diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/logout.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/logout.test.ts
index ae3d2b415..82f682992 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/logout.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/logout.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import config from 'config';
 import { describe, afterEach, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 
 import Command from '../../src/cmds/logout';
+import config from '../../src/lib/config';
 import configStore from '../../src/lib/configstore';
 
 const cmd = new Command();
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe('rdme logout', () => {
     configStore.delete('project');
 
     return expect(cmd.run({})).resolves.toBe(
-      `You have logged out of ReadMe. Please use \`${config.get('cli')} login\` to login again.`,
+      `You have logged out of ReadMe. Please use \`${config.cli} login\` to login again.`,
     );
   });
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('rdme logout', () => {
     configStore.set('project', 'subdomain');
 
     await expect(cmd.run({})).resolves.toBe(
-      `You have logged out of ReadMe. Please use \`${config.get('cli')} login\` to login again.`,
+      `You have logged out of ReadMe. Please use \`${config.cli} login\` to login again.`,
     );
 
     expect(configStore.get('email')).toBeUndefined();
diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/open.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/open.test.ts
index fee0ee488..202005b69 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/open.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/open.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import type { Version } from '../../src/cmds/versions';
 
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import config from 'config';
 import { describe, afterEach, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 
 import Command from '../../src/cmds/open';
+import config from '../../src/lib/config';
 import configStore from '../../src/lib/configstore';
 import getAPIMock from '../helpers/get-api-mock';
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe('rdme open', () => {
   it('should error if no project provided', () => {
     configStore.delete('project');
 
-    return expect(cmd.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(new Error(`Please login using \`${config.get('cli')} login\`.`));
+    return expect(cmd.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(new Error(`Please login using \`${config.cli} login\`.`));
   });
 
   it('should open the project', () => {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('rdme open', () => {
       }
 
       return expect(cmd.run({ mockOpen, dash: true, key: '12345' })).rejects.toStrictEqual(
-        new Error(`Please login using \`${config.get('cli')} login\`.`),
+        new Error(`Please login using \`${config.cli} login\`.`),
       );
     });
   });
diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/openapi/index.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/openapi/index.test.ts
index f755c151b..f481d5433 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/openapi/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/openapi/index.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import fs from 'fs';
 
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import config from 'config';
 import nock from 'nock';
 import prompts from 'prompts';
 import { describe, beforeAll, beforeEach, afterEach, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ import { describe, beforeAll, beforeEach, afterEach, it, expect, vi } from 'vite
 import OpenAPICommand from '../../../src/cmds/openapi';
 import SwaggerCommand from '../../../src/cmds/swagger';
 import APIError from '../../../src/lib/apiError';
+import config from '../../../src/lib/config';
 import petstoreWeird from '../../__fixtures__/petstore-simple-weird-version.json';
 import getAPIMock, { getAPIMockWithVersionHeader } from '../../helpers/get-api-mock';
 import { after, before } from '../../helpers/get-gha-setup';
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ let consoleWarnSpy;
 const key = 'API_KEY';
 const id = '5aa0409b7cf527a93bfb44df';
 const version = '1.0.0';
-const exampleRefLocation = `${config.get('host')}/project/example-project/1.0.1/refs/ex`;
+const exampleRefLocation = `${config.host}/project/example-project/1.0.1/refs/ex`;
 const successfulMessageBase = (specPath, specType) => [
   '',
   `\t${chalk.green(exampleRefLocation)}`,
diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/whoami.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/whoami.test.ts
index ab3007404..a7432681c 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/whoami.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/whoami.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import config from 'config';
 import { describe, afterEach, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 
 import Command from '../../src/cmds/whoami';
+import config from '../../src/lib/config';
 import configStore from '../../src/lib/configstore';
 
 const cmd = new Command();
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe('rdme whoami', () => {
     configStore.delete('email');
     configStore.delete('project');
 
