diff --git a/compass/config.go b/compass/config.go
index 31c5cf8..ed180dc 100644
--- a/compass/config.go
+++ b/compass/config.go
@@ -2,62 +2,348 @@ package compass
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml"
+	"github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap"
+	"github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/file"
 	"github.com/knadh/koanf/v2"
 )
 
-// Config is a YAML configuration tree with dot-path access.
-type Config struct {
-	k *koanf.Koanf
+// Options controls how configuration is loaded.
+type Options struct {
+	// Dir is the app config directory, typically "config".
+	Dir string
+	// Env is the environment name. Empty means detect from SUMMER_ENV,
+	// defaulting to "production". An explicit value wins over SUMMER_ENV.
+	Env string
+	// Environ is the KEY=VALUE list used for SUMMER_ variables and
+	// SUMMER_ENV detection. Nil means os.Environ(). A .env file fills
+	// only keys absent from this list and never mutates the process
+	// environment.
+	Environ []string
 }
 
-// Load reads config/<section>.yaml files from dir. Each filename stem becomes
-// the top-level section, so config/app.yaml key name is app.name.
+type pluginFS struct {
+	id   string
+	fsys fs.FS
+}
+
+// Config is a YAML configuration tree with layered overrides and
+// dot-path access.
+type Config struct {
+	mu      sync.RWMutex
+	opts    Options
+	dir     string
+	env     string
+	environ []string
+	plugins []pluginFS
+	k       *koanf.Koanf
+	runtime *koanf.Koanf
+}
+
+// Load reads config from dir using SUMMER_ENV (default production).
 func Load(dir string) (*Config, error) {
+	return Open(Options{Dir: dir})
+}
+
+// Open loads configuration using opts.
+func Open(opts Options) (*Config, error) {
+	if opts.Dir == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("compass: config directory is empty")
+	}
+	c := &Config{
+		opts:    opts,
+		dir:     opts.Dir,
+		runtime: koanf.New("."),
+	}
+	if err := c.refreshSources(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := c.rebuild(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return c, nil
+}
+
+// Environment returns the active environment name.
+func (c *Config) Environment() string {
+	if c == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	c.mu.RLock()
+	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
+	return c.env
+}
+
+// MergePlugin merges an embedded plugin config filesystem at the bare
+// plugin ID path. config/config.yaml keys become <id>.<key>.
+func (c *Config) MergePlugin(id string, fsys fs.FS) error {
+	if c == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("compass: config is nil")
+	}
+	if id == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("compass: plugin id is empty")
+	}
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	replaced := false
+	for i, p := range c.plugins {
+		if p.id == id {
+			c.plugins[i] = pluginFS{id: id, fsys: fsys}
+			replaced = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if !replaced {
+		c.plugins = append(c.plugins, pluginFS{id: id, fsys: fsys})
+	}
+	if c.runtime == nil {
+		c.runtime = koanf.New(".")
+	}
+	return c.rebuild()
+}
+
+// Lookup returns the value at path and whether it exists.
+func (c *Config) Lookup(path string) (any, bool) {
+	v := c.view()
+	if v == nil || !v.Exists(path) {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	return v.Get(path), true
+}
+
+// String returns the string value at path, or "" if unset.
+func (c *Config) String(path string) string {
+	v := c.view()
+	if v == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return v.String(path)
+}
+
+// Int returns the int value at path, or 0 if unset.
+func (c *Config) Int(path string) int {
+	v := c.view()
+	if v == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return v.Int(path)
+}
+
+// Bool returns the bool value at path, or false if unset.
+func (c *Config) Bool(path string) bool {
+	v := c.view()
+	if v == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return v.Bool(path)
+}
+
+// Has reports whether path exists in the merged tree.
+func (c *Config) Has(path string) bool {
+	v := c.view()
+	if v == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return v.Exists(path)
+}
+
+// LoadSection unmarshals the map at path into out using `koanf` tags.
