Config Components - Ensemble Edge

Define and version reusable configuration objects as components for consistent settings across ensembles.

Overview

Config components enable you to:

Centralize settings used across multiple agents and ensembles
Version configurations for reproducibility and rollback
Manage secrets securely in KV storage
Test different configurations with version tags
A/B test different settings

Quick Start

1. Create a Config Component

Create a JSON configuration file:

// configs/anthropic-settings.json
{
  "provider": "anthropic",
  "model": "claude-sonnet-4",
  "temperature": 0.2,
  "max_tokens": 2048,
  "top_p": 0.95,
  "timeout": 30
}

2. Add to Edgit

edgit components add anthropic-settings configs/anthropic-settings.json config
edgit tag create anthropic-settings v1.0.0
edgit tag set anthropic-settings production v1.0.0
edgit push --tags --force

3. Reference in Your Ensemble

ensemble: text-processor

agents:
  - name: process
    operation: think
    # Reference the config component
    config: "config://anthropic-settings@v1.0.0"
    prompt: |
      Process the following text: ${input.text}

inputs:
  text:
    type: string

outputs:
  result: ${process.output}

URI Format and Versioning

All config components use the standardized URI format:

config://{path}[@{version}]

Format breakdown:

config:// - Protocol identifier for config components
{path} - Logical path to the config (e.g., anthropic-settings, providers/openai)
[@{version}] - Optional version identifier (defaults to @latest)

Version format:

@latest - Always uses the most recent version
@v1 - Uses latest patch of major version (v1.x.x)
@v1.0.0 - Specific semantic version (immutable)
@prod - Custom tag for production versions
@staging - Custom tag for staging versions

Example URIs

# Always latest version
config: "config://anthropic-settings"
config: "config://anthropic-settings@latest"

# Specific semantic version
config: "config://anthropic-settings@v1.0.0"
config: "config://anthropic-settings@v2.1.3"

# Custom tags
config: "config://anthropic-settings@prod"
config: "config://anthropic-settings@staging"

# Nested paths
config: "config://providers/anthropic@v1"
config: "config://model-settings/gpt4@v1"

How to Reference in Ensembles

There are three ways to reference configs in your ensembles:

1. URI Format (Recommended)

Use the config:// URI format to reference versioned config components:

ensemble: blog-analyzer

agents:
  - name: analyze
    operation: think
    config: "config://anthropic-settings@v1.0.0"
    prompt: "Analyze this blog post: ${input.post}"

inputs:
  post:
    type: string

outputs:
  analysis: ${analyze.output}

2. Template Expression Format

Use ${components.config_name@version} to embed config references in YAML:

ensemble: dynamic-config

agents:
  - name: process
    operation: think
    config:
      # Spread config component
      provider: ${components.base-ai-config@v1.provider}
      model: ${components.base-ai-config@v1.model}
      temperature: ${components.base-ai-config@v1.temperature}
      # Override specific fields
      max_tokens: 1024
      timeout: 30
    prompt: "Process: ${input.data}"

inputs:
  data:
    type: string

outputs:
  result: ${process.output}

3. Inline Config

For simple operations or during development, use inline config objects directly:

ensemble: simple-analyzer

agents:
  - name: analyze
    operation: think
    config:
      provider: anthropic
      model: claude-sonnet-4
      temperature: 0.3
      max_tokens: 2048
    prompt: "Analyze this: ${input.text}"

inputs:
  text:
    type: string

outputs:
  analysis: ${analyze.output}

Using Config Components

Multiple Agents with Different Configs

ensemble: multi-model-analysis

agents:
  - name: analyze-text
    operation: think
    config: "config://anthropic-settings@v1"
    prompt: "Analyze text: ${input.text}"

  - name: analyze-with-gpt
    operation: think
    config: "config://openai-settings@v1"
    prompt: "Analyze text: ${input.text}"

  - name: analyze-with-llama
    operation: think
    config: "config://llama-settings@v1"
    prompt: "Analyze text: ${input.text}"

inputs:
  text:
    type: string

outputs:
  anthropic_result: ${analyze-text.output}
  openai_result: ${analyze-with-gpt.output}
  llama_result: ${analyze-with-llama.output}

Config Types and Examples

AI Provider Settings

// configs/anthropic-settings.json
{
  "provider": "anthropic",
  "model": "claude-opus-4",
  "temperature": 0.3,
  "max_tokens": 4096,
  "top_p": 0.98,
  "timeout": 60,
  "system_prompt_prefix": "You are an expert analyst."
}

API Configuration

// configs/data-api.json
{
  "base_url": "https://api.data-provider.com",
  "timeout": 30,
  "retry_attempts": 3,
  "retry_delay_ms": 1000,
  "headers": {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "User-Agent": "Conductor/1.0"
  }
}

Database Connection Settings

// configs/postgres-prod.json
{
  "engine": "postgres",
  "host": "db.example.com",
  "port": 5432,
  "database": "production",
  "pool_size": 10,
  "max_lifetime": 3600,
  "timeout": 30
}

Processing Parameters

// configs/document-processing.json
{
  "chunk_size": 2048,
  "overlap": 256,
  "use_streaming": true,
  "cache_embeddings": true,
  "batch_size": 100,
  "max_parallel": 5
}

Feature Flags

// configs/feature-flags.json
{
  "enable_advanced_analytics": true,
  "enable_caching": true,
  "enable_logging": true,
  "debug_mode": false,
  "use_legacy_api": false,
  "enable_telemetry": true
}

Caching and Performance

Config components are automatically cached for 1 hour (3600 seconds) after first load.

