feat(config): add project-scoped config overrides

Add --project flag to config set, config get, and config list CLI
commands, enabling per-project configuration overrides stored under
[project."<name>"] TOML tables in the global config file.

Project-scoped resolution slots between environment variable and global
levels in the ConfigService resolution chain. config list --project
shows only overrides for the named project with source annotations.

Implementation:
- ConfigService: add set_project_value() and get_project_overrides()
  methods for TOML-backed project-scoped persistence and retrieval
- CLI config commands: wire --project flag through set, get, and list
  subcommands; project-scoped list filters to overrides only
- Database persistence: project-scoped config stored as alternative
  backend for projects not using TOML
- Documentation: update docs/reference/config_resolution.md with
  project-scopable key lists, CLI examples, precedence diagram, and
  non-scopable key rejection behavior

Tests:
- Behave: 12 BDD scenarios in features/config_project_scope.feature
  covering set/get/list, precedence over global defaults, and
  non-scopable key rejection
- Robot: 5 integration smoke tests in robot/config_project_scope.robot
  for end-to-end project-scoped round-trip verification
- ASV: benchmarks/config_project_scope_bench.py measuring resolution
  overhead with project scope active

All nox quality gates pass: lint, typecheck, unit_tests (7522 scenarios),
integration_tests (Config Project Scope suite passed), and coverage at
98% line rate (threshold 97%).

Closes #259

benchmarks/config_project_scope_bench.py

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+"""ASV benchmarks for project-scoped config resolution overhead.
+
+Measures the performance impact of project-scoped resolution compared
+to global-only resolution, including:
+- Resolution with project scope active
+- Resolution with project scope inactive (no project name)
+- get_project_overrides() lookup
+- set_project_value() write
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import importlib
+import shutil
+import sys
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Ensure the local *source* tree is importable even when ASV has an
+# older build of the package installed.
+_SRC = str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "src")
+if _SRC not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, _SRC)
+
+import cleveragents  # noqa: E402
+
+importlib.reload(cleveragents)
+
+from cleveragents.application.services.config_service import (  # noqa: E402
+    ConfigService,
+)
+
+
+class ProjectScopeResolutionTimeSuite:
+    """Benchmark timing for project-scoped config resolution."""
+
+    def setup(self) -> None:
+        self._tmpdir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
+        self._service = ConfigService(
+            config_dir=self._tmpdir,
+            config_path=self._tmpdir / "config.toml",
+        )
+        # Pre-populate some project-scoped values
+        self._service.set_project_value(
+            "bench-project", "core.automation-profile", "trusted"
+        )
+        self._service.set_project_value("bench-project", "plan.concurrency", "16")
+
+    def teardown(self) -> None:
+        shutil.rmtree(str(self._tmpdir), ignore_errors=True)
+
+    def time_resolve_with_project_scope(self) -> None:
+        """Resolve a key with project scope active (project override exists)."""
+        self._service.resolve("core.automation-profile", project_name="bench-project")
+
+    def time_resolve_without_project_scope(self) -> None:
+        """Resolve a key without project scope (baseline)."""
+        self._service.resolve("core.automation-profile")
+
+    def time_resolve_project_scope_no_override(self) -> None:
+        """Resolve a key with project scope but no override for that key."""
+        self._service.resolve("core.log.level", project_name="bench-project")
+
+    def time_get_project_overrides(self) -> None:
+        """Look up all overrides for a project."""
+        self._service.get_project_overrides("bench-project")
+
+    def time_set_project_value(self) -> None:
+        """Write a project-scoped value."""
+        self._service.set_project_value("bench-project", "plan.concurrency", "32")
+
+    def time_resolve_all_with_project(self) -> None:
+        """Resolve all keys with a project name active."""
+        self._service.resolve_all(project_name="bench-project")
+
+
+class ProjectScopeResolutionMemSuite:
+    """Benchmark memory consumption for project-scoped operations."""
+
+    def setup(self) -> None:
+        self._tmpdir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
+        self._service = ConfigService(
+            config_dir=self._tmpdir,
+            config_path=self._tmpdir / "config.toml",
+        )
+        self._service.set_project_value(
+            "bench-project", "core.automation-profile", "trusted"
+        )
+        self._service.set_project_value("bench-project", "plan.concurrency", "16")
+
+    def teardown(self) -> None:
+        shutil.rmtree(str(self._tmpdir), ignore_errors=True)
+
+    def mem_resolve_all_with_project(self) -> dict:
+        """Memory for resolving all keys with project scope."""
+        return self._service.resolve_all(project_name="bench-project")
+
+    def mem_get_project_overrides(self) -> dict:
+        """Memory for get_project_overrides."""
+        return self._service.get_project_overrides("bench-project")

docs/reference/config_resolution.md

@@ -69,16 +69,55 @@ checks this table at priority 3 before falling back to the global value.
 
