diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/Application.cpp b/libstarlight/source/starlight/Application.cpp
index 080a6ce..9d86785 100644
--- a/libstarlight/source/starlight/Application.cpp
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/Application.cpp
@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@
 #include <3ds.h>
 
 #include "starlight/GFXManager.h"
+#include "starlight/ConfigManager.h"
 #include "starlight/ThemeManager.h"
 #include "starlight/InputManager.h"
 #include "starlight/gfx/RenderCore.h"
 
+using std::string;
+
 using starlight::GFXManager;
+using starlight::ConfigManager;
+using starlight::Config;
 using starlight::ThemeManager;
 using starlight::InputManager;
 using starlight::gfx::RenderCore;
@@ -29,6 +34,18 @@ bool Application::Quit() {
     return _currentApp->_appQuit;
 }
 
+Config& Application::GetConfig(const string& path) {
+    const string& appId = (_currentApp != nullptr) ? _currentApp->appId : "null";
+    string np(path.length() + appId.length() + 4 + 1, ' ');
+    np.clear();
+    np.append("app/"); np.append(appId); np.append("/"); np.append(path);
+    return ConfigManager::Get(np);
+}
+
+string Application::AppName() {
+    return (_currentApp != nullptr) ? _currentApp->appId : "null";
+}
+
   //////////////////////
  // INSTANCE MEMBERS //
 //////////////////////
@@ -47,6 +64,7 @@ void Application::Run() {
 void Application::_init() {
     srand(time(NULL));
     romfsInit();
+    ConfigManager::Init();
     RenderCore::Open();
     
     touchScreen = std::make_shared<TouchScreenCanvas>();
@@ -59,6 +77,7 @@ void Application::_end() {
     End();
     
     RenderCore::Close();
+    ConfigManager::End();
 }
 
 void Application::_mainLoop() {
diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/Application.h b/libstarlight/source/starlight/Application.h
index 500c429..31415c2 100644
--- a/libstarlight/source/starlight/Application.h
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/Application.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include "starlight/ui/TouchScreenCanvas.h"
 #include "starlight/ui/TopScreenCanvas.h"
 
+#include "starlight/ConfigManager.h"
+
 namespace starlight {
     class Application {
           ////////////////////
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@ namespace starlight {
         
     public:
         static bool Quit();
+        static Config& GetConfig(const std::string& path);
+        static std::string AppName();
         
