Enable load nested hint files

crates/goose-cli/src/commands/configure.rs

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use serde_json::Value;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::error::Error;
 
+use crate::commands::configure_settings::configure_nested_hints_dialog;
 use crate::recipes::github_recipe::GOOSE_RECIPE_GITHUB_REPO_CONFIG_KEY;
 
 // useful for light themes where there is no dicernible colour contrast between
@@ -1081,6 +1082,11 @@ pub async fn configure_settings_dialog() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
             "Scheduler Type",
             "Choose between built-in cron scheduler or Temporal workflow engine",
         )
+        .item(
+            "nested_hints",
+            "Nested Goose Hints",
+            "Enable loading hints files (eg: .goosehints) from current directory up to project root (.git) or current directory if no .git directory found",
+        )
         .interact()?;
 
     match setting_type {
@@ -1108,6 +1114,9 @@ pub async fn configure_settings_dialog() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         "scheduler" => {
             configure_scheduler_dialog()?;
         }
+        "nested_hints" => {
+            configure_nested_hints_dialog()?;
+        }
         _ => unreachable!(),
     };
 

crates/goose-cli/src/commands/configure_settings.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+use cliclack;
+use console::style;
+use goose::config::Config;
+use serde_json::Value;
+use std::error::Error;
+
+pub fn configure_nested_hints_dialog() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let config = Config::global();
+
+    if std::env::var("GOOSE_NESTED_HINTS").is_ok() {
+        let _ = cliclack::log::info("Notice: GOOSE_NESTED_HINTS environment variable is set and will override the configuration here.");
+    }
+
+    let current_enabled: bool = config.get_param("NESTED_GOOSE_HINTS").unwrap_or(false);
+
+    println!(
+        "Current nested hints setting: {}",
+        style(if current_enabled {
+            "enabled"
+        } else {
+            "disabled"
+        })
+        .cyan()
+    );
+
+    let enable = cliclack::confirm("Enable nested hint files loading (eg: .goosehints)?")
+        .initial_value(current_enabled)
+        .interact()?;
+
+    config.set_param("NESTED_GOOSE_HINTS", Value::Bool(enable))?;
+
+    if enable {
+        cliclack::outro("✓ Nested hints enabled - Goose will load hint files from current directory upwards to project root (.git) or current directory if no .git directory found")?;
+    } else {
+        cliclack::outro("✓ Nested hints disabled - Goose will only load hint files from the current working directory")?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}

crates/goose-cli/src/commands/mod.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod bench;
 pub mod configure;
+pub mod configure_settings;
 pub mod info;
 pub mod mcp;
 pub mod project;

crates/goose-mcp/Cargo.toml

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ glob = "0.3"
 [dev-dependencies]
 serial_test = "3.0.0"
 sysinfo = "0.32.1"
+temp-env = "0.3.6"
 
 [features]
 utoipa = ["dep:utoipa"]