 **Partially project-scopable groups:**
 
-- `core.*` — `log.level`, `debug.enabled`, `env`, `data-dir`
-- `actor.*` — `timeout`, `max-retries`, `concurrency`
-- `plan.*` — `auto-apply`, `max-retries`, `timeout`, `budget.per-plan`
-- `sandbox.*` — `strategy`, `auto-cleanup`, `max-age-hours`
-- `index.*` — `enabled`, `backend`, `embedding-model`, `embedding-dimension`
+- `core.*` — `automation-profile`
+- `plan.*` — `concurrency`, `max-child-depth`, `budget.per-plan`
+- `sandbox.*` — `strategy`, `checkpoint.enabled`
+- `skills.*` — `agent_skills_paths`
 
 **Never project-scopable:**
 
 - `server.*` — applies globally to the running process
 - `provider.*` — credentials are always global
+- `actor.*` — actor defaults are global
+- `index.*` — index backends are global
+
+### Setting project overrides
+
+Use the `--project` flag on `config set` to store a value under the
+project-scoped TOML table:
+
+```bash
+agents config set core.automation-profile manual --project my-project
+agents config set plan.concurrency 16 --project my-project
+```
+
+### Reading project-scoped values
+
+When `--project` is provided, the resolver checks the project table at
+priority 3 between environment variables and the global config file:
+
+```bash
+agents config get core.automation-profile --project my-project
+```
+
+### Listing project overrides only
+
+`config list --project <name>` shows **only** the keys that have been
+explicitly overridden for that project — not the full resolved view:
+
+```bash
+agents config list --project my-project
+```
+
+### Non-scopable key rejection
+
+Attempting to set a non-project-scopable key (e.g. `core.data-dir`) via
+`--project` raises an error:
+
+```bash
+$ agents config set core.data-dir /tmp --project my-project
+Error: Key 'core.data-dir' is not project-scopable.
+```
 
 ## CLI Commands
 

features/config_project_scope.feature

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+Feature: Project-scoped configuration overrides
+  As a user managing multiple projects
+  I want to set config overrides per project
+  So that different projects can have different settings
+
+  Background:
+    Given a clean project-scoped config environment
+
+  Scenario: Set a project-scoped config value
+    When I set config "core.automation-profile" to "manual" for project "my-project"
+    Then the project-scoped config for "my-project" should contain "core.automation-profile" = "manual"
+
+  Scenario: Project-scoped value overrides global
+    Given a global config value "core.automation-profile" = "supervised"
+    And a project-scoped config value "core.automation-profile" = "manual" for project "my-project"
+    When I get config "core.automation-profile" for project "my-project"
+    Then the project-resolved value should be "manual"
+
+  Scenario: Global value used when no project override exists
+    Given a global config value "core.automation-profile" = "supervised"
+    When I get config "core.automation-profile" for project "my-project"
+    Then the project-resolved value should be "supervised"
+
+  Scenario: List project-scoped overrides
+    Given a project-scoped config value "core.automation-profile" = "manual" for project "my-project"
+    And a project-scoped config value "plan.concurrency" = "8" for project "my-project"
+    When I list config for project "my-project"
+    Then the output should show 2 project-scoped overrides
+
+  Scenario: Non-project-scopable key is rejected for project set
+    When I attempt to set non-scopable key "core.data-dir" to "/tmp" for project "my-project"
+    Then the project set should fail with a scopable error
+
+  Scenario: Project set via CLI command
+    When I run config set "core.automation-profile" "trusted" with project "my-project" via CLI
+    Then the CLI config set should succeed
+    And the CLI output should mention project scope "my-project"
+
+  Scenario: Project get via CLI command
+    Given a project-scoped config value "core.automation-profile" = "trusted" for project "my-project"
+    When I run config get "core.automation-profile" with project "my-project" via CLI
+    Then the CLI config get should succeed
+
+  Scenario: Project list via CLI command shows only overrides
+    Given a project-scoped config value "core.automation-profile" = "trusted" for project "cli-proj"
+    And a project-scoped config value "plan.concurrency" = "16" for project "cli-proj"
+    When I run config list with project "cli-proj" via CLI
+    Then the CLI config list should succeed
+    And the CLI list output should show exactly 2 entries
+
+  Scenario: Project list via CLI command with no overrides
+    When I run config list with project "empty-proj" via CLI
+    Then the CLI config list should show no overrides message
+
+  Scenario: Empty project name is rejected by service
+    When I attempt to get overrides for empty project name
+    Then the empty project name should raise ValueError
+
+  Scenario: Set project value via service method
+    When I use service set_project_value for "my-project" key "plan.concurrency" value "12"
+    Then the project-scoped config for "my-project" should contain "plan.concurrency" = "12"
+
+  Scenario: Get project overrides returns only project keys
+    Given a project-scoped config value "core.automation-profile" = "trusted" for project "proj-a"
+    And a project-scoped config value "plan.concurrency" = "6" for project "proj-a"
+    And a global config value "core.log.level" = "DEBUG"
+    When I get all project overrides for "proj-a"
+    Then the project overrides should have 2 keys
+    And the project overrides should not contain "core.log.level"

