From bd7ce2ab8804e92a476e6e4e9c6e704ff6302353 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeffrey Phillips Freeman <the@jeffreyfreeman.me>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 09:07:27 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] docs: add showcase example for config and automation
 profiles

Adds a complete end-to-end walkthrough of the config management and
automation profile CLI commands, verified by the UAT system with real
command outputs. Covers:

- config list (all settings, filtered by pattern)
- config get (single value + verbose 5-level resolution chain)
- config set (global/project/local scope)
- automation-profile list (all profiles + regex filter)
- automation-profile show (built-in profiles: supervised, full-auto, manual)
- automation-profile add (custom profile from YAML with guards)
- automation-profile remove (with --yes flag)

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+# Managing Config and Automation Profiles in CleverAgents
+
+## Overview
+
+CleverAgents ships with a rich configuration system and a set of **automation
+profiles** that control how much autonomy the agent has when executing plans.
+This example walks through the complete workflow: inspecting configuration
+values, understanding the five-level resolution chain, switching automation
+profiles, and creating a custom profile with guard constraints.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- CleverAgents installed (`pip install cleveragents`)
+- Python 3.12 or higher
+
+## What You'll Learn
+
+- How to **list all configuration settings** and filter by key pattern
+- How to **get a single config value** with its resolution chain
+- How to **set a config value** at global, project, or local scope
+- How to **list and inspect automation profiles** (built-in and custom)
+- How to **create a custom automation profile** from a YAML file with guard
+  constraints
+- How to **remove a custom profile** when it is no longer needed
+
+---
+
+## Part 1: Configuration Management
+
+### Step 1: List all configuration settings
+
+```bash
+$ agents config list
+```
+
+**Expected Output (truncated):**
+```
+                          Configuration (106 settings)
+┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┳━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┳━━━━━━━━━┳━━━━━━━━━━┓
+┃ Key                        ┃ Value                      ┃ Source  ┃ Modified ┃
+┡━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━╇━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━╇━━━━━━━━━╇━━━━━━━━━━┩
+│ core.automation-profile    │ supervised                 │ default │          │
+│ core.log.level             │ DEBUG                      │ local   │   yes    │
+│ plan.concurrency           │ 4                          │ default │          │
+│ sandbox.strategy           │ git_worktree               │ default │          │
+│ provider.anthropic.api-key │ ****                       │ env_var │   yes    │
+└────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┴─────────┴──────────┘
+```
+
+**What's Happening:**
+
+The table shows every registered configuration key, its current effective
+value, the **source** that supplied the value (one of `cli_flag`, `env_var`,
+`local`, `project`, `global`, or `default`), and whether the value differs
+from the built-in default. Secret values (API keys, tokens, passwords) are
+automatically masked as `****`.
+
+---
+
+### Step 2: Filter settings by key pattern
+
+```bash
+$ agents config list "plan.*" --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output:**
+```json
+{
+  "command": "",
+  "status": "ok",
+  "exit_code": 0,
+  "data": [
+    {"key": "plan.budget.per-plan",       "value": null, "source": "default", "modified": false},
+    {"key": "plan.budget.per-session",    "value": null, "source": "default", "modified": false},
+    {"key": "plan.budget.warn-threshold", "value": 0.8,  "source": "default", "modified": false},
+    {"key": "plan.concurrency",           "value": 4,    "source": "default", "modified": false},
+    {"key": "plan.max-child-depth",       "value": 5,    "source": "default", "modified": false},
+    {"key": "plan.tool.max-calls-per-step","value": 25,  "source": "default", "modified": false},
+    {"key": "plan.tool.max-retries",      "value": 3,    "source": "default", "modified": false},
+    {"key": "plan.tool.retry-backoff",    "value": "exponential", "source": "default", "modified": false},
+    {"key": "sandbox.checkpoint.max-per-plan", "value": 50, "source": "default", "modified": false}
+  ],
+  "timing": {"duration_ms": 1},
+  "messages": [{"level": "ok", "text": "ok"}]
+}
+```
+
+**What's Happening:**
+
+The positional argument to `config list` is a **regex pattern** applied to key
+names. `plan.*` matches all keys starting with `plan.` as well as
+`sandbox.checkpoint.max-per-plan` (because the regex is searched anywhere in
+the key). Use `--format json` to get machine-readable output suitable for
+scripting.
+
+---
+
+### Step 3: Get a single config value
+
+```bash
+$ agents config get core.log.level --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output:**
+```json
+{
+  "command": "",
+  "status": "ok",
+  "exit_code": 0,
+  "data": {
+    "key": "core.log.level",
+    "value": "DEBUG",
+    "source": "local",
+    "type": "str"
+  },
+  "timing": {"duration_ms": 0},
+  "messages": [{"level": "ok", "text": "ok"}]
+}
+```
+
+**What's Happening:**
+
+`config get` returns the **effective value** for a single key along with the
+source that supplied it. Here `source: "local"` means the value was read from
+`config.local.toml` in the project root — the highest-priority file-based
+source.
+
+---
+
+### Step 4: Inspect the full five-level resolution chain
+
+```bash
+$ agents config get core.automation-profile --verbose --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output:**
+```json
+{
+  "command": "",
+  "status": "ok",
+  "exit_code": 0,
+  "data": {
+    "key": "core.automation-profile",
+    "value": "supervised",
+    "source": "default",
+    "type": "str",
+    "resolution_chain": [
+      {"source": "cli_flag",  "value": null},
+      {"source": "env_var",   "value": null, "env_name": "CLEVERAGENTS_AUTOMATION_PROFILE"},
+      {"source": "local",     "value": null, "path": "/app/config.local.toml"},
+      {"source": "project",   "value": null, "path": "/app/config.toml"},
+      {"source": "global",    "value": null, "path": "/home/user/.cleveragents/config.toml"},
+      {"source": "default",   "value": "supervised"}
+    ]
+  },
+  "timing": {"duration_ms": 0},
+  "messages": [{"level": "ok", "text": "ok"}]
+}
+```
+
+**What's Happening:**
+
+The `--verbose` flag exposes the **five-level precedence chain** (highest →
+lowest priority):
+
+| Priority | Source      | Description                                      |
+|----------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------|
+| 1 (high) | `cli_flag`  | `--<key>` flag passed directly on the command line |
+| 2        | `env_var`   | Environment variable (e.g. `CLEVERAGENTS_AUTOMATION_PROFILE`) |
+| 3        | `local`     | `config.local.toml` in the project root (gitignored) |
+| 4        | `project`   | `config.toml` in the project root (committed)    |
+| 5        | `global`    | `~/.cleveragents/config.toml` (user-wide)        |
+| 6 (low)  | `default`   | Built-in default value                           |
+
+The first non-null value wins. Here every level is null except `default`, so
+`supervised` is the effective value.
+
+---
+
+### Step 5: Set a config value at global scope
+
+```bash
+$ agents config set plan.concurrency 8 --scope global --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output:**
+```json
+{
+  "command": "",
+  "status": "ok",
+  "exit_code": 0,
+  "data": {
+    "key": "plan.concurrency",
+    "value": 8,
+    "previous_value": null,
+    "source": "config_file",
+    "scope": "global"
+  },
+  "timing": {"duration_ms": 0},
+  "messages": [{"level": "ok", "text": "ok"}]
+}
+```
+
+**What's Happening:**
+
+`config set` writes the value to `~/.cleveragents/config.toml` (global scope).
+The response includes `previous_value` so you can see what was there before.
+Use `--scope project` to write to `config.toml` or `--scope local` to write to
+`config.local.toml` (the local override file, typically gitignored).
+
+Restore the default:
+
+```bash
+$ agents config set plan.concurrency 4 --scope global --format json
+```
+
+---
+
+## Part 2: Automation Profiles
+
+Automation profiles control **how much autonomy** the agent has when executing
+plans. Each threshold is a float in `[0.0, 1.0]` where `0.0` means fully
+automatic and `1.0` means human approval is always required.
+
+### Step 6: List all automation profiles
+
+```bash
+$ agents automation-profile list --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output:**
+```json
+{
+  "command": "",
+  "status": "ok",
+  "exit_code": 0,
+  "data": {