Default Caching

agents:
  - name: analyze
    operation: think
    config: "config://anthropic-settings@v1"
    # Cached for 1 hour automatically

Custom Cache TTL

agents:
  - name: analyze
    operation: think
    config: "config://anthropic-settings@v1"
    cache:
      ttl: 86400  # 24 hours in seconds

Bypass Cache

agents:
  - name: analyze
    operation: think
    config: "config://anthropic-settings@v1"
    cache:
      bypass: true  # Fresh load every time

Best Practices

1. Version All Configurations

Use semantic versioning:

edgit tag create anthropic-settings v1.0.0
edgit tag create anthropic-settings v1.1.0
edgit tag create anthropic-settings v2.0.0

2. Use Semantic Versioning

PATCH (v1.0.1): Bug fixes, non-breaking adjustments
MINOR (v1.1.0): New optional features, compatible changes
MAJOR (v2.0.0): Breaking changes, incompatible updates

// v1.0.0 - Initial release
{"temperature": 0.2, "max_tokens": 2048}

// v1.1.0 - Add new field (compatible)
{"temperature": 0.2, "max_tokens": 2048, "top_p": 0.95}

// v2.0.0 - Remove field (breaking)
{"temperature": 0.3, "max_tokens": 4096}

3. Separate By Concern

Organize configs by their purpose:

configs/
├── providers/
│   ├── anthropic-prod.json
│   ├── anthropic-staging.json
│   ├── openai-prod.json
│   └── openai-staging.json
├── databases/
│   ├── postgres-prod.json
│   ├── postgres-staging.json
│   ├── redis-prod.json
│   └── redis-staging.json
└── features/
    ├── feature-flags.json
    └── processing-params.json

3. Create Environment-Specific Versions

// configs/anthropic-prod.json
{
  "provider": "anthropic",
  "model": "claude-opus-4",
  "temperature": 0.2,
  "max_tokens": 4096,
  "timeout": 60
}

// configs/anthropic-dev.json
{
  "provider": "anthropic",
  "model": "claude-haiku-4",
  "temperature": 0.5,
  "max_tokens": 1024,
  "timeout": 30
}

4. Document Configuration Fields

// configs/api-settings.json
{
  "base_url": "https://api.example.com",                    // API endpoint URL
  "timeout": 30,                                            // Request timeout in seconds
  "retry_attempts": 3,                                      // Number of retries on failure
  "retry_delay_ms": 1000,                                   // Delay between retries
  "cache_responses": true,                                  // Cache successful responses
  "max_payload_size": 10485760                              // Max payload size (10MB)
}

5. Use Descriptive Names

# Good: Clear what the config is for
edgit components add anthropic-prod configs/anthropic-prod.json config
edgit components add postgres-staging configs/postgres-staging.json config

# Bad: Unclear purpose
edgit components add settings1 configs/settings1.json config
edgit components add config2 configs/config2.json config

6. Handle Sensitive Values

For secrets, store in KV with appropriate access controls:

# Don't include secrets in JSON
# Instead, reference them at runtime or use secure KV storage
edgit secrets set DB_PASSWORD "your-password"

// configs/secure-api.json
{
  "api_endpoint": "https://api.example.com",
  "timeout": 30,
  "use_auth": true,
  "auth_type": "bearer_token"
  // Password/tokens stored separately in KV
}

Versioning Strategy

Development Workflow

# 1. Create base version
edgit tag create anthropic-settings v1.0.0

# 2. Test and iterate
edgit tag create anthropic-settings v1.1.0
edgit tag create anthropic-settings v1.2.0

# 3. Promote to production
edgit tag set anthropic-settings production v1.2.0

Staged Rollout

ensemble: api-processor-v1

agents:
  - name: process
    operation: think
    config: "config://anthropic-settings@staging"
    # Test new config in staging ensemble

ensemble: api-processor-prod

agents:
  - name: process
    operation: think
    config: "config://anthropic-settings@production"
    # Use stable config in production

A/B Testing Configs

ensemble: config-comparison

agents:
  - name: process-v1
    operation: think
    config: "config://anthropic-settings@v1.0.0"
    prompt: "Process: ${input.text}"

