Stacklok Desktop policies

These directives control which features are visible in Stacklok Desktop. Use them to hide elements that don't apply to your organization's workflow or to enforce a consistent interface for all users.

Playground

Use this directive to show or hide the Playground tab in Stacklok Desktop.

values.yaml

enterpriseConfig:
  playground:
    # false = hide the Playground tab
    # true  = show the Playground tab
    value: false
    # "enforced" blocks local overrides; "default" lets users override locally
    enforcement: 'enforced'

The combined behavior of the value and enforcement fields:

Enforcement	Value	Client behavior
enforced	false	Clients must hide the Playground tab. Users cannot enable it.
enforced	true	Clients must show the Playground tab. Users cannot disable it.
default	false	Clients hide the Playground by default but users may enable it.
default	true	Clients show the Playground by default but users may disable it.

After updating your configuration, apply the change.

Variations

Advisory hide

Hide the Playground by default while allowing users to re-enable it locally:

values.yaml

enterpriseConfig:
  playground:
    value: false
    enforcement: 'default'

Force Playground visible

For sandbox or training environments where you want to guarantee the Playground is accessible to all users:

values.yaml

enterpriseConfig:
  playground:
    value: true
    enforcement: 'enforced'

Help menu

Use this directive to show or hide the help menu (? button) in Stacklok Desktop.

values.yaml

enterpriseConfig:
  help_menu:
    # false = hide the help menu
    # true  = show the help menu
    value: false
    # "enforced" blocks local overrides; "default" lets users override locally
    enforcement: 'enforced'

Enforcement	Value	Client behavior
enforced	false	Clients must hide the help menu. Users cannot enable it.
enforced	true	Clients must show the help menu. Users cannot disable it.
default	false	Clients hide the help menu by default but users may enable it.
default	true	Clients show the help menu by default but users may disable it.

After updating your configuration, apply the change.

Variations

Advisory hide

Hide the help menu by default while allowing users to re-enable it locally:

values.yaml

enterpriseConfig:
  help_menu:
    value: false
    enforcement: 'default'

Next steps

• Registry policy to enforce a specific registry URL
• Non-registry servers policy to block servers outside the registry
• Telemetry policy to enforce OpenTelemetry settings
• Degraded mode to define client behavior when the Enterprise Manager is unreachable