+func (c *Config) LoadSection(path string, out any) error {
+	v := c.view()
+	if v == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("compass: config is empty")
+	}
+	return v.UnmarshalWithConf(path, out, koanf.UnmarshalConf{Tag: "koanf"})
+}
+
+func (c *Config) view() *koanf.Koanf {
+	if c == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	c.mu.RLock()
+	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
+	if c.k == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := c.k.Copy()
+	if c.runtime != nil {
+		_ = out.Merge(c.runtime)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func (c *Config) refreshSources() error {
+	base := c.opts.Environ
+	if c.opts.Environ == nil {
+		base = os.Environ()
+	}
+	dotenv, err := readDotEnv(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(c.dir), ".env"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	c.environ = mergeEnviron(base, dotenv)
+
+	envName := c.opts.Env
+	if envName == "" {
+		envName = lookupEnv(c.environ, "SUMMER_ENV")
+	}
+	if envName == "" {
+		envName = "production"
+	}
+	envName, err = sanitizeEnv(envName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	c.env = envName
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *Config) rebuild() error {
 	k := koanf.New(".")
+	for _, p := range c.plugins {
+		if err := mergePluginFS(k, p.id, p.fsys); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if c.dir != "" {
+		if err := loadSortedSections(k, c.dir, false); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		envDir := filepath.Join(c.dir, "env", c.env)
+		if err := loadSortedSections(k, envDir, true); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if err := loadEnvVars(k, c.environ); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if c.dir != "" && c.env != "" {
+		overrides := filepath.Join(c.dir, "env", c.env, "overrides.yaml")
+		if err := loadOverrides(k, overrides); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	c.k = k
+	return nil
+}
+
+func loadSortedSections(k *koanf.Koanf, dir string, skipOverrides bool) error {
 	entries, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("compass: read config dir %s: %w", dir, err)
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("compass: read config dir: %w", err)
 	}
-	parser := yaml.Parser()
+	names := make([]string, 0, len(entries))
 	for _, entry := range entries {
 		if entry.IsDir() {
 			continue
 		}
 		name := entry.Name()
-		section, ok := sectionName(name)
-		if !ok {
+		if skipOverrides && isOverridesFile(name) {
 			continue
 		}
+		if _, ok := sectionName(name); !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		names = append(names, name)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(names)
+	parser := yaml.Parser()
+	for _, name := range names {
+		section, _ := sectionName(name)
 		path := filepath.Join(dir, name)
-		raw, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+		tmp := koanf.New(".")
+		if err := tmp.Load(file.Provider(path), parser); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("compass: parse %s: %w", filepath.Base(path), err)
+		}
+		if err := k.MergeAt(tmp, section); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("compass: merge %s: %w", filepath.Base(path), err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func loadOverrides(k *koanf.Koanf, path string) error {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("compass: stat overrides: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := k.Load(file.Provider(path), yaml.Parser()); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("compass: parse overrides: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func mergePluginFS(k *koanf.Koanf, id string, fsys fs.FS) error {
+	if fsys == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var files []string
+	err := fs.WalkDir(fsys, ".", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("compass: read %s: %w", path, err)
+			return err
+		}
+		if d.IsDir() {
+			return nil
+		}
+		if _, ok := sectionName(filepath.Base(path)); !ok {
+			return nil
+		}
+		files = append(files, path)
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("compass: read plugin config %s: %w", id, err)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(files)
+	parser := yaml.Parser()
+	for _, path := range files {
+		raw, err := fs.ReadFile(fsys, path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("compass: read plugin config %s: %w", id, err)
 		}
 		parsed, err := parser.Unmarshal(raw)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("compass: parse %s: %w", path, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("compass: parse plugin config %s: %w", id, err)
 		}
 		if parsed == nil {
 			parsed = map[string]any{}
 		}
-		if err := k.Set(section, parsed); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("compass: set section %s: %w", section, err)
+		tmp := koanf.New(".")
+		if err := tmp.Load(confmap.Provider(parsed, ""), nil); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("compass: load plugin config %s: %w", id, err)
+		}
+		at := pluginMergePath(id, path)
+		if err := k.MergeAt(tmp, at); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("compass: merge plugin config %s: %w", id, err)
 		}
 	}
-	return &Config{k: k}, nil
+	return nil
 }
 
-// String returns the string value at path, or "" if unset.