+    "profiles": [
+      {"name": "auto",       "source": "built-in", "select_tool": 1.0, "sandbox": true,  "description": "Fully automatic except apply"},
+      {"name": "cautious",   "source": "built-in", "select_tool": 1.0, "sandbox": true,  "description": "Probabilistic gates on most actions"},
+      {"name": "ci",         "source": "built-in", "select_tool": 0.0, "sandbox": true,  "description": "Designed for CI pipelines"},
+      {"name": "full-auto",  "source": "built-in", "select_tool": 0.0, "sandbox": false, "description": "No gates, no sandbox, no checkpoints"},
+      {"name": "manual",     "source": "built-in", "select_tool": 1.0, "sandbox": true,  "description": "Human approves every action"},
+      {"name": "review",     "source": "built-in", "select_tool": 1.0, "sandbox": true,  "description": "Human reviews before apply"},
+      {"name": "supervised", "source": "built-in", "select_tool": 1.0, "sandbox": true,  "description": "Human reviews strategy and execution"},
+      {"name": "trusted",    "source": "built-in", "select_tool": 1.0, "sandbox": true,  "description": "Auto for most, human for apply and revert"}
+    ],
+    "summary": {"built_in": 8, "custom": 0, "total": 8}
+  },
+  "timing": {"duration_ms": 0},
+  "messages": [{"level": "ok", "text": "ok"}]
+}
+```
+
+**What's Happening:**
+
+Eight built-in profiles ship with every CleverAgents installation. The
+`select_tool` field is the threshold for automatic tool selection (the
+Execute→Apply gate). `sandbox: true` means the profile requires a git worktree
+sandbox for safe execution.
+
+---
+
+### Step 7: Filter profiles by regex
+
+```bash
+$ agents automation-profile list "^(manual|supervised|auto)$" --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output:**
+```json
+{
+  "data": {
+    "profiles": [
+      {"name": "auto",       "source": "built-in", "select_tool": 1.0, "sandbox": true, "description": "Fully automatic except apply"},
+      {"name": "manual",     "source": "built-in", "select_tool": 1.0, "sandbox": true, "description": "Human approves every action"},
+      {"name": "supervised", "source": "built-in", "select_tool": 1.0, "sandbox": true, "description": "Human reviews strategy and execution"}
+    ],
+    "summary": {"built_in": 3, "custom": 0, "total": 3}
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**What's Happening:**
+
+The positional argument to `automation-profile list` is a **regex pattern**
+applied to profile names. This is useful when you have many custom profiles and
+want to find a specific subset.
+
+---
+
+### Step 8: Inspect a built-in profile in detail
+
+```bash
+$ agents automation-profile show supervised --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output:**
+```json
+{
+  "command": "",
+  "status": "ok",
+  "exit_code": 0,
+  "data": {
+    "name": "supervised",
+    "description": "Human reviews strategy and execution",
+    "source": "built-in",
+    "schema_version": "1.0",
+    "phase_transitions": {
+      "decompose_task": 0.0,
+      "create_tool": 1.0,
+      "select_tool": 1.0
+    },
+    "decision_automation": {
+      "edit_code": 0.0,
+      "execute_command": 1.0
+    },
+    "self_repair": {
+      "create_file": 1.0,
+      "delete_content": 1.0,
+      "access_network": 1.0,
+      "modify_config": 0.0,
+      "approve_plan": 1.0
+    },
+    "execution_controls": {
+      "install_dependency": 1.0,
+      "require_sandbox": true,
+      "require_checkpoints": true,
+      "allow_unsafe_tools": false
+    },
+    "guards": null
+  },
+  "timing": {"duration_ms": 0},
+  "messages": [{"level": "ok", "text": "ok"}]
+}
+```
+
+**What's Happening:**
+
+The `show` command returns the full profile with thresholds grouped into four
+semantic categories:
+
+| Category              | Controls                                                   |
+|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `phase_transitions`   | Whether the agent auto-advances between plan phases        |
+| `decision_automation` | Whether the agent auto-edits code or runs commands         |
+| `self_repair`         | Whether the agent auto-creates files, reverts, etc.        |
+| `execution_controls`  | Sandbox, checkpoints, and unsafe tool permissions          |
+
+In `supervised`, `decompose_task: 0.0` means task decomposition is fully
+automatic, but `create_tool: 1.0` means the agent always asks before creating
+new tools.
+
+---
+
+### Step 9: Compare profiles — `full-auto` vs `manual`
+
+```bash
+$ agents automation-profile show full-auto --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output (key fields):**
+```json
+{
+  "data": {
+    "name": "full-auto",
+    "description": "No gates, no sandbox, no checkpoints",
+    "phase_transitions":   {"decompose_task": 0.0, "create_tool": 0.0, "select_tool": 0.0},
+    "decision_automation": {"edit_code": 0.0, "execute_command": 0.0},
+    "self_repair":         {"create_file": 0.0, "delete_content": 0.0, "access_network": 0.0, "modify_config": 0.0, "approve_plan": 0.0},
+    "execution_controls":  {"install_dependency": 0.0, "require_sandbox": false, "require_checkpoints": false, "allow_unsafe_tools": true}
+  }
+}
+```
+
+```bash
+$ agents automation-profile show manual --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output (key fields):**
+```json
+{
+  "data": {
+    "name": "manual",
+    "description": "Human approves every action",
+    "phase_transitions":   {"decompose_task": 1.0, "create_tool": 1.0, "select_tool": 1.0},
+    "decision_automation": {"edit_code": 1.0, "execute_command": 1.0},
+    "self_repair":         {"create_file": 1.0, "delete_content": 1.0, "access_network": 1.0, "modify_config": 1.0, "approve_plan": 1.0},
+    "execution_controls":  {"install_dependency": 1.0, "require_sandbox": true, "require_checkpoints": true, "allow_unsafe_tools": false}
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**What's Happening:**
+
+`full-auto` sets every threshold to `0.0` (fully automatic) and disables the
+sandbox and checkpoints — maximum speed, minimum safety. `manual` sets every
+threshold to `1.0` (always ask) and enables all safety controls — maximum
+safety, minimum autonomy. These are the two extremes; the other six built-in
+profiles sit between them.
+
+---
+
+## Part 3: Custom Automation Profiles
+
+### Step 10: Create a custom profile YAML file
+
+Save the following as `my-profile.yaml`:
+
+```yaml
+# Custom profile: acme/cautious
+# Based on the built-in 'cautious' profile with additional guard
+# constraints for controlled environments.
+
+name: acme/cautious
+description: Cautious profile with guard constraints
+schema_version: "1.0"
+
+# Task-type confidence thresholds (0.0 = auto, 1.0 = human approval)
+decompose_task: 0.7
+create_tool: 0.7
+select_tool: 1.0
+
+edit_code: 0.6
+execute_command: 0.8
+
+create_file: 0.7
+delete_content: 0.8
+access_network: 0.9
+
+install_dependency: 0.7
+modify_config: 0.0
+approve_plan: 0.6
+
+# Safety requirements
+safety:
+  require_sandbox: true
+  require_checkpoints: true
+  allow_unsafe_tools: false
+
+# Guard constraints — hard limits enforced at runtime
+guards:
+  max_tool_calls_per_step: 10
+  max_total_cost: 5.0
+  tool_denylist:
+    - shell_exec
+    - file_delete
+  require_approval_for_writes: true
+  require_approval_for_apply: true
+```
+
+**Key points about the YAML format:**
+
+- `name` must be a bare name (`my-profile`) or namespaced (`namespace/name`)
+- `schema_version` must be `"1.0"` (quoted string)
+- All threshold fields are floats in `[0.0, 1.0]`
+- `guards` is optional — omit it for a profile without hard limits
+- `tool_denylist` blocks specific tools from being called
+
+---
+
+### Step 11: Register the custom profile
+
+```bash
+$ agents automation-profile add --config my-profile.yaml --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output:**
+```json
+{
+  "command": "",
+  "status": "ok",
+  "exit_code": 0,
+  "data": {
+    "name": "acme/cautious",
+    "description": "Cautious profile with guard constraints",
+    "source": "custom",
+    "schema_version": "1.0",
+    "phase_transitions": {
+      "decompose_task": 0.7,
+      "create_tool": 0.7,
+      "select_tool": 1.0
+    },
+    "decision_automation": {
+      "edit_code": 0.6,
+      "execute_command": 0.8
+    },
+    "self_repair": {
+      "create_file": 0.7,
+      "delete_content": 0.8,
+      "access_network": 0.9,
+      "modify_config": 0.0,
+      "approve_plan": 0.6
+    },
+    "execution_controls": {
+      "install_dependency": 0.7,
+      "require_sandbox": true,
+      "require_checkpoints": true,
+      "allow_unsafe_tools": false
+    },
+    "guards": {
+      "max_tool_calls_per_step": 10,
+      "max_total_cost": 5.0,
+      "tool_allowlist": null,
+      "tool_denylist": ["shell_exec", "file_delete"],
+      "require_approval_for_writes": true,
+      "require_approval_for_apply": true
+    }
+  },
+  "timing": {"duration_ms": 0},
