Config File

Location

sivtr uses the platform config directory:

Platform	Current path
Windows	%APPDATA%\sivtr\config.toml
macOS	~/Library/Application Support/sivtr/config.toml
Linux	~/.config/sivtr/config.toml

If a legacy sift/config.toml exists, sivtr reads it for compatibility.

Full example

[general]
open_mode = "tui"
preserve_colors = true

[editor]
command = "nvim"

[history]
auto_save = true
max_entries = 0

[copy]
prompts = ["PS C:\\repo> ", "dev>"]

[hotkey]
chord = "alt+y"

general

[general]
open_mode = "tui"
preserve_colors = true

Key	Type	Default	Meaning
open_mode	"tui" or "editor"	"tui"	Where captured output opens
preserve_colors	boolean	true	Preserve original ANSI colors in TUI display

editor

[editor]
command = "nvim"

Key	Type	Default	Meaning
command	string	""	Editor command. Empty means auto-detect.

Examples:

command = "hx"
command = "nvim"
command = "vim"
command = "code --wait"

history

[history]
auto_save = true
max_entries = 0

Key	Type	Default	Meaning
auto_save	boolean	true	Save captured output to history
max_entries	integer	0	Maximum entries to retain. 0 means unlimited.

copy

[copy]
prompts = []

Key	Type	Default	Meaning
prompts	string array	[]	Prompt profiles or literal prefixes used when detecting command lines

prompt_presets is a legacy field and is not serialized by the current config writer.

hotkey

[hotkey]
chord = "alt+y"

Key	Type	Default	Meaning
chord	string	"alt+y"	Chord used by sivtr hotkey start