diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c19769f..8189bb4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ subprojects/qhull/
 subprojects/libconstants/
 subprojects/liblogging/
 subprojects/packagecache/
+subprojects/glaze/
 
 qhull.wrap
 
diff --git a/build-config/glaze/meson.build b/build-config/glaze/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f364fcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-config/glaze/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+glaze_cmake_options = cmake.subproject_options()
+
+glaze_cmake_options.add_cmake_defines({
+     'BUILD_SHARED_LIBS': 'OFF',
+     'BUILD_STATIC_LIBS': 'ON',
+     'CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR': get_option('libdir'),
+     'CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR': get_option('includedir'),
+     'CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE': 'ON',
+     'galze_BUILD_EXAMPLES': 'OFF',
+ })
+
+glaze_sp = cmake.subproject(
+    'glaze',
+    options: glaze_cmake_options,
+)
+glaze_dep = glaze_sp.dependency('glaze_glaze')
diff --git a/build-config/meson.build b/build-config/meson.build
index e96dbf5..9f408ea 100644
--- a/build-config/meson.build
+++ b/build-config/meson.build
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 cmake = import('cmake')
-subdir('yaml-cpp')
+subdir('glaze')
diff --git a/build-config/yaml-cpp/meson.build b/build-config/yaml-cpp/meson.build
deleted file mode 100644
index 82d1b20..0000000
--- a/build-config/yaml-cpp/meson.build
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-cmake = import('cmake')
-yaml_cpp_cmake_options = cmake.subproject_options()
-
-yaml_cpp_cmake_options.add_cmake_defines({
-        'BUILD_SHARED_LIBS': 'OFF',
-        'BUILD_STATIC_LIBS': 'ON',
-        'YAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS': 'OFF',
-        'CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS': '-Wno-shadow',
-        'CMAKE_C_FLAGS': '-Wno-shadow',
-        'CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR': get_option('libdir'),
-        'CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR': get_option('includedir'),
-        'CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM': '3.5',
-        'CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE': 'ON'
-    })
-
-yaml_cpp_sp = cmake.subproject(
-    'yaml-cpp',
-    options: yaml_cpp_cmake_options,
-)
-
-
-yaml_cpp_tgt = yaml_cpp_sp.target('yaml-cpp')
-yaml_cpp_inc = yaml_cpp_sp.include_directories('yaml-cpp')
-empty_yaml_cpp_file = configure_file(
-  output: 'yaml_cpp_dummy_ar.cpp',
-  command: ['echo'],
-  capture: true
-  )
-libyaml_static = static_library(
-   'yaml_cpp-static',
-   empty_yaml_cpp_file,
-   objects: [yaml_cpp_tgt.extract_all_objects(recursive: true)],
-   include_directories: yaml_cpp_inc,
-   pic: true,
-   install: false
-)
-
-
-yaml_cpp_dep = declare_dependency(
-  link_with: libyaml_static,
-  include_directories: yaml_cpp_inc,
-)
diff --git a/examples/config_example.toml b/examples/config_example.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..258283a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/config_example.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[main]
+x = 10
+y = 20
+person = {age = 30, name = "Alice"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/config_example.yml b/examples/config_example.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d8bca95..0000000
--- a/examples/config_example.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-men: ["John Smith", "Bill Jones"]
-women:
-  - Karol Boudreaux
-  - Emily Boudreaux
diff --git a/examples/simple.cpp b/examples/simple.cpp
index e925d10..53abffd 100644
--- a/examples/simple.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple.cpp
@@ -1,35 +1,46 @@
 #include "fourdst/config/config.h"
+#include "glaze/glaze.hpp"
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <filesystem>
 
-std::string get_validated_filename(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-    if (argc != 2) {
-        std::cout << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " <input_file>" << std::endl;
-        exit(1);
-    }
+using namespace fourdst::config;
 
-    std::filesystem::path const file_path{ argv[1] };
+struct sub {
+    double x;
+    double y;
+};
 
-    if (not std::filesystem::exists(file_path) || not std::filesystem::is_regular_file(file_path)) {
-        std::cout << "Error: File does not exist or is not a regular file." << std::endl;
-        exit(1);
-    }
+struct BoundaryConditions {
+    double pressure = 1e6;
+    sub sub;
+};
 
-    return file_path.string();
-}
+struct ExampleConfig  {
+    double parameterA = 1.0;
+    int parameterB = 1.0;
+    std::string parameterC = "default_value";
+    std::vector<double> parameterD = {0.1, 0.2, 0.3};
+    BoundaryConditions boundaryConditions;
+};
 
