diff --git a/DEVELOP.md b/DEVELOP.md
index 03ad9f2c..84e8a441 100644
--- a/DEVELOP.md
+++ b/DEVELOP.md
@@ -94,6 +94,76 @@ MShellObject
     MShellFloat
 ```
 
+# Executable Lookups
+
+Two steps:
+
+- Find the absolute path to file
+- Understand how to transform CLI to run file
+
+## Linux/Unix like:
+
+Finding:
+
+- Explicitly set, and has executable
+- PATH: all files with an executable bit
+
+Running:
+
+- If it has shebang -> Run directly, let OS handle interpreter setup.
+- No shebang -> Can check for extension/explicit pattern configuration.
+
+## Windows:
+
+Finding:
+
+- Explicit set
+- PATH: All files with specific extension: Default .exe, .bat, .cmd, .msh.
+  Have to get others from configuration.
+  Here we also add extensions in order to try to match.
+- What about trying to get many files in directory that don't have extension, because they are done like linux?
+  For example, my script directory? A special comment string?
+  - Grab anything with a SHEBANG
+
+Running:
+
+- Special pattern by extension/explicit configuration.
+- Else:
+  - Check for SHEBANG. If we have a shebang, then we know it was a script file, and is text.
+  - We also know that it must essentially be text.
+    - Then can check for a shebang map configuration. Full string -> new CLI list
+
+Example:
+
+
+Map exact name -> [ 'asdf' 'asdfasdf'  ]
+
+## Shebang info
+
+Short answer: Linux does a raw byte check for #!, parses only the first line into interpreter + at most one optional-arg string,
+  then rebuilds argv as interpreter [optional-arg] script_path argv[1...] and re-execs the interpreter. It does not split the rest of
+  the line into multiple args. (sources.debian.org (https://sources.debian.org/src/linux/6.12.8-1/fs/binfmt_script.c))
+
+  More exact flow (from kernel source + execve man page):
+
+  - Detection: the binfmt_script handler checks bprm->buf[0] == '#' and bprm->buf[1] == '!'; if not, it returns -ENOEXEC. That’s a
+    literal first‑two‑bytes test. (sources.debian.org (https://sources.debian.org/src/linux/6.12.8-1/fs/binfmt_script.c))
+  - Parsing: it looks for a newline (or buffer end), trims trailing spaces/tabs, skips leading spaces/tabs after #!, then takes the
+    interpreter path up to the first space/tab/NUL. If anything remains, it is treated as one optional argument string (Linux passes
+    the entire remainder as a single argument, even if it contains spaces). (sources.debian.org (https://sources.debian.org/src/
+    linux/6.12.8-1/fs/binfmt_script.c))
+  - Argv construction: it removes the original argv[0] and splices in interpreter, optional-arg (if any), then the script path (the
+    pathname passed to execve), followed by the original argv[1...]. The original argv[0] is not recoverable. (sources.debian.org
+    (https://sources.debian.org/src/linux/6.12.8-1/fs/binfmt_script.c))
+  - Exec: it opens the interpreter path and restarts execution using that interpreter. (sources.debian.org (https://
+    sources.debian.org/src/linux/6.12.8-1/fs/binfmt_script.c))
+  - Length limit: Linux caps the text after #! (before newline) to 127 chars pre‑5.1 and 255 chars since 5.1; excess is ignored.
