@@ -789,97 +449,7 @@
             "locale"
           ],
           "default": "iso8601",
-          "description": "Date/time display format: iso8601, relative (5min ago), unix, locale."
-        },
-        "showCompactTitles": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": false,
-          "description": "Truncate long task titles in list view."
-        },
-        "maxTitleLength": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "minimum": 20,
-          "maximum": 200,
-          "default": 80,
-          "description": "Maximum title length when showCompactTitles is enabled."
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "cli": {
-      "type": "object",
-      "description": "CLI behavior, aliases, and plugin settings.",
-      "additionalProperties": false,
-      "properties": {
-        "aliases": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Command aliases mapping short names to commands.",
-          "additionalProperties": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "Target command name."
-          },
-          "default": {
-            "ls": "list",
-            "done": "complete",
-            "new": "add",
-            "edit": "update",
-            "rm": "archive",
-            "check": "validate"
-          }
-        },
-        "plugins": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Plugin system configuration.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "enabled": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": true,
-              "description": "Enable plugin discovery and loading."
-            },
-            "directories": {
-              "type": "array",
-              "items": {
-                "type": "string"
-              },
-              "default": [
-                "~/.cleo/plugins",
-                "./.claude/plugins"
-              ],
-              "description": "Directories to scan for plugins (in order of priority)."
-            },
-            "autoDiscover": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": true,
-              "description": "Auto-discover plugins from directories."
-            }
-          }
-        },
-        "debug": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Debug and validation settings for CLI.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "enabled": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": false,
-              "description": "Enable debug mode (verbose output, validation checks)."
-            },
-            "validateMappings": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": true,
-              "description": "Validate command-to-script mappings exist."
-            },
-            "checksumVerify": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": true,
-              "description": "Verify script checksums for integrity."
-            },
-            "showTimings": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": false,
-              "description": "Show command execution timings."
-            }
-          }
+          "description": "Date/time display format. Mapped from CLEO_OUTPUT_DATE_FORMAT. NOTE: enum differs from contracts/config.ts DateFormat type — reconcile in follow-up."
         }
       }
     },
@@ -966,7 +536,8 @@
     },
     "cancellation": {
       "type": "object",
-      "description": "Configuration for task cancellation/deletion behavior. Safety-first defaults for automation.",
+      "description": "DEPRECATED: cancellation behavior is controlled by CLI flags (--children, --reason, --force). None of these fields are read by the engine. Retained for backward compatibility only.",
+      "x-deprecated": true,
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {
         "cascadeConfirmThreshold": {
@@ -974,24 +545,28 @@
           "minimum": 1,
           "maximum": 100,
           "default": 10,
-          "description": "Prompt for confirmation when cascade operation affects more than N tasks. Covers typical epic sizes."
+          "x-deprecated": true,
+          "description": "DEPRECATED: not enforced by the engine. Use --force CLI flag to bypass confirmation."
         },
         "requireReason": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": true,
-          "description": "Require --reason flag when cancelling tasks. Enforces accountability and audit trails."
+          "x-deprecated": true,
+          "description": "DEPRECATED: not enforced by the engine. Cancellation reason is optional and passed via --reason CLI flag."
         },
         "daysUntilArchive": {
           "type": "integer",
           "minimum": 0,
           "maximum": 365,
           "default": 3,
-          "description": "Days before cancelled tasks are automatically archived. 0 disables auto-archive."
+          "x-deprecated": true,
+          "description": "DEPRECATED: not enforced by the engine. Cancelled task archiving is handled by the archive section."
         },
         "allowCascade": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": true,
-          "description": "Allow --children=cascade mode for parent tasks. When false, only block/orphan/fail modes permitted."
+          "x-deprecated": true,
+          "description": "DEPRECATED: not enforced by the engine. Cascade behavior is controlled by the --children CLI flag."
         },
         "defaultChildStrategy": {
           "type": "string",
@@ -1002,7 +577,8 @@
             "fail"
           ],
           "default": "block",
-          "description": "Default behavior for --children flag. block=prevent if has children, orphan=detach children, cascade=cancel children, fail=error."
+          "x-deprecated": true,
+          "description": "DEPRECATED: not enforced by the engine. Default child strategy is always 'block'; override with --children CLI flag."