+  "messages": [{"level": "ok", "text": "ok"}]
+}
+```
+
+**What's Happening:**
+
+The profile is validated against the schema (Pydantic model) and persisted to
+the CleverAgents database. The `source` field is `"custom"` to distinguish it
+from built-in profiles. The `guards` block is stored and enforced at runtime —
+if a plan step tries to call more than 10 tools or exceeds $5.00 in cost, the
+guard fires.
+
+---
+
+### Step 12: Verify the custom profile appears in the list
+
+```bash
+$ agents automation-profile list --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output (summary section):**
+```json
+{
+  "data": {
+    "profiles": [
+      {"name": "acme/cautious", "source": "custom", "select_tool": 1.0, "sandbox": true, "description": "Cautious profile with guard constraints"},
+      ...
+    ],
+    "summary": {"built_in": 8, "custom": 1, "total": 9}
+  }
+}
+```
+
+The `summary.custom` count is now `1` and the profile appears in the list
+sorted alphabetically alongside the built-in profiles.
+
+---
+
+### Step 13: Activate the custom profile
+
+```bash
+$ agents config set core.automation-profile acme/cautious --scope global --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output:**
+```json
+{
+  "data": {
+    "key": "core.automation-profile",
+    "value": "acme/cautious",
+    "previous_value": null,
+    "source": "config_file",
+    "scope": "global"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+All subsequent plan executions will now use the `acme/cautious` profile.
+
+---
+
+### Step 14: Remove the custom profile
+
+```bash
+$ agents automation-profile remove acme/cautious --yes --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output:**
+```json
+{
+  "command": "",
+  "status": "ok",
+  "exit_code": 0,
+  "data": {
+    "name": "acme/cautious",
+    "description": "Cautious profile with guard constraints",
+    "source": "custom",
+    "removed": true,
+    ...
+  },
+  "timing": {"duration_ms": 0},
+  "messages": [{"level": "ok", "text": "ok"}]
+}
+```
+
+**What's Happening:**
+
+`--yes` skips the interactive confirmation prompt — useful in scripts. Built-in
+profiles cannot be removed; attempting to do so returns an error. The response
+includes the full profile data with `removed: true` so you can confirm what was
+deleted.
+
+---
+
+## Complete Interaction Log
+
+<details>
+<summary>Click to see the full verified command sequence</summary>
+
+```
+# 1. List all 106 config settings (rich table)
+$ agents config list
+
+# 2. Filter to plan.* settings in JSON
+$ agents config list "plan.*" --format json
+# → 9 keys returned including plan.concurrency=4, plan.max-child-depth=5
+
+# 3. Get a single value
+$ agents config get core.log.level --format json
+# → {"key": "core.log.level", "value": "DEBUG", "source": "local", "type": "str"}
+
+# 4. Verbose resolution chain
+$ agents config get core.automation-profile --verbose --format json
+# → resolution_chain shows 6 levels; default wins with "supervised"
+
+# 5. Set a value at global scope
+$ agents config set plan.concurrency 8 --scope global --format json
+# → {"key": "plan.concurrency", "value": 8, "previous_value": null, "scope": "global"}
+
+# 6. Restore the default
+$ agents config set plan.concurrency 4 --scope global --format json
+# → {"key": "plan.concurrency", "value": 4, "previous_value": 8, "scope": "global"}
+
+# 7. List all automation profiles
+$ agents automation-profile list --format json
+# → 8 built-in profiles: auto, cautious, ci, full-auto, manual, review, supervised, trusted
+
+# 8. Filter profiles by regex
+$ agents automation-profile list "^(manual|supervised|auto)$" --format json
+# → 3 profiles returned
+
+# 9. Show supervised profile details
+$ agents automation-profile show supervised --format json
+# → full threshold breakdown in 4 categories
+
+# 10. Show full-auto (all 0.0, no sandbox)
+$ agents automation-profile show full-auto --format json
+
+# 11. Show manual (all 1.0, sandbox+checkpoints)
+$ agents automation-profile show manual --format json
+
+# 12. Add custom profile from YAML
+$ agents automation-profile add --config my-profile.yaml --format json
+# → source: "custom", guards with max_tool_calls_per_step=10
+
+# 13. Verify it appears in list
+$ agents automation-profile list --format json
+# → summary: {built_in: 8, custom: 1, total: 9}
+
+# 14. Activate the custom profile
+$ agents config set core.automation-profile acme/cautious --scope global --format json
+
+# 15. Remove the custom profile
+$ agents automation-profile remove acme/cautious --yes --format json
+# → removed: true
+```
+</details>
+
+---
+
+## Key Takeaways
+
+- **Config uses a five-level precedence chain**: `cli_flag` > `env_var` >
+  `local` > `project` > `global` > `default`. Use `--verbose` to see which
+  level wins for any key.
+- **Three file scopes**: `--scope global` writes to `~/.cleveragents/config.toml`,
+  `--scope project` to `config.toml`, `--scope local` to `config.local.toml`
+  (typically gitignored for per-developer overrides).
+- **Secret values are always masked**: API keys, tokens, and passwords appear
+  as `****` in all output formats unless `--show-secrets` is passed.
+- **Eight built-in profiles** cover the full autonomy spectrum from `manual`
+  (all thresholds 1.0, always ask) to `full-auto` (all thresholds 0.0, never
+  ask). The `ci` profile is optimised for unattended pipeline execution.
+- **Custom profiles use `namespace/name`** format (e.g. `acme/cautious`) and
+  can include `guards` for hard runtime limits on tool calls, cost, and
+  write operations.
+- **Profiles are activated via config**: set `core.automation-profile` to the
+  profile name to make it the default for all plan executions.
+
+## Try It Yourself
+
+```bash
+# See which config values differ from defaults
+$ agents config list --filter-values "." | grep "yes"
+
+# Inspect the CI profile for pipeline use
+$ agents automation-profile show ci --format yaml
+
+# Create a read-only profile (no file writes, no network)
+$ cat > readonly.yaml << 'EOF'
+name: team/readonly
+description: Read-only analysis profile
+schema_version: "1.0"
+decompose_task: 0.0
+create_tool: 1.0
+select_tool: 1.0
+edit_code: 1.0
+execute_command: 1.0
+create_file: 1.0
+delete_content: 1.0
+access_network: 1.0
+install_dependency: 1.0
+modify_config: 1.0
+approve_plan: 1.0
+safety:
+  require_sandbox: true
+  require_checkpoints: true
+  allow_unsafe_tools: false
+EOF
+$ agents automation-profile add --config readonly.yaml
+
+# Use it for a single session via env var
+$ CLEVERAGENTS_AUTOMATION_PROFILE=team/readonly agents plan list
+```
+
+## Related Examples
+
+- See [`output-format-flags.md`](output-format-flags.md) for the full guide to
+  `--format json/yaml/plain/table/rich`
+- See `docs/showcase/cli-tools/` for more CLI tool examples
+
+---
+*This example was automatically generated and verified by the CleverAgents UAT system.*
+*Feature area: Config and automation profiles | Test cycle: 1 | Generated: 2026-04-07*
+
+---
+**Automated by CleverAgents Bot**
+Supervisor: UAT Testing | Agent: uat-tester
diff --git a/docs/showcase/examples.json b/docs/showcase/examples.json
index a9f1908f0..3fc5cd317 100644
--- a/docs/showcase/examples.json
+++ b/docs/showcase/examples.json
@@ -68,6 +68,30 @@
       "educational_value": "high",
       "generated_by": "uat-tester",
       "generated_at": "2026-04-07"
+    },
+    {
+      "title": "Managing Config and Automation Profiles",
+      "category": "cli-tools",
+      "path": "cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles.md",
+      "feature": "Config and automation profiles",
+      "commands": [
+        "agents config list",
+        "agents config list \"plan.*\" --format json",
+        "agents config get core.log.level --format json",
+        "agents config get core.automation-profile --verbose --format json",
+        "agents config set plan.concurrency 8 --scope global --format json",
+        "agents automation-profile list --format json",
+        "agents automation-profile list \"^(manual|supervised|auto)$\" --format json",
+        "agents automation-profile show supervised --format json",
+        "agents automation-profile show full-auto --format json",
+        "agents automation-profile show manual --format json",
+        "agents automation-profile add --config my-profile.yaml --format json",
+        "agents automation-profile remove acme/cautious --yes --format json"
+      ],
+      "complexity": "intermediate",
+      "educational_value": "high",
+      "generated_by": "uat-tester",
+      "generated_at": "2026-04-07"
     }
   ],
   "categories": {
-- 
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From c62e5b283e47985b23532bf0f1f4b02a50c4ef6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CleverThis <hal9000@cleverthis.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 13:51:50 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] docs: clarify automation profile showcase workflow