-func (c *Config) String(path string) string {
-	if c == nil || c.k == nil {
-		return ""
+func pluginMergePath(id, path string) string {
+	rel := filepath.ToSlash(path)
+	base := filepath.Base(rel)
+	section, _ := sectionName(base)
+	if section == "config" {
+		return id
 	}
-	return c.k.String(path)
+	return id + "." + section
+}
+
+func isOverridesFile(name string) bool {
+	return name == "overrides.yaml" || name == "overrides.yml"
 }
 
 func sectionName(filename string) (string, bool) {
diff --git a/compass/env.go b/compass/env.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68afeda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compass/env.go
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+package compass
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"unicode"
+
+	"github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/env/v2"
+	"github.com/knadh/koanf/v2"
+)
+
+const envPrefix = "SUMMER_"
+
+func loadEnvVars(k *koanf.Koanf, environ []string) error {
+	if k == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return k.Load(env.Provider(".", env.Opt{
+		Prefix: envPrefix,
+		EnvironFunc: func() []string {
+			if environ == nil {
+				return []string{}
+			}
+			return environ
+		},
+		TransformFunc: transformSummerKey,
+	}), nil)
+}
+
+func transformSummerKey(key, value string) (string, any) {
+	if key == "SUMMER_ENV" {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+	rest, ok := strings.CutPrefix(key, envPrefix)
+	if !ok || rest == "" {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+	parts := strings.Split(rest, "__")
+	for i, part := range parts {
+		parts[i] = strings.ToLower(part)
+	}
+	return strings.Join(parts, "."), value
+}
+
+func readDotEnv(path string) ([]string, error) {
+	raw, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("compass: read .env: %w", err)
+	}
+	var out []string
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(string(raw), "\n") {
+		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if line == "" || strings.HasPrefix(line, "#") {
+			continue
+		}
+		if after, ok := strings.CutPrefix(line, "export "); ok {
+			line = strings.TrimSpace(after)
+		}
+		key, val, ok := strings.Cut(line, "=")
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		key = strings.TrimSpace(key)
+		if key == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		val = strings.TrimSpace(val)
+		if len(val) >= 2 {
+			if (val[0] == '"' && val[len(val)-1] == '"') || (val[0] == '\'' && val[len(val)-1] == '\'') {
+				val = val[1 : len(val)-1]
+			}
+		}
+		out = append(out, key+"="+val)
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func mergeEnviron(real, dotenv []string) []string {
+	present := make(map[string]struct{}, len(real))
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(real)+len(dotenv))
+	for _, kv := range real {
+		key, _, _ := strings.Cut(kv, "=")
+		present[key] = struct{}{}
+		out = append(out, kv)
+	}
+	for _, kv := range dotenv {
+		key, _, _ := strings.Cut(kv, "=")
+		if _, ok := present[key]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, kv)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func lookupEnv(environ []string, key string) string {
+	for i := len(environ) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		k, v, ok := strings.Cut(environ[i], "=")
+		if ok && k == key {
+			return v
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func sanitizeEnv(env string) (string, error) {
+	if env == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("compass: environment name is empty")
+	}
+	if env == "." || env == ".." || strings.Contains(env, "..") || strings.ContainsAny(env, `/\`) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("compass: invalid environment name")
+	}
+	for _, r := range env {
+		if unicode.IsLetter(r) || unicode.IsDigit(r) || r == '-' || r == '_' {
+			continue
+		}
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("compass: invalid environment name")
+	}
+	return env, nil
+}
diff --git a/compass/persist.go b/compass/persist.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a942976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compass/persist.go
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+package compass
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml"
+	"github.com/knadh/koanf/v2"
+)
+
+// Set stores an in-memory override that wins over every file and env layer.
+func (c *Config) Set(path string, value any) error {
+	if c == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("compass: config is nil")
+	}
+	if path == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("compass: empty config path")
+	}
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	if c.runtime == nil {
+		c.runtime = koanf.New(".")
