diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdda4d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+testbench.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.shellcheckrc b/.shellcheckrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..256d0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.shellcheckrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+external-sources=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_reve.sh b/_reve.sh
index 301c7cd..e3f6980 100644
--- a/_reve.sh
+++ b/_reve.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 # reve                              desktop environment framework
 # Yigid BALABAN <fyb@fybx.dev>                               2024
 
+# VERY CRITICAL: change this if install.sh is updated
+reve_installation="$HOME/.local/bin/reve"
+reve_config="$HOME/.config/reve"
+
 util_readf () {
     local filename=$1
 
@@ -13,3 +17,28 @@ util_readf () {
         return 1
     fi
 }
+
+util_read_config () {
+    local config_key=$1
+    pre_removed_key=${config_key/#base./}
+    config_path=$( echo "$pre_removed_key" | sed 's/\./\//g' )
+    util_readf "$reve_config/$config_path"
+    return $?
+}
+
+util_write_config () {
+    local config_key=$1 new_value=$2
+    pre_removed_key=${config_key/#base./}
+    config_path=$( echo "$pre_removed_key" | sed 's/\./\//g' )
+    mkdir -p "$( dirname "$reve_config/$config_path" )"
+    echo "$new_value" > "$reve_config/$config_path"
+}
+
+util_delete_config () {
+    local config_key=$1
+    pre_removed_key=${config_key/#base./}
+    config_path=$( echo "$pre_removed_key" | sed 's/\./\//g' )
+    rm "$reve_config/$config_path"
+    dir=$( dirname "$reve_config/$config_path")
+    [ -z "$( ls -A "$dir")" ] && rm -r "$dir"
+}
diff --git a/reve.sh b/reve.sh
index 4e0750b..9637a74 100755
--- a/reve.sh
+++ b/reve.sh
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ reve_time_night="$reve_folder/time_night"
 reve_chores_mode="$rt_script_dir/chores/mode"
 
 # bring reve utility functions to the context
-# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+# shellcheck source=_reve.sh
 source "$rt_script_dir/_reve" >&/dev/null
-# shellcheck disable=SC1091
 (( $? == 1 )) && source "$rt_script_dir/_reve.sh" # looks like we're in dev environment
 
 util_help () {
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ util_help () {
             echo "=> Usage"
             echo "1. reve config get {config_key}            get the value stored in file"
             echo "2. reve config set {config_key} {value}    set the value of file"
+            echo "3. reve config rm  {config_key}            delete the config file"
             ;;
         update)
             echo "=> Usage: reve update [chore names...]       updates chores from upstream"
@@ -136,6 +136,27 @@ chores_mode () {
     done
 }
 
+sub_config () {
+    local config_key=$2
+    case "$1" in
+        get)
+            util_read_config "$config_key"
+            ;;
+        set)
+            util_write_config "$config_key" "$3"
+            ;;
+        rm|delete)
+            util_delete_config "$config_key"
+            ;;
+        "")
+            util_help config
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "[reve] [E] in subcommand config: '$1' is not a valid command"
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
 main () {
     if (( rt_has_mode_changed == 1 )) || [[ "$in_reason" == "chores_mode" ]]; then
         chores_mode
@@ -148,7 +169,7 @@ main () {
 
 case "$1" in
     config)
-        sub_config
+        sub_config $2 $3 $4
         exit 0
         ;;
     update)