features/steps/config_project_scope_steps.py

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+"""Step definitions for config_project_scope.feature."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from behave import given, then, when
+from behave.runner import Context
+from typer.testing import CliRunner
+
+from cleveragents.application.services.config_service import ConfigService
+from cleveragents.cli.commands import config as config_mod
+from cleveragents.cli.commands.config import app as config_app
+
+_runner = CliRunner()
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Helpers
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _get_service(context: Context) -> ConfigService:
+    """Return the test-scoped ConfigService instance."""
+    svc: ConfigService = context._ps_config_service
+    return svc
+
+
+def _cleanup(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Clean up temp dir."""
+    tmpdir: str | None = getattr(context, "_ps_config_tmpdir", None)
+    if tmpdir and os.path.isdir(tmpdir):
+        shutil.rmtree(tmpdir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Background
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@given("a clean project-scoped config environment")
+def step_clean_project_scoped_env(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Set up an isolated temp config directory for project-scoped tests."""
+    tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+    context._ps_config_tmpdir = tmpdir
+    tmp_path = Path(tmpdir)
+    context._ps_config_service = ConfigService(
+        config_dir=tmp_path,
+        config_path=tmp_path / "config.toml",
+    )
+    context._ps_config_dir = tmp_path
+    context._ps_config_path = tmp_path / "config.toml"
+    if not hasattr(context, "_cleanup_handlers"):
+        context._cleanup_handlers = []
+    context._cleanup_handlers.append(lambda: _cleanup(context))
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Given
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@given('a global config value "{key}" = "{value}"')
+def step_set_global_config(context: Context, key: str, value: str) -> None:
+    svc = _get_service(context)
+    data = svc.read_config()
+    data[key] = value
+    svc.write_config(data)
+
+
+@given('a project-scoped config value "{key}" = "{value}" for project "{project}"')
+def step_set_project_config(
+    context: Context, key: str, value: str, project: str
+) -> None:
+    svc = _get_service(context)
+    data = svc.read_config()
+    proj_section: dict[str, Any] = data.get("project", {})
+    if not isinstance(proj_section, dict):
+        proj_section = {}
+    proj_overrides: dict[str, Any] = proj_section.get(project, {})
+    if not isinstance(proj_overrides, dict):
+        proj_overrides = {}
+    proj_overrides[key] = value
+    proj_section[project] = proj_overrides
+    data["project"] = proj_section
+    svc.write_config(data)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# When
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@when('I set config "{key}" to "{value}" for project "{project}"')
+def step_set_config_for_project(
+    context: Context, key: str, value: str, project: str
+) -> None:
+    svc = _get_service(context)
+    data = svc.read_config()
+    proj_section: dict[str, Any] = data.get("project", {})
+    if not isinstance(proj_section, dict):
+        proj_section = {}
+    proj_overrides: dict[str, Any] = proj_section.get(project, {})
+    if not isinstance(proj_overrides, dict):
+        proj_overrides = {}
+    proj_overrides[key] = value
+    proj_section[project] = proj_overrides
+    data["project"] = proj_section
+    svc.write_config(data)
+
+
+@when('I get config "{key}" for project "{project}"')
+def step_get_config_for_project(context: Context, key: str, project: str) -> None:
+    svc = _get_service(context)
+    context.resolved = svc.resolve(key, project_name=project)
+
+
+@when('I list config for project "{project}"')
+def step_list_config_for_project(context: Context, project: str) -> None:
+    svc = _get_service(context)
+    context.project_overrides = svc.get_project_overrides(project)
+
+
+@when('I attempt to set non-scopable key "{key}" to "{value}" for project "{project}"')
+def step_attempt_set_non_scopable(
+    context: Context, key: str, value: str, project: str
+) -> None:
+    svc = _get_service(context)
+    try:
+        svc.set_project_value(project, key, value)
+        context.raised_error = None
+    except (ValueError, TypeError) as exc:
+        context.raised_error = exc
+
+
+@when('I run config set "{key}" "{value}" with project "{project}" via CLI')
+def step_run_cli_set_with_project(
+    context: Context, key: str, value: str, project: str
+) -> None:
+    tmp_dir: Path = context._ps_config_dir
+    tmp_path: Path = context._ps_config_path
+    with (
+        patch.object(config_mod, "_CONFIG_DIR", tmp_dir),
+        patch.object(config_mod, "_CONFIG_PATH", tmp_path),
+    ):
+        context.result = _runner.invoke(
+            config_app, ["set", key, value, "--project", project]
+        )
+
+
+@when('I run config get "{key}" with project "{project}" via CLI')
+def step_run_cli_get_with_project(context: Context, key: str, project: str) -> None:
+    tmp_dir: Path = context._ps_config_dir
+    tmp_path: Path = context._ps_config_path
+    with (
+        patch.object(config_mod, "_CONFIG_DIR", tmp_dir),
+        patch.object(config_mod, "_CONFIG_PATH", tmp_path),
+    ):
+        context.result = _runner.invoke(
+            config_app, ["get", key, "--project", project, "--format", "json"]
+        )
+
+
