0.0.4-beta.7 Configuration
Beta.7 keeps the same configuration model as beta.6 while moving the local model runtime to Hugging Face and strengthening sqlite-vec startup behavior for global installs.
Core config model
PROJECT_ROOTS-> highest priority runtime root overrideLOCALNEST_CONFIG-> explicit config file path- working directory fallback -> used only when neither override is set
Beta.7 configuration notes
| Setting | Expected beta.7 behavior |
|---|---|
| MCP startup command | prefer localnest-mcp directly when installed globally |
| Startup timeout | keep startup_timeout_sec at 30 or higher |
| Index backend | sqlite-vec preferred, JSON fallback still supported |
| sqlite extension | auto-detected when possible, explicit path override supported |
| Embedding runtime | Hugging Face provider/model is the intended runtime path |
| Memory database | ~/.localnest/data/localnest.memory.db when memory is enabled |
Important environment variables
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
LOCALNEST_CONFIG | ~/.localnest/config/localnest.config.json | explicit config file path |
LOCALNEST_INDEX_BACKEND | sqlite-vec | requested retrieval backend |
LOCALNEST_DB_PATH | ~/.localnest/data/localnest.db | retrieval database path |
LOCALNEST_INDEX_PATH | ~/.localnest/data/localnest.index.json | JSON index path |
LOCALNEST_SQLITE_VEC_EXTENSION | auto-detected | explicit sqlite-vec native extension path |
LOCALNEST_MEMORY_ENABLED | false | enable memory subsystem |
LOCALNEST_MEMORY_BACKEND | auto | memory backend selection |
LOCALNEST_MEMORY_DB_PATH | ~/.localnest/data/localnest.memory.db | memory database path |
All core retrieval settings from surrounding beta lines still apply.