diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95e20cf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Configuration file for the Sphinx documentation builder.
+#
+# For the full list of built-in configuration values, see the documentation:
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html
+
+# -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information
+
+project = 'rda'
+copyright = '2024, r'
+author = 'r'
+
+# -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
+
+extensions = []
+
+templates_path = ['_templates']
+exclude_patterns = ['_build', 'Thumbs.db', '.DS_Store']
+
+
+
+# -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#options-for-html-output
+
+html_theme = 'alabaster'
+html_static_path = ['_static']
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 65fb9388..814b4eae 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 extensions = [
     "sphinx.ext.autodoc",
+    "sphinxcontrib.autodoc_pydantic"
 ]
 
 autodoc_member_order = "bysource"
@@ -61,4 +62,4 @@
 except ImportError:
     html_theme = "default"
 
-html_static_path = ["_static"]
+html_static_path = ["_static"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/research/benchmark.rst b/docs/research/benchmark.rst
index bc4cf42e..766d1dc6 100644
--- a/docs/research/benchmark.rst
+++ b/docs/research/benchmark.rst
@@ -17,16 +17,6 @@ Development Capability Benchmarking
 ===================================
 
 
-.. TODO:
-   Setting.
-   https://autodoc-pydantic.readthedocs.io/en/stable/users/faq.html
-
-
-.. autopydantic_model:: target.faq.inherited_members.WithoutInheritedMembers
-
-
-
-
 Benchmark is used to evaluate the effectiveness of code with fixed data.
 
 It mainly includes the following steps:
@@ -41,6 +31,12 @@ It mainly includes the following steps:
 
 5.save and show the result
 
+Configuration 
+-------------
+
+.. autopydantic_settings:: rdagent.components.benchmark.conf.BenchmarkSettings
+
+
 
 Run Benchmark
 -------------
@@ -70,7 +66,7 @@ Modify the python code in ``rdagent/app/quant_factor_benchmark/analysis.py`` to
 
 A png file will be saved to the designated path as shown below.
 
-.. image:: _static/benchmark.png
+.. image:: ../_static/benchmark.png
 
 
 
diff --git a/rdagent/components/benchmark/conf.py b/rdagent/components/benchmark/conf.py
index a05bbe39..76be67d6 100644
--- a/rdagent/components/benchmark/conf.py
+++ b/rdagent/components/benchmark/conf.py
@@ -7,23 +7,33 @@
 
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
 
-DIRNAME = Path(__file__).absolute().resolve().parent
+DIRNAME = Path("./")
 
 
 class BenchmarkSettings(BaseSettings):
     class Config:
-        env_prefix = "BENCHMARK_"  # Use BENCHMARK_ as prefix for environment variables
+        env_prefix = "BENCHMARK_"  
+        """Use `BENCHMARK_` as prefix for environment variables"""
 
     ground_truth_dir: Path = DIRNAME / "ground_truth"
+    """ground truth dir"""
 
     bench_data_path: Path = DIRNAME / "example.json"
+    """data for benchmark"""
 
     bench_test_round: int = 10
-    bench_test_case_n: Optional[int] = None  # how many test cases to run; If not given, all test cases will be run
+    """how many rounds to run, each round may cost 10 minutes"""
+
+    bench_test_case_n: Optional[int] = None  
+    """how many test cases to run; If not given, all test cases will be run"""
 
     bench_method_cls: str = "rdagent.components.coder.factor_coder.CoSTEER.FactorCoSTEER"
+    """method to be used for test cases"""
+
     bench_method_extra_kwargs: dict = field(
         default_factory=dict,
-    )  # extra kwargs for the method to be tested except the task list
+    )
+    """extra kwargs for the method to be tested except the task list"""
 
     bench_result_path: Path = DIRNAME / "result"
+    """result save path"""