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All Forge agent configuration lives in forge.yaml at the project root.
agent_id: "my-agent" # Required
version: "1.0.0" # Required
framework: "forge" # forge (default), crewai, langchain
registry: "ghcr.io/org" # Container registry
entrypoint: "agent.py" # Required for crewai/langchain, omit for forge
model:
provider: "openai" # openai, anthropic, gemini, ollama, custom
name: "gpt-4o" # Model name
organization_id: "org-xxx" # OpenAI Organization ID (enterprise, optional)
fallbacks: # Fallback providers (optional)
- provider: "anthropic"
name: "claude-sonnet-4-20250514"
organization_id: "" # Per-fallback org ID override (optional)
tools:
- name: "web_search"
- name: "cli_execute"
config:
allowed_binaries: ["git", "curl"]
env_passthrough: ["GITHUB_TOKEN"]
channels:
- "telegram"
- "slack"
egress:
profile: "strict" # strict, standard, permissive
mode: "allowlist" # deny-all, allowlist, dev-open
allowed_domains: # Explicit domains
- "api.example.com"
- "*.github.com"
capabilities: # Capability bundles
- "slack"
skills:
path: "SKILL.md"
secrets:
providers: # Secret providers (order matters)
- "encrypted-file" # AES-256-GCM encrypted file
- "env" # Environment variables
memory:
persistence: true # Session persistence (default: true)
sessions_dir: ".forge/sessions"
char_budget: 200000 # Context budget override
trigger_ratio: 0.6 # Compaction trigger ratio
long_term: false # Long-term memory (default: false)
memory_dir: ".forge/memory"
embedding_provider: "" # Auto-detect from LLM provider
embedding_model: "" # Provider default
vector_weight: 0.7 # Hybrid search vector weight
keyword_weight: 0.3 # Hybrid search keyword weight
decay_half_life_days: 7 # Temporal decay half-life
schedules: # Recurring scheduled tasks (optional)
- id: "daily-report"
cron: "@daily"
task: "Generate daily status report"
skill: "" # Optional skill to invoke
channel: "telegram" # Optional channel for delivery
channel_target: "-100123456" # Destination chat/channel ID| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
FORGE_MODEL_PROVIDER |
Override LLM provider |
FORGE_MODEL_FALLBACKS |
Fallback chain (e.g., "anthropic:claude-sonnet-4,gemini") |
FORGE_MEMORY_PERSISTENCE |
Set false to disable session persistence |
FORGE_MEMORY_LONG_TERM |
Set true to enable long-term memory |
FORGE_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER |
Override embedding provider |
OPENAI_API_KEY |
OpenAI API key |
OPENAI_ORG_ID |
OpenAI Organization ID (enterprise); overrides organization_id in YAML |
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY |
Anthropic API key |
GEMINI_API_KEY |
Google Gemini API key |
TAVILY_API_KEY |
Tavily web search API key |
PERPLEXITY_API_KEY |
Perplexity web search API key |
WEB_SEARCH_PROVIDER |
Force web search provider (tavily or perplexity) |
OPENAI_BASE_URL |
Override OpenAI base URL |
ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL |
Override Anthropic base URL |
OLLAMA_BASE_URL |
Override Ollama base URL (default: http://localhost:11434) |
FORGE_PASSPHRASE |
Passphrase for encrypted secrets file |
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