diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 32248a6..f1c181e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,5 +10,3 @@
 
 # Output of the go coverage tool, specifically when used with LiteIDE
 *.out
-
-config.prod.yml
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index e5e16ca..4d64e0f 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-var config string
+// Verbose var
+var Verbose bool
+
+// APIKey var
+var APIKey string
 
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use: "agent",
@@ -21,6 +25,17 @@ Uptimedog and the agent is in early stages of development, and we'd love to hear
 feedback at <https://github.com/Uptimedog/agent>`,
 }
 
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&Verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "verbose output")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(
+		&APIKey,
+		"api_key",
+		"k",
+		"",
+		"Your Uptimedog API Key",
+	)
+}
+
 // Execute runs cmd tool
 func Execute() {
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
diff --git a/config.dist.yml b/config.dist.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9494d2a..0000000
--- a/config.dist.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# API Server Configs
-api_server_url: ${UD_API_SERVER_URL:-https://api.uptimedog.io}
-api_key: ${UD_API_KEY:-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx}
-
-# Log level, it can be debug, info, warn, error, panic, fatal
-log_level: ${UD_AGENT_LOG_LEVEL:-warn}
-# output can be stdout or abs path to log file /var/logs/ud_agent.log
-log_output: ${UD_AGENT_LOG_OUTPUT:-stdout}
-# Format can be json
-log_format: ${UD_AGENT_LOG_FORMAT:-json}