Reset debug to false at startup unless explicitly set via CLI, config file, or environment variable

vidai/config.py

@@ -33,6 +33,20 @@ def initialize_config(cli_args=None) -> None:
 
     initial_config = load_initial_config(cli_args)
 
+    # Special handling for debug: if not explicitly set via CLI, config file, or env var,
+    # reset it to false to prevent database-persisted debug settings from staying enabled
+    debug_explicitly_set = False
+    if cli_args and hasattr(cli_args, 'debug'):
+        debug_explicitly_set = True
+    elif 'debug' in initial_config and initial_config['debug'] != DEFAULTS['debug']:
+        debug_explicitly_set = True
+    elif f'VIDAI_DEBUG' in os.environ:
+        debug_explicitly_set = True
+
+    if not debug_explicitly_set:
+        # Reset debug to false if not explicitly set
+        initial_config['debug'] = 'false'
+
     # Store all environment variables that start with VIDAI_
     for env_key, env_value in os.environ.items():
         if env_key.startswith('VIDAI_'):