# chainctl config

URL: https://edu.chainguard.dev/chainguard/chainctl/chainctl-docs/chainctl_config.md
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Tags: chainctl, Reference, Product

 chainctl config Local config file commands for chainctl.
Options inherited from parent commands --api string The url of the Chainguard platform API. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --audience string The Chainguard token audience to request. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --config string A specific chainctl config file. Uses CHAINCTL_CONFIG environment variable if a file is not passed explicitly. --console string The url of the Chainguard platform Console. (default "https://console.chainguard.dev") --force-color Force color output even when stdout is not a TTY. -h, --help Help for chainctl --issuer string The url of the Chainguard STS endpoint. (default "https://issuer.enforce.dev") --log-level string Set the log level (debug, info) (default "ERROR") -o, --output string Output format. One of: [csv, env, go-template, id, json, markdown, none, table, terse, tree, wide] -v, --v int Set the log verbosity level. SEE ALSO chainctl	- Chainguard Control chainctl config edit	- Edit the current chainctl config file. chainctl config reset	- Remove local chainctl config files and restore defaults. chainctl config save	- Save the current chainctl config to a config file. chainctl config set	- Set an individual configuration value property. chainctl config unset	- Unset a configuration property and return it to default. chainctl config validate	- Run diagnostics on local config. chainctl config view	- View the current chainctl config.