-    return expect(cmd.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(new Error(`Please login using \`${config.get('cli')} login\`.`));
+    return expect(cmd.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(new Error(`Please login using \`${config.cli} login\`.`));
   });
 
   it('should return the authenticated user', () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/helpers/get-api-mock.ts b/__tests__/helpers/get-api-mock.ts
index 263d63093..942d95c68 100644
--- a/__tests__/helpers/get-api-mock.ts
+++ b/__tests__/helpers/get-api-mock.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import type { Headers } from 'headers-polyfill';
 import type { ResponseTransformer } from 'msw';
 
-import config from 'config';
 import { rest } from 'msw';
 import nock from 'nock';
 
+import config from '../../src/lib/config';
 import { getUserAgent } from '../../src/lib/readmeAPIFetch';
 
 /**
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type ReqHeaders = Record<string, unknown>;
  * @param proxy Optional proxy URL. Must contain trailing slash.
  */
 export default function getAPIMock(reqHeaders = {}, proxy = '') {
-  return nock(`${proxy}${config.get('host')}`, {
+  return nock(`${proxy}${config.host}`, {
     reqheaders: {
       'User-Agent': getUserAgent(),
       ...reqHeaders,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export function getAPIMockMSW(
   expectedReqHeaders: ReqHeaders = {},
   proxy = '',
 ) {
-  return rest.get(`${proxy}${config.get('host')}${path}`, (req, res, ctx) => {
+  return rest.get(`${proxy}${config.host}${path}`, (req, res, ctx) => {
     try {
       validateHeaders(req.headers, basicAuthUser, expectedReqHeaders);
       let responseTransformer: ResponseTransformer;
diff --git a/__tests__/single-threaded/openapi/index.test.ts b/__tests__/single-threaded/openapi/index.test.ts
index ecf4888e5..1ac580c91 100644
--- a/__tests__/single-threaded/openapi/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/single-threaded/openapi/index.test.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 import fs from 'fs';
 
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import config from 'config';
 import { rest } from 'msw';
 import { setupServer } from 'msw/node';
 import prompts from 'prompts';
 import { describe, beforeAll, beforeEach, afterEach, it, expect, vi, afterAll } from 'vitest';
 
 import OpenAPICommand from '../../../src/cmds/openapi';
+import config from '../../../src/lib/config';
 import { getAPIMockMSW } from '../../helpers/get-api-mock';
 import { after, before } from '../../helpers/get-gha-setup';
 import { after as afterGHAEnv, before as beforeGHAEnv } from '../../helpers/setup-gha-env';
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ let consoleWarnSpy;
 
