Overview

Every file and setting that changes how OpenSpec behaves, and where each lives.

File	Lives at	Controls
Project configuration (config.yaml)	`openspec/config.yaml`	The schema, context, and rules this project plans with
Change metadata (.openspec.yaml)	`openspec/changes/<name>/.openspec.yaml`	The workflow schema, goal, scope, and spec exceptions for one change
CLI settings (config.json)	`~/.config/openspec/config.json` (Windows varies)	How the openspec CLI behaves on your machine
Environment variables	Your shell or CI environment	Telemetry opt-out, and where the config and data directories live
Stores	`~/.local/share/openspec/stores/` (Windows varies)	The registry and metadata behind multi-repo stores