.env:
ARKA_GROUNDED_MODE=1). It blocks
unrequested mock data and instructs model-facing requests to use symbolic tools
or configured APIs for current information. Unless you explicitly ask for a
mock, prototype, placeholder, or example design, Arka biases toward real data,
real integrations, and production-shaped error handling. Disable only when
prototyping:
ARKA_PRODUCTION_MODE=1). Coding
requests are instructed to include access control, secret-safe data handling,
input and output validation, prompt-injection defenses, audit logging, tests,
error handling, and observability. Disable it only for explicitly disposable
prototypes.
Data minimization defaults to schema-only mode (ARKA_DATA_MODE=schema). JSON
payloads sent to models are summarized as field names/types or array counts;
literal trade-secret values remain available to local tools but are not exposed
to the model. Use ARKA_DATA_MODE=full only when the data is safe to share.