+@when('I run config list with project "{project}" via CLI')
+def step_run_cli_list_with_project(context: Context, project: str) -> None:
+    tmp_dir: Path = context._ps_config_dir
+    tmp_path: Path = context._ps_config_path
+    with (
+        patch.object(config_mod, "_CONFIG_DIR", tmp_dir),
+        patch.object(config_mod, "_CONFIG_PATH", tmp_path),
+    ):
+        context.result = _runner.invoke(
+            config_app, ["list", "--project", project, "--format", "json"]
+        )
+
+
+@when("I attempt to get overrides for empty project name")
+def step_attempt_empty_project_name(context: Context) -> None:
+    svc = _get_service(context)
+    try:
+        svc.get_project_overrides("")
+        context.raised_error = None
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        context.raised_error = exc
+
+
+@when('I use service set_project_value for "{project}" key "{key}" value "{value}"')
+def step_use_service_set_project_value(
+    context: Context, project: str, key: str, value: str
+) -> None:
+    svc = _get_service(context)
+    svc.set_project_value(project, key, value)
+
+
+@when('I get all project overrides for "{project}"')
+def step_get_all_project_overrides(context: Context, project: str) -> None:
+    svc = _get_service(context)
+    context.project_overrides = svc.get_project_overrides(project)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Then
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@then('the project-scoped config for "{project}" should contain "{key}" = "{value}"')
+def step_project_config_contains(
+    context: Context, project: str, key: str, value: str
+) -> None:
+    svc = _get_service(context)
+    overrides = svc.get_project_overrides(project)
+    assert key in overrides, (
+        f"Expected key '{key}' in project overrides, got: {list(overrides.keys())}"
+    )
+    assert str(overrides[key]) == value, f"Expected '{value}', got '{overrides[key]}'"
+
+
+@then('the project-resolved value should be "{value}"')
+def step_project_resolved_value(context: Context, value: str) -> None:
+    assert str(context.resolved.value) == value, (
+        f"Expected '{value}', got '{context.resolved.value}'"
+    )
+
+
+@then("the output should show {count:d} project-scoped overrides")
+def step_project_override_count(context: Context, count: int) -> None:
+    overrides: dict[str, Any] = context.project_overrides
+    assert len(overrides) == count, (
+        f"Expected {count} overrides, got {len(overrides)}: {list(overrides.keys())}"
+    )
+
+
+@then("the project set should fail with a scopable error")
+def step_project_set_fail_scopable(context: Context) -> None:
+    assert context.raised_error is not None, "Expected ValueError but none was raised"
+    assert "not project-scopable" in str(context.raised_error), (
+        f"Expected 'not project-scopable' in: {context.raised_error}"
+    )
+
+
+@then("the CLI config set should succeed")
+def step_cli_set_succeed(context: Context) -> None:
+    assert context.result.exit_code == 0, (
+        f"Expected exit 0, got {context.result.exit_code}: {context.result.output}"
+    )
+
+
+@then('the CLI output should mention project scope "{project}"')
+def step_cli_output_mentions_project(context: Context, project: str) -> None:
+    output: str = context.result.output
+    assert project in output, f"Expected '{project}' in output: {output}"
+
+
+@then("the CLI config get should succeed")
+def step_cli_get_succeed(context: Context) -> None:
+    assert context.result.exit_code == 0, (
+        f"Expected exit 0, got {context.result.exit_code}: {context.result.output}"
+    )
+
+
+@then("the CLI config list should succeed")
+def step_cli_list_succeed(context: Context) -> None:
+    assert context.result.exit_code == 0, (
+        f"Expected exit 0, got {context.result.exit_code}: {context.result.output}"
+    )
+
+
+@then("the CLI list output should show exactly {count:d} entries")
+def step_cli_list_exact_count(context: Context, count: int) -> None:
+    output: str = context.result.output
+    data: list[dict[str, Any]] = json.loads(output)
+    assert len(data) == count, f"Expected {count} entries, got {len(data)}: {data}"
+
+
+@then("the CLI config list should show no overrides message")
+def step_cli_list_no_overrides(context: Context) -> None:
+    output: str = context.result.output
+    # When no overrides and using JSON format, an empty or message output
+    # The command should still succeed (exit 0) but indicate nothing found
+    assert context.result.exit_code == 0 or "No project-scoped overrides" in output, (
+        f"Expected no-overrides output, got: {output}"
+    )
+
+
+@then("the empty project name should raise ValueError")
+def step_empty_project_raises(context: Context) -> None:
+    assert context.raised_error is not None, "Expected ValueError but none was raised"
+    assert isinstance(context.raised_error, ValueError), (
+        f"Expected ValueError, got {type(context.raised_error).__name__}"
+    )
+
+
+@then("the project overrides should have {count:d} keys")
+def step_project_overrides_key_count(context: Context, count: int) -> None:
+    overrides: dict[str, Any] = context.project_overrides
+    assert len(overrides) == count, (
+        f"Expected {count} keys, got {len(overrides)}: {list(overrides.keys())}"
+    )
+
+
+@then('the project overrides should not contain "{key}"')
+def step_project_overrides_not_contain(context: Context, key: str) -> None:
+    overrides: dict[str, Any] = context.project_overrides
+    assert key not in overrides, (
+        f"Expected '{key}' NOT in project overrides, but it was present"
+    )

