Update config.yml

config.yml

@@ -201,16 +201,23 @@ greeting:
                                    # "all" - every game is written to a single file named "{Bot name} games.pgn"
 
 matchmaking:
-  allow_matchmaking: false         # Set it to 'true' to challenge other bots.
-  allow_during_games: false        # Set it to 'true' to create challenges during long games.
-  challenge_variant: "random"      # If set to 'random', the bot will choose one variant from the variants enabled in 'challenge.variants'.
-  challenge_timeout: 30            # Create a challenge after being idle for 'challenge_timeout' minutes. The minimum is 1 minute.
-  challenge_initial_time:          # Initial time in seconds of the challenge (to be chosen at random).
-    - 60
+  allow_matchmaking: true          # Set to true to allow your bot to send challenges
+  allow_during_games: false         # Keeps the bot focused on its current game
+  challenge_variant: "standard"     # Match Maia's supported variant
+  challenge_timeout: 1             # How many minutes to wait before challenging maia1 when idle
+  challenge_initial_time:          # Pick a time control maia1 accepts (e.g., 3-minute blitz)
     - 180
-  challenge_increment:             # Increment in seconds of the challenge (to be chosen at random).
-    - 1
-    - 2
+  challenge_increment:
+    - 0
+  challenge_mode: "casual"         # "casual" or "rated" (Maia accepts both, but casual is safer for testing)
+  challenge_filter: none
+  
+  # CRITICAL: Lock the bot down so it ONLY challenges maia1
+  allow_list:
+    - "maia1"
+    - "maia5"
+    - "maia7"
+  block_list: []
 #  challenge_days:                 # Days for correspondence challenge (to be chosen at random).
 #    - 1
 #    - 2