From 85d836784419432e40715907a1edfa73f916a5a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Miguel Armenta Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:41:01 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs(proxy): clarify config precedence scope --- litellm/proxy/_types.py | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_types.py b/litellm/proxy/_types.py index 4f22eb7440b..f0534916dba 100644 --- a/litellm/proxy/_types.py +++ b/litellm/proxy/_types.py @@ -2478,9 +2478,11 @@ class ConfigGeneralSettings(LiteLLMPydanticObjectBase): config_source_of_truth: ConfigSourceOfTruth = Field( ConfigSourceOfTruth.DATABASE, description=( - "Controls precedence when store_model_in_db is enabled. 'database' preserves the default behavior where " - "LiteLLM_Config values override the deployed config. 'config_file' makes explicit deployed config values " - "override database values while still loading database-only values. Set this in the deployed config file." + "Controls precedence between the deployed config and settings stored in the LiteLLM_Config table. " + "'database' preserves the default behavior where LiteLLM_Config values override the deployed config. " + "'config_file' makes explicit deployed config values override LiteLLM_Config values while still loading " + "database-only settings. Models and objects stored in other database tables retain their existing behavior. " + "Set this in the deployed config file." ), ) forward_client_headers_to_llm_api: bool | None = Field(