         }
       }
     },
@@ -1036,27 +612,12 @@
           "maximum": 100,
           "default": 8,
           "description": "Maximum active (non-done) children per parent. Aligns with TodoWrite sync limit for context management."
-        },
-        "autoCompleteParent": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": false,
-          "description": "Automatically complete parent tasks when all children are done."
-        },
-        "autoCompleteMode": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "enum": [
-            "auto",
-            "suggest",
-            "off"
-          ],
-          "default": "off",
-          "description": "Auto-complete behavior: auto=silent completion, suggest=prompt user, off=disabled."
         }
       }
     },
     "storage": {
       "type": "object",
-      "description": "Storage engine configuration. Controls whether CLEO uses JSON files, SQLite, or dual-write mode for data persistence. Per ADR-006, SQLite is the canonical default for all new projects.",
+      "description": "Storage engine configuration. SQLite is always used unconditionally — this field is declarative intent only and has no behavioral effect (T109).",
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {
         "engine": {
@@ -1067,121 +628,16 @@
             "dual"
           ],
           "default": "sqlite",
-          "description": "Storage engine: sqlite (default, ADR-006 canonical), json (legacy/human-editable), dual (write to both for migration)."
+          "description": "Storage engine declaration. NOTE: SQLite is always used; this field is not read at runtime to select the engine. Declarative only.",
+          "x-deprecated": true
         }
       }
     },
     "analyze": {
       "type": "object",
-      "description": "Configuration for the analyze command and task prioritization algorithms.",
+      "description": "Configuration for the analyze command. Only lockAwareness.{enabled,warnOnly} are consumed (T109).",
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {
-        "phaseBoost": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Phase alignment boost multipliers for task prioritization. Tasks in the current project phase get higher priority.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "current": {
-              "type": "number",
-              "default": 1.5,
-              "minimum": 1.0,
-              "maximum": 3.0,
-              "description": "Boost multiplier for tasks in current project phase."
-            },
-            "adjacent": {
-              "type": "number",
-              "default": 1.25,
-              "minimum": 1.0,
-              "maximum": 2.0,
-              "description": "Boost multiplier for tasks in adjacent phases (order +/- 1)."
-            },
-            "distant": {
-              "type": "number",
-              "default": 1.0,
-              "minimum": 1.0,
-              "maximum": 1.5,
-              "description": "Boost multiplier for tasks in distant phases (order diff > 1)."
-            }
-          }
-        },
-        "sizeStrategy": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "enum": [
-            "quick-wins",
-            "big-impact",
-            "balanced"
-          ],
-          "default": "balanced",
-          "description": "Strategy for weighting tasks by size. quick-wins=favor small tasks, big-impact=favor large tasks, balanced=neutral."
-        },
-        "sizeWeights": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Custom weight multipliers by task size. Used when sizeStrategy is set to custom behavior or for fine-tuning.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "small": {
-              "type": "number",
-              "default": 1.0,
-              "minimum": 0.1,
-              "maximum": 3.0,
-              "description": "Weight multiplier for small tasks."
-            },
-            "medium": {
-              "type": "number",
-              "default": 1.0,
-              "minimum": 0.1,
-              "maximum": 3.0,
-              "description": "Weight multiplier for medium tasks."
-            },
-            "large": {
-              "type": "number",
-              "default": 1.0,
-              "minimum": 0.1,
-              "maximum": 3.0,
-              "description": "Weight multiplier for large tasks."
-            }
-          }
-        },
-        "staleDetection": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Stale task detection settings for analyze command.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "enabled": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": true,
-              "description": "Enable stale task detection in analyze output."
-            },
-            "pendingDays": {
-              "type": "integer",
-              "minimum": 1,
-              "maximum": 365,
-              "default": 30,
-              "description": "Days before pending task is considered stale."
-            },
-            "noUpdateDays": {
-              "type": "integer",
-              "minimum": 1,
-              "maximum": 365,
-              "default": 14,
-              "description": "Days without notes/updates before task is stale."
-            },
-            "blockedDays": {
-              "type": "integer",
-              "minimum": 1,
-              "maximum": 365,
-              "default": 7,
-              "description": "Days blocked without progress before stale warning."