 const key = 'API_KEY';
 const version = '1.0.0';
-const exampleRefLocation = `${config.get('host')}/project/example-project/1.0.1/refs/ex`;
+const exampleRefLocation = `${config.host}/project/example-project/1.0.1/refs/ex`;
 const successfulMessageBase = (specPath, specType) => [
   '',
   `\t${chalk.green(exampleRefLocation)}`,
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ describe('rdme openapi (single-threaded)', () => {
       server.use(
         ...[
           getAPIMockMSW(`/api/v1/version/${version}`, 200, { json: { version } }, key),
-          rest.post(`${config.get('host')}/api/v1/api-registry`, async (req, res, ctx) => {
+          rest.post(`${config.host}/api/v1/api-registry`, async (req, res, ctx) => {
             const body = await req.text();
             expect(body).toMatch('form-data; name="spec"');
             return res(ctx.status(201), ctx.json({ registryUUID, spec: { openapi: '3.0.0' } }));
           }),
           getAPIMockMSW('/api/v1/api-specification', 200, { json: [] }, key, { 'x-readme-version': version }),
-          rest.post(`${config.get('host')}/api/v1/api-specification`, async (req, res, ctx) => {
+          rest.post(`${config.host}/api/v1/api-specification`, async (req, res, ctx) => {
             const body = await req.json();
             expect(body).toStrictEqual({ registryUUID });
             expect(req.headers.get('authorization')).toBeBasicAuthApiKey(key);
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ describe('rdme openapi (single-threaded)', () => {
       server.use(
         ...[
           getAPIMockMSW(`/api/v1/version/${version}`, 200, { json: { version } }, key),
-          rest.post(`${config.get('host')}/api/v1/api-registry`, async (req, res, ctx) => {
+          rest.post(`${config.host}/api/v1/api-registry`, async (req, res, ctx) => {
             const body = await req.text();
             requestBody = body.substring(body.indexOf('{'), body.lastIndexOf('}') + 1);
             requestBody = JSON.parse(requestBody);
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe('rdme openapi (single-threaded)', () => {
             return res(ctx.status(201), ctx.json({ registryUUID, spec: { openapi: '3.0.0' } }));
           }),
           getAPIMockMSW('/api/v1/api-specification', 200, { json: [] }, key, { 'x-readme-version': version }),
-          rest.post(`${config.get('host')}/api/v1/api-specification`, async (req, res, ctx) => {
+          rest.post(`${config.host}/api/v1/api-specification`, async (req, res, ctx) => {
             const body = await req.json();
             expect(body).toStrictEqual({ registryUUID });
             expect(req.headers.get('authorization')).toBeBasicAuthApiKey(key);
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ describe('rdme openapi (single-threaded)', () => {
       server.use(
         ...[
           getAPIMockMSW(`/api/v1/version/${version}`, 200, { json: { version } }, key),
-          rest.post(`${config.get('host')}/api/v1/api-registry`, async (req, res, ctx) => {
+          rest.post(`${config.host}/api/v1/api-registry`, async (req, res, ctx) => {
             const body = await req.text();
             expect(body).toMatch('form-data; name="spec"');
             return res(ctx.status(201), ctx.json({ registryUUID, spec: { openapi: '3.0.0' } }));
@@ -211,13 +211,13 @@ describe('rdme openapi (single-threaded)', () => {
       server.use(
         ...[
           getAPIMockMSW(`/api/v1/version/${version}`, 200, { json: { version } }, key),
-          rest.post(`${config.get('host')}/api/v1/api-registry`, async (req, res, ctx) => {
+          rest.post(`${config.host}/api/v1/api-registry`, async (req, res, ctx) => {
             const body = await req.text();
             expect(body).toMatch('form-data; name="spec"');
             return res(ctx.status(201), ctx.json({ registryUUID, spec: { openapi: '3.0.0' } }));
           }),
           getAPIMockMSW('/api/v1/api-specification', 200, { json: [] }, key, { 'x-readme-version': version }),
-          rest.post(`${config.get('host')}/api/v1/api-specification`, async (req, res, ctx) => {
+          rest.post(`${config.host}/api/v1/api-specification`, async (req, res, ctx) => {
             expect(req.headers.get('authorization')).toBeBasicAuthApiKey(key);
             const body = await req.json();
             expect(body).toStrictEqual({ registryUUID });
@@ -260,13 +260,13 @@ describe('rdme openapi (single-threaded)', () => {
       server.use(
         ...[
           getAPIMockMSW(`/api/v1/version/${version}`, 200, { json: { version } }, key),
-          rest.post(`${config.get('host')}/api/v1/api-registry`, async (req, res, ctx) => {
+          rest.post(`${config.host}/api/v1/api-registry`, async (req, res, ctx) => {
             const body = await req.text();