+	}
+	return c.runtime.Set(path, value)
+}
+
+// Persist writes runtime overrides to config/env/<env>/overrides.yaml
+// using an atomic replace and restrictive file permissions.
+func (c *Config) Persist() error {
+	if c == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("compass: config is nil")
+	}
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	if c.dir == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("compass: config directory is empty")
+	}
+	env, err := sanitizeEnv(c.env)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	destDir, dest, err := overridesPath(c.dir, env)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(destDir, 0o700); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("compass: create overrides dir: %w", err)
+	}
+	raw := []byte("{}\n")
+	if c.runtime != nil {
+		body, err := c.runtime.Marshal(yaml.Parser())
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("compass: marshal overrides: %w", err)
+		}
+		raw = body
+	}
+	tmp := dest + ".tmp"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(tmp, raw, 0o600); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("compass: write overrides: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Rename(tmp, dest); err != nil {
+		_ = os.Remove(tmp)
+		return fmt.Errorf("compass: persist overrides: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Reload rebuilds the tree from disk and plugin sources and clears runtime Set.
+func (c *Config) Reload() error {
+	if c == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("compass: config is nil")
+	}
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	c.runtime = koanf.New(".")
+	if err := c.refreshSources(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return c.rebuild()
+}
+
+func overridesPath(dir, env string) (destDir, dest string, err error) {
+	root, err := filepath.Abs(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("compass: resolve config dir: %w", err)
+	}
+	root = filepath.Clean(root)
+	destDir = filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(root, "env", env))
+	if !within(root, destDir) {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("compass: persist path escapes config directory")
+	}
+	dest = filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(destDir, "overrides.yaml"))
+	if !within(destDir, dest) {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("compass: persist path escapes config directory")
+	}
+	return destDir, dest, nil
+}
+
+func within(root, path string) bool {
+	rel, err := filepath.Rel(root, path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return rel == "." || (rel != ".." && !strings.HasPrefix(rel, ".."+string(os.PathSeparator)))
+}
diff --git a/examples/hello/config/app.yaml b/examples/hello/config/app.yaml
index a0784e0..f8a6b87 100644
--- a/examples/hello/config/app.yaml
+++ b/examples/hello/config/app.yaml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 name: hello-app
+debug: false
diff --git a/examples/hello/config/env/development/app.yaml b/examples/hello/config/env/development/app.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c851ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello/config/env/development/app.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+name: hello-dev
+debug: true
diff --git a/examples/hello/go.mod b/examples/hello/go.mod
index 738782a..460742b 100644
--- a/examples/hello/go.mod
+++ b/examples/hello/go.mod
@@ -11,16 +11,21 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/env/v2 v2.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/file v1.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.3.6 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0 // indirect
 )
 
 replace (
diff --git a/examples/hello/go.sum b/examples/hello/go.sum
index af22983..ffb529b 100644
--- a/examples/hello/go.sum
+++ b/examples/hello/go.sum
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.6/go.mod h1:oOW0eioCTA6cOiMLiUPZOpcVxMig6NIQQ7OS05n1F4g=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0 h1:2Ml+OJNzbYCTzsxtv8vKSFD9PbJjmhYF14k/jKC7S9k=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:8jBTzvmWwFyi3Pb8djgCCO5IBqzKJ/Jwo8TRcHyHii0=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.4.0 h1:EBsztssimR/CONLSZZ04E8qAkxNYq4Qp9LvH92wZUgs=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:oJDH3BJKyqBA2TXFhDsKDGDTlndYOZ6rGS0BRZIxGhM=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2s0bqwp9tc8=