-int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-  fourdst::config::Config& config = fourdst::config::Config::getInstance();
+struct Person {
+    int age;
+    std::string name;
+};
 
-  std::string filename = get_validated_filename(argc, argv);
-  config.loadConfig(filename);
+struct AppConfig {
+    double x;
+    double y;
+    Person person;
+};
 
-  auto men = config.get<std::vector<std::string>>("men", {});
+int main() {
+    const Config<ExampleConfig> cfg;
+    cfg.save();
+    cfg.save_schema(".");
 
-  for (const auto& name : men) {
-    std::cout << "men are " << name << std::endl;
-  }
-
-}
+    Config<AppConfig> loaded;
+    loaded.save_schema(".");
+    loaded.load("config_example.toml");
+    std::println("{}", loaded);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/wasm.cpp b/examples/wasm.cpp
index ecff35e..ba5d840 100644
--- a/examples/wasm.cpp
+++ b/examples/wasm.cpp
@@ -2,18 +2,22 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <filesystem>
 
+struct AppConfig {
+    double x;
+    double y;
+    std::vector<std::string> men;
+};
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-  fourdst::config::Config& config = fourdst::config::Config::getInstance();
+    fourdst::config::Config<AppConfig> config;
+    config.load("/input.toml");
 
-  config.loadConfig("/input.yaml");
+    auto x = config->x;
+    const auto& men = config->men;
 
-  auto men = config.get<std::vector<std::string>>("men", {});
-
-  for (const auto& name : men) {
-    std::cout << "men are " << name << std::endl;
-  }
+    for (const auto& name : men) {
+        std::cout << "men are " << name << std::endl;
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4f6ac74..37606bc 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ if get_option('build_examples')
   subdir('examples')
 endif
 