---
 .../config-and-automation-profiles.md         | 75 ++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles.md b/docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles.md
index 31f43012d..bd8556b5d 100644
--- a/docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles.md
+++ b/docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 CleverAgents ships with a rich configuration system and a set of **automation
 profiles** that control how much autonomy the agent has when executing plans.
 This example walks through the complete workflow: inspecting configuration
-values, understanding the five-level resolution chain, switching automation
+values, understanding the six-level resolution chain, switching automation
 profiles, and creating a custom profile with guard constraints.
 
 ## Prerequisites
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ value, the **source** that supplied the value (one of `cli_flag`, `env_var`,
 from the built-in default. Secret values (API keys, tokens, passwords) are
 automatically masked as `****`.
 
+**Tip:** Add `--filter-values "."` to highlight only settings whose values
+deviate from defaults — we'll use this flag later in the "Try It Yourself"
+section.
+
 ---
 
 ### Step 2: Filter settings by key pattern
@@ -127,7 +131,7 @@ source.
 
 ---
 
-### Step 4: Inspect the full five-level resolution chain
+### Step 4: Inspect the full six-level resolution chain
 
 ```bash
 $ agents config get core.automation-profile --verbose --format json
@@ -160,7 +164,7 @@ $ agents config get core.automation-profile --verbose --format json
 
 **What's Happening:**
 
-The `--verbose` flag exposes the **five-level precedence chain** (highest →
+The `--verbose` flag exposes the **six-level precedence chain** (highest →
 lowest priority):
 
 | Priority | Source      | Description                                      |
@@ -454,6 +458,8 @@ guards:
 - `name` must be a bare name (`my-profile`) or namespaced (`namespace/name`)
 - `schema_version` must be `"1.0"` (quoted string)
 - All threshold fields are floats in `[0.0, 1.0]`
+- Values outside `[0.0, 1.0]` are rejected immediately — the CLI returns a
+  validation error at registration time
 - `guards` is optional — omit it for a profile without hard limits
 - `tool_denylist` blocks specific tools from being called
 
@@ -569,7 +575,32 @@ All subsequent plan executions will now use the `acme/cautious` profile.
 
 ---
 
-### Step 14: Remove the custom profile
+### Step 14: Reset to a safe default before removal
+
+```bash
+$ agents config set core.automation-profile supervised --scope global --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output:**
+```json
+{
+  "data": {
+    "key": "core.automation-profile",
+    "value": "supervised",
+    "previous_value": "acme/cautious",
+    "source": "config_file",
+    "scope": "global"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Resetting the config ensures there is no dangling reference to a profile that is
+about to be removed. Future plan executions immediately fall back to the
+built-in `supervised` profile.
+
+---
+
+### Step 15: Remove the custom profile
 
 ```bash
 $ agents automation-profile remove acme/cautious --yes --format json
@@ -595,10 +626,26 @@ $ agents automation-profile remove acme/cautious --yes --format json
 
 **What's Happening:**
 
-`--yes` skips the interactive confirmation prompt — useful in scripts. Built-in
-profiles cannot be removed; attempting to do so returns an error. The response
-includes the full profile data with `removed: true` so you can confirm what was
-deleted.
+`--yes` skips the interactive confirmation prompt — useful in scripts. Because
+the config was reset in Step 14, no automation profile setting points to the now
+deleted profile.
+
+---
+
+### Step 16 (Optional): Understand the error when removing a built-in profile
+
+```bash
+$ agents automation-profile remove supervised --yes --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output (excerpt):**
+```
+Error: Built-in profiles cannot be removed.
+```
+
+Built-in profiles are immutable safeguards. The CLI responds with an error and a
+non-zero exit code, keeping the profile intact. This is the behavior referenced
+in Step 15.
 
 ---
 
@@ -660,9 +707,17 @@ $ agents automation-profile list --format json
 # 14. Activate the custom profile
 $ agents config set core.automation-profile acme/cautious --scope global --format json
 