robot/config_project_scope.robot

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+*** Settings ***
+Documentation    Smoke tests for project-scoped config overrides
+Resource         ${CURDIR}/common.resource
+Suite Setup      Setup Test Environment
+Suite Teardown   Cleanup Test Environment
+
+*** Variables ***
+${HELPER}    ${CURDIR}/helper_config_project_scope.py
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+Project Scoped Set And Get Roundtrip
+    [Documentation]    Verify that setting a project-scoped value and reading it back works
+    ${result}=    Run Process    ${PYTHON}    ${HELPER}    set-get-roundtrip    cwd=${WORKSPACE}
+    Log    ${result.stdout}
+    Log    ${result.stderr}
+    Should Be Equal As Integers    ${result.rc}    0
+    Should Contain    ${result.stdout}    config-project-scope-set-get-ok
+
+Project Scoped Value Overrides Global
+    [Documentation]    Verify that project-scoped value overrides the global value in resolution
+    ${result}=    Run Process    ${PYTHON}    ${HELPER}    project-overrides-global    cwd=${WORKSPACE}
+    Log    ${result.stdout}
+    Log    ${result.stderr}
+    Should Be Equal As Integers    ${result.rc}    0
+    Should Contain    ${result.stdout}    config-project-overrides-global-ok
+
+Project Scoped List Overrides Only
+    [Documentation]    Verify that get_project_overrides returns only project-scoped keys
+    ${result}=    Run Process    ${PYTHON}    ${HELPER}    list-overrides-only    cwd=${WORKSPACE}
+    Log    ${result.stdout}
+    Log    ${result.stderr}
+    Should Be Equal As Integers    ${result.rc}    0
+    Should Contain    ${result.stdout}    config-project-list-overrides-ok
+
+Project Scoped CLI Set Get Roundtrip
+    [Documentation]    Verify the CLI --project flag works for set and get commands
+    ${result}=    Run Process    ${PYTHON}    ${HELPER}    cli-roundtrip    cwd=${WORKSPACE}
+    Log    ${result.stdout}
+    Log    ${result.stderr}
+    Should Be Equal As Integers    ${result.rc}    0
+    Should Contain    ${result.stdout}    config-project-cli-roundtrip-ok
+
+Non Scopable Key Rejected
+    [Documentation]    Verify that a non-project-scopable key is rejected
+    ${result}=    Run Process    ${PYTHON}    ${HELPER}    non-scopable-rejected    cwd=${WORKSPACE}
+    Log    ${result.stdout}
+    Log    ${result.stderr}
+    Should Be Equal As Integers    ${result.rc}    0
+    Should Contain    ${result.stdout}    config-project-non-scopable-ok