-if get_option('pkg_config')
-    message('Generating pkg-config file for libconfig...')
-    pkg = import('pkgconfig')
-    pkg.generate(
-        name: 'libconfig',
-        description: 'Configuration module for SERiF and related projects',
-        version: meson.project_version(),
-        libraries: [libconfig],
-        subdirs: ['fourdst'],
-        filebase: 'fourdst_config',
-        install_dir: join_paths(get_option('libdir'), 'pkgconfig')
-    )
-endif
+#if get_option('pkg_config')
+#    message('Generating pkg-config file for libconfig...')
+#    pkg = import('pkgconfig')
+#    pkg.generate(
+#        name: 'libconfig',
+#        description: 'Configuration module for SERiF and related projects',
+#        version: meson.project_version(),
+#        libraries: [libconfig],
+#        subdirs: ['fourdst'],
+#        filebase: 'fourdst_config',
+#        install_dir: join_paths(get_option('libdir'), 'pkgconfig')
+#    )
+#endif
diff --git a/src/config/include/fourdst/config/base.h b/src/config/include/fourdst/config/base.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6e034f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/include/fourdst/config/base.h
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <filesystem>
+#include "glaze/toml.hpp"
+#include <string>
+#include <map>
+#include <optional>
+
+#include "fourdst/config/registry.h"
+#include "fourdst/config/exceptions/exceptions.h"
+
+namespace fourdst::config::utils {
+    inline std::string extract_error_key(const std::string& buffer, const glz::error_ctx& pe) {
+        if (pe.location >= buffer.size()) return "unknown";
+
+        size_t line_start = pe.location;
+        while (line_start > 0 && buffer[line_start - 1] != '\n') {
+            line_start--;
+        }
+
+        size_t line_end = pe.location;
+        while (line_end < buffer.size() && buffer[line_end] != '\n' && buffer[line_end] != '\r') {
+            line_end++;
+        }
+
+        std::string line = buffer.substr(line_start, line_end - line_start);
+
+        const size_t separator_pos = line.find_first_of("=:");
+
+        if (separator_pos != std::string::npos) {
+            std::string key_part = line.substr(0, separator_pos);
+
+            while (!key_part.empty() && std::isspace(key_part.back())) {
+                key_part.pop_back();
+            }
+
+            size_t first_char = 0;
+            while (first_char < key_part.size() && std::isspace(key_part[first_char])) {
+                first_char++;
+            }
+
+            if (first_char < key_part.size()) {
+                return key_part.substr(first_char);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return line;
+    }
+}
+
+namespace fourdst::config {
+    enum class ConfigState {
+        DEFAULT,
+        LOADED_FROM_FILE
+    };
+
+    template <typename T>
+    class Config {
+    public:
+        Config() {
+            (void)m_registrar;
+        }
+
+        const T* operator->() const { return &m_content.main; }
+        const T& main() const { return m_content.main; }
+
+        void save(std::optional<std::string_view> path = std::nullopt) const {
+            if (!path) {
+                path = std::string(glz::name_v<T>) + ".toml";
+            }
+            auto err = glz::write_file_toml(m_content, path.value(), std::string{});
+            if (err) {
+                throw exceptions::ConfigSaveError(
+                    std::format(
+                        "Config::save: Failed to save config to {} with glaze error {} ",
+                        std::string(path.value()),
+                        glz::format_error(err.ec)
+                        )
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        void load(const std::string_view path) {
+            std::string buffer;
+            const auto ec = glz::file_to_buffer(buffer, path);
+            if (ec != glz::error_code::none) {
+                throw exceptions::ConfigLoadError(
+                    std::format(
+                        "Config::load: Failed to load config from {} with glaze error {} ",
+                        std::string(path),
+                        glz::format_error(ec)
+                    )
+                );
+            }
+            auto err = glz::read<
+                glz::opts{
+                    .format = glz::TOML,
+                    .error_on_unknown_keys = true
+                }>(m_content, buffer);
+            if (err) {
+                throw exceptions::ConfigParseError(
+                    std::format(
+                        "Config::load: Failed to parse config from {} with glaze error {} (Key: {}) ",
+                        std::string(path),
+                        glz::format_error(err.ec),
+                        utils::extract_error_key(buffer, err)
+                    )
+                );
+            }
+            m_state = ConfigState::LOADED_FROM_FILE;
+        }
+
+        void save_schema(const std::string_view dir) const {
+            Registry::generate_named(dir, std::string(glz::name_v<T>));
+        }
+
+        ConfigState get_state() const { return m_state; }
+
+        std::string describe_state() const {
+            switch (m_state) {
+                case ConfigState::DEFAULT:
+                    return "DEFAULT";
+                case ConfigState::LOADED_FROM_FILE:
+                    return "LOADED_FROM_FILE";
+                default:
+                    return "UNKNOWN";
+            }
+        }
+
+    private:
+        struct Content {
+            T main;
+        };
+        Content m_content;
+        ConfigState m_state = ConfigState::DEFAULT;
+
+
+        struct Registrar {
+            Registrar() {
+                const auto name = std::string(glz::name_v<T>);
+                Registry::register_schema<Content>(name);
+            }
+        };
+        static inline Registrar m_registrar;
+    };
+}
+
+template <typename T, typename CharT>
+struct std::formatter<fourdst::config::Config<T>, CharT> {
+
+    static constexpr auto parse(auto& ctx) { return ctx.begin(); }
+
+    auto format(const fourdst::config::Config<T>& config, auto& ctx) const {
+        const T& inner_value = config.main();
+        struct Content {
+            T main;
+        };
+        Content content{inner_value};
+        std::string buffer;
+        const glz::error_ctx ec = glz::write<glz::opts{.format=glz::TOML, .prettify = true}>(content, buffer);
+        if (ec) {
+            return std::format_to(ctx.out(), "Error serializing config");
+        }
+
+        return std::format_to(ctx.out(), "{}", buffer);
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/config/include/fourdst/config/config.h b/src/config/include/fourdst/config/config.h
index 32cdee0..f8f8d0a 100644
--- a/src/config/include/fourdst/config/config.h
+++ b/src/config/include/fourdst/config/config.h
@@ -20,227 +20,6 @@
 // *********************************************************************** */
 #pragma once
 
-#include <string>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <sstream>
-#include <vector>
-#include <map>
-#include <algorithm>
-#include <stdexcept>
+#include "fourdst/config/base.h"
+#include "fourdst/config/exceptions/exceptions.h"
 
