Configuration

Resume as Code uses a layered configuration system with sensible defaults.

Configuration Files

Project Configuration (.resume.yaml)

Located in your project root, this file contains project-specific settings:

# .resume.yaml
schema_version: "1.0.0"

# Profile information
profile:
  name: "Your Name"
  email: "you@example.com"
  phone: "+1-555-123-4567"
  location: "San Francisco, CA"
  linkedin: "linkedin.com/in/yourprofile"
  github: "github.com/yourusername"

# Output settings
output:
  directory: "dist"
  formats:
    - pdf
    - docx
  template: "modern"

# Selection tuning
selection:
  min_relevance_score: 0.3
  max_work_units: 15
  skill_weight: 0.4

User Configuration

Global settings at ~/.config/resume-as-code/config.yaml:

# User-level defaults
default_template: "executive"
default_output_dir: "~/resumes"

Configuration Options

Profile Section

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Your full name
email	string	Contact email
phone	string	Phone number (E.164 format preferred)
location	string	City, State/Country
linkedin	string	LinkedIn profile URL
github	string	GitHub profile URL
website	string	Personal website URL

Output Section

Field	Type	Default	Description
directory	string	dist	Output directory
formats	list	[pdf, docx]	Output formats
template	string	modern	Template name

Selection Section

Field	Type	Default	Description
min_relevance_score	float	0.3	Minimum BM25 score
max_work_units	int	15	Maximum units to include
skill_weight	float	0.4	Weight for skill matching

Environment Variables

Override any configuration with environment variables:

RESUME_OUTPUT_DIR=/custom/path resume build --jd job.txt
RESUME_TEMPLATE=executive resume build --jd job.txt

Template Selection

Available templates:

Template	Best For
modern	General professional use
executive	Senior/C-level positions
ats-safe	Applicant tracking systems
academic	Research/academic positions

# Use a specific template
resume build --jd job.txt --template executive

Validation

Check your configuration:

# Validate config file
resume config --validate

# Show current configuration
resume config