The goal is to make it easier for non-technical folks to safely editing config files at a higher level while retaining the benefits of version control systems.
Edit: they shouldn't have to know they're editing YAML or JSON. The ideal would be the equivalent of a GUI SQL query builder but for config files.
https://www.cyberciti.biz/open-source/github-alternatives-op...
and then add a web-based editor specialized for JSON and/or YAML.