-            },
-            "urgentNeglectedDays": {
-              "type": "integer",
-              "minimum": 1,
-              "maximum": 30,
-              "default": 7,
-              "description": "Days high/critical priority task untouched before warning."
-            }
-          }
-        },
         "lockAwareness": {
           "type": "object",
           "description": "Lock file detection and concurrent operation awareness settings.",
@@ -1192,13 +648,6 @@
               "default": true,
               "description": "Enable lock detection in analyze output."
             },
-            "staleThreshold": {
-              "type": "integer",
-              "minimum": 60,
-              "maximum": 3600,
-              "default": 300,
-              "description": "Seconds before a lock file is considered stale (default: 5 minutes)."
-            },
             "warnOnly": {
               "type": "boolean",
               "default": true,
@@ -1208,91 +657,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "multiSession": {
-      "type": "object",
-      "description": "Multi-session concurrent agent configuration. Enables multiple LLM agents to work on different task groups simultaneously with isolated focus and scope boundaries.",
-      "additionalProperties": false,
-      "properties": {
-        "enabled": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Enable multi-session mode. When false, classic single-session behavior. When true, sessions.json is created and used."
-        },
-        "maxConcurrentSessions": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "minimum": 1,
-          "maximum": 10,
-          "default": 5,
-          "description": "Maximum active sessions allowed simultaneously."
-        },
-        "maxActiveTasksPerScope": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "minimum": 1,
-          "maximum": 3,
-          "default": 1,
-          "description": "Maximum active tasks within a single session scope. Replaces global validation.maxActiveTasks."
-        },
-        "scopeValidation": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "enum": [
-            "strict",
-            "warn",
-            "none"
-          ],
-          "default": "strict",
-          "description": "strict=error on scope overlap, warn=allow with warning, none=no validation."
-        },
-        "allowNestedScopes": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Allow session scopes that are subsets of other session scopes (e.g., taskGroup within epic)."
-        },
-        "allowScopeOverlap": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": false,
-          "description": "Allow sessions with partially overlapping scopes. Risky but sometimes needed for collaborative work."
-        },
-        "requireScopeOnStart": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Require explicit scope when starting session. If false, defaults to full-project scope."
-        },
-        "sessionTimeoutHours": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "minimum": 1,
-          "maximum": 168,
-          "default": 72,
-          "description": "Hours before a session is considered orphaned/stale."
-        },
-        "autoSuspendOnTimeout": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Automatically suspend sessions that exceed timeout instead of ending them."
-        },
-        "historyRetentionDays": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "minimum": 1,
-          "maximum": 365,
-          "default": 30,
-          "description": "Days to retain ended sessions in sessionHistory before cleanup."
-        },
-        "autoResumeLastSession": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": false,
-          "description": "When starting without explicit session, auto-resume most recent suspended session for the scope."
-        },
-        "trackSessionStats": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Track session statistics (tasks completed, focus changes, active time)."
-        },
-        "backupOnSessionEvents": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Create safety backup on session start/end/suspend events."
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "contextAlerts": {
       "type": "object",
       "description": "Context window alert configuration. Controls when and how users are alerted about context window usage approaching thresholds.",
@@ -1303,17 +667,6 @@
           "default": true,
           "description": "Enable context window threshold alerts. When false, no alerts are shown."
         },
-        "minThreshold": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "enum": [
-            "warning",
-            "caution",
-            "critical",
-            "emergency"
-          ],
-          "default": "warning",
-          "description": "Minimum threshold level to trigger alerts. warning=70%, caution=85%, critical=90%, emergency=95%."
-        },
         "triggerCommands": {
           "type": "array",
           "items": {
@@ -1338,7 +691,7 @@
     },
     "agentOutputs": {
       "type": "object",
-      "description": "Cross-agent output configuration. Controls where agent outputs (research, contributions, artifacts) are stored and managed.",
+      "description": "Cross-agent output configuration. Only directory and manifestFile are consumed (T109).",
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {
         "directory": {
@@ -1351,55 +704,12 @@
           "type": "string",
           "default": "MANIFEST.jsonl",
           "description": "Manifest filename (JSONL format) within directory."
