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ACE Configuration Management (Project-Level)
Manage ACE configuration for THIS PROJECT ONLY. Adjust thresholds, enable token budget, and configure runtime behavior dynamically.
🚨 Important: Project-Level Scope
All /ace-tune commands affect THIS PROJECT ONLY.
- Changes apply to the current project
- Other projects in your organization are NOT affected
- Organization-wide settings are managed via web dashboard
Hierarchical Configuration:
- Server defaults (global baseline)
- Organization-level (per org) ← Set via web dashboard
- Project-level (per project) ←
/ace-tunescope
Priority: Project > Org > Server (project overrides org overrides server)
For organization-wide configuration, use the web dashboard instead.
What This Does
Allows you to fetch and update ACE project configuration in real-time:
- View current effective configuration (with source hierarchy)
- Enable/disable token budget enforcement for this project
- Adjust semantic search sensitivity
- Configure deduplication thresholds
- Control automatic learning features
- Reset project config to org/server defaults
All changes persist on the server for this specific project.
Instructions for Claude
When the user runs /ace-tune [action] [params], execute the tune script:
1. View Current Configuration
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
# Get plugin root directory
PLUGIN_ROOT="${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)}"
# Execute tune script - shows current config
exec "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/ace-tune.sh" show
Display format:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ACE Configuration (Project: {project_name}) │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ dedup_similarity_threshold: 0.85 (from org) │
│ constitution_threshold: 0.7 (from server) │
│ pruning_threshold: 0.3 (from server) │
│ token_budget_enforcement: false (from server) │
│ max_playbook_tokens: null (from server) │
│ max_batch_size: 50 (from server) │
│ auto_learning_enabled: true (from server) │
│ reflector_enabled: true (from server) │
│ curator_enabled: true (from server) │
│ dedup_enabled: true (from server) │
│ │
│ 💡 Config source: project < org < server │
│ To change org defaults, use web dashboard. │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Returns current effective settings including:
constitution_threshold- Semantic search threshold (default: 0.7)dedup_similarity_threshold- Duplicate detection threshold (default: 0.85)pruning_threshold- Low-quality pattern removal (default: 0.3)token_budget_enforcement- Auto-pruning enabled/disabled (default: false)max_playbook_tokens- Token limit before pruning (default: null)max_batch_size- Max patterns per batch request (default: 50)
2. Interactive Mode (Recommended)
When user runs /ace-tune without arguments, use AskUserQuestion tool for interactive configuration:
# Step 1: Show current config first
ce-ace tune show
# Step 2: Ask what they want to change
AskUserQuestion({
"questions": [{
"question": "What would you like to configure?",
"header": "ACE Setting",
"multiSelect": false,
"options": [
{
"label": "Search Threshold",
"description": "Adjust similarity threshold for pattern retrieval (0.0-1.0)"
},
{
"label": "Search Top K",
"description": "Maximum patterns returned per search (1-100)"
},
{
"label": "Token Budget",
"description": "Enable automatic playbook pruning at token limit"
},
{
"label": "View Only",
"description": "Just show current configuration"
}
]
}]
})
# Step 3: Based on selection, ask for value
# Example: If "Search Threshold" selected
AskUserQuestion({
"questions": [{
"question": "What threshold value? (0.0-1.0)",
"header": "Threshold",
"multiSelect": false,
"options": [
{"label": "0.35", "description": "Broad matches (more results)"},
{"label": "0.45", "description": "Balanced (recommended)"},
{"label": "0.60", "description": "Strict matches (fewer results)"},
{"label": "0.75", "description": "Very strict (only close matches)"}
]
}]
})
# Step 4: Apply with CLI
ce-ace tune --constitution-threshold 0.45
3. Non-Interactive Mode (Direct)
# Single setting
ce-ace tune --constitution-threshold 0.6
# Multiple settings
ce-ace tune \
--constitution-threshold 0.5 \
--search-top-k 15 \
--dedup-enabled true
What this does:
- Enables automatic playbook pruning FOR THIS PROJECT
- When playbook exceeds 50,000 tokens:
- Server removes low-quality patterns (helpful-harmful < pruning_threshold)
- Keeps high-quality patterns
- Maintains playbook size within budget
3. Direct CLI Examples
Adjust Search Threshold:
# Lower threshold for broader matches
ce-ace tune --constitution-threshold 0.35
# Higher threshold for stricter matches
ce-ace tune --constitution-threshold 0.8
Effect on /ace-search:
- Lower (0.3-0.5): Broader matches, more results
- Medium (0.6-0.7): Balanced precision/recall
- Higher (0.8-0.9): Stricter matches, fewer but more precise results
Adjust Multiple Settings:
# Configure search behavior
ce-ace tune \
--constitution-threshold 0.5 \
--search-top-k 15
# Configure deduplication
ce-ace tune --dedup-similarity-threshold 0.9
# Configure pruning
ce-ace tune --pruning-threshold 0.4
# Enable token budget
ce-ace tune --token-budget-enforcement true --max-playbook-tokens 50000
Reset to Defaults:
# Reset project to org/server defaults
ce-ace tune --reset
# Verify reset
ce-ace tune show
Configuration Options Reference
| Parameter | Type | Default | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
constitution_threshold |
float | 0.7 | 0.0-1.0 | Semantic search similarity threshold |
dedup_similarity_threshold |
float | 0.85 | 0.0-1.0 | Duplicate detection threshold |
pruning_threshold |
float | 0.3 | 0.0-1.0 | Min quality score to keep pattern |
token_budget_enforcement |
bool | false | - | Enable automatic pruning |
max_playbook_tokens |
int|null | null | >0 | Token limit for auto-pruning |
max_batch_size |
int | 50 | 1-100 | Max patterns per batch request |
auto_learning_enabled |
bool | true | - | Enable automatic learning |
reflector_enabled |
bool | true | - | Enable Reflector (Sonnet 4) |
curator_enabled |
bool | true | - | Enable Curator (Haiku 4.5) |
dedup_enabled |
bool | true | - | Enable deduplication |
Common Use Cases
Optimize for Precision (Strict Search)
/ace-tune search-threshold 0.85
Use when: You want only highly relevant results for this project, willing to miss some edge cases.