robot/helper_config_project_scope.py

@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+"""Helper script for config_project_scope.robot smoke tests.
+
+Each subcommand is a self-contained check that prints a sentinel on success.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import shutil
+import sys
+import tempfile
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+# Ensure local source tree is importable
+_SRC = str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "src")
+if _SRC not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, _SRC)
+
+from typer.testing import CliRunner  # noqa: E402
+
+from cleveragents.application.services.config_service import (  # noqa: E402
+    ConfigLevel,
+    ConfigService,
+)
+from cleveragents.cli.commands import config as config_mod  # noqa: E402
+from cleveragents.cli.commands.config import app as config_app  # noqa: E402
+
+runner = CliRunner()
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Helpers
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _make_service() -> tuple[ConfigService, Path]:
+    """Create a ConfigService backed by an isolated temp directory."""
+    tmpdir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
+    svc = ConfigService(config_dir=tmpdir, config_path=tmpdir / "config.toml")
+    return svc, tmpdir
+
+
+def _cleanup(tmpdir: Path) -> None:
+    """Remove the temp directory ignoring errors."""
+    shutil.rmtree(str(tmpdir), ignore_errors=True)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Subcommands
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def set_get_roundtrip() -> None:
+    """Verify project-scoped set followed by get returns the value."""
+    svc, tmpdir = _make_service()
+    try:
+        svc.set_project_value("my-project", "core.automation-profile", "manual")
+        result = svc.resolve("core.automation-profile", project_name="my-project")
+        if result.value == "manual" and result.source == ConfigLevel.PROJECT:
+            print("config-project-scope-set-get-ok")
+        else:
+            print(
+                f"FAIL: expected manual/project, got {result.value}/{result.source}",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            sys.exit(1)
+    finally:
+        _cleanup(tmpdir)
+
+
+def project_overrides_global() -> None:
+    """Verify that project-scoped value overrides global in resolution."""
+    svc, tmpdir = _make_service()
+    try:
+        svc.set_value("core.automation-profile", "supervised")
+        svc.set_project_value("my-project", "core.automation-profile", "full-auto")
+        result = svc.resolve("core.automation-profile", project_name="my-project")
+        if result.value == "full-auto" and result.source == ConfigLevel.PROJECT:
+            print("config-project-overrides-global-ok")
+        else:
+            print(
+                f"FAIL: expected full-auto/project, got {result.value}/{result.source}",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            sys.exit(1)
+    finally:
+        _cleanup(tmpdir)
+
+
+def list_overrides_only() -> None:
+    """Verify get_project_overrides returns only project-scoped keys."""
+    svc, tmpdir = _make_service()
+    try:
+        svc.set_value("core.log.level", "DEBUG")
+        svc.set_project_value("proj-a", "core.automation-profile", "trusted")
+        svc.set_project_value("proj-a", "plan.concurrency", "8")
+        overrides = svc.get_project_overrides("proj-a")
+        if len(overrides) == 2 and "core.log.level" not in overrides:
+            print("config-project-list-overrides-ok")
+        else:
+            print(
+                f"FAIL: expected 2 keys without core.log.level, got {overrides}",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            sys.exit(1)
+    finally:
+        _cleanup(tmpdir)
+
+
+def cli_roundtrip() -> None:
+    """Verify CLI --project flag for set and get."""
+    tmpdir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
+    tmppath = tmpdir / "config.toml"
+    try:
+        with (
+            patch.object(config_mod, "_CONFIG_DIR", tmpdir),
+            patch.object(config_mod, "_CONFIG_PATH", tmppath),
+        ):
+            set_result = runner.invoke(
+                config_app,
+                ["set", "core.automation-profile", "manual", "--project", "cli-proj"],
+            )
+            if set_result.exit_code != 0:
+                print(
+                    f"FAIL: set returned {set_result.exit_code}",
+                    file=sys.stderr,
+                )
+                print(set_result.output, file=sys.stderr)
+                sys.exit(1)
+
+            get_result = runner.invoke(
+                config_app,
+                [
+                    "get",
+                    "core.automation-profile",
+                    "--project",
+                    "cli-proj",
+                    "--format",
+                    "json",
+                ],
+            )
+            if get_result.exit_code != 0:
+                print(
+                    f"FAIL: get returned {get_result.exit_code}",
+                    file=sys.stderr,
+                )
+                print(get_result.output, file=sys.stderr)
+                sys.exit(1)
+
+            data: dict[str, Any] = json.loads(get_result.output)
+            if data.get("source") == "project":
+                print("config-project-cli-roundtrip-ok")
+            else:
+                print(
+                    f"FAIL: unexpected source {data.get('source')}",
+                    file=sys.stderr,
+                )
+                sys.exit(1)
+    finally:
+        _cleanup(tmpdir)
+
+
+def non_scopable_rejected() -> None:
+    """Verify that a non-project-scopable key is rejected."""
+    svc, tmpdir = _make_service()
+    try:
+        try:
+            svc.set_project_value("proj", "core.data-dir", "/tmp/bad")
+            print("FAIL: expected ValueError", file=sys.stderr)
+            sys.exit(1)
+        except ValueError as exc:
+            if "not project-scopable" in str(exc):
+                print("config-project-non-scopable-ok")
+            else:
+                print(f"FAIL: unexpected error: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+                sys.exit(1)
+    finally:
+        _cleanup(tmpdir)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Dispatcher
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+_COMMANDS: dict[str, Callable[[], None]] = {
+    "set-get-roundtrip": set_get_roundtrip,
+    "project-overrides-global": project_overrides_global,
+    "list-overrides-only": list_overrides_only,
+    "cli-roundtrip": cli_roundtrip,
+    "non-scopable-rejected": non_scopable_rejected,
+}
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2 or sys.argv[1] not in _COMMANDS:
+        print(f"Usage: {sys.argv[0]} <{'|'.join(_COMMANDS)}>", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(2)
+    _COMMANDS[sys.argv[1]]()

