diff --git a/lua/harpoon/init.lua b/lua/harpoon/init.lua
index 3eafa6f..0d2d388 100644
--- a/lua/harpoon/init.lua
+++ b/lua/harpoon/init.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 local Path = require("plenary.path")
-local terminals = require("harpoon.term")
-local mark = require("harpoon.mark")
 local cwd = cwd or vim.loop.cwd()
 local config_path = vim.fn.stdpath("config")
 local data_path = vim.fn.stdpath("data")
@@ -132,11 +130,19 @@ M.setup = function(config)
     -- an object for cwd
     ensure_correct_config(complete_config)
 
-    terminals.setup(complete_config.projects[cwd].term)
-    mark.setup(complete_config.projects[cwd].mark)
     harpoon_config = complete_config
 end
 
+M.get_term_config = function()
+    ensure_correct_config(harpoon_config)
+    return harpoon_config.projects[cwd].term
+end
+
+M.get_mark_config = function()
+    ensure_correct_config(harpoon_config)
+    return harpoon_config.projects[cwd].mark
+end
+
 -- should only be called for debug purposes
 M.print_config = function() 
     print(vim.inspect(harpoon_config))
diff --git a/lua/harpoon/mark.lua b/lua/harpoon/mark.lua
index 54e5e8d..025f062 100644
--- a/lua/harpoon/mark.lua
+++ b/lua/harpoon/mark.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 local Path = require('plenary.path')
+local harpoon = require('harpoon')
 
 local M = {}
-local cwd = cwd or vim.loop.cwd()
-
-mark_config = mark_config or {}
 
 function get_id_or_current_buffer(id)
     if id == nil then
@@ -13,32 +11,15 @@ function get_id_or_current_buffer(id)
     return id
 end
 
-M.setup = function(config) 
-    mark_config = config
-    if mark_config.marks == nil then
-
-        -- resetting the mark config if there is an issue loading the config
-        -- this can hide errors.  
-        --
-        -- TODO: create a logging mechanism to get these values
-        mark_config = {
-            marks = {}
-        }
-    end
-end
-
-M.get_config = function() 
-    return mark_config
-end
-
 function get_index_of(item)
     if item == nil then
         error("You have provided a nil value to Harpoon, please provide a string rep of the file or the file idx.")
         return
     end
+    local config = harpoon.get_mark_config()
     if type(item) == 'string' then
-        for idx = 1, #mark_config.marks do
-           if mark_config.marks[idx] == item then
+        for idx = 1, #config.marks do
+           if config.marks[idx] == item then
                 return idx
             end
         end
@@ -50,7 +31,7 @@ function get_index_of(item)
         item = item + 1
     end
 
-    if item <= #mark_config.marks and item >= 1 then
+    if item <= #config.marks and item >= 1 then
         return item
     end
 
@@ -58,16 +39,17 @@ function get_index_of(item)
 end
 
 function valid_index(idx) 
-    return idx ~= nil and mark_config.marks[idx] ~= nil
+    return idx ~= nil and harpoon.get_mark_config().marks[idx] ~= nil
 end
 
 M.get_index_of = get_index_of
 M.valid_index = valid_index
 
 function swap(a_idx, b_idx) 
-    local tmp = mark_config.marks[a_idx]
-    mark_config.marks[a_idx] = mark_config.marks[b_idx]
-    mark_config.marks[b_idx] = tmp
+    local config = harpoon.get_mark_config()
+    local tmp = config.marks[a_idx]
+    config.marks[a_idx] = mark_config.marks[b_idx]
+    config.marks[b_idx] = tmp
 end
 
 M.add_file = function()
@@ -77,14 +59,15 @@ M.add_file = function()
         return
     end
 
-    for idx = 1, #mark_config.marks do
-        if mark_config.marks[idx] == nil then
-            mark_config.marks[idx] = buf_name
+    local config = harpoon.get_mark_config()
+    for idx = 1, #config.marks do
+        if config.marks[idx] == nil then
+            config.marks[idx] = buf_name
             return
         end
     end
 