-        },
-        "archiveDir": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "default": "archive",
-          "description": "Subdirectory within directory for archived outputs."
-        },
-        "archiveDays": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "default": 30,
-          "minimum": 1,
-          "description": "Days until non-actionable outputs are archived."
-        },
-        "manifest": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Manifest rotation and archival configuration.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "maxEntries": {
-              "type": "integer",
-              "default": 100,
-              "minimum": 10,
-              "maximum": 1000,
-              "description": "Maximum number of entries to keep in active manifest before rotation."
-            },
-            "thresholdBytes": {
-              "type": "integer",
-              "default": 200000,
-              "minimum": 10000,
-              "description": "Size threshold in bytes (~50K tokens at 200KB) before suggesting archival."
-            },
-            "archivePercent": {
-              "type": "integer",
-              "default": 50,
-              "minimum": 10,
-              "maximum": 90,
-              "description": "Percentage of oldest entries to archive when threshold is exceeded."
-            },
-            "autoRotate": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": false,
-              "description": "Automatically rotate manifest when threshold is exceeded during operations."
-            }
-          }
         }
       }
     },
     "research": {
       "type": "object",
-      "description": "DEPRECATED: Use agentOutputs instead. Legacy research output configuration kept for backward compatibility.",
+      "description": "DEPRECATED: Use agentOutputs instead. Only outputDir and manifestFile are consumed (T109).",
       "x-deprecated": true,
       "x-deprecated-by": "agentOutputs",
       "additionalProperties": false,
@@ -1417,228 +727,6 @@
           "description": "DEPRECATED: Use agentOutputs.manifestFile instead.",
           "x-deprecated": true,
           "x-deprecated-by": "agentOutputs.manifestFile"
-        },
-        "archiveDir": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "default": "archive",
-          "description": "DEPRECATED: Use agentOutputs.archiveDir instead.",
-          "x-deprecated": true,
-          "x-deprecated-by": "agentOutputs.archiveDir"
-        },
-        "archiveDays": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "default": 30,
-          "minimum": 1,
-          "description": "DEPRECATED: Use agentOutputs.archiveDays instead.",
-          "x-deprecated": true,
-          "x-deprecated-by": "agentOutputs.archiveDays"
-        },
-        "manifest": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "DEPRECATED: Use agentOutputs.manifest instead.",
-          "x-deprecated": true,
-          "x-deprecated-by": "agentOutputs.manifest",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "maxEntries": {
-              "type": "integer",
-              "default": 100,
-              "minimum": 10,
-              "maximum": 1000,
-              "description": "Maximum number of entries to keep in active manifest before rotation."
-            },
-            "thresholdBytes": {
-              "type": "integer",
-              "default": 200000,
-              "minimum": 10000,
-              "description": "Size threshold in bytes (~50K tokens at 200KB) before suggesting archival."
-            },
-            "archivePercent": {
-              "type": "integer",
-              "default": 50,
-              "minimum": 10,
-              "maximum": 90,
-              "description": "Percentage of oldest entries to archive when threshold is exceeded."
-            },
-            "autoRotate": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": false,
-              "description": "Automatically rotate manifest when threshold is exceeded during operations."
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "project": {
-      "type": "object",
-      "description": "Project-level metadata and status tracking for doctor command and health monitoring.",
-      "additionalProperties": false,
-      "properties": {
-        "status": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Current project health status and diagnostic information.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "health": {
-              "type": "string",
-              "enum": [
-                "healthy",
-                "warning",
-                "error",
-                "unknown"
-              ],
-              "default": "unknown",
-              "description": "Overall project health: healthy=no issues, warning=minor issues, error=critical issues, unknown=not yet checked."
-            },
-            "lastCheck": {
-              "type": [
-                "string",
-                "null"
-              ],
-              "format": "date-time",
-              "default": null,
-              "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp of last health check (doctor command). Null if never checked."
-            },
-            "schemaVersions": {
-              "type": "object",
-              "description": "Schema versions for core CLEO data files in this project.",
-              "additionalProperties": false,
-              "properties": {
-                "todo": {
-                  "type": "string",
-                  "pattern": "^\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+$",
-                  "description": "Schema version for todo.json (semver)."
