Tone Selection

Choose how Candid delivers feedback.

Available Tones

Harsh

Brutal honesty. No sugar-coating. Best for:

• Personal projects where you want maximum feedback
• Thick-skinned developers
• Finding every possible issue

Constructive

Direct but caring. Based on Radical Candor principles. Best for:

• Team environments
• Code you’ll share with others
• Balanced feedback

Setting a Default

Via CLI

/candid-review --harsh
/candid-review --constructive

Via Config File

Create .candid/config.json:

{
  "tone": "harsh"
}

Or for user-wide default at ~/.candid/config.json.

Config Precedence

1. CLI flags (highest priority)
2. Project config (.candid/config.json)
3. User config (~/.candid/config.json)
4. Interactive prompt (fallback)

See Also

• Candid Ship — the review step in Candid Ship uses your configured tone
• Candid Loop — tone applies to every loop iteration
• Focus Modes — combine with tone to narrow what gets reviewed