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UAT: `settings.py` default log level is `INFO` instead of spec-required `FATAL` #5118

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opened 2026-04-09 01:06:43 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 2 comments

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Feature Area: Configuration System — Global Configuration Keys (core.log.level)

Severity: Medium (incorrect default behavior — users see more log output than expected)

What Was Tested

The default value of the core.log.level configuration key as defined in the specification (§ Global Configuration Keys).

Expected Behavior (from spec)

Per the specification (§ Global Configuration Keys, line 30671):

core.log.level | string | FATAL | CLEVERAGENTS_LOG_LEVEL | Base logging verbosity level. The default FATAL means only fatal errors (where the application exits) produce log output; all other log messages are suppressed.

The config list example in the spec also shows:

core.log.level  FATAL  default  no

Actual Behavior (from code analysis)

In src/cleveragents/config/settings.py (line 154–157):

log_level: str = Field(
    default="INFO",          # ← BUG: should be "FATAL"
    validation_alias=AliasChoices("CLEVERAGENTS_LOG_LEVEL"),
)

The Settings class (pydantic-settings) defaults log_level to "INFO", which is much more verbose than the spec-required FATAL.

Note: The config_service.py registry correctly has FATAL as the default for core.log.level (line 175–182). However, settings.py is the pydantic-settings model used for environment variable resolution, and its default of INFO will override the registry default when the env var is not set and the config file has no value.

Code Location

src/cleveragents/config/settings.py, line 155: default="INFO" → should be default="FATAL"

Steps to Reproduce

Start with a fresh installation (no CLEVERAGENTS_LOG_LEVEL env var, no config file entry)
Run any agents command
Observe that log output at INFO level is visible, when spec says only FATAL should appear

Impact

Users see unexpected log output by default. The spec explicitly states the default is FATAL to suppress all non-fatal log messages unless the user explicitly raises verbosity with -v flags.

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## Bug Report **Feature Area:** Configuration System — Global Configuration Keys (`core.log.level`) **Severity:** Medium (incorrect default behavior — users see more log output than expected) ### What Was Tested The default value of the `core.log.level` configuration key as defined in the specification (§ Global Configuration Keys). ### Expected Behavior (from spec) Per the specification (§ Global Configuration Keys, line 30671): > `core.log.level` | string | **`FATAL`** | `CLEVERAGENTS_LOG_LEVEL` | Base logging verbosity level. The default `FATAL` means only fatal errors (where the application exits) produce log output; all other log messages are suppressed. The `config list` example in the spec also shows: ``` core.log.level FATAL default no ``` ### Actual Behavior (from code analysis) In `src/cleveragents/config/settings.py` (line 154–157): ```python log_level: str = Field( default="INFO", # ← BUG: should be "FATAL" validation_alias=AliasChoices("CLEVERAGENTS_LOG_LEVEL"), ) ``` The `Settings` class (pydantic-settings) defaults `log_level` to `"INFO"`, which is much more verbose than the spec-required `FATAL`. **Note:** The `config_service.py` registry correctly has `FATAL` as the default for `core.log.level` (line 175–182). However, `settings.py` is the pydantic-settings model used for environment variable resolution, and its default of `INFO` will override the registry default when the env var is not set and the config file has no value. ### Code Location - `src/cleveragents/config/settings.py`, line 155: `default="INFO"` → should be `default="FATAL"` ### Steps to Reproduce 1. Start with a fresh installation (no `CLEVERAGENTS_LOG_LEVEL` env var, no config file entry) 2. Run any `agents` command 3. Observe that log output at INFO level is visible, when spec says only FATAL should appear ### Impact Users see unexpected log output by default. The spec explicitly states the default is `FATAL` to suppress all non-fatal log messages unless the user explicitly raises verbosity with `-v` flags. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: UAT Testing | Agent: uat-tester

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