Configuration Reference

.ges/config.yaml

The human-readable project configuration:

project_name: My SaaS App
project_type: saas
version: 0.1.0
created_at: "2026-05-30T10:00:00.000Z"

frameworks:
  - GDPR
  - OWASP
  - CIS
  - NIST

requirements:
  encryption:
    required: true
    level: mandatory
  mfa:
    required: true
    level: mandatory
  audit_logs:
    required: true
    level: mandatory
  backups:
    required: true
    level: mandatory
  retention_policy:
    required: true
    level: mandatory
  vulnerability_scanning:
    required: true
    level: mandatory
  authentication:
    required: true
    level: mandatory
  authorization:
    required: true
    level: mandatory
  secrets_management:
    required: true
    level: mandatory
  logging:
    required: true
    level: mandatory
  monitoring:
    required: true
    level: recommended
  data_classification:
    required: true
    level: mandatory
  disaster_recovery:
    required: true
    level: mandatory
  incident_response:
    required: true
    level: mandatory
  privacy_controls:
    required: true
    level: mandatory

.ges/config.json

Machine-readable version of the same configuration. Used by CLI commands internally.

.ges/metadata.json

{
  "project_name": "My SaaS App",
  "project_type": "saas",
  "initialized_at": "2026-05-30T10:00:00.000Z",
  "gesf_version": "0.1.0",
  "last_audit": "2026-05-30T14:30:00.000Z",
  "last_score": "2026-05-30T14:30:00.000Z"
}

.ges/score.json

Updated by ges audit with the latest compliance scores:

{
  "overall": 72,
  "frameworks": {
    "GDPR": {
      "framework": "GDPR",
      "score": 72,
      "total_controls": 22,
      "passed_controls": 16,
      "failed_controls": 4,
      "warning_controls": 2,
      "not_applicable": 0,
      "evaluated_at": "2026-05-30T14:30:00.000Z"
    },
    "OWASP": {
      "framework": "OWASP",
      "score": 65,
      "total_controls": 6,
      "passed_controls": 4,
      "failed_controls": 1,
      "warning_controls": 1,
      "not_applicable": 0,
      "evaluated_at": "2026-05-30T14:30:00.000Z"
    }
  },
  "evaluated_at": "2026-05-30T14:30:00.000Z"
}

.ges/framework-version.json

Tracks which policy pack versions are installed:

{
  "gesf_version": "0.1.0",
  "packs": {
    "gdpr": "0.1.0",
    "owasp": "0.1.0",
    "cis": "0.1.0",
    "nist": "0.1.0"
  }
}

Requirement Levels

Each requirement has a level that indicates how strictly it is enforced:

Level	Meaning
mandatory	Must be implemented — failures are flagged as critical or high
recommended	Should be implemented — failures are flagged as medium
optional	Nice to have — failures are flagged as low

Exercise: Modify Your Configuration

1. Open .ges/config.yaml in your project
2. Change monitoring from recommended to mandatory
3. Add a new framework to the frameworks list
4. Run ges validate to check the config is still valid
5. Run ges generate --all to regenerate documents with the new settings