             expect(body).toMatch('form-data; name="spec"');
             return res(ctx.status(201), ctx.json({ registryUUID, spec: { openapi: '3.0.0' } }));
           }),
           getAPIMockMSW('/api/v1/api-specification', 200, { json: [] }, key, { 'x-readme-version': version }),
-          rest.post(`${config.get('host')}/api/v1/api-specification`, async (req, res, ctx) => {
+          rest.post(`${config.host}/api/v1/api-specification`, async (req, res, ctx) => {
             expect(req.headers.get('authorization')).toBeBasicAuthApiKey(key);
             expect(req.headers.get('x-rdme-ci')).toBe('GitHub Actions (test)');
             expect(req.headers.get('x-readme-source')).toBe('cli-gh');
diff --git a/config/custom-environment-variables.json b/config/custom-environment-variables.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a403feca..000000000
--- a/config/custom-environment-variables.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{ "host": "README_HOST", "hub": "README_HUB" }
diff --git a/config/localhost.json b/config/localhost.json
deleted file mode 100644
index beed57634..000000000
--- a/config/localhost.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "host": "http://dash.readme.local:3000",
-  "hub": "http://{project}.readme.local:3000"
-}
diff --git a/config/rdme-test.json b/config/rdme-test.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0967ef424..000000000
--- a/config/rdme-test.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 84cf66274..cc8428223 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
         "ci-info": "^3.6.1",
         "command-line-args": "^5.2.0",
         "command-line-usage": "^7.0.1",
-        "config": "^3.1.0",
         "configstore": "^5.0.0",
         "debug": "^4.3.3",
         "editor": "^1.0.0",
@@ -3681,17 +3680,6 @@
         "typedarray": "^0.0.6"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/config": {
-      "version": "3.3.9",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/config/-/config-3.3.9.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-G17nfe+cY7kR0wVpc49NCYvNtelm/pPy8czHoFkAgtV1lkmcp7DHtWCdDu+C9Z7gb2WVqa9Tm3uF9aKaPbCfhg==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "json5": "^2.2.3"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 10.0.0"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/config-chain": {
       "version": "1.1.13",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/config-chain/-/config-chain-1.1.13.tgz",
@@ -8179,17 +8167,6 @@
         "node": ">= 4"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/json5": {
-      "version": "2.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json5/-/json5-2.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-XmOWe7eyHYH14cLdVPoyg+GOH3rYX++KpzrylJwSW98t3Nk+U8XOl8FWKOgwtzdb8lXGf6zYwDUzeHMWfxasyg==",
-      "bin": {
-        "json5": "lib/cli.js"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=6"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/jsonc-parser": {
       "version": "3.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonc-parser/-/jsonc-parser-3.2.0.tgz",
@@ -17808,14 +17785,6 @@
         "typedarray": "^0.0.6"
       }
     },
-    "config": {
-      "version": "3.3.9",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/config/-/config-3.3.9.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-G17nfe+cY7kR0wVpc49NCYvNtelm/pPy8czHoFkAgtV1lkmcp7DHtWCdDu+C9Z7gb2WVqa9Tm3uF9aKaPbCfhg==",
-      "requires": {
-        "json5": "^2.2.3"
-      }
-    },
     "config-chain": {
       "version": "1.1.13",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/config-chain/-/config-chain-1.1.13.tgz",
@@ -21016,11 +20985,6 @@
         "grapheme-splitter": "^1.0.4"
       }
     },
-    "json5": {
-      "version": "2.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json5/-/json5-2.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-XmOWe7eyHYH14cLdVPoyg+GOH3rYX++KpzrylJwSW98t3Nk+U8XOl8FWKOgwtzdb8lXGf6zYwDUzeHMWfxasyg=="
-    },
     "jsonc-parser": {
       "version": "3.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonc-parser/-/jsonc-parser-3.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 98d6e333f..0400111c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
     "ci-info": "^3.6.1",
     "command-line-args": "^5.2.0",
     "command-line-usage": "^7.0.1",
-    "config": "^3.1.0",
     "configstore": "^5.0.0",
     "debug": "^4.3.3",
     "editor": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/src/cmds/categories/create.ts b/src/cmds/categories/create.ts
index 96df23e30..b7a900796 100644
--- a/src/cmds/categories/create.ts
+++ b/src/cmds/categories/create.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import type { CommandOptions } from '../../lib/baseCommand';
 