-// Required for YAML parsing
-#include "yaml-cpp/yaml.h"
-
-// -- Forward Def of Resource manager to let it act as a friend of Config --
-// Note this is for SERiF development
-namespace serif::resource { class ResourceManager; }
-
-class configTestPrivateAccessor; // Forward declaration for test utility
-
-namespace fourdst::config {
-
-   /**
- * @class Config
- * @brief Singleton class to manage configuration settings loaded from a YAML file.
- */
-   class Config {
-   private:
-      /**
-    * @brief Private constructor to prevent instantiation.
-    */
-      Config();
-
-      /**
-    * @brief Destructor.
-    */
-      ~Config();
-
-      YAML::Node yamlRoot; ///< Root node of the YAML configuration.
-      std::string configFilePath; ///< Path to the configuration file.
-      bool debug = false; ///< Flag to enable debug output.
-      bool loaded = false; ///< Flag to indicate if the configuration has been loaded.
-
-      std::map<std::string, YAML::Node> configMap; ///< Cache for the location of configuration settings.
-      std::vector<std::string> unknownKeys; ///< Cache for the existence of configuration settings.
-
-      /**
-    * @brief Get a value from the configuration cache.
-    * @tparam T Type of the value to retrieve.
-    * @param key Key of the configuration value.
-    * @param defaultValue Default value to return if the key does not exist.
-    * @return Configuration value of type T.
-    */
-      template <typename T>
-      T getFromCache(const std::string &key, T defaultValue) {
-         if (configMap.find(key) != configMap.end()) {
-            try {
-               return configMap[key].as<T>();
-            } catch (const YAML::Exception& e) {
-               return defaultValue;
-            }
-         }
-         return defaultValue;
-      }
-
-
-      /**
-    * @brief Check if a key exists in the configuration cache.
-    * @param key Key to check.
-    * @return True if the key exists in the cache, false otherwise.
-    */
-      bool isKeyInCache(const std::string &key);
-
-      /**
-    * @brief Add a key-value pair to the configuration cache.
-    * @param key Key of the configuration value.
-    * @param node YAML node containing the configuration value.
-    */
-      void addToCache(const std::string &key, const YAML::Node &node);
-
-      /**
-    * @brief Register a key as not found in the configuration.
-    * @param key Key that was not found.
-    */
-      void registerUnknownKey(const std::string &key);
-
-      bool m_loaded = false;
-
-      // Only friends can access get without a default value
-      template <typename T>
-      T get(const std::string &key) {
-         if (!m_loaded) {
-            throw std::runtime_error("Error! Config file not loaded");
-         }
-         if (has(key)) {
-            return getFromCache<T>(key, T());
-         } else {
-            throw std::runtime_error("Error! Key not found in config file");
-         }
-      }
-
-   public:
-      /**
-    * @brief Get the singleton instance of the Config class.
-    * @return Reference to the Config instance.
-    */
-      static Config& getInstance();
-
-      Config (const Config&) = delete;
-      Config& operator= (const Config&) = delete;
-      Config (Config&&) = delete;
-      Config& operator= (Config&&) = delete;
-
-      void setDebug(bool debug) { this->debug = debug; }
-
-      /**
-    * @brief Load configuration from a YAML file.
-    * @param configFilePath Path to the YAML configuration file.
-    * @return True if the configuration was loaded successfully, false otherwise.
-    */
-      bool loadConfig(const std::string& configFilePath);
-
-      /**
-    * @brief Get the input table from the configuration.
-    * @return Input table as a string.
-    */
-      std::string getInputTable() const;
-
-      /**
-    * @brief Get a configuration value by key.
-    * @tparam T Type of the value to retrieve.
-    * @param key Key of the configuration value.
-    * @param defaultValue Default value to return if the key does not exist.
-    * @return Configuration value of type T.
-    *
-    * @example
-    * @code
-    * Config& config = Config::getInstance();
-    * config.loadConfig("example.yaml");
-    * int maxIter = config.get<int>("opac:lowTemp:numeric:maxIter", 10);
-    */
-      template <typename T>
-      T get(const std::string &key, T defaultValue) {
-         if (!m_loaded) {
-            // ONLY THROW ERROR IF HARSH OR WARN CONFIGURATION
-#if defined(CONFIG_HARSH)
-         throw std::runtime_error("Error! Config file not loaded. To disable this error, recompile with CONFIG_HARSH=0");
-#elif defined(CONFIG_WARN)
-         std::cerr << "Warning! Config file not loaded. This instance of 4DSSE was compiled with CONFIG_WARN so the code will continue using only default values" << std::endl;
-#endif
-         }
-         // --- Check if the key has already been checked for existence
-         if (std::find(unknownKeys.begin(), unknownKeys.end(), key) != unknownKeys.end()) {
-            return defaultValue; // If the key has already been added to the unknown cache do not traverse the YAML tree or hit the cache
-         }
-
-         // --- Check if the key is already in the cache (avoid traversing YAML nodes)
-         if (isKeyInCache(key)) {
-            return getFromCache<T>(key, defaultValue);
-         }
-         // --- If the key is not in the cache, check the YAML file
-         else {
-            YAML::Node node = YAML::Clone(yamlRoot);
-            std::istringstream keyStream(key);
-            std::string subKey;
-            while (std::getline(keyStream, subKey, ':')) {
-               if (!node[subKey]) {
-                  // Key does not exist
-                  registerUnknownKey(key);