-                },
-                "config": {
-                  "type": "string",
-                  "pattern": "^\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+$",
-                  "description": "Schema version for config.json (semver)."
-                },
-                "archive": {
-                  "type": "string",
-                  "pattern": "^\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+$",
-                  "description": "Schema version for todo-archive.json (semver)."
-                },
-                "log": {
-                  "type": "string",
-                  "pattern": "^\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+$",
-                  "description": "Schema version for todo-log.jsonl (semver)."
-                }
-              }
-            },
-            "validation": {
-              "type": "object",
-              "description": "Validation status and results.",
-              "additionalProperties": false,
-              "properties": {
-                "lastValidated": {
-                  "type": [
-                    "string",
-                    "null"
-                  ],
-                  "format": "date-time",
-                  "default": null,
-                  "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp of last validation run."
-                },
-                "passed": {
-                  "type": "boolean",
-                  "default": false,
-                  "description": "Whether last validation passed."
-                },
-                "errors": {
-                  "type": "array",
-                  "items": {
-                    "type": "object",
-                    "required": [
-                      "code",
-                      "message"
-                    ],
-                    "additionalProperties": false,
-                    "properties": {
-                      "code": {
-                        "type": "string",
-                        "description": "Machine-readable error code."
-                      },
-                      "message": {
-                        "type": "string",
-                        "description": "Human-readable error description."
-                      },
-                      "file": {
-                        "type": "string",
-                        "description": "File path related to the error."
-                      }
-                    }
-                  },
-                  "default": [],
-                  "description": "Validation errors from last check."
-                },
-                "warnings": {
-                  "type": "array",
-                  "items": {
-                    "type": "object",
-                    "required": [
-                      "code",
-                      "message"
-                    ],
-                    "additionalProperties": false,
-                    "properties": {
-                      "code": {
-                        "type": "string",
-                        "description": "Machine-readable warning code."
-                      },
-                      "message": {
-                        "type": "string",
-                        "description": "Human-readable warning description."
-                      },
-                      "file": {
-                        "type": "string",
-                        "description": "File path related to the warning."
-                      }
-                    }
-                  },
-                  "default": [],
-                  "description": "Validation warnings from last check."
-                }
-              }
-            },
-            "injection": {
-              "type": "object",
-              "description": "Agent documentation injection status.",
-              "additionalProperties": false,
-              "properties": {
-                "CLAUDE.md": {
-                  "type": "string",
-                  "enum": [
-                    "injected",
-                    "missing",
-                    "outdated",
-                    "not_found"
-                  ],
-                  "description": "Injection status for CLAUDE.md."
-                },
-                "AGENTS.md": {
-                  "type": "string",
-                  "enum": [
-                    "injected",
-                    "missing",
-                    "outdated",
-                    "not_found"
-                  ],
-                  "description": "Injection status for AGENTS.md."
-                },
-                "GEMINI.md": {
-                  "type": "string",
-                  "enum": [
-                    "injected",
-                    "missing",
-                    "outdated",
-                    "not_found"
-                  ],
-                  "description": "Injection status for GEMINI.md."
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          }
         }
       }
     },
@@ -1822,54 +910,9 @@
     },
     "retention": {
       "type": "object",
-      "description": "Retention policies for session archival and cleanup. Controls automatic session lifecycle management.",
+      "description": "Retention policies for session lifecycle management. Only autoEndActiveAfterDays is consumed (T109).",
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {
-        "maxArchivedSessions": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "minimum": 10,
-          "maximum": 1000,
-          "default": 100,
-          "description": "Maximum number of archived sessions to retain. Oldest archived sessions are permanently deleted when limit is exceeded."
-        },
-        "autoArchiveEndedAfterDays": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "minimum": 1,
-          "maximum": 365,
-          "default": 30,
-          "description": "Days after which ended sessions are automatically archived. Set to high value to disable auto-archiving."
-        },
-        "autoDeleteArchivedAfterDays": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "minimum": 0,
-          "maximum": 730,
-          "default": 90,
-          "description": "Days after archival before sessions are permanently deleted. 0 disables automatic deletion."