Optimize for Recall (Broad Search)
/ace-tune search-threshold 0.4
Use when: You want comprehensive results for this project, okay with some less-relevant matches.
Enable Automatic Playbook Management
/ace-tune token-budget 50000
Use when: This project's playbook is growing large (10k+ patterns) and you want automatic quality-based pruning.
Aggressive Deduplication
/ace-tune dedup-threshold 0.75
Use when: This project is getting too many similar patterns and you want more aggressive merging.
Conservative Pruning
/ace-tune pruning-threshold 0.2
Use when: Token budget is enabled for this project but you want to keep more patterns (only remove clearly harmful ones).
Reset to Organization Defaults
/ace-tune reset
Use when: You want to remove project-specific customizations and inherit org/server defaults.
Example Workflows
Interactive Mode (Recommended for Exploration)
User: "/ace-tune"
Claude: [Shows current config via ce-ace tune show]
Claude: [Uses AskUserQuestion with options: Search Threshold, Search Top K, Token Budget, View Only]
User: Selects "Search Threshold"
Claude: [Uses AskUserQuestion with threshold options: 0.35, 0.45, 0.60, 0.75]
User: Selects "0.45"
Claude: [Runs ce-ace tune --constitution-threshold 0.45]
Claude: "✅ Search threshold updated to 0.45 for this project"
Non-Interactive Mode (Fast Direct Changes)
# 1. Check current settings
ce-ace tune show
# 2. Adjust search for broader matches
ce-ace tune --constitution-threshold 0.35
# 3. Increase max results
ce-ace tune --search-top-k 15
# 4. Enable token budget
ce-ace tune --token-budget-enforcement true --max-playbook-tokens 50000
# 5. Verify changes
ce-ace tune show
# 6. Later, reset to org/server defaults
ce-ace tune --reset
Output Format
ce-ace tune show
🎛️ ACE Configuration
ℹ Project: prj_d3a244129d62c198
ℹ Organization: org_34fYIlitYk4nyFuTvtsAzA6uUJF
ℹ Search/Retrieval:
ℹ Constitution Threshold: 0.45 (similarity)
ℹ Search Top K: 10 (max results)
ℹ Deduplication:
ℹ Enabled: true
ℹ Similarity Threshold: 0.85
ℹ Token Budget:
ℹ Enforcement: false
ℹ Max Playbook Tokens: (not set)
ℹ Pruning Threshold: 0.3
ℹ Batch Processing:
ℹ Max Batch Size: 50
ℹ Learning Pipeline:
ℹ Auto Learning: true
ℹ Reflector (Sonnet 4): true
ℹ Curator (Haiku 4.5): true
ce-ace tune --constitution-threshold 0.5
✅ Configuration updated successfully
🎛️ ACE Configuration
ℹ Project: prj_d3a244129d62c198
ℹ Organization: org_34fYIlitYk4nyFuTvtsAzA6uUJF
ℹ Search/Retrieval:
ℹ Constitution Threshold: 0.5 (similarity) ← Updated
ℹ Search Top K: 10 (max results)
...
ce-ace tune --reset
✅ Configuration reset successfully
All project-level overrides removed.
Project now inherits organization and server defaults.
Run 'ce-ace tune show' to see current effective config.
Important Notes
Project-Scoped Configuration
- All
/ace-tunechanges affect THIS PROJECT ONLY - Changes persist on the server and sync across sessions
- Other projects maintain their own independent configurations
- Organization-level defaults can be set via web dashboard
Environment Context
The ce-ace CLI automatically reads context from:
ACE_ORG_IDenvironment variable (passed by slash command)ACE_PROJECT_IDenvironment variable (passed by slash command)~/.config/ace/config.jsonfor API token
You don't need to manually specify these - the slash command handles it.
Multi-Tenant Safety
- Each project maintains independent configuration
- Configuration hierarchy: Project > Organization > Server
- Project overrides take precedence over org defaults
- Organization-wide settings require web dashboard access
Performance Notes
- Configuration changes are immediate (no restart required)
- Changes persist across sessions (stored on server)
- Configuration is fetched fresh on each command (no stale cache issues)
- Hierarchical config resolved server-side (project → org → server)
- Average response time: 200-500ms for show, 300-600ms for updates
See Also
/ace-search- Semantic search (usesconstitution_threshold)/ace-status- View playbook statistics/ace-patterns- View full playbook/ace-top- Get highest-rated patterns/ace-configure- Initial project setup
Web Dashboard
For organization-wide configuration management: https://ace-dashboard.code-engine.app/org/{org_id}/settings
Use the web dashboard to:
- Set organization-wide defaults
- Manage multiple projects
- View organization-level analytics
- Configure team permissions