-# 15. Remove the custom profile
+# 15. Reset to supervised before removal
+$ agents config set core.automation-profile supervised --scope global --format json
+# → previous_value: "acme/cautious"
+
+# 16. Remove the custom profile
 $ agents automation-profile remove acme/cautious --yes --format json
 # → removed: true
+
+# 17. (Optional) Attempt to remove a built-in profile
+$ agents automation-profile remove supervised --yes --format json
+# → exits with error: Built-in profiles cannot be removed.
 ```
 </details>
 
@@ -670,7 +725,7 @@ $ agents automation-profile remove acme/cautious --yes --format json
 
 ## Key Takeaways
 
-- **Config uses a five-level precedence chain**: `cli_flag` > `env_var` >
+- **Config uses a six-level precedence chain**: `cli_flag` > `env_var` >
   `local` > `project` > `global` > `default`. Use `--verbose` to see which
   level wins for any key.
 - **Three file scopes**: `--scope global` writes to `~/.cleveragents/config.toml`,
-- 
2.52.0


From f5d73ba68fed2a6709be1ba28bfe9bf471b29b20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CleverThis <hal9000@cleverthis.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:22:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] fix: unblock coverage threshold integration suite

Remove the stale tdd_expected_fail tags from the coverage threshold robot suite now that the coverage threshold constant lives in noxfile.py, and update the new showcase prerequisites to match the project's Python 3.13 baseline.\n\nISSUES CLOSED: #4305
---
 docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles.md | 2 +-
 robot/coverage_threshold.robot                            | 5 ++---
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles.md b/docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles.md
index bd8556b5d..4dbd010e3 100644
--- a/docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles.md
+++ b/docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ profiles, and creating a custom profile with guard constraints.
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - CleverAgents installed (`pip install cleveragents`)
-- Python 3.12 or higher
+- Python 3.13 or higher
 
 ## What You'll Learn
 
diff --git a/robot/coverage_threshold.robot b/robot/coverage_threshold.robot
index b7d6d5ce4..b36be781a 100644
--- a/robot/coverage_threshold.robot
+++ b/robot/coverage_threshold.robot
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Suite Teardown    Cleanup Test Environment
 *** Test Cases ***
 Noxfile Contains Coverage Threshold Constant
     [Documentation]    Verify COVERAGE_THRESHOLD = 97 is defined in noxfile.py
-    [Tags]    coverage    config
+    [Tags]    coverage    config    tdd_issue    tdd_issue_4305
 
     ${content}=    Get File    ${WORKSPACE}/noxfile.py
     Should Contain    ${content}    COVERAGE_THRESHOLD = 97
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ Pyproject Coverage Source Includes Src
 
 Coverage Threshold Is 97 In Noxfile
     [Documentation]    Verify noxfile enforces 97% threshold via fail-under
-    [Tags]    tdd_issue    tdd_issue_4227    tdd_expected_fail
-    [Tags]    coverage    config
+    [Tags]    tdd_issue    tdd_issue_4227    coverage    config
     ${content}=    Get File    ${WORKSPACE}/noxfile.py
     Should Contain    ${content}    --fail-under=
 
-- 
2.52.0


From c1c3c4e71a3d45619701d377c7a42efdc15e706e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: HAL 9000 <HAL9000@cleverthis.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:33:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] docs: fix Python version prerequisite from 3.12 to 3.13

The project requires Python 3.13 per pyproject.toml. Update the showcase
document prerequisites to match the actual baseline.

ISSUES CLOSED: #4305
-- 
2.52.0


From 4014af510a6267ea68f34eef0b8268ef63b25df4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: HAL9000 <w0w8i2nKsjnw912n>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:31:20 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] docs: split config-and-automation-profiles showcase into
 two files

Split the 793-line showcase document into two files under 500 lines each
to comply with the project file size limit:

- Part 1 (423 lines): config management and built-in automation profiles
  (Steps 1-9), with navigation link to Part 2
- Part 2 (393 lines): custom automation profiles, complete interaction log,
  key takeaways, and hands-on exercises (Steps 10-16), with navigation link
  to Part 1

Also updates docs/showcase/examples.json to register both new files and
removes the original oversized file. Adds CHANGELOG.md entry for the
showcase under [Unreleased] > Added.

ISSUES CLOSED: #4305
---
 CHANGELOG.md                                  |  22 +
 ...> config-and-automation-profiles-part1.md} | 388 +----------------
 .../config-and-automation-profiles-part2.md   | 393 ++++++++++++++++++
 docs/showcase/examples.json                   |  23 +-
 4 files changed, 443 insertions(+), 383 deletions(-)
 rename docs/showcase/cli-tools/{config-and-automation-profiles.md => config-and-automation-profiles-part1.md} (57%)
 create mode 100644 docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles-part2.md

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 89d67e2c3..9a4e1de93 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,28 @@ The format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 
 ### Added
 
+- **Config and Automation Profiles Showcase** (#4305): Added a two-part
+  CLI showcase for config management and automation profiles. Part 1 covers
+  configuration management (six-level precedence chain, `config list/get/set`)
+  and built-in automation profiles (Steps 1–9). Part 2 covers custom profile
+  creation with guard constraints, the complete interaction log, and hands-on
+  exercises (Steps 10–16). The original 793-line file has been split into two
+  files under 500 lines each: `docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles-part1.md`
+  and `docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles-part2.md`.
+  Also removes the stale `tdd_expected_fail` tag from the coverage threshold
+  Robot Framework suite so CI no longer inverts the result.
+
+- **Config and Automation Profiles Showcase** (#4305): Added a two-part
+  CLI showcase for config management and automation profiles. Part 1 covers
+  configuration management (six-level precedence chain, `config list/get/set`)
+  and built-in automation profiles (Steps 1–9). Part 2 covers custom profile
+  creation with guard constraints, the complete interaction log, and hands-on
+  exercises (Steps 10–16). The original 793-line file has been split into two
+  files under 500 lines each: `docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles-part1.md`
+  and `docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles-part2.md`.
+  Also removes the stale `tdd_expected_fail` tag from the coverage threshold
+  Robot Framework suite so CI no longer inverts the result.
+
 - **Git Worktree Sandbox Apply** (#4454): The `plan apply` command now merges
   LLM-generated changes via `git merge` from an isolated worktree branch
   instead of flat `shutil.copy2`.  Displays spec-aligned Apply Summary
diff --git a/docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles.md b/docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles-part1.md
similarity index 57%
rename from docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles.md
rename to docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles-part1.md
index 4dbd010e3..3a26ddc06 100644
--- a/docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles.md
+++ b/docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles-part1.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Managing Config and Automation Profiles in CleverAgents
+# Managing Config and Automation Profiles in CleverAgents — Part 1
 
 ## Overview
 
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ This example walks through the complete workflow: inspecting configuration
 values, understanding the six-level resolution chain, switching automation
 profiles, and creating a custom profile with guard constraints.
 
+> **This document is Part 1 of 2.** It covers configuration management and
+> built-in automation profiles (Steps 1–9). For custom profiles, the complete
+> interaction log, and key takeaways, see
+> [Part 2: Custom Profiles & Reference](config-and-automation-profiles-part2.md).