-        },
-        "contextStateRetentionDays": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "minimum": 1,
-          "maximum": 90,
-          "default": 7,
-          "description": "Days to retain orphaned context state files. Files for non-existent or archived sessions are cleaned up."
-        },
-        "cleanupOnSessionEnd": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Run retention cleanup automatically when sessions end. Set false for manual cleanup only."
-        },
-        "dryRunByDefault": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Default to dry-run mode for cleanup operations. Prevents accidental data loss."
-        },
-        "maxSessionsInMemory": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "minimum": 10,
-          "maximum": 1000,
-          "default": 100,
-          "description": "Maximum sessions to keep in sessions.json before triggering garbage collection. When exceeded, session gc will auto-archive oldest ended sessions."
-        },
         "autoEndActiveAfterDays": {
           "type": "integer",
           "minimum": 1,
@@ -1879,48 +922,9 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "contextStates": {
-      "type": "object",
-      "description": "Context state file management configuration. Context state files track per-session context window usage.",
-      "additionalProperties": false,
-      "properties": {
-        "directory": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "default": ".cleo/context-states",
-          "description": "Directory for per-session context state files. Relative to project root."
-        },
-        "filenamePattern": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "default": "context-state-{sessionId}.json",
-          "description": "Filename pattern for context state files. {sessionId} is replaced with session ID."
-        },
-        "cleanupOnSessionEnd": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Remove context state file when session ends. Set false to retain for debugging."
-        },
-        "cleanupOnSessionClose": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Remove context state file when session is permanently closed."
-        },
-        "cleanupOnSessionArchive": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Remove context state file when session is archived."
-        },
-        "maxOrphanedFiles": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "minimum": 0,
-          "maximum": 100,
-          "default": 10,
-          "description": "Maximum orphaned context state files to retain. Oldest are deleted first. 0 = delete immediately."
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "orchestrator": {
       "type": "object",
-      "description": "Orchestrator agent configuration. Controls context thresholds for automatic session management and HITL (human-in-the-loop) handoff behavior.",
+      "description": "Orchestrator agent configuration. Only contextThresholds.{warning,critical} are consumed (T109).",
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {
         "contextThresholds": {
@@ -1943,86 +947,6 @@
               "description": "Critical threshold (%). At this level, orchestrator must STOP immediately, pause session, and generate HITL summary for human handoff."
             }
           }
-        },
-        "autoStopOnCritical": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Automatically trigger session pause when context usage reaches critical threshold. When false, orchestrator continues but emits warnings."
-        },
-        "hitlSummaryOnPause": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Generate a human-in-the-loop summary document when session is paused due to context limits. Summary includes progress, remaining work, and handoff notes."
-        },
-        "validation": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Project-agnostic validation configuration for orchestrator spawn gates. See AUTONOMOUS-ORCHESTRATION-SPEC.md Part 6.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "customGates": {
-              "type": "array",
-              "description": "DEPRECATED: Use release.gates instead. Custom validation gates executed before spawning next subagent. Empty array uses only core gates (manifest, file, task status).",
-              "x-deprecated": true,
-              "x-deprecated-by": "release.gates",
-              "items": {
-                "type": "object",
-                "additionalProperties": false,
-                "required": [
-                  "name",
-                  "command"
-                ],
-                "properties": {
-                  "name": {
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "pattern": "^[a-z][a-z0-9_-]*$",
-                    "description": "Unique gate identifier (snake_case or kebab-case)."
-                  },
-                  "command": {
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "minLength": 1,
-                    "description": "Shell command to execute. Exit 0 = pass, non-zero = fail."
-                  },
-                  "required": {
-                    "type": "boolean",
-                    "default": false,
-                    "description": "If true, gate failure blocks spawn. If false, failure is logged as warning."
-                  },
-                  "description": {
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "description": "Human-readable description of what this gate validates."
-                  }
-                }
-              },
-              "default": []
-            },
-            "requireManifestEntry": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": true,
-              "description": "Require manifest entry from previous agent before spawning next (AUTO-004)."
-            },
-            "requireWaveOrder": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": true,
-              "description": "Require spawning in dependency wave order (AUTO-005)."
