Control Surface & Tunable Levers

A control surface exposes meaningful configuration levers to steer scenario behavior without touching internals. You need one when complex scenarios rely on hidden hard-coded thresholds or timeouts that risk drifting into production unchecked.

Design configuration levers by reviewing existing configuration docs to uncover baked-in thresholds, grouping them by intent, defining clear names and impacts, and applying validation so operators can safely tune tradeoffs without exposing internal details.

Document configuration levers by updating docs/reference/configuration.md with each lever's rationale, valid ranges, defaults, grouping, and safety guidance so both human operators and agents can apply consistent tuning.

The best way to prevent hidden configuration drift is to perform lever discovery on existing scenarios, explicitly surfacing only high-value tuning knobs with documented defaults, ranges, and safety guidance for operators.

No, you should not expose every internal detail. The lever discovery playbook promotes grouping only high-value controls by intent, defining clear impacts and validation so operators can tune tradeoffs safely without unnecessary exposure.

Documented tradeoffs for performance and safety ensure that agents apply consistent tuning guidance. Without explicit validation, ranges, and defaults in reference docs, operators risk unsafe tuning decisions and unpredictable scenario behavior.