+
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - CleverAgents installed (`pip install cleveragents`)
@@ -405,384 +410,9 @@ profiles sit between them.
 
 ---
 
-## Part 3: Custom Automation Profiles
-
-### Step 10: Create a custom profile YAML file
-
-Save the following as `my-profile.yaml`:
-
-```yaml
-# Custom profile: acme/cautious
-# Based on the built-in 'cautious' profile with additional guard
-# constraints for controlled environments.
-
-name: acme/cautious
-description: Cautious profile with guard constraints
-schema_version: "1.0"
-
-# Task-type confidence thresholds (0.0 = auto, 1.0 = human approval)
-decompose_task: 0.7
-create_tool: 0.7
-select_tool: 1.0
-
-edit_code: 0.6
-execute_command: 0.8
-
-create_file: 0.7
-delete_content: 0.8
-access_network: 0.9
-
-install_dependency: 0.7
-modify_config: 0.0
-approve_plan: 0.6
-
-# Safety requirements
-safety:
-  require_sandbox: true
-  require_checkpoints: true
-  allow_unsafe_tools: false
-
-# Guard constraints — hard limits enforced at runtime
-guards:
-  max_tool_calls_per_step: 10
-  max_total_cost: 5.0
-  tool_denylist:
-    - shell_exec
-    - file_delete
-  require_approval_for_writes: true
-  require_approval_for_apply: true
-```
-
-**Key points about the YAML format:**
-
-- `name` must be a bare name (`my-profile`) or namespaced (`namespace/name`)
-- `schema_version` must be `"1.0"` (quoted string)
-- All threshold fields are floats in `[0.0, 1.0]`
-- Values outside `[0.0, 1.0]` are rejected immediately — the CLI returns a
-  validation error at registration time
-- `guards` is optional — omit it for a profile without hard limits
-- `tool_denylist` blocks specific tools from being called
-
----
-
-### Step 11: Register the custom profile
-
-```bash
-$ agents automation-profile add --config my-profile.yaml --format json
-```
-
-**Expected Output:**
-```json
-{
-  "command": "",
-  "status": "ok",
-  "exit_code": 0,
-  "data": {
-    "name": "acme/cautious",
-    "description": "Cautious profile with guard constraints",
-    "source": "custom",
-    "schema_version": "1.0",
-    "phase_transitions": {
-      "decompose_task": 0.7,
-      "create_tool": 0.7,
-      "select_tool": 1.0
-    },
-    "decision_automation": {
-      "edit_code": 0.6,
-      "execute_command": 0.8
-    },
-    "self_repair": {
-      "create_file": 0.7,
-      "delete_content": 0.8,
-      "access_network": 0.9,
-      "modify_config": 0.0,
-      "approve_plan": 0.6
-    },
-    "execution_controls": {
-      "install_dependency": 0.7,
-      "require_sandbox": true,
-      "require_checkpoints": true,
-      "allow_unsafe_tools": false
-    },
-    "guards": {
-      "max_tool_calls_per_step": 10,
-      "max_total_cost": 5.0,
-      "tool_allowlist": null,
-      "tool_denylist": ["shell_exec", "file_delete"],
-      "require_approval_for_writes": true,
-      "require_approval_for_apply": true
-    }
-  },
-  "timing": {"duration_ms": 0},
-  "messages": [{"level": "ok", "text": "ok"}]
-}
-```
-
-**What's Happening:**
-
-The profile is validated against the schema (Pydantic model) and persisted to
-the CleverAgents database. The `source` field is `"custom"` to distinguish it
-from built-in profiles. The `guards` block is stored and enforced at runtime —
-if a plan step tries to call more than 10 tools or exceeds $5.00 in cost, the
-guard fires.
-
----
-
-### Step 12: Verify the custom profile appears in the list
-
-```bash
-$ agents automation-profile list --format json
-```
-
-**Expected Output (summary section):**
-```json
-{
-  "data": {
-    "profiles": [
-      {"name": "acme/cautious", "source": "custom", "select_tool": 1.0, "sandbox": true, "description": "Cautious profile with guard constraints"},
-      ...
-    ],
-    "summary": {"built_in": 8, "custom": 1, "total": 9}
-  }
-}
-```
-
-The `summary.custom` count is now `1` and the profile appears in the list
-sorted alphabetically alongside the built-in profiles.
-
----
-
-### Step 13: Activate the custom profile
-
-```bash
-$ agents config set core.automation-profile acme/cautious --scope global --format json
-```
-
-**Expected Output:**
-```json
-{
-  "data": {
-    "key": "core.automation-profile",
-    "value": "acme/cautious",
-    "previous_value": null,
-    "source": "config_file",
-    "scope": "global"
-  }
-}
-```
-
-All subsequent plan executions will now use the `acme/cautious` profile.
-
----
-
-### Step 14: Reset to a safe default before removal
-
-```bash
-$ agents config set core.automation-profile supervised --scope global --format json
-```
-
-**Expected Output:**
-```json
-{
-  "data": {
-    "key": "core.automation-profile",
-    "value": "supervised",
-    "previous_value": "acme/cautious",
-    "source": "config_file",
-    "scope": "global"
-  }
-}
-```
-
-Resetting the config ensures there is no dangling reference to a profile that is
-about to be removed. Future plan executions immediately fall back to the
-built-in `supervised` profile.
-
----
-
-### Step 15: Remove the custom profile
-
-```bash
-$ agents automation-profile remove acme/cautious --yes --format json
-```
-
-**Expected Output:**
-```json
-{
-  "command": "",
-  "status": "ok",
-  "exit_code": 0,
-  "data": {
-    "name": "acme/cautious",
-    "description": "Cautious profile with guard constraints",
-    "source": "custom",
-    "removed": true,
-    ...
-  },
-  "timing": {"duration_ms": 0},
-  "messages": [{"level": "ok", "text": "ok"}]
-}
-```
-
-**What's Happening:**
-
-`--yes` skips the interactive confirmation prompt — useful in scripts. Because
-the config was reset in Step 14, no automation profile setting points to the now
-deleted profile.
-
----
-
-### Step 16 (Optional): Understand the error when removing a built-in profile
-
-```bash
-$ agents automation-profile remove supervised --yes --format json
-```
-
-**Expected Output (excerpt):**
-```
-Error: Built-in profiles cannot be removed.
-```
-
-Built-in profiles are immutable safeguards. The CLI responds with an error and a
-non-zero exit code, keeping the profile intact. This is the behavior referenced
-in Step 15.
-
----
-
-## Complete Interaction Log
-
-<details>
-<summary>Click to see the full verified command sequence</summary>
-
-```
-# 1. List all 106 config settings (rich table)
-$ agents config list
-
-# 2. Filter to plan.* settings in JSON
-$ agents config list "plan.*" --format json
-# → 9 keys returned including plan.concurrency=4, plan.max-child-depth=5
-
-# 3. Get a single value
-$ agents config get core.log.level --format json
-# → {"key": "core.log.level", "value": "DEBUG", "source": "local", "type": "str"}
-
-# 4. Verbose resolution chain
-$ agents config get core.automation-profile --verbose --format json
-# → resolution_chain shows 6 levels; default wins with "supervised"
-
-# 5. Set a value at global scope
-$ agents config set plan.concurrency 8 --scope global --format json
-# → {"key": "plan.concurrency", "value": 8, "previous_value": null, "scope": "global"}
-
-# 6. Restore the default
-$ agents config set plan.concurrency 4 --scope global --format json
-# → {"key": "plan.concurrency", "value": 4, "previous_value": 8, "scope": "global"}
-
-# 7. List all automation profiles
-$ agents automation-profile list --format json
-# → 8 built-in profiles: auto, cautious, ci, full-auto, manual, review, supervised, trusted
-
-# 8. Filter profiles by regex
-$ agents automation-profile list "^(manual|supervised|auto)$" --format json
-# → 3 profiles returned
-
-# 9. Show supervised profile details
-$ agents automation-profile show supervised --format json
-# → full threshold breakdown in 4 categories
-
-# 10. Show full-auto (all 0.0, no sandbox)
-$ agents automation-profile show full-auto --format json
-
-# 11. Show manual (all 1.0, sandbox+checkpoints)
-$ agents automation-profile show manual --format json
-
-# 12. Add custom profile from YAML
-$ agents automation-profile add --config my-profile.yaml --format json
-# → source: "custom", guards with max_tool_calls_per_step=10
-
-# 13. Verify it appears in list
-$ agents automation-profile list --format json
-# → summary: {built_in: 8, custom: 1, total: 9}
-
-# 14. Activate the custom profile
-$ agents config set core.automation-profile acme/cautious --scope global --format json
-
-# 15. Reset to supervised before removal
-$ agents config set core.automation-profile supervised --scope global --format json
-# → previous_value: "acme/cautious"
-
-# 16. Remove the custom profile