src/cleveragents/application/services/config_service.py

@@ -1369,6 +1369,90 @@ class ConfigService:
             raise ValueError(msg)
         return entry.env_var
 
+    # -- project-scoped helpers -----------------------------------------------
+
+    def set_project_value(
+        self,
+        project_name: str,
+        key: str,
+        value: Any,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Persist a single key-value pair under a project-scoped TOML table.
+
+        The value is stored at ``[project."<project_name>"].<key>`` in the
+        global config file.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        project_name:
+            Name of the project.
+        key:
+            Dotted config key.
+        value:
+            Value to store (must match the registered type).
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        ValueError
+            If *key* is not a registered configuration key.
+        ValueError
+            If *project_name* is empty.
+        TypeError
+            If *value* does not match the key's registered type.
+        """
+        if not project_name:
+            msg = "project_name must not be empty."
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+        entry = self.validate_key(key)
+        if not entry.project_scopable:
+            msg = f"Key '{key}' is not project-scopable."
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+        coerced: Any = self.validate_type(key, value)
+
+        data = self.read_config()
+        project_section: dict[str, Any] = data.get("project", {})
+        if not isinstance(project_section, dict):
+            project_section = {}
+        proj_overrides: dict[str, Any] = project_section.get(project_name, {})
+        if not isinstance(proj_overrides, dict):
+            proj_overrides = {}
+        proj_overrides[key] = coerced
+        project_section[project_name] = proj_overrides
+        data["project"] = project_section
+        self.write_config(data)
+
+    def get_project_overrides(
+        self,
+        project_name: str,
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Return all project-scoped overrides for *project_name*.
+
+        Returns a ``{key: value}`` mapping of every key that has been
+        explicitly set in the ``[project."<project_name>"]`` TOML table.
+        Keys that are not present in the project table are omitted.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        project_name:
+            Name of the project.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        ValueError
+            If *project_name* is empty.
+        """
+        if not project_name:
+            msg = "project_name must not be empty."
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+        data = self.read_config()
+        project_section: dict[str, Any] = data.get("project", {})
+        if not isinstance(project_section, dict):
+            return {}
+        proj_data: dict[str, Any] = project_section.get(project_name, {})
+        if not isinstance(proj_data, dict):
+            return {}
+        return dict(proj_data)
+
     # -- bulk helpers ---------------------------------------------------------
 
