diff --git a/cmd/odek/init_template_test.go b/cmd/odek/init_template_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a593c63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/odek/init_template_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// TestGlobalConfigTemplate_CoversCurrentSections pins that the global
+// (`odek init --global`) template carries every operator-facing section of
+// the current config surface, so a freshly scaffolded config documents the
+// whole schema instead of just the v1.2x-era subset.
+func TestGlobalConfigTemplate_CoversCurrentSections(t *testing.T) {
+	var fc map[string]any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(globalConfigTemplate), &fc); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("globalConfigTemplate is not valid JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+	for _, section := range []string{
+		"guard", "limits", "planning", "profiles", "transcription", "vision",
+		"trusted_proxies", "dangerous", "tools", "skills", "memory",
+		"subagent", "mcp_servers", "web_search", "schedules", "maintenance",
+		"telegram",
+	} {
+		if _, ok := fc[section]; !ok {
+			t.Errorf("globalConfigTemplate missing section %q", section)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestGlobalConfigTemplate_SandboxNotExplicitlyDisabled guards the default-on
+// sandbox posture: an explicit `"sandbox": false` in a fresh global config
+// silently opts the operator out (the CLI treats *unset* as sandbox-wanted).
+func TestGlobalConfigTemplate_SandboxNotExplicitlyDisabled(t *testing.T) {
+	if strings.Contains(globalConfigTemplate, "\"sandbox\": false") {
+		t.Error(`globalConfigTemplate pins "sandbox": false — remove the key so unset inherits the default-on sandbox posture`)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestGlobalConfigTemplate_NonInteractiveMatchesDocumentedDefault pins the
+// documented built-in `non_interactive` default (read_only) so the template
+// cannot drift back to the pre-read_only `deny`.
+func TestGlobalConfigTemplate_NonInteractiveMatchesDocumentedDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	var fc struct {
+		Dangerous struct {
+			NonInteractive string `json:"non_interactive"`
+		} `json:"dangerous"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(globalConfigTemplate), &fc); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("globalConfigTemplate is not valid JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+	if fc.Dangerous.NonInteractive != "read_only" {
+		t.Errorf("dangerous.non_interactive = %q, want %q (documented built-in default)", fc.Dangerous.NonInteractive, "read_only")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestGlobalConfigTemplate_NoDeadOrMissingKeys catches template drift: keys
+// that no longer exist in the config struct must not linger, and keys whose
+// defaults are worth making explicit must be present.
+func TestGlobalConfigTemplate_NoDeadOrMissingKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, dead := range []string{"skills_skip_max_age_days"} {
+		if strings.Contains(globalConfigTemplate, dead) {
+			t.Errorf("globalConfigTemplate contains key %q which no longer exists in the config struct", dead)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, want := range []string{
+		`"artifacts_max_age_hours"`,
+		`"extract_facts"`,
+		`"auto_approve_episodes"`,
+		`"min_turns_for_extraction"`,
+		`"consolidate_on_end"`,
+		`"max_depth"`,
+		`"announce_budget"`,
+		`"budget_inherit"`,
+		`"default_chat_id"`,
+		`"max_download_size"`,
+		`"media_quota_per_chat"`,
+		`"trusted_proxies"`,
+		`"tool_outputs"`,
+	} {
+		if !strings.Contains(globalConfigTemplate, want) {
+			t.Errorf("globalConfigTemplate missing key %s", want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestLocalConfigTemplate_RemainsProjectSafe re-pins the local template's
+// contract so global-template work cannot leak operator-only fields into it.
+func TestLocalConfigTemplate_RemainsProjectSafe(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, op := range []string{
+		`"api_key"`, `"base_url"`, `"system"`, `"dangerous"`, `"memory"`,
+		`"guard"`, `"maintenance"`, `"telegram"`, `"web_search"`,
+		`"embedding"`, `"sessions"`, `"trusted_proxies"`, `"profiles"`,
+		`"sandbox"`, `"compaction"`, `"limits"`,
+	} {
+		if strings.Contains(localConfigTemplate, op) {
+			t.Errorf("localConfigTemplate contains operator-only or default-pinning key %s", op)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/odek/main.go b/cmd/odek/main.go
index de0ae33..3400fcd 100644
--- a/cmd/odek/main.go
+++ b/cmd/odek/main.go
@@ -1294,7 +1294,6 @@ const globalConfigTemplate = `{
   "no_color": false,
   "no_agents": false,
   "system": "",
-  "sandbox": false,
   "sandbox_image": "",
   "sandbox_network": "none",
   "sandbox_readonly": false,
@@ -1305,7 +1304,7 @@ const globalConfigTemplate = `{
   "sandbox_volumes": [],
   "dangerous": {
     "action": "prompt",
-    "non_interactive": "deny",
+    "non_interactive": "read_only",
     "classes": {
       "destructive": "deny",
       "network_egress": "prompt",
@@ -1316,10 +1315,30 @@ const globalConfigTemplate = `{
     "allowlist": [],
     "denylist": []
   },
+  "guard": {
+    "provider": "local",
+    "url": "",
+    "batch_url": "",
+    "long_url": "",
+    "socket_path": "",
+    "threshold": 0.9,
+    "timeout_seconds": 5,
+    "fallback_to_local": true,
+    "max_text_length": 0,