           //////////////////////
          // INSTANCE MEMBERS //
@@ -53,4 +57,3 @@ namespace starlight {
         virtual void End() { }
     };
 }
-
diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ConfigManager.cpp b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ConfigManager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e59dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#include "ConfigManager.h"
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <cstring>
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include "starlight/_incLib/json.hpp"
+
+#include "starlight/Application.h"
+
+using std::string;
+using std::ifstream;
+using std::ofstream;
+
+using starlight::Application;
+
+using starlight::Config;
+using starlight::ConfigManager;
+
+// helper stuff
+namespace {
+    void ensureDirectory(const char* path, bool hidden = false) {
+        struct stat st;
+        if (stat(path, &st) != 0) {
+            mkdir(path, 0);
+            if (hidden) {
+                // NYI; no idea how to do this, actually :(
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    void ensureDirectory(const string& path, bool hidden = false) { ensureDirectory(path.c_str(), hidden); }
+    
+}
+
+  ////////////
+ // Config //
+////////////
+
+Config::Config(const string& path) : path(path) {
+    static const constexpr char* cpfx = "sdmc:/.starlight/config/";
+    constexpr std::size_t cpfx_s = std::strlen(cpfx);
+    // reserve string size
+    fsPath = string(path.length() + cpfx_s + 5, ' '); fsPath.clear();
+    // and build
+    fsPath.append(cpfx); fsPath.append(path); fsPath.append(".json");
+    
+    // init json
+    this->json = std::make_shared<nlohmann::json>();
+    
+    Reload();
+}
+Config::~Config() { }
+
+void Config::Reload() {
+    ifstream load(fsPath);
+    if (load.good()) load >> *json;
+}
+
+void Config::Save() {
+    ofstream save(fsPath);
+    if (save.good()) save << *json;
+}
+
+  ///////////////////
+ // ConfigManager //
+///////////////////
+
+std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<Config>> ConfigManager::cfg;
+
+void ConfigManager::Init() {
+    ensureDirectory("sdmc:/.starlight/");
+    ensureDirectory("sdmc:/.starlight/config/");
+    ensureDirectory("sdmc:/.starlight/config/app/");
+    ensureDirectory("sdmc:/.starlight/config/app/" + Application::AppName());
+}
+
+void ConfigManager::End() {
+    for (auto it : cfg) {
+        auto& c = *it.second.get();
+        if (c.autoSave) c.Save();
+    }
+    // actualy, don't clear in case something uses a static get
+    // in the future, perhaps discard contents
+}
+
+Config& ConfigManager::Get(const string& path) {
+    auto const& itr = cfg.find(path);
+    if (itr == cfg.end()) {
+        return *cfg.insert(std::make_pair(path, std::make_shared<Config>(path))).first->second;
+    } else return *itr->second;
+}
diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ConfigManager.h b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ConfigManager.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b82ba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ConfigManager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "starlight/_global.h"
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+#include "starlight/_incLib/json_fwd.hpp"
+
+//#include "starlight/gfx/DrawContext.h"
+
+namespace starlight {
+    class Config {
+    private:
+        std::string fsPath;
+        std::shared_ptr<nlohmann::json> json;
+    public:
+        const std::string path;
+        bool autoSave = false;
+        
+        Config(const std::string& path);
+        ~Config();
+        
+        void Reload();
+        void Save();
+        
+        nlohmann::json& Json() { return *json; }
+    };
+    
+    class ConfigManager {
+    private:
+        static std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<Config>> cfg;
+        
+    public:
+        ConfigManager() = delete;
+        
+        static void Init();
+        static void End();
+        
+        static Config& Get(const std::string& path);
+    };
+}
diff --git a/maketest.sh b/maketest.sh
index 8e91a58..aa826a8 100644
--- a/maketest.sh
+++ b/maketest.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 function abort {
-    echo Make failed
+    echo Make or send failed
     exit
 }
 cd libstarlight
diff --git a/testbed/source/Core.cpp b/testbed/source/Core.cpp
index 084ee1f..bd57645 100644
--- a/testbed/source/Core.cpp
+++ b/testbed/source/Core.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 #include <3ds.h>
 
+#include "starlight/_incLib/json.hpp"
+
 #include "starlight/InputManager.h"
+#include "starlight/ConfigManager.h"
 #include "starlight/ThemeManager.h"
 #include "starlight/GFXManager.h"
 #include "starlight/gfx/RenderCore.h"
@@ -16,8 +19,9 @@ using starlight::Vector2;
 using starlight::VRect;
 using starlight::Color;
 using starlight::InputManager;
-using starlight::GFXManager;
+using starlight::ConfigManager;
 using starlight::ThemeManager;
+using starlight::GFXManager;
 using starlight::gfx::RenderCore;
 
 using starlight::Application;
@@ -67,6 +71,11 @@ void Core::Init() {
     
     clearColor = Color(0.0f, 0.5f, 0.5f);
     
+    // test config
+    auto& cc = Application::GetConfig("test");
+    cc.Json()["panini"] = "yes please!";
+    cc.Save();
+    
     //
 }
 
@@ -77,4 +86,3 @@ void Core::End() {
 void Core::Update() {
     if (InputManager::Held(KEY_Y) || InputManager::Pressed(KEY_START)) Application::Quit();
 }
-
diff --git a/testbed/source/Core.h b/testbed/source/Core.h
index a48dc8e..a19ddf5 100644
--- a/testbed/source/Core.h
+++ b/testbed/source/Core.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using starlight::Application;
 
 class Core : public Application {
 public:
-    Core() : Application("starlauncher") { }
+    Core() : Application("testbed") { }
     ~Core() override = default;
     
     void Init() override;
@@ -14,4 +14,3 @@ public:
     void Update() override;
 
 };
-