-            }
-          }
-        },
-        "handoff": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Handoff protocol configuration. See AUTONOMOUS-ORCHESTRATION-SPEC.md Part 3.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "preferWaveBoundaries": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": true,
-              "description": "Prefer stopping at clean wave boundaries when generating handoff (HNDOFF-006)."
-            },
-            "includeKeyFindings": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": true,
-              "description": "Include key_findings summary in handoff document."
-            }
-          }
         }
       }
     },
@@ -2128,49 +1052,6 @@
             }
           }
         },
-        "files": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "File path extraction settings.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "autoExtract": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": true,
-              "description": "Automatically extract file paths from task notes and add to files array."
-            },
-            "patterns": {
-              "type": "array",
-              "items": {
-                "type": "string"
-              },
-              "default": [
-                "*.ts",
-                "*.js",
-                "*.sh",
-                "*.json",
-                "*.md"
-              ],
-              "description": "File patterns to recognize during extraction. Uses glob-style patterns."
-            }
-          }
-        },
-        "relates": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Task cross-reference extraction settings.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "autoExtract": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": true,
-              "description": "Automatically extract task cross-references (T####) from notes and add to relates array."
-            },
-            "bidirectional": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": false,
-              "description": "When adding a reference, also add reverse reference to the target task."
-            }
-          }
-        },
         "verification": {
           "type": "object",
           "description": "Verification gate auto-set settings.",
@@ -2185,84 +1066,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "graphRag": {
-      "type": "object",
-      "description": "Graph-RAG semantic relationship discovery configuration.",
-      "additionalProperties": false,
-      "properties": {
-        "hierarchyBoost": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Hierarchy-based similarity boost for related task discovery.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "enabled": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": true,
-              "description": "Enable hierarchy boosting in 'auto' discovery method."
-            },
-            "sibling": {
-              "type": "number",
-              "default": 0.15,
-              "minimum": 0,
-              "maximum": 0.5,
-              "description": "Boost for tasks sharing the same parent."
-            },
-            "cousin": {
-              "type": "number",
-              "default": 0.08,
-              "minimum": 0,
-              "maximum": 0.3,
-              "description": "Boost for tasks sharing the same grandparent."
-            },
-            "ancestor": {
-              "type": "number",
-              "default": 0.04,
-              "minimum": 0,
-              "maximum": 0.2,
-              "description": "Boost for tasks sharing any common ancestor."
-            },
-            "requireContentMatch": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": true,
-              "description": "Only apply boost if base similarity > 0."
-            }
-          }
-        },
-        "contextPropagation": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Parent context propagation for description similarity.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "enabled": {
-              "type": "boolean",
-              "default": true,
-              "description": "Include parent context in description comparison."
-            },
-            "maxDepth": {
-              "type": "integer",
-              "default": 2,
-              "minimum": 0,
-              "maximum": 3,
-              "description": "Maximum ancestor depth to include (0=self only)."
-            },
-            "decayFactor": {
-              "type": "number",
-              "default": 0.5,
-              "minimum": 0.1,
-              "maximum": 1.0,
-              "description": "Exponential decay per level (0.5 = halve each level)."
-            }
-          }
-        },
-        "minScore": {
-          "type": "number",
-          "default": 0.1,
-          "minimum": 0,
-          "maximum": 1.0,
-          "description": "Minimum score threshold for including in results."
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "gitCheckpoint": {
       "type": "object",
       "description": "Automatic git checkpointing of .cleo/ state files at semantic boundaries. Opt-in feature that commits state files (todo.json, sessions.json, etc.) to git history with debounce to prevent commit noise.",
@@ -2317,191 +1120,6 @@
         "mode": "strict"
       }
     },
-    "testing": {
-      "type": "object",
-      "description": "Comprehensive testing configuration beyond validation gates.",
-      "additionalProperties": false,
-      "properties": {
-        "framework": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "description": "Test framework configuration.",
-          "additionalProperties": false,
-          "properties": {
-            "name": {
-              "type": "string",
-              "enum": [
-                "bats",
-                "jest",
-                "vitest",
-                "playwright",
-                "cypress",
-                "mocha",
-                "ava",
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-            "null"
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-                "reparent"
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@@ -2516,134 +1134,6 @@
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-              "default": "bats",
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-                "installCommand": {
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