+    (man7.org (https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/execve.2.html?utm_source=openai))
+
+  So your “splits on whitespace and adds the filepath as the last argument” is close but not quite: it splits only once (interpreter
+  vs optional-arg), and the script path is inserted before the original argv[1...], not always last (only last if no extra args were
+  supplied). (man7.org (https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/execve.2.html?utm_source=openai))
+
 ## References
 
 [fish shell built in](https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell/tree/master/src/builtins)
diff --git a/config.msh b/config.msh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a82742c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.msh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+    'bins': {
+        'examplename': '/full/path',
+    },
+    'binPatterns': {
+        '.py':  ['uv' 'run' '--script'],
+        '.msh': ['uv' 'run' '--script'],
+    },
+    'binRun':{
+        'myfile.py': ['pipenv' 'run']
+    },
+    'shebangs': {
+        # '#!/bin/bash'
+        # '#!/bin/sh'
+        # '#!/usr/bin/awk -E'
+        # '#!/usr/bin/awk -f'
+        '#!/usr/bin/env -S uv run --script': ['uv' 'run' '--script'],
+        # '#!/usr/bin/env bash'
+        '#!/usr/bin/env mshell': ['msh'],
+        '#!/usr/bin/env python': ['uv' 'run' '--script'],
+        '#!/usr/bin/env python3': ['uv' 'run' '--script'],
+        # '#!/usr/bin/fish'
+        '#!/usr/bin/python3': ['uv' 'run' '--script'],
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/std.msh b/lib/std.msh
index 524bc5e0..7c898fc6 100644
--- a/lib/std.msh
+++ b/lib/std.msh
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ end
 # msh {{{
 def __mshCompletion { 'complete': ['msh' 'mshell'] } ([str] -- [str])
     input!
-    ['-h' '--help' '--html' '--lex' '--parse' '--version' '-c'] options!
+    ['-h' '--help' '--config' '--html' '--lex' '--parse' '--version' '-c'] options!
     ['lsp' 'bin' 'completions'] subcommands!
 
     @input len 0 > if
diff --git a/mshell/Config.go b/mshell/Config.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97448c18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mshell/Config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+const mshellConfigEnvVar = "MSH_CONFIG"
+
+var loadedConfigDict *MShellParseDict
+var loadedConfigPath string
+
+// LoadConfig resolves, reads, and parses the config dictionary.
+// Cases:
+// - --config PATH: returns parsed dict + path, or error if missing/unreadable/invalid.
+// - MSH_CONFIG set: returns parsed dict + path, or error if missing/unreadable/invalid.
+// - Default path exists: returns parsed dict + path, or error if unreadable/invalid.
+// - Default path missing: returns (nil, "", nil).
+func LoadConfig(configFlagPath string) (*MShellParseDict, string, error) {
+	configPath, explicit, err := resolveConfigPath(configFlagPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	if configPath == "" {
+		return nil, "", nil
+	}
+
+	contents, err := os.ReadFile(configPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		if !explicit && os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil, "", nil
+		}
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("config file %s: %w", configPath, err)
+	}
+
+	dict, err := parseConfigDict(configPath, string(contents))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+
+	return dict, configPath, nil
+}
+
+// resolveConfigPath returns the resolved path and whether it was explicitly set.
+func resolveConfigPath(configFlagPath string) (string, bool, error) {
+	if configFlagPath != "" {
+		return configFlagPath, true, nil
+	}
+
+	if envValue, ok := os.LookupEnv(mshellConfigEnvVar); ok && envValue != "" {
+		return envValue, true, nil
+	}
+
+	defaultPath, err := defaultConfigPath()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", false, err
+	}
+
+	return defaultPath, false, nil
+}
+
+// defaultConfigPath returns the XDG or ~/.config default config path.
+func defaultConfigPath() (string, error) {
+	if xdgConfigHome, ok := os.LookupEnv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME"); ok && xdgConfigHome != "" {
+		return filepath.Join(xdgConfigHome, "mshell", "config.msh"), nil
+	}
+
+	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return filepath.Join(homeDir, ".config", "mshell", "config.msh"), nil
+}
+
+// parseConfigDict parses a single dictionary literal and rejects extra items.
