settings: repo-only keys (global values refused for eleven per-repo settings)

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Repo-only settings keys

Eleven per-repo keys only mean something for one repo's code, so a global value is now refused instead of silently applying to every repo. rt.gitStatus stays global-capable: its sweep switch and interval are read once for the whole daemon.

What changed

Registry and resolver (packages/rt-client/src/settings)

• Adds repoOnly to the registry and sets it on rt.roles, rt.intercepts, rt.worktrees, rt.worktreeReadyApproval, rt.hooks, rt.sync, rt.branchNaming, rt.presets, rt.variations, rt.dopplerTemplate and rt.ignoredMrs
• A global team/user/machine value on one of them resolves as invalid (shown in explain, skipped with a warning), like a disallowed scope
• validateWrite, setSetting and prune refuse a write with no repo; unsetSetting still clears a stray global value
• rt settings check reports a global value as a failing invalid finding; rt settings migrate skips global sections for these keys

Readers

• Ready approvals come from user.repo/machine.repo only, and the approval hint now passes --repo
• rt-context (VS Code) passed the tagged { kind, id } object as the repo identity, so it never read a repo section; it now passes the bare host/path
• Console's effective-inputs panel reads config for the run's own repo instead of none

Console

• Under All repos a repo-only row says "set per repo" beside its repo reach, with no editor, menu or global source label
• The explain modal hides empty global layers of a repo-only key; a stray global value shows as refused with Remove only
• settings-kit carries repoOnly on the def wire

Also

• docs/settings-architecture.md, docs/repo-identity.md and the rt-settings skill document the rule
• Tests that used these keys as generic global fixtures now write repo sections or suspend the flag for the test

Follow-up

• A repo with no remote (path identity) has no repo sections, so it gets only the registry default for these keys, as the identity docs already describe
• A store that still holds a global value for one of these keys fails rt settings check, and so the release preflight's settings-stores row, until it is moved into a repo section

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Verification

rt-client settings suite 756/756, settings-kit 111, the 30 other rt test files that touch these keys 556/556, e2e settings/endpoint/mcp-serve 25/25, console 77 files (993 tests), rt-context 21; tsc, console typecheck and lint, format:check, docs:check, picker:check and repo purity all pass. Fast Browser against a branch console on real stores, writes routed to 409, light and dark: under All repos rt.intercepts, rt.roles, rt.worktrees and the other repo-only rows read "all repos · set in N repos · set per repo" with no editor; the stray global rt.worktreeReadyApproval shows as the one Needs fixing item and as a refused user layer with Remove only; with a repo picked the row is editable; rt.gitStatus is unchanged. rt.notify.eventBridges unchanged afterwards.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Repository-specific settings can be managed per repository. When no repository is selected, these settings show “set per repo”; selecting a repository enables editing.
  • Effective settings and approval checks use repository-specific values for repository-only settings.
• Bug Fixes
  • Global values for repository-only settings are flagged as invalid and ignored. Writing or pruning these settings requires a repository.
  • Approval suggestions now include the repository to update.
• Documentation
  • Clarified repository-only settings behavior and configuration guidance.

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Walkthrough

The change adds a repoOnly setting flag and applies it across settings resolution, writes, validation, migrations, repository identity handling, and console presentation. Eleven settings are marked repo-only. Global values for those settings are invalid, and writes require a repository identity.

Changes

Repo-only settings

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Define and expose the repo-only contract packages/rt-client/src/settings/registry-machinery.ts, packages/rt-client/src/settings/registry-defs.ts, packages/rt-client/src/settings/__tests__/registry.test.ts, packages/settings-kit/src/server.ts, packages/settings-kit/src/__tests__/server.test.ts, docs/settings-architecture.md, skills/rt-settings/SKILL.md	SettingDef gains an optional repoOnly flag, and eleven registry definitions set it. The settings definitions endpoint exposes the flag. Tests and documentation describe the contract.
Enforce repo-only reads, writes, checks, and migrations packages/rt-client/src/settings/resolve.ts, packages/rt-client/src/settings/validate-write.ts, packages/rt-client/src/settings/write.ts, packages/rt-client/src/settings/check.ts, packages/rt-client/src/settings/migrate-stores.ts, packages/rt-client/src/settings/__tests__/*, commands/__tests__/settings-keys-hooks-regen.test.ts, commands/__tests__/settings-migrate.test.ts, lib/daemon/__tests__/settings-handlers.test.ts, docs/settings-architecture.md	Resolution rejects global values for repo-only settings. Writes and pruning require a repository identity. Checks report global values, and migrations skip repo-only definitions in global sections. Tests cover these behaviors and preserve unrelated store-mechanics coverage.
Pass repository identity to setting consumers apps/console/src/server/effectiveInputs.ts, apps/console/src/server/effectiveInputs.test.ts, extensions/vscode/rt-context/src/repoIdentity.ts, extensions/vscode/rt-context/src/git.ts, extensions/vscode/rt-context/src/__tests__/repoIdentity.test.ts, lib/worktree/ready-approval.ts, lib/worktree/__tests__/ready-approval.test.ts, commands/worktree.ts, docs/repo-identity.md	The effective-input route passes a remote repository identity to setting reads. VS Code derives a bare identity from remote URLs. Ready approvals use repo-specific scopes and ignore invalid rows. The worktree approval message includes --repo.
Render repo-only settings in the console apps/console/src/app/settings/SettingRow.tsx, apps/console/src/app/settings/SettingRow.test.tsx, apps/console/src/app/settings/RowMenu.tsx, apps/console/src/app/settings/ExplainModal.tsx, apps/console/src/app/settings/ExplainModal.test.tsx	Without a selected repository, a repo-only setting row shows “set per repo” and omits its menu. The explanation view omits unset global layers and prevents edits at non-repository scopes.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 3fb28

The remaining issue is confined to test-file lint compliance and does not block normal settings use. Replace the casts before merge or accept that bounded issue.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 3fb28

The change generally narrows where repository-specific settings can take effect. No introduced security failure was established, but repository selection and deployment-specific access controls warrant attention.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The effective-value change reaches consumers of the shared settings resolver, but the observed repo-only checks narrow rather than expand the reach of authored global values.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — The settings handler forwards a caller-supplied, nonempty repo string to write validation and persistence. The reviewed console mount retains its local-peer write gate; authorization of repository identities in other host integrations was not established.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

• observed — Repo-less writes and pruning of repo-only keys are refused, while ready-approval reads disregard invalid and global rows. These controls limit accidental persistence or use of an approval outside its repository.

Hardening Proposals

• proposed — For any settings host exposed beyond a trusted local peer, verify the peer access gate and authorize a requested repository identity against that host’s repository ownership policy.

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In @commands/worktree.ts:
- Line 754: Shell-quote the serialized repository key in the command displayed
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Replace the new any casts with the function parameter types.

The shared typescript-eslint recommended configuration enables @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any, and it applies to this TypeScript file. Use Parameters<typeof effectiveFromRows>[0], Parameters<typeof effectiveFromRows>[1], and Parameters<typeof defToWire>[0] for the test definitions and rows.

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Replace the explicit any casts in the test definitions and rows with the
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