anomalyco / anomalyco/opencode

[FEATURE]: Support "extends" in opencode.json / opencode.jsonc for configuration inheritance

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Since Aug 10, 2026.

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Describe the enhancement you want to request

Currently, OpenCode supports merging settings cascadingly from global to project-level configurations (~/.config/opencode/opencode.json and <project>/opencode.json). However, there is no native way to explicitly inherit or share standard configurations across multiple unrelated repositories using an "extends" property, similar to how it works in TypeScript (tsconfig.json), ESLint, or native JSON Schema extensions.

Adding an "extends" keyword would allow teams and developers to maintain a single "base" configuration (or reference a shared company-wide config package/file) and only override specific keys on local projects.

Proposed Behavior

In any opencode.json or opencode.jsonc, a developer should be able to define a path (local relative path or potentially a remote URL/npm package) under an extends key:

// <project-root>/opencode.jsonc
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "extends": "../shared-configs/base-opencode.jsonc",
  "model": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5", // Override base model
  "tools": {
    "bash": true // Enable specific tool for this repo
  }
}
Benefits
  • Dry Configuration: Avoid copy-pasting complex MCP server setups, custom agents, or permission blocks across dozens of microservices.
  • Team Standards: Organizations can distribute a single standard configuration file, and developers just extend it.
  • Familiar DX: Aligns perfectly with standard ecosystem tools that developers use daily.
Additional Context
  • It should support both .json and .jsonc targets during resolution.
  • Properties within the current file should deeply merge or overwrite properties coming from the extended file.

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