---
id: CFG-18
family: GR-CFG
level: extended
profiles: [storage-api, editor-client]
posture: normative-target
added: "1.0"
changed: "1.0"
source: https://flowdrop.io/spec/rules/gr-cfg/cfg-18
specification: FlowDrop Workflow Specification 1.0-draft
licence: CC BY 4.0
---

# CFG-18 — Published config defaults cover configurable parameters only

*GR-CFG (Part I) · level: extended · profiles: storage-api, editor-client · added in 1.0*

## The rule

> **Normative.** This is the rule.
>
> 1. A node type's published metadata carries a config default for a parameter only where the parameter is configurable and its effective default (CFG-3) is non-null.
>
> 2. No entry is published for a parameter that is not configurable, or whose effective default is null.

## Related rules

- Names: CFG-1, CFG-3

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Rule identifiers are permanent and are never renumbered. This specification carries
no implementation status: each implementation publishes its own standing against
these rules. Licensed CC BY 4.0.