-$ agents automation-profile remove acme/cautious --yes --format json
-# → removed: true
-
-# 17. (Optional) Attempt to remove a built-in profile
-$ agents automation-profile remove supervised --yes --format json
-# → exits with error: Built-in profiles cannot be removed.
-```
-</details>
-
----
-
-## Key Takeaways
-
-- **Config uses a six-level precedence chain**: `cli_flag` > `env_var` >
-  `local` > `project` > `global` > `default`. Use `--verbose` to see which
-  level wins for any key.
-- **Three file scopes**: `--scope global` writes to `~/.cleveragents/config.toml`,
-  `--scope project` to `config.toml`, `--scope local` to `config.local.toml`
-  (typically gitignored for per-developer overrides).
-- **Secret values are always masked**: API keys, tokens, and passwords appear
-  as `****` in all output formats unless `--show-secrets` is passed.
-- **Eight built-in profiles** cover the full autonomy spectrum from `manual`
-  (all thresholds 1.0, always ask) to `full-auto` (all thresholds 0.0, never
-  ask). The `ci` profile is optimised for unattended pipeline execution.
-- **Custom profiles use `namespace/name`** format (e.g. `acme/cautious`) and
-  can include `guards` for hard runtime limits on tool calls, cost, and
-  write operations.
-- **Profiles are activated via config**: set `core.automation-profile` to the
-  profile name to make it the default for all plan executions.
-
-## Try It Yourself
-
-```bash
-# See which config values differ from defaults
-$ agents config list --filter-values "." | grep "yes"
-
-# Inspect the CI profile for pipeline use
-$ agents automation-profile show ci --format yaml
-
-# Create a read-only profile (no file writes, no network)
-$ cat > readonly.yaml << 'EOF'
-name: team/readonly
-description: Read-only analysis profile
-schema_version: "1.0"
-decompose_task: 0.0
-create_tool: 1.0
-select_tool: 1.0
-edit_code: 1.0
-execute_command: 1.0
-create_file: 1.0
-delete_content: 1.0
-access_network: 1.0
-install_dependency: 1.0
-modify_config: 1.0
-approve_plan: 1.0
-safety:
-  require_sandbox: true
-  require_checkpoints: true
-  allow_unsafe_tools: false
-EOF
-$ agents automation-profile add --config readonly.yaml
-
-# Use it for a single session via env var
-$ CLEVERAGENTS_AUTOMATION_PROFILE=team/readonly agents plan list
-```
-
-## Related Examples
-
-- See [`output-format-flags.md`](output-format-flags.md) for the full guide to
-  `--format json/yaml/plain/table/rich`
-- See `docs/showcase/cli-tools/` for more CLI tool examples
+> **Continue to Part 2** for custom automation profiles, the complete
+> interaction log, key takeaways, and hands-on exercises:
+> [Part 2: Custom Profiles & Reference](config-and-automation-profiles-part2.md)
 
 ---
 *This example was automatically generated and verified by the CleverAgents UAT system.*
diff --git a/docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles-part2.md b/docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles-part2.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0593ed622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/showcase/cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles-part2.md
@@ -0,0 +1,393 @@
+# Managing Config and Automation Profiles in CleverAgents — Part 2
+
+> **This document is Part 2 of 2.** It covers custom automation profiles,
+> the complete interaction log, key takeaways, and hands-on exercises
+> (Steps 10–16). For configuration management and built-in profiles (Steps 1–9),
+> see [Part 1: Config & Built-in Profiles](config-and-automation-profiles-part1.md).
+
+## Part 3: Custom Automation Profiles
+
+### Step 10: Create a custom profile YAML file
+
+Save the following as `my-profile.yaml`:
+
+```yaml
+# Custom profile: acme/cautious
+# Based on the built-in 'cautious' profile with additional guard
+# constraints for controlled environments.
+
+name: acme/cautious
+description: Cautious profile with guard constraints
+schema_version: "1.0"
+
+# Task-type confidence thresholds (0.0 = auto, 1.0 = human approval)
+decompose_task: 0.7
+create_tool: 0.7
+select_tool: 1.0
+
+edit_code: 0.6
+execute_command: 0.8
+
+create_file: 0.7
+delete_content: 0.8
+access_network: 0.9
+
+install_dependency: 0.7
+modify_config: 0.0
+approve_plan: 0.6
+
+# Safety requirements
+safety:
+  require_sandbox: true
+  require_checkpoints: true
+  allow_unsafe_tools: false
+
+# Guard constraints — hard limits enforced at runtime
+guards:
+  max_tool_calls_per_step: 10
+  max_total_cost: 5.0
+  tool_denylist:
+    - shell_exec
+    - file_delete
+  require_approval_for_writes: true
+  require_approval_for_apply: true
+```
+
+**Key points about the YAML format:**
+
+- `name` must be a bare name (`my-profile`) or namespaced (`namespace/name`)
+- `schema_version` must be `"1.0"` (quoted string)
+- All threshold fields are floats in `[0.0, 1.0]`
+- Values outside `[0.0, 1.0]` are rejected immediately — the CLI returns a
+  validation error at registration time
+- `guards` is optional — omit it for a profile without hard limits
+- `tool_denylist` blocks specific tools from being called
+
+---
+
+### Step 11: Register the custom profile
+
+```bash
+$ agents automation-profile add --config my-profile.yaml --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output:**
+```json
+{
+  "command": "",
+  "status": "ok",
+  "exit_code": 0,
+  "data": {
+    "name": "acme/cautious",
+    "description": "Cautious profile with guard constraints",
+    "source": "custom",
+    "schema_version": "1.0",
+    "phase_transitions": {
+      "decompose_task": 0.7,
+      "create_tool": 0.7,
+      "select_tool": 1.0
+    },
+    "decision_automation": {
+      "edit_code": 0.6,
+      "execute_command": 0.8
+    },
+    "self_repair": {
+      "create_file": 0.7,
+      "delete_content": 0.8,
+      "access_network": 0.9,
+      "modify_config": 0.0,
+      "approve_plan": 0.6
+    },
+    "execution_controls": {
+      "install_dependency": 0.7,
+      "require_sandbox": true,
+      "require_checkpoints": true,
+      "allow_unsafe_tools": false
+    },
+    "guards": {
+      "max_tool_calls_per_step": 10,
+      "max_total_cost": 5.0,
+      "tool_allowlist": null,
+      "tool_denylist": ["shell_exec", "file_delete"],
+      "require_approval_for_writes": true,
+      "require_approval_for_apply": true
+    }
+  },
+  "timing": {"duration_ms": 0},
+  "messages": [{"level": "ok", "text": "ok"}]
+}
+```
+
+**What's Happening:**
+
+The profile is validated against the schema (Pydantic model) and persisted to
+the CleverAgents database. The `source` field is `"custom"` to distinguish it
+from built-in profiles. The `guards` block is stored and enforced at runtime —
+if a plan step tries to call more than 10 tools or exceeds $5.00 in cost, the
+guard fires.
+
+---
+
+### Step 12: Verify the custom profile appears in the list
+
+```bash
+$ agents automation-profile list --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output (summary section):**
+```json
+{
+  "data": {
+    "profiles": [
+      {"name": "acme/cautious", "source": "custom", "select_tool": 1.0, "sandbox": true, "description": "Cautious profile with guard constraints"},
+      ...
+    ],
+    "summary": {"built_in": 8, "custom": 1, "total": 9}
+  }
+}
+```
+
+The `summary.custom` count is now `1` and the profile appears in the list
+sorted alphabetically alongside the built-in profiles.
+
+---
+
+### Step 13: Activate the custom profile
+
+```bash
+$ agents config set core.automation-profile acme/cautious --scope global --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output:**
+```json
+{
+  "data": {
+    "key": "core.automation-profile",
+    "value": "acme/cautious",
+    "previous_value": null,
+    "source": "config_file",
+    "scope": "global"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+All subsequent plan executions will now use the `acme/cautious` profile.
+
+---
+
+### Step 14: Reset to a safe default before removal
+
+```bash
+$ agents config set core.automation-profile supervised --scope global --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output:**
+```json
+{
+  "data": {
+    "key": "core.automation-profile",
+    "value": "supervised",
+    "previous_value": "acme/cautious",
+    "source": "config_file",
+    "scope": "global"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Resetting the config ensures there is no dangling reference to a profile that is
+about to be removed. Future plan executions immediately fall back to the
+built-in `supervised` profile.
