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microsoft-SkillOpt/docs/guide/configuration.md
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# Configuration Guide
SkillOpt uses YAML configuration files with a hierarchical override system.
## Config Structure
```
configs/
├── _base_/
│ └── default.yaml # Global defaults
├── searchqa/
│ └── default.yaml # SearchQA overrides
├── docvqa/
│ └── default.yaml # DocVQA overrides
└── alfworld/
└── default.yaml # ALFWorld overrides
```
Benchmark configs inherit from `_base_/default.yaml` and override specific values.
## Key Parameters
### Model
```yaml
model:
backend: azure_openai # azure_openai | openai_chat | claude_code_exec | qwen
optimizer: gpt-5.5 # Optimizer model (for reflection)
target: gpt-5.5 # Target model (for rollout)
```
### Training
```yaml
train:
num_epochs: 4 # Number of training epochs
batch_size: 40 # Tasks per step (batch size)
accumulation: 1 # Gradient accumulation
seed: 42
```
### Gradient (Reflection)
```yaml
gradient:
minibatch_size: 8 # Reflect minibatch size
analyst_workers: 16 # Parallel reflection workers
max_analyst_rounds: 3 # Max rounds of analyst reflection
failure_only: false # Only reflect on failures
```
### Optimizer
```yaml
optimizer:
learning_rate: 4 # Max edits per step (edit budget)
min_learning_rate: 2 # Min edits for decay schedulers
lr_scheduler: cosine # constant | linear | cosine | autonomous
use_slow_update: true # Momentum-like blending at epoch boundary
slow_update_samples: 20 # Samples for slow update evaluation
use_meta_skill: true # Cross-epoch strategy memory
```
### Evaluation
```yaml
evaluation:
use_gate: true # Validation gating (accept/reject updates)
eval_test: true # Run test evaluation after training
```
### Environment (Data)
```yaml
env:
name: searchqa # Benchmark name
split_mode: ratio # ratio | split_dir
split_ratio: "2:1:7" # train:val:test ratio
data_path: "" # Path to dataset
exec_timeout: 120 # Per-task timeout (seconds)
```
## CLI Overrides
Override any config value from the command line:
```bash
python scripts/train.py \
--config configs/searchqa/default.yaml \
optimizer.learning_rate=16 \
optimizer.lr_scheduler=linear \
gradient.analyst_workers=8
```
## Environment Variables
Model credentials are loaded from environment variables:
| Variable | Backend | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT` | azure_openai | Azure resource endpoint |
| `AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY` | azure_openai | Azure API key |
| `OPENAI_API_KEY` | openai | OpenAI API key |
| `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` | claude | Anthropic API key |
| `QWEN_API_BASE` | qwen | Local Qwen vLLM endpoint |
## Full Reference
See [Configuration Reference](../reference/config.md) for the complete parameter list.