-                  return defaultValue;
-               }
-               node = node[subKey]; // go deeper
-            }
-
-            try {
-               // Key exists and is of the requested type
-               addToCache(key, node);
-               return node.as<T>();
-            } catch (const YAML::Exception& e) {
-               // Key is not of the requested type
-               registerUnknownKey(key);
-               return defaultValue; // return default value if the key does not exist
-            }
-         }
-      }
-
-      /**
-   * @brief Check if the key exists in the given config file
-   * @param key Key to check;
-   * @return boolean true or false
-   */
-      bool has(const std::string &key);
-
-      /**
-   * @brief Get all keys defined in the configuration file.
-   * @return Vector of all keys in the configuration file.
-   */
-      std::vector<std::string> keys() const;
-
-      /**
-    * @brief Print the configuration file path and the YAML root node.
-    * @param os Output stream.
-    * @param config Config object to print.
-    * @return Output stream.
-    */
-      friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Config& config) {
-         if (!config.m_loaded) {
-            os << "Config file not loaded" << std::endl;
-            return os;
-         }
-         if (!config.debug) {
-            os << "Config file: " << config.configFilePath << std::endl;
-         } else{
-            // Print entire YAML file from root
-            os << "Config file: " << config.configFilePath << std::endl;
-            os << config.yamlRoot << std::endl;
-         }
-         return os;
-      }
-
-      // Setup gTest class as a friend
-      friend class ::configTestPrivateAccessor; // Friend declaration for global test accessor
-      // -- Resource Manager is a friend of config so it can create a seperate instance
-      friend class serif::resource::ResourceManager; // Adjusted friend declaration
-   };
-
-}
diff --git a/src/config/include/fourdst/config/exceptions/exceptions.h b/src/config/include/fourdst/config/exceptions/exceptions.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3e4a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/include/fourdst/config/exceptions/exceptions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace fourdst::config::exceptions {
+    class ConfigError : public std::exception {
+    public:
+        ConfigError(const std::string & what): m_msg(what) {}
+
+        const char* what() const noexcept override {
+            return m_msg.c_str();
+        }
+    private:
+        std::string m_msg;
+    };
+
+    class ConfigSaveError final : public ConfigError {
+        using ConfigError::ConfigError;
+    };
+
+    class ConfigLoadError final : public ConfigError {
+        using ConfigError::ConfigError;
+    };
+
+    class ConfigParseError final : public ConfigError {
+        using ConfigError::ConfigError;
+    };
+
+    class SchemaGenerationError final : public ConfigError {
+        using ConfigError::ConfigError;
+    };
+
+    class SchemaNameError final : public ConfigError {
+        using ConfigError::ConfigError;
+    };
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/config/include/fourdst/config/registry.h b/src/config/include/fourdst/config/registry.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19e165c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/include/fourdst/config/registry.h
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vector>
+#include <functional>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <string>
+#include <glaze/glaze.hpp>
+#include <exception>
+#include "fourdst/config/exceptions/exceptions.h"
+
+namespace fourdst::config {
+
+    struct Registry {
+        using SchemaWriter = std::function<void(std::filesystem::path)>;
+
+        static std::unordered_map<std::string, SchemaWriter>& get_writers() {
+            static std::unordered_map<std::string, SchemaWriter> writers;
+            return writers;
+        }
+
+        template <typename T>
+        static void register_schema(const std::string& name) {
+            auto& writers = get_writers();
+
+            writers.insert({name, [name](const std::filesystem::path &dir) {
+
+                auto schema_r = glz::write_json_schema<T>();
+                if (!schema_r.has_value()) {
+                    throw std::runtime_error("Failed to generate schema for " + name);
+                }
+                 std::string schema = schema_r.value();
+
+                const auto path = dir / (name + ".schema.json");
+                const auto err = glz::buffer_to_file(schema, path.string());
+
+                if (err != glz::error_code::none) {
+                    throw exceptions::SchemaGenerationError("Failed to write schema for " + name + " to " + path.string());
+                }
+            }});
+        }
+
+        static void generate_all(const std::filesystem::path& dir) {
+            std::filesystem::create_directories(dir);
+            for (const auto &writer: get_writers() | std::views::values) {
+                writer(dir);
+            }
+        }
+
+        static void generate_named(const std::filesystem::path& dir, const std::string& name) {
+            const auto& writers = get_writers();
+            const auto it = writers.find(name);
+            if (it == writers.end()) {
+                throw exceptions::SchemaNameError("No schema registered with name: " + name);
+            }
+            it->second(dir);
+        }
+    };
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/config/meson.build b/src/config/meson.build
index 940210f..5fddbf0 100644
--- a/src/config/meson.build
+++ b/src/config/meson.build
@@ -5,22 +5,23 @@ config_sources = files(
 
