General settings

Permission: settings.write

Purpose

App route: /admin/settings General is the central runtime policy surface. Search the page by setting label and save related changes together. Backend validation clamps numeric values, normalizes lists, and enforces dependent thresholds.

Prerequisites and data sources

Tabs and actions

Setting groups

  • Experience: custom instructions, response style, token cap, automatic titles, suggestions, progress detail, scope/management-group clarification, and problem proposals.
  • Retention: chat retention days; Evidence Locker standard/audit retention and default metrics inclusion.
  • Agent and tools: MCP read-only, Entra MCP, automatic write execution, tool iteration/result/discovery limits, request timeout, built-in tools, network allow/deny lists, and network timeout.
  • Command and sandbox: command execution/allowlist/timeout; sandbox tools, timeout, and auto-install.
  • Assessment/design: severity weights, score bands, concurrency, per-check/run budgets, confidence threshold, and architecture category colors.
  • Coverage and posture: AMBA, telemetry, Backup/DR, identity, RBAC, policy exemptions, Change Explorer, alert analysis, and workload-health tuning.
  • Lifecycle/intelligence: Telemetry Intelligence timespan/row limit, Performance Profiler window/interval/cap, Quota thresholds/concurrency/zero rows, Reservations horizon/digest routing/schedule/time zone, Radar TTL/lead days/feed, and evidence retention.
  • Automation/discovery: deep-investigation parallelism and workload Autopilot/nightly refresh behavior.

Settings inventory

The labels can evolve, but the following saved keys make every current setting searchable.

Group Settings
Experience custom_instructions, response_style, max_tokens, auto_title, suggestions, progress_detail, scope_clarification, mgmt_group_clarification, propose_problems, retention_days
Agent runtime mcp_read_only, entra_mcp_enabled, auto_execute_writes, max_tool_iterations, tool_result_limit, tool_discovery_limit, request_timeout_seconds
Built-in network tools builtin_tools_enabled, builtin_tools_disabled, network_egress_denylist, network_egress_allowlist, network_tool_timeout_seconds
Sandbox and commands sandbox_tools_enabled, sandbox_command_timeout_seconds, sandbox_auto_install, command_execution_enabled, command_allowlist, command_timeout_seconds
Assessments and architecture assessment_severity_weights, assessment_score_good, assessment_score_warn, assessment_concurrency, assessment_check_timeout_s, assessment_run_budget_s, assessment_confidence_high_pct, architecture_category_colors
Monitoring/telemetry/Backup-DR amba_cache_ttl_s, amba_misconfig_counts_as_gap, amba_threshold_tolerance_pct, telemetry_cache_ttl_s, telemetry_per_resource_scan_cap, telemetry_scan_concurrency, telemetry_approved_workspaces, backupdr_cache_ttl_s, backupdr_stale_drill_days, backupdr_last_job_sla_hours
Identity and RBAC identity_expiry_days, identity_cache_ttl_s, identity_mfa_scan_cap, app_registrations_limit, rbac_cache_ttl_s, rbac_max_rows, rbac_tools_enabled
Policy and changes policy_exemption_require_justification, policy_exemption_max_expiry_days, policy_exemption_block_never_expires, changeexplorer_resolve_identities, changeexplorer_change_limit
Telemetry intelligence/performance teleintel_cache_ttl_s, teleintel_default_timespan, teleintel_max_rows, perfprofile_cache_ttl_s, perfprofile_window, perfprofile_interval, perfprofile_scan_cap
Quota quota_cache_ttl_s, quota_threshold_watch, quota_threshold_warning, quota_threshold_critical, quota_scan_concurrency, quota_hide_zero_usage
Reservations reservations_cache_ttl_s, reservations_window_days, reservations_digest_enabled, reservations_digest_recipients, reservations_digest_connector_ids, reservations_digest_schedule_kind, reservations_digest_weekday, reservations_digest_time, reservations_digest_timezone
Retirement and evidence radar_cache_ttl_s, radar_digest_lead_days, radar_azure_updates_feed_enabled, radar_azure_updates_feed_url, evidence_retention_standard_days, evidence_retention_audit_days, evidence_include_metrics_default
Investigation and alerts deep_parallel_enabled, deep_parallel_count, alert_analysis_cache_ttl_s, alert_analysis_threshold_tolerance_pct
Workload discovery/health autopilot_autosave_confidence, autopilot_auto_assess, autopilot_auto_architecture, workload_health_weights, workload_nightly_refresh

List editors are normalized and deduplicated. Time zones use IANA names, schedule times use HH:MM, durations use ISO-8601 values, and architecture colors use known categories with #rrggbb values. Numeric controls are bounded by backend validation; after save, re-open the section to confirm the effective value.

Freshness and scope behavior

Workflow overview

High-impact settings

mcp_read_only hides mutation tools. auto_execute_writes can bypass the normal approval wait and should remain off unless the organization has an equivalent control. Network allow/deny lists affect built-in egress. Command and sandbox toggles expose execution surfaces. Approved workspaces define telemetry destination drift. Policy exemption controls determine whether perpetual or unjustified exemptions are accepted.

Quota defaults are Watch 70%, Warning 85%, Critical 95%, with enforced ordering. Reservations digest supports daily/weekly recurrence, weekday, UTC-style time value, IANA time zone, recipients, and connector IDs. Values shown in the UI and saved response are authoritative.

Change procedure

  1. Record the reason and current value.
  2. Change the smallest related set.
  3. Save and review validation-adjusted values.
  4. Exercise one representative workflow.
  5. Inspect Audit Log; revert if behavior differs from the approved plan.

Interpretation of results

Exports, history, scheduling, and integrations

No dedicated export, history, scheduling, or integration controls are documented for this feature page.

Safety and limitations

Troubleshooting

Use the checks below when results differ from expectations.


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