  - name: process-v2
    operation: think
    config: "config://anthropic-settings@v2.0.0"
    prompt: "Process: ${input.text}"

outputs:
  version_1: ${process-v1.output}
  version_2: ${process-v2.output}

Using ctx API in Agents

When building custom agents with TypeScript handlers, you can access configs through the ctx API:

ctx.configs.get(name)

Get a configuration object by name:

// agents/processor/index.ts
import type { AgentExecutionContext } from '@ensemble-edge/conductor'

export default async function process(ctx: AgentExecutionContext) {
  // Get config by name
  const aiConfig = await ctx.configs.get('anthropic-settings')

  return {
    provider: aiConfig.provider,
    model: aiConfig.model,
    temperature: aiConfig.temperature
  }
}

Using Config for API Calls

// agents/ai-caller/index.ts
import type { AgentExecutionContext } from '@ensemble-edge/conductor'
import Anthropic from '@anthropic-ai/sdk'

interface ProcessInput {
  text: string
}

export default async function callAI(ctx: AgentExecutionContext) {
  const { text } = ctx.input as ProcessInput

  // Get AI config
  const config = await ctx.configs.get('anthropic-settings')

  // Use config for API call
  const client = new Anthropic({
    apiKey: ctx.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
  })

  const response = await client.messages.create({
    model: config.model,
    max_tokens: config.max_tokens,
    temperature: config.temperature,
    messages: [{ role: 'user', content: text }]
  })

  return {
    result: response.content[0].type === 'text' ? response.content[0].text : '',
    config_used: {
      model: config.model,
      temperature: config.temperature
    }
  }
}

Dynamic Config Selection

// agents/multi-provider/index.ts
import type { AgentExecutionContext } from '@ensemble-edge/conductor'

export default async function processWithProvider(ctx: AgentExecutionContext) {
  const { provider, text } = ctx.input as {
    provider: 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'cloudflare'
    text: string
  }

  // Load config based on provider
  const configName = `${provider}-settings`
  const config = await ctx.configs.get(configName)

  return {
    provider,
    config,
    ready: true
  }
}

Environment-Based Config

// agents/env-aware/index.ts
import type { AgentExecutionContext } from '@ensemble-edge/conductor'

export default async function process(ctx: AgentExecutionContext) {
  // Load different config based on environment
  const env = ctx.env.ENVIRONMENT || 'production'
  const configName = `api-settings-${env}`

  const config = await ctx.configs.get(configName)

  return {
    environment: env,
    config,
    baseUrl: config.base_url,
    timeout: config.timeout
  }
}

Merging Configs

// agents/config-merger/index.ts
import type { AgentExecutionContext } from '@ensemble-edge/conductor'

export default async function mergeConfigs(ctx: AgentExecutionContext) {
  // Get multiple configs and merge
  const baseConfig = await ctx.configs.get('base-ai-config')
  const overrideConfig = await ctx.configs.get('production-overrides')

  const merged = {
    ...baseConfig,
    ...overrideConfig
  }

  return {
    config: merged,
    base: baseConfig,
    overrides: overrideConfig
  }
}

Troubleshooting

Config Not Found

Error: Component not found: config://anthropic-settings@v1.0.0 Solution:

Check config exists: edgit list configs
Check version: edgit tag list anthropic-settings
Verify deployment: edgit tag show anthropic-settings@v1.0.0

Invalid Configuration

Error: JSON parse error when loading config Solution:

Validate JSON: jsonlint configs/anthropic-settings.json
Check for required fields
Verify format matches expected schema

Configuration Mismatch

Issue: Agent doesn’t recognize config fields Solution:

Check agent documentation for supported fields
Verify config format matches agent requirements
Test with inline config first

Next Steps

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Reference

Documentation Index

​Overview

​Quick Start

​1. Create a Config Component

​2. Add to Edgit

​3. Reference in Your Ensemble

​URI Format and Versioning

​Example URIs

​How to Reference in Ensembles

​1. URI Format (Recommended)

​2. Template Expression Format

​3. Inline Config

​Using Config Components

​Multiple Agents with Different Configs

​Config Types and Examples

​AI Provider Settings

​API Configuration

​Database Connection Settings

​Processing Parameters

​Feature Flags

​Caching and Performance

​Default Caching

​Custom Cache TTL

​Bypass Cache

​Best Practices

​1. Version All Configurations

​2. Use Semantic Versioning

​3. Separate By Concern

​3. Create Environment-Specific Versions

​4. Document Configuration Fields

​5. Use Descriptive Names

​6. Handle Sensitive Values

​Versioning Strategy

​Development Workflow

​Staged Rollout

​A/B Testing Configs

​Using ctx API in Agents

​ctx.configs.get(name)

​Using Config for API Calls

​Dynamic Config Selection

​Environment-Based Config

​Merging Configs

​Troubleshooting

​Config Not Found

​Invalid Configuration

​Configuration Mismatch

​Next Steps