diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9c954c4..12ef810 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@
 .direnv/
 waycast_cache
 waycast.toml
+# Using locally to test .config, .cache, and data dir
+xdg
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7e4d97b..98d1b74 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1460,6 +1460,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "redb",
  "serde",
  "tempfile",
+ "waycast-config",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/waycast-config/src/lib.rs b/waycast-config/src/lib.rs
index dbd01db..e103fca 100644
--- a/waycast-config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/waycast-config/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,33 @@
-use config::Config;
+use config::{Config, Environment};
 use directories::ProjectDirs;
 use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::OnceLock;
-use std::{fs::File, path::PathBuf};
+use std::{env, fs::File, path::PathBuf};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct WaycastConfig {}
 static CONFIG_SINGLETON: OnceLock<Config> = OnceLock::new();
 
+fn is_development_mode() -> bool {
+    // Check if we're in development by looking for Cargo.toml in current directory
+    env::current_dir()
+        .map(|dir| dir.join("Cargo.toml").exists())
+        .unwrap_or(false)
+}
+
 pub fn project_dirs() -> Option<ProjectDirs> {
     ProjectDirs::from("dev.thegrind", "The Grind", "waycast")
 }
 
 pub fn config_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    if is_development_mode() {
+        return env::current_dir()
+            .map(|d| d.join("xdg").join(".config").join("waycast"))
+            .ok();
+    }
+
     if let Some(dirs) = project_dirs() {
         return Some(dirs.config_dir().to_path_buf());
     }
@@ -23,6 +36,12 @@ pub fn config_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
 }
 
 pub fn cache_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    if is_development_mode() {
+        return env::current_dir()
+            .ok()
+            .map(|d| d.join("xdg").join(".cache"));
+    }
+
     if let Some(dirs) = project_dirs() {
         return Some(dirs.cache_dir().to_path_buf());
     }
@@ -31,6 +50,12 @@ pub fn cache_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
 }
 
 pub fn data_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    if is_development_mode() {
+        return env::current_dir()
+            .ok()
+            .map(|d| d.join("xdg").join(".local/share"));
+    }
+
     if let Some(dirs) = project_dirs() {
         return Some(dirs.data_dir().to_path_buf());
     }
@@ -46,6 +71,14 @@ pub fn config_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(file: P) -> Option<PathBuf> {
     None
 }
 
+pub fn cache_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(file: P) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    if let Some(p) = cache_dir() {
+        return Some(p.join(file));
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
 pub fn config_file() -> &'static Config {
     CONFIG_SINGLETON.get_or_init(|| init())
 }
@@ -57,14 +90,18 @@ pub fn get<T: DeserializeOwned>(key: &str) -> Result<T, config::ConfigError> {
 fn init() -> Config {
     let mut cfg = Config::builder();
 
-    cfg = cfg.add_source(config::File::with_name("waycast.toml").required(false)); // Local file for dev
-
-    // Production version in ~/.config
+    println!("Config: {}", config_path("waycast.toml").unwrap().display());
     if let Some(path) = config_path("waycast.toml") {
         cfg = cfg.add_source(config::File::with_name(&path.to_string_lossy()).required(false));
     }
 
-    cfg = cfg.add_source(config::Environment::with_prefix("WAYCAST"));
+    cfg = cfg.add_source(Environment::with_prefix("WAYCAST"));
+
+    println!("Using directories");
+    println!("---");
+    println!("{}", config_dir().unwrap().display());
+    println!("{}", cache_dir().unwrap().display());
+    println!("{}", data_dir().unwrap().display());
 
     cfg.build().unwrap()
 }
diff --git a/waycast-core/Cargo.toml b/waycast-core/Cargo.toml
index a2f1a35..945c30e 100644
--- a/waycast-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/waycast-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 bincode = "1.3"
 redb = "3.0.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0.219", features = ["derive"] }
+waycast-config = { path = "../waycast-config" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = "3.21.0"
diff --git a/waycast-core/src/cache/mod.rs b/waycast-core/src/cache/mod.rs
index 81b77f0..d94e6be 100644
--- a/waycast-core/src/cache/mod.rs
+++ b/waycast-core/src/cache/mod.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,19 @@ pub struct Cache {
 }
 
 pub fn get() -> &'static Cache {
-    CACHE_SINGLETON.get_or_init(|| new("waycast_cache").expect("Failed to initialize cache :("))
+    CACHE_SINGLETON.get_or_init(|| {
+        let cache_path = waycast_config::cache_path("waycast_cache.db")
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| std::env::current_dir().unwrap().join("waycast_cache.db"));
+        
+        // Ensure cache directory exists
+        if let Some(parent) = cache_path.parent() {
+            if let Err(e) = std::fs::create_dir_all(parent) {
+                eprintln!("Warning: Failed to create cache directory {}: {}", parent.display(), e);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        new(cache_path).expect("Failed to initialize cache :(")
+    })
 }
 
 // Get an existing cache at the given path or
diff --git a/waycast-plugins/src/file_search.rs b/waycast-plugins/src/file_search.rs
index 7b1e446..21f15ee 100644
--- a/waycast-plugins/src/file_search.rs
+++ b/waycast-plugins/src/file_search.rs
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ impl FileSearchPlugin {
             let mut local_files = Vec::new();
 
             for path in &self.search_paths {
+                println!("Scanning: {}", path.display());
                 let walker = WalkDir::new(path).into_iter();
                 for entry in walker
                     .filter_entry(|e| {