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import config from 'config';
 import { Headers } from 'node-fetch';
 
 import Command, { CommandCategories } from '../../lib/baseCommand';
+import config from '../../lib/config';
 import getCategories from '../../lib/getCategories';
 import readmeAPIFetch, { cleanHeaders, handleRes } from '../../lib/readmeAPIFetch';
 import { getProjectVersion } from '../../lib/versionSelect';
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default class CategoriesCreateCommand extends Command {
     const { categoryType, title, key, version, preventDuplicates } = opts;
 
     if (!title) {
-      return Promise.reject(new Error(`No title provided. Usage \`${config.get('cli')} ${this.usage}\`.`));
+      return Promise.reject(new Error(`No title provided. Usage \`${config.cli} ${this.usage}\`.`));
     }
 
     if (categoryType !== 'guide' && categoryType !== 'reference') {
diff --git a/src/cmds/docs/edit.ts b/src/cmds/docs/edit.ts
index 131c949eb..9305dd57a 100644
--- a/src/cmds/docs/edit.ts
+++ b/src/cmds/docs/edit.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import type { CommandOptions } from '../../lib/baseCommand';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import { promisify } from 'util';
 
-import config from 'config';
 import { Headers } from 'node-fetch';
 
 import editor from 'editor';
 
 import APIError from '../../lib/apiError';
 import Command, { CommandCategories } from '../../lib/baseCommand';
+import config from '../../lib/config';
 import isHidden from '../../lib/decorators/isHidden';
 import readmeAPIFetch, { cleanHeaders, handleRes } from '../../lib/readmeAPIFetch';
 import { getProjectVersion } from '../../lib/versionSelect';
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export default class DocsEditCommand extends Command {
     const { slug, key, version } = opts;
 
     if (!slug) {
-      return Promise.reject(new Error(`No slug provided. Usage \`${config.get('cli')} ${this.usage}\`.`));
+      return Promise.reject(new Error(`No slug provided. Usage \`${config.cli} ${this.usage}\`.`));
     }
 
     const selectedVersion = await getProjectVersion(version, key);
diff --git a/src/cmds/docs/prune.ts b/src/cmds/docs/prune.ts
index cbc140f09..a8729d7b5 100644
--- a/src/cmds/docs/prune.ts
+++ b/src/cmds/docs/prune.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import type { CommandOptions } from '../../lib/baseCommand';
 
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import config from 'config';
 import prompts from 'prompts';
 
 import Command, { CommandCategories } from '../../lib/baseCommand';
+import config from '../../lib/config';
 import createGHA from '../../lib/createGHA';
 import deleteDoc from '../../lib/deleteDoc';
 import getDocs from '../../lib/getDocs';
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export default class DocsPruneCommand extends Command {
     const { dryRun, folder, key, version } = opts;
 
     if (!folder) {
-      return Promise.reject(new Error(`No folder provided. Usage \`${config.get('cli')} ${this.usage}\`.`));
+      return Promise.reject(new Error(`No folder provided. Usage \`${config.cli} ${this.usage}\`.`));
     }
 
     // TODO: should we allow version selection at all here?
diff --git a/src/cmds/logout.ts b/src/cmds/logout.ts
index ee0c68fb6..377bb79ab 100644
--- a/src/cmds/logout.ts
+++ b/src/cmds/logout.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import type { CommandOptions } from '../lib/baseCommand';
 
-import config from 'config';
-
 import Command, { CommandCategories } from '../lib/baseCommand';
+import config from '../lib/config';
 import configStore from '../lib/configstore';
 
 export default class LogoutCommand extends Command {
@@ -24,6 +23,6 @@ export default class LogoutCommand extends Command {
       configStore.clear();
     }
 
-    return Promise.resolve(`You have logged out of ReadMe. Please use \`${config.get('cli')} login\` to login again.`);
+    return Promise.resolve(`You have logged out of ReadMe. Please use \`${config.cli} login\` to login again.`);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/cmds/open.ts b/src/cmds/open.ts
index 76b980dc7..17ecce073 100644
--- a/src/cmds/open.ts
+++ b/src/cmds/open.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import type { CommandOptions } from '../lib/baseCommand';
 
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import config from 'config';
 import open from 'open';
 
 import Command, { CommandCategories } from '../lib/baseCommand';
+import config from '../lib/config';
 import getCurrentConfig from '../lib/getCurrentConfig';
 import { getProjectVersion } from '../lib/versionSelect';
 