@@ -9,6 +11,12 @@ github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.2 h1:RBfmAW5CnZT+PJ1CVc1QSJKf4Xu9kxfQgYVQSu8hpb
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.2/go.mod h1:npD/QZY3V6ghQDdcQzl1W4ICNVTkohC8E73eI2xW4yI=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml v1.1.1 h1:u70vV5IyaM0HvONh8HoqBC97oTgO33KcpZbTLiKVinU=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml v1.1.1/go.mod h1:HHmcHXUrp9cOPcuC+2wrr44GTUB0EC+PyfN3HZD9tFg=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v1.0.1 h1:L15hbvMqlvhwUuCtL9BkL+rqiMAjk6cZc8O9XoDtE3A=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v1.0.1/go.mod h1:txHYHiI2hAtF0/0sCmcuol4IDcuQbKTybiB1nOcUo1A=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/env/v2 v2.0.1 h1:a3KagndPqhcWHQv6Pz4OZmwkI/yMeTjkiZye6ZCkyW0=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/env/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:1g01PE+Ve1gBfWNNw2wmULRP0tc8RJrjn5p2N/jNCIc=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/file v1.2.1 h1:bEWbtQwYrA+W2DtdBrQWyXqJaJSG3KrP3AESOJYp9wM=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/file v1.2.1/go.mod h1:bp1PM5f83Q+TOUu10J/0ApLBd9uIzg+n9UgthfY+nRA=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.3.6 h1:JoQPSJmvS4aP0xNc8xMDr5tcrkSEInL23/Il7pITAKo=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.3.6/go.mod h1:gRb40VRAbd4iJMYYD5IxZ6hfuopFcXBpc9bbQpZwo28=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.1 h1:Fmg33tUaq4/8ym9TJN1x7sLJnHVwhP33CNkpYV/7rwI=
@@ -30,6 +38,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcU
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 h1:tfq32ie2Jv2UxXFdLJdh3jXuOzWiL1fo0bu/FbuKpbc=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4/go.mod h1:DhzuOOF2ATzADvBadXxruRBLzYTpT36CKvDb3+aBEFg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0 h1:s77OFDvIQeibCmezSnk/q6iAfkdiQaJi4VzroCFrN20=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20190902080502-41f04d3bba15 h1:YR8cESwS4TdDjEe65xsg0ogRM/Nc3DYOhEAlW+xobZo=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20190902080502-41f04d3bba15/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
diff --git a/examples/hello/plugins/base/config/config.yaml b/examples/hello/plugins/base/config/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14bdebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello/plugins/base/config/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+posts_per_page: 10
diff --git a/examples/hello/plugins/base/go.mod b/examples/hello/plugins/base/go.mod
index bfca136..1089b90 100644
--- a/examples/hello/plugins/base/go.mod
+++ b/examples/hello/plugins/base/go.mod
@@ -7,13 +7,21 @@ toolchain go1.27.0
 require git.golem15.com/golem15/summercms v0.0.0
 
 require (
+	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
+	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/env/v2 v2.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/file v1.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.3.6 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0 // indirect
 )
 
 replace git.golem15.com/golem15/summercms => ../../../..
diff --git a/examples/hello/plugins/base/go.sum b/examples/hello/plugins/base/go.sum
index 06a36ce..ffb529b 100644
--- a/examples/hello/plugins/base/go.sum
+++ b/examples/hello/plugins/base/go.sum
@@ -1,11 +1,22 @@
+github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.6/go.mod h1:oOW0eioCTA6cOiMLiUPZOpcVxMig6NIQQ7OS05n1F4g=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0 h1:2Ml+OJNzbYCTzsxtv8vKSFD9PbJjmhYF14k/jKC7S9k=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:8jBTzvmWwFyi3Pb8djgCCO5IBqzKJ/Jwo8TRcHyHii0=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.4.0 h1:EBsztssimR/CONLSZZ04E8qAkxNYq4Qp9LvH92wZUgs=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:oJDH3BJKyqBA2TXFhDsKDGDTlndYOZ6rGS0BRZIxGhM=
+github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2s0bqwp9tc8=