+func parseConfigDict(path string, input string) (*MShellParseDict, error) {
+	lexer := NewLexer(input, &TokenFile{Path: path})
+	parser := NewMShellParser(lexer)
+	file, err := parser.ParseFile()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", path, err)
+	}
+
+	if len(file.Definitions) != 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: config file must not contain definitions", path)
+	}
+	if len(file.Items) != 1 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: config file must contain a single dictionary literal", path)
+	}
+
+	dict, ok := file.Items[0].(*MShellParseDict)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: config file must contain a dictionary literal", path)
+	}
+
+	return dict, nil
+}
diff --git a/mshell/Main.go b/mshell/Main.go
index 22edf32e..398a89fd 100644
--- a/mshell/Main.go
+++ b/mshell/Main.go
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ func main() {
 	input := ""
 	inputSet := false
 	positionalArgs := []string{}
+	configPathFlag := ""
 	var inputFile *TokenFile
 	inputFile = nil
 
@@ -117,7 +118,17 @@ func main() {
 	for i < len(os.Args) {
 		arg := os.Args[i]
 		i++
-		if arg == "--lex" {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(arg, "--config=") {
+			configPathFlag = strings.TrimPrefix(arg, "--config=")
+		} else if arg == "--config" {
+			if i >= len(os.Args) {
+				fmt.Println("Error: --config requires a path")
+				os.Exit(1)
+				return
+			}
+			configPathFlag = os.Args[i]
+			i++
+		} else if arg == "--lex" {
 			command = CLILEX
 			// printLex = true
 		} else if arg == "--typecheck" {
@@ -137,6 +148,7 @@ func main() {
 			fmt.Println("Usage: msh fm")
 			fmt.Println("")
 			fmt.Println("Options:")
+			fmt.Println("  --config PATH  Load config from PATH (overrides MSH_CONFIG and defaults)")
 			fmt.Println("  --html       Render the input as HTML")
 			fmt.Println("  --lex        Print the tokens lexed from the input")
 			fmt.Println("  --parse      Print the parsed Abstract Syntax Tree as JSON")
@@ -200,6 +212,14 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if command == CLIEXECUTE {
+		loadedConfigDict, loadedConfigPath, err = LoadConfig(configPathFlag)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err.Error())
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if !inputSet && term.IsTerminal(stdOutFd) && term.IsTerminal(int(os.Stdin.Fd())) {
 		// fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Got here\n")
 		numRows, numCols, err := term.GetSize(stdOutFd)
@@ -3622,9 +3642,14 @@ _msh_completion() {
     cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
     prev="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-1]}"
 
+    if [[ $prev == "--config" ]]; then
+        COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -f -- "$cur") )
+        return 0
+    fi
+
     if [[ $COMP_CWORD -eq 1 ]]; then
         if [[ "$cur" == -* ]]; then
-            COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "--html --lex --parse --version --help -h -c" -- "$cur") )
+            COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "--config --html --lex --parse --version --help -h -c" -- "$cur") )
             return 0
         fi
         COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "bin lsp completions" -- "$cur") )
@@ -3652,7 +3677,7 @@ _msh_completion() {
     esac
 
     if [[ "$cur" == -* ]]; then
-        COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "--html --lex --parse --version --help -h -c" -- "$cur") )
+        COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "--config --html --lex --parse --version --help -h -c" -- "$cur") )
         return 0
     fi
 
@@ -3666,6 +3691,7 @@ complete -F _msh_completion msh mshell
 
 func fishCompletionScript() string {
 	return `function __msh_register_completions --argument-names cmd
+    complete -c $cmd -f -l config -r -d 'Load config from PATH'
     complete -c $cmd -f -l html -d 'Render the input as HTML'
     complete -c $cmd -f -l lex -d 'Print tokens from the input'
     complete -c $cmd -f -l parse -d 'Print the parsed AST as JSON'
@@ -3697,6 +3723,7 @@ def "msh_bin_subcommands" [] {
 }
 
 export extern "msh" [
+  --config: string
   --html
   --lex
   --parse
@@ -3719,6 +3746,7 @@ export extern "msh completions" [
 ]
 
 export extern "mshell" [
+  --config: string
   --html
   --lex
   --parse
@@ -3745,7 +3773,7 @@ export extern "mshell completions" [
 func elvishCompletionScript() string {
 	return `fn _msh_complete { |@args|
   if (== (count $args) 0) {
-    put bin lsp completions --html --lex --parse --version --help -h -c
+    put bin lsp completions --config --html --lex --parse --version --help -h -c
     return
   }