Configuration

Loaded from the ai_workers: section of application.yaml. Environment variable prefix: LEX_AI_WORKERS__.

WorkersConfig

ai_workers:
  enabled: true
  batch_embedding_concurrency: 3
  document_ingestion_concurrency: 3
  enable_maintenance: true
  dlq_check_interval: 60

Keys

Key	Type	Default	Env Var	Description
enabled	bool	true	LEX_AI_WORKERS__ENABLED	Master on/off switch for all background workers
batch_embedding_concurrency	int	3	LEX_AI_WORKERS__BATCH_EMBEDDING_CONCURRENCY	Concurrency level for batch embedding execution
document_ingestion_concurrency	int	3	LEX_AI_WORKERS__DOCUMENT_INGESTION_CONCURRENCY	Concurrency level for document parsing and chunking
enable_maintenance	bool	true	LEX_AI_WORKERS__ENABLE_MAINTENANCE	Enable vector store and cache maintenance tasks
dlq_check_interval	int	60	LEX_AI_WORKERS__DLQ_CHECK_INTERVAL	Interval in seconds for DLQ recovery sweeps

Env-var Override Example

LEX_AI_WORKERS__ENABLED=true \
LEX_AI_WORKERS__BATCH_EMBEDDING_CONCURRENCY=5 \
LEX_AI_WORKERS__DLQ_CHECK_INTERVAL=120 \
  python -m my_app

Minimal Production Config

ai_workers:
  enabled: true
  batch_embedding_concurrency: 5
  document_ingestion_concurrency: 5
  enable_maintenance: true
  dlq_check_interval: 120