+github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:vpF70FUmC8bwa3OWnCshd2FqLfsEA9PFc4w1p2J65bw=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.2 h1:RBfmAW5CnZT+PJ1CVc1QSJKf4Xu9kxfQgYVQSu8hpbo=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.2/go.mod h1:npD/QZY3V6ghQDdcQzl1W4ICNVTkohC8E73eI2xW4yI=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml v1.1.1 h1:u70vV5IyaM0HvONh8HoqBC97oTgO33KcpZbTLiKVinU=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml v1.1.1/go.mod h1:HHmcHXUrp9cOPcuC+2wrr44GTUB0EC+PyfN3HZD9tFg=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v1.0.1 h1:L15hbvMqlvhwUuCtL9BkL+rqiMAjk6cZc8O9XoDtE3A=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v1.0.1/go.mod h1:txHYHiI2hAtF0/0sCmcuol4IDcuQbKTybiB1nOcUo1A=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/env/v2 v2.0.1 h1:a3KagndPqhcWHQv6Pz4OZmwkI/yMeTjkiZye6ZCkyW0=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/env/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:1g01PE+Ve1gBfWNNw2wmULRP0tc8RJrjn5p2N/jNCIc=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/file v1.2.1 h1:bEWbtQwYrA+W2DtdBrQWyXqJaJSG3KrP3AESOJYp9wM=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/file v1.2.1/go.mod h1:bp1PM5f83Q+TOUu10J/0ApLBd9uIzg+n9UgthfY+nRA=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.3.6 h1:JoQPSJmvS4aP0xNc8xMDr5tcrkSEInL23/Il7pITAKo=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.3.6/go.mod h1:gRb40VRAbd4iJMYYD5IxZ6hfuopFcXBpc9bbQpZwo28=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.1 h1:Fmg33tUaq4/8ym9TJN1x7sLJnHVwhP33CNkpYV/7rwI=
@@ -18,10 +29,17 @@ github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2 h1:G2LzWKi524PWgd3mLHV8Y5k7s6XUvT0Gef6zx
 github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2/go.mod h1:mSTlrgnPZtwu0c4WaC2kGObEpuNDbx0jmZXqmk4esnw=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2 h1:DMTTonx5m65Ic0GOoRY2c16WCbHxOOw6xxezuLaBpcU=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2/go.mod h1:7C1pvHqHw5A4vrJfjNwvOdzYu0Gml16OCs2GRiTUUS4=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9 h1:9exaQaMOCwffKiiiYk6/BndUBv+iRViNW+4lEMi0PvY=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 h1:tfq32ie2Jv2UxXFdLJdh3jXuOzWiL1fo0bu/FbuKpbc=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4/go.mod h1:DhzuOOF2ATzADvBadXxruRBLzYTpT36CKvDb3+aBEFg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0 h1:s77OFDvIQeibCmezSnk/q6iAfkdiQaJi4VzroCFrN20=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20190902080502-41f04d3bba15 h1:YR8cESwS4TdDjEe65xsg0ogRM/Nc3DYOhEAlW+xobZo=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20190902080502-41f04d3bba15/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
diff --git a/examples/hello/plugins/base/plugin.go b/examples/hello/plugins/base/plugin.go
index b0a84e7..c39e819 100644
--- a/examples/hello/plugins/base/plugin.go
+++ b/examples/hello/plugins/base/plugin.go
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 package base
 
 import (
+	"embed"
+	"io/fs"
+
 	"git.golem15.com/golem15/summercms/backpack"
 	"git.golem15.com/golem15/summercms/party"
 )
 
+//go:embed config
+var configFS embed.FS
+
 // Plugin is the golem15.hello plugin.
 type Plugin struct{}
 
@@ -14,6 +20,8 @@ func (p *Plugin) Requires() []string { return nil }
 func (p *Plugin) Register(*backpack.App) error { return nil }
 func (p *Plugin) Boot(*backpack.App) error     { return nil }
 
+func (p *Plugin) ConfigFS() fs.FS { return configFS }
+
 func init() {
 	party.Register(&Plugin{})
 }
diff --git a/examples/hello/plugins/greeter/go.mod b/examples/hello/plugins/greeter/go.mod
index dc86573..d009409 100644
--- a/examples/hello/plugins/greeter/go.mod
+++ b/examples/hello/plugins/greeter/go.mod
@@ -7,16 +7,21 @@ toolchain go1.27.0
 require git.golem15.com/golem15/summercms v0.0.0
 
 require (
+	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/env/v2 v2.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/file v1.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.3.6 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0 // indirect
 )
 
 replace git.golem15.com/golem15/summercms => ../../../..
