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Summary

  • Clarify that global config.yaml is for machine-wide preferences, not a second workspace manifest.
  • Document that unsupported global settings are ignored with a warning and should move to pnpm-workspace.yaml or config dependencies.
  • Add examples of settings that are accepted globally and settings that are workspace-only.

Related to pnpm/pnpm#11585.

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  • pnpm install --frozen-lockfile could not complete in this workspace because package installation ran out of disk space (ENOSPC) after supply-chain policy verification passed.

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  • Documentation
    • Added guidance for configuring machine-wide defaults in config.yaml.
    • Clarified which dependency and workspace settings remain project-specific.
    • Documented warnings for unsupported global settings and configuration sharing through dependencies.
    • Added examples of globally supported and workspace-only settings.

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Walkthrough

The settings guide adds a “Global config support” section. It explains global defaults, workspace-only settings, warning behavior for unsupported settings, config dependencies, and supported setting examples.

Changes

Global configuration documentation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Document global and workspace configuration
docs/settings.md
The guide distinguishes config.yaml machine-wide defaults from pnpm-workspace.yaml project settings. It documents warnings for unsupported global settings, config dependencies, and supported setting categories.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~2 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 025b8

This documentation-only change clarifies global configuration scope and has no actionable merge-blocking risk remaining beyond a minor naming follow-up for the documented YAML key.

Possibly related PRs

  • pnpm/pnpm.io#849: Both changes update docs/settings.md with pnpm configuration guidance.

Suggested reviewers: zkochan, karlhorky

Poem

A rabbit reads the settings page,
With global defaults neatly on stage.
Workspace rules stay close at hand,
Warnings help users understand.
Configs can travel, neat and bright—
Documentation now feels right.

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Confidence Score: 5/5

The documentation-only change appears safe to merge, with no concrete actionable issue identified.

The new guidance is consistent with the repository’s existing distinction between global configuration, workspace settings, and opt-in config dependencies, and the available evidence does not establish an incorrect setting classification or behavior claim.

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docs/settings.md (1)

29-29: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Use noProxy as the documented YAML key.

noproxy remains a supported compatibility alias, but noProxy is the current canonical spelling used by the network documentation.

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In `@docs/settings.md` at line 29, Update the network defaults documentation to
list noProxy as the canonical YAML key while retaining noproxy as a supported
compatibility alias.

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In `@docs/settings.md`:
- Line 29: Update the network defaults documentation to list noProxy as the
canonical YAML key while retaining noproxy as a supported compatibility alias.

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🧠 Learnings (3)
📚 Learning: 2026-07-31T10:43:55.031Z
Learnt from: zkochan
Repo: pnpm/pnpm.io PR: 849
File: blog/releases/11.15-11.19.md:74-74
Timestamp: 2026-07-31T10:43:55.031Z
Learning: When documenting pnpm peer dependency resolution, accurately explain that pnpm can treat a package listed only in peerDependenciesMeta as an optional peer, even without a matching peerDependencies entry. Verify examples such as debug and distinguish this behavior from the conventional peerDependencies-plus-peerDependenciesMeta declaration.

Applied to files:

  • docs/settings.md
📚 Learning: 2026-08-10T14:27:38.429Z
Learnt from: zkochan
Repo: pnpm/pnpm.io PR: 866
File: blog/2026-08-10-whats-different-in-pnpm-12.md:27-32
Timestamp: 2026-08-10T14:27:38.429Z
Learning: In the pnpm.io repository, do not report missing language identifiers on Markdown fenced code blocks in docs/**/*.md or blog/**/*.md as MD040-style issues when the repository has no Markdown lint configuration or lint script. Only flag such omissions if Markdown linting is explicitly adopted or the changed file establishes a conflicting local convention.

Applied to files:

  • docs/settings.md
📚 Learning: 2026-08-15T18:14:48.091Z
Learnt from: zkochan
Repo: pnpm/pnpm.io PR: 882
File: docs/cli/shim.md:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-08-15T18:14:48.091Z
Learning: In pnpm documentation, treat `docs/global-packages.md#trust` as the canonical definition of the four project-aware global-bin trust policies. Documentation that links to this section should avoid duplicating those policy definitions unless additional local context is necessary.

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🔇 Additional comments (1)
docs/settings.md (1)

21-28: LGTM!

Also applies to: 30-35

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