-    table.insert(mark_config.marks, buf_name)
+    table.insert(config.marks, buf_name)
 end
 
 M.store_offset = function() 
@@ -116,7 +99,7 @@ M.rm_file = function()
         return
     end
 
-    mark_config.marks[idx] = nil
+    harpoon.get_mark_config().marks[idx] = nil
 end
 
 M.trim = function() 
@@ -124,7 +107,7 @@ M.trim = function()
 end
 
 M.clear_all = function()
-    mark_config.marks = {}
+    harpoon.get_mark_config().marks = {}
 end
 
 M.promote = function(id)
@@ -151,13 +134,14 @@ end
 
 M.remove_nils = function()
     local next = {}
-    for idx = 1, #mark_config.marks do
-        if mark_config.marks[idx] ~= nil then
-            table.insert(next, mark_config.marks[idx])
+    local config = harpoon.get_mark_config()
+    for idx = 1, #config.marks do
+        if config.marks[idx] ~= nil then
+            table.insert(next, config.marks[idx])
         end
     end
 
-    mark_config.marks = next
+    config.marks = next
 end
 
 M.shorten_list = function(count) 
@@ -173,19 +157,20 @@ M.shorten_list = function(count)
     end
 
     local next = {}
-    local up_to = math.min(count, #mark_config.marks)
+    local config = harpoon.get_mark_config()
+    local up_to = math.min(count, #config.marks)
     for idx = 1, up_to do
-        table.insert(next, mark_config.marks[idx])
+        table.insert(next, config.marks[idx])
     end
-    mark_config.marks = next
+    config.marks = next
 end
 
 M.get_marked_file = function(idx)
-    return mark_config.marks[idx]
+    return harpoon.get_mark_config().marks[idx]
 end
 
 M.get_length = function() 
-    return #mark_config.marks
+    return #harpoon.get_mark_config().marks
 end
 
 return M
diff --git a/lua/harpoon/term.lua b/lua/harpoon/term.lua
index 69f3f9c..967eec5 100644
--- a/lua/harpoon/term.lua
+++ b/lua/harpoon/term.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 local Path = require("plenary.path")
-local cwd = cwd or vim.loop.cwd()
 
 local M = {}
 
@@ -23,59 +22,8 @@ function create_terminal()
     return buf_id, term_id
 end
 
-M.get_config = function() 
-    return terminal_config
-end
-
---[[
--- First iteration of the setup script
-lua require("harpoon").setup({
-    terminal: {
-        "/home/theprimeagen/work/netflix": {
-            "yarn build",
-            "yarn test",
-            "yarn dtest"
-        }
-    }
-})
---]]
-
 function getCmd(idx) 
-    local commandSet = terminal_config[cwd]
-    if not commandSet then
-        return nil
-    end
-    return commandSet[idx]
-end
-
---[[
-{
-    projects: {
-        "/path/to/dir": {
-            term: {
-                cmds: string[],
-                ... top level settings .. (we don't have)
-            }
-            mark: {
-                marks: string[], // very skept -- has odd behavior
-                ... top level settings .. (we don't have)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
---]]
-
-M.setup = function(config) 
-    terminal_config = config
-    if terminal_config.cmds == nil then
-
-        -- Resets terminal config if there is some missing values.
-        --
-        -- TODO: create a logging mechanism to get these values
-        terminal_config = {
-            cmds = {}
-        }
-    end
+    return 
 end
 
 M.gotoTerminal = function(idx) 
@@ -105,7 +53,7 @@ M.sendCommand = function(idx, cmd)
     end
 
     if type(cmd) == "number" then
-        cmd = getCmd(cmd)
+        cmd = terminal_config.cmds[cmd]
     end
 
     if cmd then