+
+---
+
+### Step 15: Remove the custom profile
+
+```bash
+$ agents automation-profile remove acme/cautious --yes --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output:**
+```json
+{
+  "command": "",
+  "status": "ok",
+  "exit_code": 0,
+  "data": {
+    "name": "acme/cautious",
+    "description": "Cautious profile with guard constraints",
+    "source": "custom",
+    "removed": true,
+    ...
+  },
+  "timing": {"duration_ms": 0},
+  "messages": [{"level": "ok", "text": "ok"}]
+}
+```
+
+**What's Happening:**
+
+`--yes` skips the interactive confirmation prompt — useful in scripts. Because
+the config was reset in Step 14, no automation profile setting points to the now
+deleted profile.
+
+---
+
+### Step 16 (Optional): Understand the error when removing a built-in profile
+
+```bash
+$ agents automation-profile remove supervised --yes --format json
+```
+
+**Expected Output (excerpt):**
+```
+Error: Built-in profiles cannot be removed.
+```
+
+Built-in profiles are immutable safeguards. The CLI responds with an error and a
+non-zero exit code, keeping the profile intact. This is the behavior referenced
+in Step 15.
+
+---
+
+## Complete Interaction Log
+
+<details>
+<summary>Click to see the full verified command sequence</summary>
+
+```
+# 1. List all 106 config settings (rich table)
+$ agents config list
+
+# 2. Filter to plan.* settings in JSON
+$ agents config list "plan.*" --format json
+# → 9 keys returned including plan.concurrency=4, plan.max-child-depth=5
+
+# 3. Get a single value
+$ agents config get core.log.level --format json
+# → {"key": "core.log.level", "value": "DEBUG", "source": "local", "type": "str"}
+
+# 4. Verbose resolution chain
+$ agents config get core.automation-profile --verbose --format json
+# → resolution_chain shows 6 levels; default wins with "supervised"
+
+# 5. Set a value at global scope
+$ agents config set plan.concurrency 8 --scope global --format json
+# → {"key": "plan.concurrency", "value": 8, "previous_value": null, "scope": "global"}
+
+# 6. Restore the default
+$ agents config set plan.concurrency 4 --scope global --format json
+# → {"key": "plan.concurrency", "value": 4, "previous_value": 8, "scope": "global"}
+
+# 7. List all automation profiles
+$ agents automation-profile list --format json
+# → 8 built-in profiles: auto, cautious, ci, full-auto, manual, review, supervised, trusted
+
+# 8. Filter profiles by regex
+$ agents automation-profile list "^(manual|supervised|auto)$" --format json
+# → 3 profiles returned
+
+# 9. Show supervised profile details
+$ agents automation-profile show supervised --format json
+# → full threshold breakdown in 4 categories
+
+# 10. Show full-auto (all 0.0, no sandbox)
+$ agents automation-profile show full-auto --format json
+
+# 11. Show manual (all 1.0, sandbox+checkpoints)
+$ agents automation-profile show manual --format json
+
+# 12. Add custom profile from YAML
+$ agents automation-profile add --config my-profile.yaml --format json
+# → source: "custom", guards with max_tool_calls_per_step=10
+
+# 13. Verify it appears in list
+$ agents automation-profile list --format json
+# → summary: {built_in: 8, custom: 1, total: 9}
+
+# 14. Activate the custom profile
+$ agents config set core.automation-profile acme/cautious --scope global --format json
+
+# 15. Reset to supervised before removal
+$ agents config set core.automation-profile supervised --scope global --format json
+# → previous_value: "acme/cautious"
+
+# 16. Remove the custom profile
+$ agents automation-profile remove acme/cautious --yes --format json
+# → removed: true
+
+# 17. (Optional) Attempt to remove a built-in profile
+$ agents automation-profile remove supervised --yes --format json
+# → exits with error: Built-in profiles cannot be removed.
+```
+</details>
+
+---
+
+## Key Takeaways
+
+- **Config uses a six-level precedence chain**: `cli_flag` > `env_var` >
+  `local` > `project` > `global` > `default`. Use `--verbose` to see which
+  level wins for any key.
+- **Three file scopes**: `--scope global` writes to `~/.cleveragents/config.toml`,
+  `--scope project` to `config.toml`, `--scope local` to `config.local.toml`
+  (typically gitignored for per-developer overrides).
+- **Secret values are always masked**: API keys, tokens, and passwords appear
+  as `****` in all output formats unless `--show-secrets` is passed.
+- **Eight built-in profiles** cover the full autonomy spectrum from `manual`
+  (all thresholds 1.0, always ask) to `full-auto` (all thresholds 0.0, never
+  ask). The `ci` profile is optimised for unattended pipeline execution.
+- **Custom profiles use `namespace/name`** format (e.g. `acme/cautious`) and
+  can include `guards` for hard runtime limits on tool calls, cost, and
+  write operations.
+- **Profiles are activated via config**: set `core.automation-profile` to the
+  profile name to make it the default for all plan executions.
+
+## Try It Yourself
+
+```bash
+# See which config values differ from defaults
+$ agents config list --filter-values "." | grep "yes"
+
+# Inspect the CI profile for pipeline use
+$ agents automation-profile show ci --format yaml
+
+# Create a read-only profile (no file writes, no network)
+$ cat > readonly.yaml << 'EOF'
+name: team/readonly
+description: Read-only analysis profile
+schema_version: "1.0"
+decompose_task: 0.0
+create_tool: 1.0
+select_tool: 1.0
+edit_code: 1.0
+execute_command: 1.0
+create_file: 1.0
+delete_content: 1.0
+access_network: 1.0
+install_dependency: 1.0
+modify_config: 1.0
+approve_plan: 1.0
+safety:
+  require_sandbox: true
+  require_checkpoints: true
+  allow_unsafe_tools: false
+EOF
+$ agents automation-profile add --config readonly.yaml
+
+# Use it for a single session via env var
+$ CLEVERAGENTS_AUTOMATION_PROFILE=team/readonly agents plan list
+```
+
+## Related Examples
+
+- See [`output-format-flags.md`](output-format-flags.md) for the full guide to
+  `--format json/yaml/plain/table/rich`
+- See `docs/showcase/cli-tools/` for more CLI tool examples
+
+---
+*This example was automatically generated and verified by the CleverAgents UAT system.*
+*Feature area: Config and automation profiles | Test cycle: 1 | Generated: 2026-04-07*
+
+---
+**Automated by CleverAgents Bot**
+Supervisor: UAT Testing | Agent: uat-tester
diff --git a/docs/showcase/examples.json b/docs/showcase/examples.json
index 3fc5cd317..643dbfd40 100644
--- a/docs/showcase/examples.json
+++ b/docs/showcase/examples.json
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@
       "generated_at": "2026-04-07"
     },
     {
-      "title": "Managing Config and Automation Profiles",
+      "title": "Managing Config and Automation Profiles — Part 1: Config & Built-in Profiles",
       "category": "cli-tools",
-      "path": "cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles.md",
-      "feature": "Config and automation profiles",
+      "path": "cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles-part1.md",
+      "feature": "Config management and built-in automation profiles",
       "commands": [
         "agents config list",
         "agents config list \"plan.*\" --format json",
@@ -84,8 +84,23 @@
         "agents automation-profile list \"^(manual|supervised|auto)$\" --format json",
         "agents automation-profile show supervised --format json",
         "agents automation-profile show full-auto --format json",
-        "agents automation-profile show manual --format json",
+        "agents automation-profile show manual --format json"
+      ],
+      "complexity": "intermediate",
+      "educational_value": "high",
+      "generated_by": "uat-tester",
+      "generated_at": "2026-04-07"
+    },
+    {
+      "title": "Managing Config and Automation Profiles — Part 2: Custom Profiles & Reference",
+      "category": "cli-tools",
+      "path": "cli-tools/config-and-automation-profiles-part2.md",
+      "feature": "Custom automation profiles with guards",
+      "commands": [
         "agents automation-profile add --config my-profile.yaml --format json",
+        "agents automation-profile list --format json",
+        "agents config set core.automation-profile acme/cautious --scope global --format json",
+        "agents config set core.automation-profile supervised --scope global --format json",
         "agents automation-profile remove acme/cautious --yes --format json"
       ],
       "complexity": "intermediate",
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