 
 # Define the libconfig library so it can be linked against by other parts of the build system
-libconfig = library('config',
-    config_sources, 
-    include_directories: include_directories('include'),
-    cpp_args: ['-fvisibility=default'],
-    dependencies: [yaml_cpp_dep],
-    install : true)
+#libconfig = library('config',
+#    config_sources,
+#    include_directories: include_directories('include'),
+#    cpp_args: ['-fvisibility=default'],
+#    dependencies: [yaml_cpp_dep, glaze_dep],
+#    install : true)
 
 config_dep = declare_dependency(
     include_directories: include_directories('include'),
-    link_with: libconfig,
-    sources: config_sources,
-    dependencies: [yaml_cpp_dep],
+#    link_with: libconfig,
+#    sources: config_sources,
+    dependencies: [glaze_dep],
 )
 
 # Make headers accessible
 config_headers = files(
-  'include/fourdst/config/config.h'
+  'include/fourdst/config/config.h',
+  'include/fourdst/config/registry.h',
 )
 install_headers(config_headers, subdir : 'fourdst/fourdst/config')
diff --git a/subprojects/glaze.wrap b/subprojects/glaze.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fa2ecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/glaze.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[wrap-git]
+url = https://github.com/stephenberry/glaze.git
+revision = v6.1.0
+
+[cmake]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/yaml-cpp/addCSTDINTToEmitterUtils.patch b/subprojects/packagefiles/yaml-cpp/addCSTDINTToEmitterUtils.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c4a8224..0000000
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/yaml-cpp/addCSTDINTToEmitterUtils.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
---- yaml-cpp/src/emitterutils.cpp.bak	2025-07-29 08:42:40
-+++ yaml-cpp/src/emitterutils.cpp	2025-07-29 08:42:50
-@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
- #include <algorithm>
- #include <iomanip>
-+#include <cstdint>
- #include <sstream>
- 
- #include "emitterutils.h"
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/yaml-cpp/disableShadowWarnings.patch b/subprojects/packagefiles/yaml-cpp/disableShadowWarnings.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 174af7f..0000000
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/yaml-cpp/disableShadowWarnings.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
---- yaml-cpp/CMakeLists.txt.orig	2025-07-24 08:18:01
-+++ yaml-cpp/CMakeLists.txt	2025-07-24 08:18:25
-@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
- 
- target_compile_options(yaml-cpp
-   PRIVATE
--    $<${not-msvc}:-Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Weffc++ -Wno-long-long>
-     $<${not-msvc}:-pedantic -pedantic-errors>
- 
-     $<$<AND:${backport-msvc-runtime},${msvc-rt-mtd-static}>:-MTd>
diff --git a/subprojects/yaml-cpp.wrap b/subprojects/yaml-cpp.wrap
deleted file mode 100644
index 77469d6..0000000
--- a/subprojects/yaml-cpp.wrap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[wrap-git]
-url = https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp.git
-revision = yaml-cpp-0.7.0
-diff_files = yaml-cpp/disableShadowWarnings.patch, yaml-cpp/addCSTDINTToEmitterUtils.patch
-
-[cmake]
diff --git a/tests/config/configTest.cpp b/tests/config/configTest.cpp
index 62add52..2ba10be 100644
--- a/tests/config/configTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/config/configTest.cpp
@@ -7,38 +7,46 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 
 #include "fourdst/config/config.h"
+#include "test_schema.h"
 
-std::string EXAMPLE_FILENAME = std::string(getenv("MESON_SOURCE_ROOT")) + "/tests/config/example.yaml";
+
+std::string get_good_example_file() {
+    const char* source_root = getenv("MESON_SOURCE_ROOT");
+    if (source_root == nullptr) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("MESON_SOURCE_ROOT environment variable is not set.");
+    }
+    return std::string(source_root) + "/tests/config/example_config_files/example.good.toml";
+}
+
+
+enum class BAD_FILES {
+    UNKNOWN_KEY,
+    INVALID_TYPE,
+    INCORRECT_ARRAY_SIZE
+};
+
+std::string get_bad_example_file(BAD_FILES type) {
+    const char* source_root = getenv("MESON_SOURCE_ROOT");
+    if (source_root == nullptr) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("MESON_SOURCE_ROOT environment variable is not set.");
+    }
+    switch (type) {
+        case BAD_FILES::UNKNOWN_KEY:
+            return std::string(source_root) + "/tests/config/example_config_files/example.unknownkey.toml";
+        case BAD_FILES::INVALID_TYPE:
+            return std::string(source_root) + "/tests/config/example_config_files/example.invalidtype.toml";
+        case BAD_FILES::INCORRECT_ARRAY_SIZE:
+            return std::string(source_root) + "/tests/config/example_config_files/example.incorrectarraysize.toml";
+    }
+    throw std::runtime_error("Invalid BAD_FILES type.");
+}
+
+// std::string EXAMPLE_FILENAME = std::string(getenv("MESON_SOURCE_ROOT")) + "/tests/config/example.toml";
 /**
  * @file configTest.cpp
  * @brief Unit tests for the Config class.
  */
 
