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name: No TOML/config file approach for endpoints
description: User explicitly prohibits TOML or config-file-based endpoint configuration — this will never be approved
type: feedback
originSessionId: 50d853e9-1d2f-4094-9b7b-f509fb95891f
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Never propose storing endpoint URLs, server addresses, API targets, or connection parameters in TOML files, config files, INI files, or any file-based config approach when it comes to deployed agents or endpoints.

**Why:** User stated directly: "I cannot stand the toml/config file approach to anything when it comes to endpoints" and "that approach will never be approved by me/the user."

**How to apply:** When designing agent deployment, enrollment, or configuration:
- Embed endpoint/server data directly in the binary (compile-time constants, build flags, or baked into the installer)
- Use registry keys (Windows) for anything that must be configurable post-install
- Use MSI properties for install-time configuration
- Never write agent.toml, config.toml, settings.ini, or equivalent files containing server URLs or connection endpoints
- This applies to GuruRMM agent and any future agent/endpoint projects
