meshai/config.example.yaml

# MeshAI Configuration
# LLM-powered Meshtastic assistant
#
# Copy this to config.yaml and customize as needed
# For Docker: mount as /data/config.yaml

# === BOT IDENTITY ===
bot:
  name: ai                       # Bot's trigger name (users say "ai help")
  owner: ""                      # Owner's callsign (optional)
  respond_to_mentions: true      # Respond when name is mentioned
  respond_to_dms: true           # Respond to direct messages
  filter_bbs_protocols: true     # Ignore advBBS sync/notification messages

# === MESHTASTIC CONNECTION ===
connection:
  type: tcp                      # serial | tcp
  serial_port: /dev/ttyUSB0      # For serial connection
  tcp_host: localhost            # For TCP connection (meshtasticd)
  tcp_port: 4403

# === CHANNEL FILTERING ===
channels:
  mode: all                      # all | whitelist
  whitelist:                     # Only respond on these channels (if mode=whitelist)
    - 0

# === RESPONSE BEHAVIOR ===
response:
  delay_min: 2.2                 # Min delay before responding (seconds)
  delay_max: 3.0                 # Max delay before responding
  max_length: 150                # Max chars per message chunk
  max_messages: 2                # Max message chunks per response

# === RATE LIMITING ===
rate_limits:
  messages_per_minute: 10        # Per-user message limit
  global_messages_per_minute: 30 # Total across all users
  cooldown_seconds: 5.0          # Min time between responses to same user
  burst_allowance: 3             # Allow short bursts before limiting

# === CONVERSATION HISTORY ===
history:
  database: /data/conversations.db
  max_messages_per_user: 50      # Messages to keep per user
  conversation_timeout: 86400    # Conversation expiry (seconds, 86400=24h)
  auto_cleanup: true             # Auto-delete old conversations
  cleanup_interval_hours: 24     # How often to run cleanup
  max_age_days: 30               # Delete conversations older than this

# === MEMORY OPTIMIZATION ===
memory:
  enabled: true                  # Enable rolling summary memory
  window_size: 4                 # Recent message pairs to keep in full
  summarize_threshold: 8         # Messages before re-summarizing

# === LLM BACKEND ===
llm:
  backend: openai                # openai | anthropic | google
  api_key: ""                    # API key (or use LLM_API_KEY env var)
  base_url: https://api.openai.com/v1  # API base URL
  model: gpt-4o-mini             # Model name
  timeout: 30                    # Request timeout (seconds)
  system_prompt: >-
    You are a helpful assistant on a Meshtastic mesh network.
    Keep responses VERY brief - under 250 characters total.
    Be concise but friendly. No markdown formatting.

# === WEB STATUS PAGE ===
web_status:
  enabled: false                 # Enable web status page
  port: 8080                     # Status page port
  show_uptime: true
  show_message_count: true
  show_connected_nodes: true
  show_recent_activity: false    # Privacy concern - disabled by default
  require_auth: false            # Require password
  auth_password: ""              # Password if require_auth=true

# === ANNOUNCEMENTS ===
announcements:
  enabled: false                 # Enable periodic announcements
  interval_hours: 24             # Time between announcements
  channel: 0                     # Channel to broadcast on
  messages: []                   # Messages to rotate through
  # Example:
  # messages:
  #   - "MeshAI online. Mention 'ai' for help!"
  #   - "Type !help for available commands."
  random_order: true             # Randomize message order