-class configTestPrivateAccessor {
-public:
-    static bool callIsKeyInCache(fourdst::config::Config& config, const std::string& key) {
-        return config.isKeyInCache(key);
-    }
-
-    static int callCacheSize(fourdst::config::Config& config) {
-        return config.configMap.size();
-    }
-    
-    static void callAddToCache(fourdst::config::Config& config, const std::string& key, const YAML::Node& node) {
-        config.addToCache(key, node);
-    }
-
-    static void callRegisterKeyNotFound(fourdst::config::Config& config, const std::string& key) {
-        config.registerUnknownKey(key);
-    }
-
-    static bool CheckIfKeyUnknown(fourdst::config::Config& config, const std::string& key) {
-        if (std::find(config.unknownKeys.begin(), config.unknownKeys.end(), key) == config.unknownKeys.end()) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-};
 
 /**
  * @brief Test suite for the Config class.
@@ -49,64 +57,77 @@ class configTest : public ::testing::Test {};
  * @brief Test the constructor of the Config class.
  */
 TEST_F(configTest, constructor) {
-    EXPECT_NO_THROW(fourdst::config::Config::getInstance());
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(fourdst::config::Config<TestConfigSchema>());
 }
 
-TEST_F(configTest, loadConfig) {
-    fourdst::config::Config& config = fourdst::config::Config::getInstance();
-    EXPECT_TRUE(config.loadConfig(EXAMPLE_FILENAME));
+TEST_F(configTest, load_good_file) {
+    using namespace fourdst::config;
+    Config<TestConfigSchema> cfg;
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(cfg.load(get_good_example_file()));
 }
 
-TEST_F(configTest, singletonTest) {
-    fourdst::config::Config& config1 = fourdst::config::Config::getInstance();
-    fourdst::config::Config& config2 = fourdst::config::Config::getInstance();
-    EXPECT_EQ(&config1, &config2);
+TEST_F(configTest, load_unknown_key_file) {
+    using namespace fourdst::config;
+    Config<TestConfigSchema> cfg;
+    EXPECT_THROW(cfg.load(get_bad_example_file(BAD_FILES::UNKNOWN_KEY)), exceptions::ConfigParseError);
 }
 
-TEST_F(configTest, getTest) {
-    fourdst::config::Config& config = fourdst::config::Config::getInstance();
-    config.loadConfig(EXAMPLE_FILENAME);
-    int maxIter = config.get<int>("opac:lowTemp:numeric:maxIter", 10);
-    EXPECT_EQ(maxIter, 100);
-    EXPECT_NE(maxIter, 10);
-
-    std::string logLevel = config.get<std::string>("logLevel", "DEBUG");
-    EXPECT_EQ(logLevel, "INFO");
-    EXPECT_NE(logLevel, "DEBUG");
-
-    float polytropicIndex = config.get<float>("poly:physics:index", 2);
-    EXPECT_EQ(polytropicIndex, 1.5);
-    EXPECT_NE(polytropicIndex, 2);
-
-    float polytropicIndex2 = config.get<float>("poly:physics:index2", 2.0);
-    EXPECT_EQ(polytropicIndex2, 2.0);
+TEST_F(configTest, load_invalid_type_file) {
+    using namespace fourdst::config;
+    Config<TestConfigSchema> cfg;
+    EXPECT_THROW(cfg.load(get_bad_example_file(BAD_FILES::INVALID_TYPE)), exceptions::ConfigParseError);
 }
 
-TEST_F(configTest, secondSingletonTest) {
-    fourdst::config::Config& config = fourdst::config::Config::getInstance();
-    EXPECT_EQ(config.get<int>("opac:lowTemp:numeric:maxIter", 10), 100);
+TEST_F(configTest, load_incorrect_array_size_file) {
+    using namespace fourdst::config;
+    Config<TestConfigSchema> cfg;
+    EXPECT_THROW(cfg.load(get_bad_example_file(BAD_FILES::INCORRECT_ARRAY_SIZE)), exceptions::ConfigParseError);
 }
 
