diff --git a/.secretstore.yml b/.secretstore.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b77f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.secretstore.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+version: 1
+projects:
+- name: "meta"
+  directory: .
+- name: "cli-auth-proxy"
+  directory: "projects/cli-auth-proxy"
+commitInfo:
+  name: dotenv-tools
+  email: dotenv-tools@andreijiroh.xyz
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diff --git a/tools/commands/projects/index.js b/tools/commands/projects/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3fef3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/commands/projects/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import {Command} from "commander"
+import { config } from "../../lib/config.js"
+import { logger } from "@dotenvx/dotenvx/src/shared/logger.js"
+const Table = await import("cli-table3")
+export const projectsCli = new Command("projects")
+
+projectsCli
+  .description("manage projects")
+
+projectsCli.command("add")
+  .description("add a new project")
+  .argument("project", "project name")
+  .alias("new")
+
+projectsCli.command("ls")
+  .action(function() {
+    const projectList = config.secretStore.projects;
+    if (!projectList) {
+      logger.error(`missing secretstore config, maybe try again in git root directory (hint: not the .git/ folder itself)`)
+      process.exit(1)
+    }
+    const table = new Table.default({
+      head: ["Projects", "Directory (relative to root dir)"],
+    });
+
+    projectList.forEach(element => {
+      table.push([element["name"], element["directory"]])
+    });
+
+    console.log(table.toString())
+  })
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diff --git a/tools/lib/config.js b/tools/lib/config.js
index 99c6027..e589907 100644
--- a/tools/lib/config.js
+++ b/tools/lib/config.js
@@ -1,35 +1,65 @@
 import { loadConfig } from "c12"
-import { getRootDir } from "./git"
-import { pkgMetadata } from "./constants"
+import { getRootDir } from "./git.js"
+import { pkgMetadata } from "./constants.js"
+import fs from "node:fs"
+import { logger } from "@dotenvx/dotenvx/src/shared/logger.js"
 
-const defaultRepoConfig = {
-    repoStore: pkgMetadata.repository.url,
-    project: "meta"
+function checkIfExists(file) {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(file)) {
+    logger.debug(`${process.cwd()}/${file} doesn't exist`);
+    return false;
+  }
+  logger.debug(`${process.cwd()}/${file} exist`);
+  return true;
 }
 
-const defaultSecretStoreRepoConfig = {
+export const defaultRepoConfig = {
+  repoStore: {
+    url: pkgMetadata.repository.url,
+    cloneDirectory: ".secretstore",
+  },
+  sourceProject: {
+    name: "meta",
+    rawUrlPrefix: `${pkgMetadata.repository.url}/raw/main/`,
+  },
+  commitInfo: {
+    name: "dotenv-tools",
+    email: "dotenv-tools@andreijiroh.xyz",
+  },
+};
+
+export const defaultSecretStoreRepoConfig = {
     projects: [
         {
             name: "meta",
-            directory: "./"
+            directory: "."
         }
-    ]
+    ],
+    commitInfo: {
+        name: "dotenv-tools",
+        email: "dotenv-tools@andreijiroh.xyz"
+    }
 }
 
-export const repoConfig = await loadConfig({
-    cwd: await getRootDir(),
-    configFile: ".dotenv-tools.yml",
-    defaults: defaultRepoConfig,
-    dotenv: false,
-    globalRc: false
-})
-
-export const repoStoreConfig = await loadConfig({
-    cwd: await getRootDir(),
-    configFile: ".secretstore.yml",
-    defaults: defaultSecretStoreRepoConfig,
-    dotenv: false,
-    globalRc: false
+export const projectRepoConfig = await loadConfig({
+  cwd: await getRootDir(),
+  name: "dotenv-tools",
+  configFile: ".envtools.yml",
+  rcFile: ".envtoolsrc",
+  dotenv: false,
+  globalRc: false
 })
 
+export const secretStoreConfig = await loadConfig({
+  cwd: await getRootDir(),
+  name: "dotenvx-secretstore",
+  configFile: ".secretstore.yml",
+  rcFile: ".secretstorerc",
+  dotenv: false,
+  globalRc: false,
+});
 
+export const config = {
+  secretStore: secretStoreConfig.config,
+  projectRepo: projectRepoConfig.config
+}
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diff --git a/tools/lib/git.js b/tools/lib/git.js
index 451ead0..c0d08dc 100644
--- a/tools/lib/git.js
+++ b/tools/lib/git.js
@@ -11,7 +11,14 @@ export async function getRootDir() {
 
 export async function stageAndCommit(file, message, skipCommit) {
     let dir = await getRootDir();
-    await git.add({ fs, directory, file });
+    if (typeof file == "object") {
+        for (const targetFile of file) {
+            logger.info(`staging ${targetFile}`)
+            await git.add({ fs, directory, file: targetFile });
+        }
+    } else {
+        await git.add({ fs, directory, file });
+    }
     if (!skipCommit || skipCommit == false) {
         await git.commit({
           fs,
diff --git a/tools/template/.secretstore.yml b/tools/template/.secretstore.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da457a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/template/.secretstore.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+version: 1
+projects:
+- name: "meta"
+  directory: .
+commitInfo:
+  name: dotenv-tools
+  email: dotenv-tools@andreijiroh.xyz
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