diff --git a/examples/hello/plugins/greeter/go.sum b/examples/hello/plugins/greeter/go.sum
index af22983..ffb529b 100644
--- a/examples/hello/plugins/greeter/go.sum
+++ b/examples/hello/plugins/greeter/go.sum
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.6/go.mod h1:oOW0eioCTA6cOiMLiUPZOpcVxMig6NIQQ7OS05n1F4g=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0 h1:2Ml+OJNzbYCTzsxtv8vKSFD9PbJjmhYF14k/jKC7S9k=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:8jBTzvmWwFyi3Pb8djgCCO5IBqzKJ/Jwo8TRcHyHii0=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.4.0 h1:EBsztssimR/CONLSZZ04E8qAkxNYq4Qp9LvH92wZUgs=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:oJDH3BJKyqBA2TXFhDsKDGDTlndYOZ6rGS0BRZIxGhM=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2s0bqwp9tc8=
@@ -9,6 +11,12 @@ github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.2 h1:RBfmAW5CnZT+PJ1CVc1QSJKf4Xu9kxfQgYVQSu8hpb
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.2/go.mod h1:npD/QZY3V6ghQDdcQzl1W4ICNVTkohC8E73eI2xW4yI=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml v1.1.1 h1:u70vV5IyaM0HvONh8HoqBC97oTgO33KcpZbTLiKVinU=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml v1.1.1/go.mod h1:HHmcHXUrp9cOPcuC+2wrr44GTUB0EC+PyfN3HZD9tFg=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v1.0.1 h1:L15hbvMqlvhwUuCtL9BkL+rqiMAjk6cZc8O9XoDtE3A=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v1.0.1/go.mod h1:txHYHiI2hAtF0/0sCmcuol4IDcuQbKTybiB1nOcUo1A=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/env/v2 v2.0.1 h1:a3KagndPqhcWHQv6Pz4OZmwkI/yMeTjkiZye6ZCkyW0=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/env/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:1g01PE+Ve1gBfWNNw2wmULRP0tc8RJrjn5p2N/jNCIc=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/file v1.2.1 h1:bEWbtQwYrA+W2DtdBrQWyXqJaJSG3KrP3AESOJYp9wM=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/file v1.2.1/go.mod h1:bp1PM5f83Q+TOUu10J/0ApLBd9uIzg+n9UgthfY+nRA=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.3.6 h1:JoQPSJmvS4aP0xNc8xMDr5tcrkSEInL23/Il7pITAKo=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.3.6/go.mod h1:gRb40VRAbd4iJMYYD5IxZ6hfuopFcXBpc9bbQpZwo28=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.1 h1:Fmg33tUaq4/8ym9TJN1x7sLJnHVwhP33CNkpYV/7rwI=
@@ -30,6 +38,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcU
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 h1:tfq32ie2Jv2UxXFdLJdh3jXuOzWiL1fo0bu/FbuKpbc=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4/go.mod h1:DhzuOOF2ATzADvBadXxruRBLzYTpT36CKvDb3+aBEFg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0 h1:s77OFDvIQeibCmezSnk/q6iAfkdiQaJi4VzroCFrN20=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20190902080502-41f04d3bba15 h1:YR8cESwS4TdDjEe65xsg0ogRM/Nc3DYOhEAlW+xobZo=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20190902080502-41f04d3bba15/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
diff --git a/examples/hello/plugins/greeter/plugin.go b/examples/hello/plugins/greeter/plugin.go
index 683da00..ab28d3c 100644
--- a/examples/hello/plugins/greeter/plugin.go
+++ b/examples/hello/plugins/greeter/plugin.go
@@ -29,10 +29,14 @@ func (p *Plugin) Commands() []bonfire.Command {
 		Description: "Print the configured application name",
 		Run: func(ctx context.Context, in bonfire.Input, out bonfire.Output) error {
 			name := ""
+			posts := 0
+			debug := false
 			if p.app != nil && p.app.Config != nil {
 				name = p.app.Config.String("app.name")
+				posts = p.app.Config.Int("golem15.hello.posts_per_page")
+				debug = p.app.Config.Bool("app.debug")
 			}
-			out.Println(name)
+			out.Printf("name=%s posts_per_page=%d debug=%t\n", name, posts, debug)
 			return nil
 		},
 	}}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cd470eb..8824788 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ toolchain go1.27.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml v1.1.1
