fix: resolve config parsing lint and typing

README.md

@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ review-tally -o expressjs --languages javascript --plot-individual --save-plot r
 
 ## Options
 
+* -c, --config Path to a TOML configuration file containing CLI options
 * -o, --org The GitHub organization that you want to query
 * -l, --languages  A comma separated list of languages that you want to include
 * -s, --start-date The start date for the time frame that you want to query (optional)
@@ -187,6 +188,45 @@ review-tally -o expressjs --languages javascript --plot-individual --save-plot r
 * --clear-expired-cache Clear only expired cached data and exit
 * --cache-stats Show cache statistics and exit
 
+## Configuration files
+
+You can provide all CLI options via a TOML configuration file by passing the `--config` flag. Each setting uses the same name as
+its corresponding long-form CLI option, and command line values continue to override anything defined in the file. In addition
+to the existing switches, configuration files support a `repositories` list that lets you target specific repositories without
+providing an organization. Repositories must be defined in `owner/repository-name` format.
+
+Example configuration:
+
+```toml
+# basic time window and filters
+start_date = "2023-01-01"
+end_date = "2023-01-15"
+languages = ["python", "javascript"]
+metrics = ["reviews", "comments"]
+
+# sprint analysis output and plotting
+sprint_analysis = true
+output_path = "sprint.csv"
+plot_sprint = true
+chart_type = "line"
+chart_metrics = ["total_reviews", "unique_reviewers"]
+save_plot = "sprint_plot.html"
+
+# caching controls
+no_cache = true
+clear_cache = true
+clear_expired_cache = true
+cache_stats = true
+
+# repositories to process (no --org needed)
+repositories = [
+  "octocat/hello-world",
+  "cli/review-tally",
+]
+```
+
+When `repositories` is supplied the tool skips organization discovery and queries each repository owner pair directly.
+
 ## GitHub API Rate Limiting
 
 This tool uses GitHub's REST and GraphQL APIs extensively to gather pull request and review data. GitHub enforces rate limits to ensure fair usage of their API resources.