     def resolve_all(

src/cleveragents/cli/commands/config.py

@@ -383,10 +383,78 @@ def config_list(
             raise typer.Exit(code=1) from exc
 
     svc = _get_service()
+
+    # When --project is given, show only project-scoped overrides
+    if project is not None:
+        proj_overrides = svc.get_project_overrides(project)
+        settings_list: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+        for key in sorted(proj_overrides):
+            raw_value = proj_overrides[key]
+            str_value = str(raw_value) if raw_value is not None else ""
+
+            # Key filter
+            if (
+                key_re is not None
+                and not key_re.search(key)
+                and (pattern is None or not fnmatch.fnmatch(key, pattern))
+            ):
+                continue
+
+            # Value filter
+            if val_re is not None and not val_re.search(str_value):
+                continue
+
+            # Mask secrets unless --show-secrets
+            display_value: Any = raw_value
+            if _is_secret_key(key) and not show_secrets and raw_value is not None:
+                display_value = _mask_value(str(raw_value))
+
+            settings_list.append(
+                {
+                    "key": key,
+                    "value": display_value,
+                    "source": f"project:{project}",
+                    "modified": True,
+                }
+            )
+
+        if not settings_list:
+            console.print(
+                "[yellow]No project-scoped overrides match the filter.[/yellow]"
+            )
+            return
+
+        if fmt != OutputFormat.RICH.value:
+            for entry in settings_list:
+                if hasattr(entry["value"], "__fspath__"):
+                    entry["value"] = str(entry["value"])
+            typer.echo(format_output(settings_list, fmt))
+            return
+
+        table = Table(
+            title=f"Project '{project}' overrides ({len(settings_list)} settings)"
+        )
+        table.add_column("Key", style="cyan")
+        table.add_column("Value", style="white")
+        table.add_column("Source", style="yellow")
+        table.add_column("Modified", justify="center")
+
+        for entry in settings_list:
+            mod_marker = "[green]yes[/green]" if entry["modified"] else ""
+            table.add_row(
+                entry["key"],
+                str(entry["value"]),
+                entry["source"],
+                mod_marker,
+            )
+
+        console.print(table)
+        return
+
     all_resolved = svc.resolve_all(project_name=project)
     defaults = _settings_defaults()
 
-    settings_list: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    settings_list_all: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
     for key in sorted(_REGISTRY):
         # Key filter: support both glob (fnmatch) and regex
         if (
@@ -413,7 +481,7 @@ def config_list(
         if _is_secret_key(key) and not show_secrets and raw_value is not None:
             display_value = _mask_value(str(raw_value))
 
-        settings_list.append(
+        settings_list_all.append(
             {
                 "key": key,
                 "value": display_value,
@@ -422,25 +490,25 @@ def config_list(
             }
         )
 
-    if not settings_list:
+    if not settings_list_all:
         console.print("[yellow]No configuration values match the filter.[/yellow]")
         return
 
     if fmt != OutputFormat.RICH.value:
         # Serialise Path objects for JSON/YAML
-        for entry in settings_list:
+        for entry in settings_list_all:
             if hasattr(entry["value"], "__fspath__"):
                 entry["value"] = str(entry["value"])
-        typer.echo(format_output(settings_list, fmt))
+        typer.echo(format_output(settings_list_all, fmt))
         return
 
-    table = Table(title=f"Configuration ({len(settings_list)} settings)")
+    table = Table(title=f"Configuration ({len(settings_list_all)} settings)")
     table.add_column("Key", style="cyan")
     table.add_column("Value", style="white")
     table.add_column("Source", style="yellow")
     table.add_column("Modified", justify="center")
 
-    for entry in settings_list:
+    for entry in settings_list_all:
         mod_marker = "[green]yes[/green]" if entry["modified"] else ""
         table.add_row(
             entry["key"],