CLI Privacy & Maintenance

The CLI is helpful not only for setup and diagnostics, but also for keeping your Gestura environment clean, trustworthy, and easy to recover.

Privacy-focused CLI habits

Validate config after editing provider settings.
Prefer secure storage or environment variables for secrets instead of plain-text config.
Review permission defaults before broadening tool access.

Maintenance checklist

Run gestura config check after important config edits.
Run gestura-app --health after upgrades or environment changes.
Check MCP status whenever a known workflow loses capability.
Re-test microphone and notification paths after device changes.

When environment variables help

Use environment variables when you need machine-specific provider overrides, temporary testing values, or CI-friendly configuration that should not live in your main file long-term.

When to clean up instead of adding more

If Gestura starts feeling unpredictable, remove or disable extra providers, stale MCP servers, and experimental settings until you are back on a small known-good baseline.

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