+    "scan": {
+      "memory": true,
+      "system_prompt": true,
+      "mcp_descriptions": true,
+      "skills": true,
+      "tool_outputs": false,
+      "telegram": false
+    }
+  },
   "tools": {
     "enabled": [],
     "disabled": []
   },
+  "profiles": {},
   "skills": {
     "max_auto_load": 3,
     "max_lazy_slots": 5,
@@ -1334,12 +1353,20 @@ const globalConfigTemplate = `{
   "memory": {
     "enabled": true,
     "buffer_enabled": true,
-    "extract_on_end": true
+    "extract_on_end": true,
+    "min_turns_for_extraction": 3,
+    "extract_facts": false,
+    "auto_approve_episodes": false,
+    "merge_on_write": true,
+    "consolidate_on_end": true
   },
   "subagent": {
     "max_concurrency": 3,
     "timeout_seconds": 1800,
     "max_iterations": 15,
+    "max_depth": 2,
+    "announce_budget": true,
+    "budget_inherit": "operator",
     "default_profile": "default"
   },
   "limits": {
@@ -1360,6 +1387,20 @@ const globalConfigTemplate = `{
     "max_results": 10,
     "timeout_seconds": 15
   },
+  "transcription": {
+    "model": "tiny",
+    "language": "",
+    "auto_transcribe": true,
+    "models_dir": "",
+    "binary_path": ""
+  },
+  "vision": {
+    "models_dir": "",
+    "binary_path": "",
+    "video_frames": 8,
+    "auto_describe": true
+  },
+  "trusted_proxies": [],
   "schedules": {
     "enabled": true,
     "max_concurrent": 2,
@@ -1373,16 +1414,19 @@ const globalConfigTemplate = `{
     "audit_max_age_days": 14,
     "log_max_mb": 50,
     "plans_max_age_days": 30,
-    "skills_skip_max_age_days": 90
+    "artifacts_max_age_hours": 24
   },
   "telegram": {
     "bot_token": "",
     "allowed_chats": [],
     "allowed_users": [],
+    "default_chat_id": 0,
     "bot_username": "",
     "poll_interval": 1,
     "poll_timeout": 30,
     "max_msg_length": 4096,
+    "max_download_size": 5242880,
+    "media_quota_per_chat": 0,
     "daily_token_budget": 0,
     "session_ttl_hours": 24,
     "fallback_urls": [],
@@ -1517,10 +1561,11 @@ func initConfig(args []string) error {
 		fmt.Println("    sandbox           Run in Docker sandbox (true/false)")
 		fmt.Println("    system            System prompt override")
 		fmt.Println()
-		fmt.Println("  Sections: dangerous, tools, skills, memory, subagent, limits,")
-		fmt.Println("  mcp_servers, web_search, schedules, maintenance, telegram,")
-		fmt.Println("  plus sandbox_image/network/readonly/memory/cpus/user/env/volumes.")
-		fmt.Println("  Full schema (also mcp_servers, transcription, vision, embedding):")
+		fmt.Println("  Sections: dangerous, guard, tools, profiles, skills, memory,")
+		fmt.Println("  subagent, limits, planning, mcp_servers, web_search, transcription,")
+		fmt.Println("  vision, trusted_proxies, schedules, maintenance, telegram, plus")
+		fmt.Println("  sandbox_image/network/readonly/memory/cpus/user/env/volumes.")
+		fmt.Println("  Full schema (also embedding and memory.extended):")
 		fmt.Println("  see docs/CONFIG.md and docs/SANDBOXING.md.")
 	} else {
 		fmt.Println("  Project config — only project-safe fields are honored here.")
diff --git a/docs/CONFIG.md b/docs/CONFIG.md
index 5e0358c..e5a876b 100644
--- a/docs/CONFIG.md
+++ b/docs/CONFIG.md
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ odek init --global
 odek init --force
 ```
 
-The **global template** covers the full schema: connection (`model`, `base_url`, `api_key`), execution (`max_iterations`, `max_tool_parallel`, `prompt_caching`, `compaction`, `interaction_mode`), sandboxing, `dangerous`, `tools`, `skills`, `memory`, `subagent`, `mcp_servers`, `web_search`, `schedules`, `maintenance`, and `telegram`.
+The **global template** covers the full schema: connection (`model`, `base_url`, `api_key`), execution (`max_iterations`, `max_tool_parallel`, `prompt_caching`, `compaction`, `interaction_mode`), sandbox resource knobs (the `sandbox` key itself is deliberately absent — unset inherits the default-on posture), `dangerous` (with `non_interactive` pinned to the documented `read_only` default), `guard`, `tools`, `profiles`, `skills`, `memory` (including the `extract_facts` / `auto_approve_episodes` opt-outs), `subagent` (including `max_depth`, `announce_budget`, `budget_inherit`, `default_profile`), `limits`, `planning`, `mcp_servers`, `web_search`, `transcription`, `vision`, `trusted_proxies`, `schedules`, `maintenance`, and `telegram`. Blocks whose mere presence changes behavior (`embedding`, `memory.embedding`, `sessions.embedding`, `skills.embedding`) are intentionally omitted — add them only when you actually run an embedder.
 
 The **local template** contains only fields a project may legitimately set (`model`, `thinking`, iteration/parallelism limits, `prompt_caching`, `interaction_mode`, sandbox resource knobs, `tools.disabled`, `skills` without `dirs`, `subagent`, `mcp_servers`, `schedules`). Operator-only fields (`api_key`, `base_url`, `system`, `dangerous`, `memory`, `sessions`, `embedding`, `guard`, `maintenance`, `telegram`, `web_search`, `trusted_proxies`, `tools.enabled`, `skills.dirs`) belong in `~/.odek/config.json`. Note that project configs may only *enable* the sandbox — `"sandbox": false` is rejected, so neither template pins it locally. `compaction` is likewise omitted from the local template: it defaults to on, and pinning `"compaction": false` in a fresh project config would silently disable it (add the key explicitly if you want it off).