User Preferences & Settings System

[mikejmorgan-ai]

Description:
Persistent user preferences and configuration management.

Purpose:

• Save user preferences across sessions
• Customize AI behavior
• Set default options
• Manage confirmation prompts

Requirements:

• Config file management (YAML/JSON)
• User preference categories:
  • Confirmation prompts (y/n defaults)
  • Verbosity level
  • Auto-update settings
  • Default package sources
  • AI behavior tuning
• Config validation
• Reset to defaults option

Example:

# ~/.config/cortex/preferences.yaml
confirmations:
  before_install: true
  before_remove: true
  before_upgrade: false

verbosity: normal  # quiet, normal, verbose, debug

auto_update:
  check_on_start: true
  auto_install: false

ai:
  model: claude-sonnet-4
  creativity: balanced  # conservative, balanced, creative
  explain_steps: true

Acceptance Criteria:

• Config file read/write
• Preference categories implemented
• Validation and defaults
• CLI to view/edit preferences
• Migration for config updates
• Tests included
• Documentation

Skills: Python, YAML/JSON, config management

Bounty: $50 upon merge

Priority: Medium

[brymut]

Hi @mikejmorgan-ai , may I please get assigned to this. I believe I can handle this with a 2 day timeframe while I familiarise myself

[mikejmorgan-ai]

Hi @mikejmorgan-ai , may I please get assigned to this. I believe I can handle this with a 2 day timeframe while I familiarise myself

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[anees4500]

Hey 👋,
I’d like to work on this issue.
Could you please assign it to me?
Thanks!

[dhvll]

You have already assign this issue raise PR first @anees4500 #31