diff --git a/bin/create-exercise b/bin/create-exercise
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ffb30db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/create-exercise
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+die() { echo "$*" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+if [[ $PWD != $(realpath "$(dirname "$0")/..") ]]; then
+    die "You must be in the track root directory."
+fi
+if [[ -z $1 ]]; then
+    die "usage: $0 exercise_slug"
+fi
+
+slug=$1
+
+existing=$( jq --arg slug "${slug}" '.exercises.practice[] | select(.slug == $slug)' config.json )
+if [[ -n ${existing} ]]; then
+    die "${slug} already exists in config.json"
+fi
+
+if [[ -z $author ]]; then
+    echo
+    read -rp "What's your github username? " author
+fi
+
+read -p "What's the difficulty for ${slug}? " difficulty
+
+bin/fetch-configlet
+bin/configlet create --practice-exercise "${slug}" --author "${author}" --difficulty "${difficulty}"
+
+cp exercises/practice/hello-world/.docs/hints.md exercises/practice/${slug}/.docs/hints.md
+
+touch exercises/practice/${slug}/.docs/instructions.append.md
diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 2c8b6ed..2d8a100 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -26,14 +26,13 @@
       "runner.mips"
     ],
     "example": [
-      "example.mips"
+      ".meta/example.mips"
     ],
     "exemplar": [
       ".meta/exemplar.mips"
     ]
   },
   "exercises": {
-    "concept": [],
     "practice": [
       {
         "slug": "hello-world",
@@ -53,10 +52,10 @@
         "practices": [],
         "prerequisites": [],
         "difficulty": 1,
+        "status": "deprecated",
         "topics": [
           "math"
-        ],
-        "status": "deprecated"
+        ]
       },
       {
         "slug": "leap",
@@ -64,8 +63,7 @@
         "uuid": "d3026f71-47d0-44d1-92ac-204404d4e26e",
         "practices": [],
         "prerequisites": [],
-        "difficulty": 1,
-        "topics": []
+        "difficulty": 1
       },
       {
         "slug": "difference-of-squares",
@@ -111,8 +109,7 @@
         "uuid": "2ba35b0f-e16c-41be-81b4-88985926445a",
         "practices": [],
         "prerequisites": [],
-        "difficulty": 3,
-        "topics": []
+        "difficulty": 3
       },
       {
         "slug": "grains",
@@ -136,8 +133,7 @@
         "uuid": "50cacd4d-56c2-4331-b84f-7c91e4b12c35",
         "practices": [],
         "prerequisites": [],
-        "difficulty": 2,
-        "topics": []
+        "difficulty": 2
       },
       {
         "slug": "eliuds-eggs",
@@ -177,8 +173,7 @@
         "uuid": "823ca6fc-369c-468c-914e-b53bb0db4763",
         "practices": [],
         "prerequisites": [],
-        "difficulty": 4,
-        "topics": []
+        "difficulty": 4
       },
       {
         "slug": "binary-search",
@@ -186,8 +181,7 @@
         "uuid": "25145170-d7d4-4f72-8a4f-a44b6f3880da",
         "practices": [],
         "prerequisites": [],
-        "difficulty": 4,
-        "topics": []
+        "difficulty": 4
       },
       {
         "slug": "prime-factors",
@@ -214,8 +208,7 @@
         "uuid": "fa283d1e-2005-40d3-9a30-252d06d98523",
         "practices": [],
         "prerequisites": [],
-        "difficulty": 4,
-        "topics": []
+        "difficulty": 4
       },
       {
         "slug": "scrabble-score",
@@ -223,8 +216,7 @@
         "uuid": "42c7d965-c56c-437f-b513-19bcbcedef01",
         "practices": [],
         "prerequisites": [],
-        "difficulty": 5,
-        "topics": []
+        "difficulty": 5
       },
       {
         "slug": "raindrops",
@@ -232,8 +224,7 @@
         "uuid": "d294d722-8ea2-461e-86d8-0fecb6c5637a",
         "practices": [],
         "prerequisites": [],
-        "difficulty": 5,
-        "topics": []
+        "difficulty": 5
       },
       {
         "slug": "spiral-matrix",
@@ -269,10 +260,10 @@
         "practices": [],
         "prerequisites": [],
         "difficulty": 1,
+        "status": "deprecated",
         "topics": [
           "math"
-        ],
-        "status": "deprecated"
+        ]
       },
       {
         "slug": "octal",
@@ -281,10 +272,10 @@
         "practices": [],
         "prerequisites": [],
         "difficulty": 1,
+        "status": "deprecated",
         "topics": [
           "math"
-        ],
-        "status": "deprecated"
+        ]
       },
       {
         "slug": "bob",
@@ -328,10 +319,10 @@
         "practices": [],
         "prerequisites": [],
         "difficulty": 1,
+        "status": "deprecated",
         "topics": [
           "math"
-        ],
-        "status": "deprecated"
+        ]
       },
       {
         "slug": "two-fer",
@@ -416,8 +407,7 @@
         "uuid": "429467c7-edf4-4010-a696-5fc76d0dd12c",
         "practices": [],
         "prerequisites": [],
-        "difficulty": 3,
-        "topics": []
+        "difficulty": 3
       },
       {
         "slug": "pangram",
@@ -452,8 +442,7 @@
         "uuid": "e7a3845a-2f5a-455a-9158-0a7d1c1d5979",
         "practices": [],
         "prerequisites": [],
-        "difficulty": 3,
-        "topics": []
+        "difficulty": 3
       },
       {
         "slug": "kindergarten-garden",
@@ -461,8 +450,7 @@
         "uuid": "bc580dd5-6a6b-48ce-84b3-6f60b9da2db2",
         "practices": [],
         "prerequisites": [],
-        "difficulty": 4,
-        "topics": []
+        "difficulty": 4
       },
       {
         "slug": "phone-number",
@@ -470,8 +458,7 @@
         "uuid": "60bcccb4-589f-4465-a7d8-c84b22494306",
         "practices": [],
         "prerequisites": [],
-        "difficulty": 4,
-        "topics": []
+        "difficulty": 4
       },
       {
         "slug": "matching-brackets",
@@ -553,13 +540,12 @@
         "prerequisites": [],
         "difficulty": 8
       }
+    ],
+    "foregone": [
+      "bank-account",
+      "parallel-letter-frequency"
     ]
   },
-  "foregone": [
-    "bank-account",
-    "parallel-letter-frequency"
-  ],
-  "concepts": [],
   "key_features": [
     {
       "title": "Easy to Learn",
@@ -593,15 +579,15 @@
     }
   ],
   "tags": [
+    "execution_mode/compiled",
     "paradigm/imperative",
     "paradigm/procedural",
-    "typing/static",
-    "typing/weak",
-    "execution_mode/compiled",
-    "platform/windows",
-    "platform/mac",
     "platform/linux",
+    "platform/mac",
+    "platform/windows",
     "runtime/standalone_executable",
+    "typing/static",
+    "typing/weak",
     "used_for/embedded_systems"
   ]
 }