Create a default configuration object

Returns a working starter config. Methodology mode is the load-bearing architectural decision in pakhom – it determines AI agency, output stamping, and reporting requirements. Pass methodology explicitly:

Usage

default_config(methodology = NULL)

Arguments

methodology

One of "reflexive_scaffold", "codebook_collaborative", or "framework_applied". Mandatory: per AC3 ("no default mode; explicit declaration mandatory"), methodology = NULL produces an error rather than silently defaulting. Run methodology_decision_aid() for guidance on the choice.

Value

A ThematicConfig S3 object with all defaults

Details

  default_config("reflexive_scaffold")      # Mode 1: AI as provocateur
  default_config("codebook_collaborative")  # Mode 2: AI proposes, researcher gates
  default_config("framework_applied")       # Mode 3: AI applies researcher's framework

Calling default_config() with no argument is an ERROR: the methodology argument is mandatory (AC3 – no default mode; explicit declaration mandatory). There is deliberately no fallback default. Spool 2011 (>95\ default would let users inherit a methodology without conscious choice, so pakhom requires the mode to be declared explicitly rather than supplying one for them. Run methodology_decision_aid for guidance on choosing.

Note: .config_defaults() (internal) returns the bare schema with methodology$mode = NULL, so user-supplied YAMLs that omit the methodology section fail validation with a clear error rather than silently inheriting a default. default_config() is the only entry point that pre-fills mode (when methodology is supplied explicitly).

See also

methodology_decision_aid for guidance on choosing a methodology mode; validate_methodology_mode for the underlying validator.