@@ -39,21 +39,21 @@ export default class OpenCommand extends Command {
     Command.debug(`project: ${project}`);
 
     if (!project) {
-      return Promise.reject(new Error(`Please login using \`${config.get('cli')} login\`.`));
+      return Promise.reject(new Error(`Please login using \`${config.cli} login\`.`));
     }
 
     let url: string;
 
     if (dash) {
       if (!apiKey) {
-        return Promise.reject(new Error(`Please login using \`${config.get('cli')} login\`.`));
+        return Promise.reject(new Error(`Please login using \`${config.cli} login\`.`));
       }
 
       const selectedVersion = await getProjectVersion(undefined, apiKey, true);
-      const dashURL: string = config.get('host');
+      const dashURL: string = config.host;
       url = `${dashURL}/project/${project}/v${selectedVersion}/overview`;
     } else {
-      const hubURL: string = config.get('hub');
+      const hubURL: string = config.hub;
       url = hubURL.replace('{project}', project);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/cmds/openapi/inspect.ts b/src/cmds/openapi/inspect.ts
index fa5981470..49265f1ae 100644
--- a/src/cmds/openapi/inspect.ts
+++ b/src/cmds/openapi/inspect.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import type { CommandOptions } from '../../lib/baseCommand';
 import type { OASDocument } from 'oas/dist/rmoas.types';
 
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import config from 'config';
 import ora from 'ora';
 import pluralize from 'pluralize';
 import { getBorderCharacters, table } from 'table';
 
 import analyzeOas, { getSupportedFeatures } from '../../lib/analyzeOas';
 import Command, { CommandCategories } from '../../lib/baseCommand';
+import config from '../../lib/config';
 import { oraOptions } from '../../lib/logger';
 import prepareOas from '../../lib/prepareOas';
 import SoftError from '../../lib/softError';
@@ -226,9 +226,7 @@ export default class OpenAPIInspectCommand extends Command {
       if (invalidFeatures.length) {
         return Promise.reject(
           new Error(
-            `Unknown features: ${invalidFeatures.join(', ')}. See \`${config.get('cli')} help ${
-              this.command
-            }\` for help.`,
+            `Unknown features: ${invalidFeatures.join(', ')}. See \`${config.cli} help ${this.command}\` for help.`,
           ),
         );
       }
diff --git a/src/cmds/versions/create.ts b/src/cmds/versions/create.ts
index 5b79854e2..a16a67e07 100644
--- a/src/cmds/versions/create.ts
+++ b/src/cmds/versions/create.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import type { Version } from '.';
 import type { CommandOptions } from '../../lib/baseCommand';
 
-import config from 'config';
 import { Headers } from 'node-fetch';
 import prompts from 'prompts';
 import semver from 'semver';
 
 import Command, { CommandCategories } from '../../lib/baseCommand';
 import castStringOptToBool from '../../lib/castStringOptToBool';
+import config from '../../lib/config';
 import * as promptHandler from '../../lib/prompts';
 import promptTerminal from '../../lib/promptWrapper';
 import readmeAPIFetch, { cleanHeaders, handleRes } from '../../lib/readmeAPIFetch';
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export default class CreateVersionCommand extends Command {
 
     if (!version || !semver.valid(semver.coerce(version))) {
       return Promise.reject(
-        new Error(`Please specify a semantic version. See \`${config.get('cli')} help ${this.command}\` for help.`),
+        new Error(`Please specify a semantic version. See \`${config.cli} help ${this.command}\` for help.`),
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/cmds/whoami.ts b/src/cmds/whoami.ts
index 3e906b96d..d43df443b 100644
--- a/src/cmds/whoami.ts
+++ b/src/cmds/whoami.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import type { CommandOptions } from '../lib/baseCommand';
 