+	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v1.0.1
+	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/env/v2 v2.0.1
+	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/file v1.2.1
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.3.6
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.2 // indirect
@@ -18,4 +22,5 @@ require (
 	github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index af22983..ffb529b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.6/go.mod h1:oOW0eioCTA6cOiMLiUPZOpcVxMig6NIQQ7OS05n1F4g=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0 h1:2Ml+OJNzbYCTzsxtv8vKSFD9PbJjmhYF14k/jKC7S9k=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:8jBTzvmWwFyi3Pb8djgCCO5IBqzKJ/Jwo8TRcHyHii0=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.4.0 h1:EBsztssimR/CONLSZZ04E8qAkxNYq4Qp9LvH92wZUgs=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:oJDH3BJKyqBA2TXFhDsKDGDTlndYOZ6rGS0BRZIxGhM=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2s0bqwp9tc8=
@@ -9,6 +11,12 @@ github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.2 h1:RBfmAW5CnZT+PJ1CVc1QSJKf4Xu9kxfQgYVQSu8hpb
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.2/go.mod h1:npD/QZY3V6ghQDdcQzl1W4ICNVTkohC8E73eI2xW4yI=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml v1.1.1 h1:u70vV5IyaM0HvONh8HoqBC97oTgO33KcpZbTLiKVinU=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml v1.1.1/go.mod h1:HHmcHXUrp9cOPcuC+2wrr44GTUB0EC+PyfN3HZD9tFg=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v1.0.1 h1:L15hbvMqlvhwUuCtL9BkL+rqiMAjk6cZc8O9XoDtE3A=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v1.0.1/go.mod h1:txHYHiI2hAtF0/0sCmcuol4IDcuQbKTybiB1nOcUo1A=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/env/v2 v2.0.1 h1:a3KagndPqhcWHQv6Pz4OZmwkI/yMeTjkiZye6ZCkyW0=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/env/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:1g01PE+Ve1gBfWNNw2wmULRP0tc8RJrjn5p2N/jNCIc=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/file v1.2.1 h1:bEWbtQwYrA+W2DtdBrQWyXqJaJSG3KrP3AESOJYp9wM=
+github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/file v1.2.1/go.mod h1:bp1PM5f83Q+TOUu10J/0ApLBd9uIzg+n9UgthfY+nRA=
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 github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.1 h1:Fmg33tUaq4/8ym9TJN1x7sLJnHVwhP33CNkpYV/7rwI=
@@ -30,6 +38,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcU
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 h1:tfq32ie2Jv2UxXFdLJdh3jXuOzWiL1fo0bu/FbuKpbc=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4/go.mod h1:DhzuOOF2ATzADvBadXxruRBLzYTpT36CKvDb3+aBEFg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0 h1:s77OFDvIQeibCmezSnk/q6iAfkdiQaJi4VzroCFrN20=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20190902080502-41f04d3bba15 h1:YR8cESwS4TdDjEe65xsg0ogRM/Nc3DYOhEAlW+xobZo=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20190902080502-41f04d3bba15/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
diff --git a/party/registry.go b/party/registry.go
index e035989..8f5abe4 100644
--- a/party/registry.go
+++ b/party/registry.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"git.golem15.com/golem15/summercms/backpack"
+	"git.golem15.com/golem15/summercms/pact"
 )
 
 // Plugin is the required descriptor every compiled plugin implements.
@@ -97,6 +98,13 @@ func activate(registered []Plugin, app *backpack.App, ids []string) ([]Plugin, e
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	for _, p := range ordered {
+		if hc, ok := p.(pact.HasConfig); ok && app.Config != nil {
+			if err := app.Config.MergePlugin(p.ID(), hc.ConfigFS()); err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("party: config %s: %w", p.ID(), err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	for _, p := range ordered {
 		if err := p.Register(app); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("party: register %s: %w", p.ID(), err)