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+# Staff MVP Configuration
+# This is a minimal config for testing the MVP
+
+openai:
+  api_key: "${OPENAI_API_KEY}"
+  base_url: ""
+  timeout: "60s"
+
+github:
+  token: "${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
+  owner: "shota"  # Replace with your GitHub username
+  repo: "staff"   # Replace with your repository name
+
+git:
+  branch_prefix: "task/"
+  commit_message_template: "Task {task_id}: {task_title} by {agent_name}"
+  pr_template: |
+    ## Task: {task_title}
+    
+    **Priority:** {priority}  
+    **Task ID:** {task_id}  
+    **Agent:** {agent_name}
+    
+    ### Description
+    {task_description}
+    
+    ### Solution
+    {solution}
+    
+    ### Files Changed
+    {files_changed}
+    
+    ---
+    *This PR was automatically generated by Staff AI Agent System*
+
+# Simplified agent configuration for MVP testing
+agents:
+  - name: "backend-engineer"
+    role: "Backend Engineer"
+    model: "gpt-4"
+    temperature: 0.3
+    max_tokens: 4000
+    system_prompt_file: "operations/agents/backend-engineer/system.md"
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