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import config from 'config';
 
 import Command, { CommandCategories } from '../lib/baseCommand';
+import config from '../lib/config';
 import getCurrentConfig from '../lib/getCurrentConfig';
 
 export default class WhoAmICommand extends Command {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default class WhoAmICommand extends Command {
     const { email, project } = getCurrentConfig();
 
     if (!email || !project) {
-      return Promise.reject(new Error(`Please login using \`${config.get('cli')} login\`.`));
+      return Promise.reject(new Error(`Please login using \`${config.cli} login\`.`));
     }
 
     return Promise.resolve(
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 8a3b0f42f..0ec4751de 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,33 +1,19 @@
-/* eslint-disable import/first, import/order, no-underscore-dangle */
-import path from 'path';
+/* eslint-disable no-underscore-dangle */
+import type Command from './lib/baseCommand';
+import type { CommandOptions } from './lib/baseCommand';
 
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import cliArgs from 'command-line-args';
 import parseArgsStringToArgv from 'string-argv';
 
-// We have to do this otherwise `require('config')` loads
-// from the cwd where the user is running `rdme` which
-// wont be what we want
-//
-// This is a little sketchy overwriting environment variables
-// but since this is only supposed to be a cli and not
-// requireable, i think this is okay
-const configDir = process.env.NODE_CONFIG_DIR;
-process.env.NODE_CONFIG_DIR = path.join(__dirname, '../config');
-
-import config from 'config';
-
-process.env.NODE_CONFIG_DIR = configDir;
-
 import { version } from '../package.json';
 
 import * as commands from './lib/commands';
-import * as help from './lib/help';
-import { debug } from './lib/logger';
+import config from './lib/config';
 import createGHA from './lib/createGHA';
-import type Command from './lib/baseCommand';
-import type { CommandOptions } from './lib/baseCommand';
 import getCurrentConfig from './lib/getCurrentConfig';
+import * as help from './lib/help';
+import { debug } from './lib/logger';
 
 /**
  * @param {Array} processArgv - An array of arguments from the current process. Can be used to mock
@@ -41,7 +27,7 @@ export default function rdme(rawProcessArgv: NodeJS.Process['argv']) {
       name: 'version',
       alias: 'v',
       type: Boolean,
-      description: `Show the current ${config.get('cli')} version (v${version})`,
+      description: `Show the current ${config.cli} version (v${version})`,
     },
     { name: 'command', type: String, defaultOption: true },
   ];
@@ -156,9 +142,7 @@ export default function rdme(rawProcessArgv: NodeJS.Process['argv']) {
     });
   } catch (e) {
     if (e.message === 'Command not found.') {
-      e.message = `${e.message}\n\nType \`${chalk.yellow(`${config.get('cli')} help`)}\` ${chalk.red(
-        'to see all commands',
-      )}`;
+      e.message = `${e.message}\n\nType \`${chalk.yellow(`${config.cli} help`)}\` ${chalk.red('to see all commands')}`;
     }
 
     return Promise.reject(e);
diff --git a/config/default.js b/src/lib/config.ts
similarity index 52%
rename from config/default.js
rename to src/lib/config.ts
index c00432e7a..531513e2a 100644
--- a/config/default.js
+++ b/src/lib/config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-module.exports = {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line global-require
-  cli: require('../package.json').name,
+const config = {
+  cli: 'rdme',
   host: 'https://dash.readme.com',
   hub: 'https://{project}.readme.io', // this is only used for the `open` command
-};
+} as const;
+
+export default config;
diff --git a/src/lib/help.ts b/src/lib/help.ts
index 75d7ffc36..743ce7464 100644
--- a/src/lib/help.ts
+++ b/src/lib/help.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import type { Section } from 'command-line-usage';
 
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import usage from 'command-line-usage';
-import config from 'config';
 
 import * as commands from './commands';
+import config from './config';
 
 function formatCommands(cmds: { description: string; hidden: boolean; name: string }[]) {
   return cmds
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function formatCommands(cmds: { description: string; hidden: boolean; name: stri
     .filter(command => !command.hidden)
     .map(command => {
       return {
-        name: `${chalk.grey('$')} ${config.get('cli')} ${command.name}`,
+        name: `${chalk.grey('$')} ${config.cli} ${command.name}`,
         summary: command.description,
       };
     });
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function formatCommands(cmds: { description: string; hidden: boolean; name: stri
 
 const owlbert = () => {
   // http://asciiart.club
-  return `                  📖 ${chalk.blue.bold(config.get('cli'))}
+  return `                  📖 ${chalk.blue.bold(config.cli)}
 
     ${chalk.bold('a utility for interacting with ReadMe')}
        .
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function commandUsage(cmd: Command) {
     },
     {
       header: 'Usage',
-      content: `${config.get('cli')} ${cmd.usage}`,
+      content: `${config.cli} ${cmd.usage}`,
     },
     {
       header: 'Options',
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ async function globalUsage(args: Command['args']) {
     },
     {
       header: 'Usage',
-      content: `${config.get('cli')} <command> [arguments]`,
+      content: `${config.cli} <command> [arguments]`,
     },
     {
       header: 'Options',
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ async function globalUsage(args: Command['args']) {
 
   helpContent.push(
     {
-      content: `Run ${chalk.dim(`${config.get('cli')} help <command>`)} for help with a specific command.`,
+      content: `Run ${chalk.dim(`${config.cli} help <command>`)} for help with a specific command.`,
       raw: true,
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/lib/logger.ts b/src/lib/logger.ts
index c6a64b421..648700c88 100644
--- a/src/lib/logger.ts
+++ b/src/lib/logger.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import type { Writable } from 'type-fest';
 
 import * as core from '@actions/core';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import config from 'config';
 import debugModule from 'debug';
 
+import config from './config';
 import { isGHA, isTest } from './isCI';
 
-const debugPackage = debugModule(config.get('cli'));
+const debugPackage = debugModule(config.cli);
 
 /**
  * Wrapper for debug statements.
diff --git a/src/lib/readmeAPIFetch.ts b/src/lib/readmeAPIFetch.ts
index a788505b1..21833c2ed 100644
--- a/src/lib/readmeAPIFetch.ts
+++ b/src/lib/readmeAPIFetch.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import type { RequestInit, Response } from 'node-fetch';
 
 import path from 'path';
 
-import config from 'config';
 import mime from 'mime-types';
 import nodeFetch, { Headers } from 'node-fetch'; // eslint-disable-line no-restricted-imports
 
 import pkg from '../../package.json';
 
 import APIError from './apiError';
+import config from './config';
 import { git } from './createGHA';
 import isCI, { ciName, isGHA } from './isCI';
 import { debug, warn } from './logger';
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export default async function readmeAPIFetch(
     headers.set('x-readme-source-url', fileOpts.filePath);
   }
 
-  const fullUrl = `${getProxy()}${config.get('host')}${pathname}`;
+  const fullUrl = `${getProxy()}${config.host}${pathname}`;
 
   debug(
     `making ${(options.method || 'get').toUpperCase()} request to ${fullUrl} with headers: ${sanitizeHeaders(headers)}`,
diff --git a/src/lib/syncDocsPath.ts b/src/lib/syncDocsPath.ts
index 845c771df..3f0652645 100644
--- a/src/lib/syncDocsPath.ts
+++ b/src/lib/syncDocsPath.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import fs from 'fs/promises';
 import path from 'path';
 
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import config from 'config';
 import { Headers } from 'node-fetch';
 
 import APIError from './apiError';
 import Command, { CommandCategories } from './baseCommand';
+import config from './config';
 import { debug } from './logger';
 import readdirRecursive from './readdirRecursive';
 import readDoc from './readDoc';
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export default async function syncDocsPath(
   allowedFileExtensions = ['.markdown', '.md'],
 ) {
   if (!pathInput) {
-    return Promise.reject(new Error(`No path provided. Usage \`${config.get('cli')} ${usage}\`.`));
+    return Promise.reject(new Error(`No path provided. Usage \`${config.cli} ${usage}\`.`));
   }
 
   const stat = await fs.stat(pathInput).catch(err => {