-TEST_F(configTest, isKeyInCacheTest) {
-    fourdst::config::Config& config = fourdst::config::Config::getInstance();
-    config.loadConfig(EXAMPLE_FILENAME);
-    EXPECT_TRUE(configTestPrivateAccessor::callIsKeyInCache(config, "opac:lowTemp:numeric:maxIter"));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(configTestPrivateAccessor::callIsKeyInCache(config, "opac:lowTemp:numeric:maxIter2"));
+TEST_F(configTest, check_value) {
+    using namespace fourdst::config;
+    Config<TestConfigSchema> cfg;
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(cfg.load(get_good_example_file()));
+    EXPECT_EQ(cfg->author, "Example Author");
 }
 
-TEST_F(configTest, cacheSize) {
-    fourdst::config::Config& config = fourdst::config::Config::getInstance();
-    config.loadConfig(EXAMPLE_FILENAME);
-    EXPECT_EQ(configTestPrivateAccessor::callCacheSize(config), 3);
-    EXPECT_NE(configTestPrivateAccessor::callCacheSize(config), 4);
-    config.get<std::string>("outputDir", "DEBUG");
-    EXPECT_EQ(configTestPrivateAccessor::callCacheSize(config), 4);
+TEST_F(configTest, nested_values) {
+    using namespace fourdst::config;
+    Config<TestConfigSchema> cfg;
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(cfg.load(get_good_example_file()));
+    EXPECT_EQ(cfg->physics.convection, false);
 }
 
-TEST_F(configTest, unknownKeyTest) {
-    fourdst::config::Config& config = fourdst::config::Config::getInstance();
-    config.loadConfig(EXAMPLE_FILENAME);
-    config.get<int>("opac:lowTemp:numeric:random", 10);
-    EXPECT_FALSE(configTestPrivateAccessor::CheckIfKeyUnknown(config, "opac:lowTemp:numeric:maxIter"));
-    EXPECT_TRUE(configTestPrivateAccessor::CheckIfKeyUnknown(config, "opac:lowTemp:numeric:random"));
+TEST_F(configTest, override_default) {
+    using namespace fourdst::config;
+    Config<TestConfigSchema> cfg;
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(cfg.load(get_good_example_file()));
+    EXPECT_EQ(cfg->simulation.time_step, 0.01);
+}
+
+TEST_F(configTest, array_values) {
+    using namespace fourdst::config;
+    Config<TestConfigSchema> cfg;
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(cfg.load(get_good_example_file()));
+    constexpr std::array<int, 3> expected = {1, 0, 1};
+    EXPECT_EQ(cfg->physics.flags, expected);
+}
+
+TEST_F(configTest, string_values) {
+    using namespace fourdst::config;
+    Config<TestConfigSchema> cfg;
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(cfg.load(get_good_example_file()));
+    EXPECT_EQ(cfg->output.format, "csv");
+}
+
+TEST_F(configTest, save_default) {
+    using namespace fourdst::config;
+    const Config<TestConfigSchema> cfg;
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(cfg.save("TestConfigSchema.toml"));
+}
+
+TEST_F(configTest, save_schema) {
+    using namespace fourdst::config;
+    const Config<TestConfigSchema> cfg;
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(cfg.save_schema("./"));
 }
diff --git a/tests/config/example.yaml b/tests/config/example.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index de7fc5f..0000000
--- a/tests/config/example.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-# High level options
-logLevel: "INFO"
-outputDir: output
-
-# Module options
-poly:
-  numeric:
-    newtonTol: 1e-6
-    newtonMaxIter: 100
-    gmresTol: 1e-6
-    gmresMaxIter: 100
-  physics:
-    index: 1.5
-  
-# Module options
-opac:
-  highTemp:
-    physics:
-      table: "/path/to/highTempTable.dat"
-    numeric:
-      tol: 1e-6
-      maxIter: 100
-  lowTemp:
-    physics:
-      table: "/path/to/lowTempTable.dat"
-    numeric:
-      tol: 1e-6
-      maxIter: 100
-
-mesh:
-  structure:
-    refine: 2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/config/example_config_files/example.good.toml b/tests/config/example_config_files/example.good.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff8775f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/config/example_config_files/example.good.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[main]
+description = "This is an example configuration file."
+author = "Example Author"
+
+[main.physics]
+diffusion = true
+convection = false
+radiation = true
+flags = [1, 0, 1]
+
+[main.simulation]
+time_step = 0.01
+total_time = 100.0
+output_frequency = 10
+
+[main.output]
+format = "csv"
+directory = "results/"
+save_plots = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/config/example_config_files/example.incorrectarraysize.toml b/tests/config/example_config_files/example.incorrectarraysize.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9855197
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/config/example_config_files/example.incorrectarraysize.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[main]
+description = "This is an example configuration file."
+author = "Your Name"
+
+[main.physics]
+diffusion = true
+convection = false
+radiation = true
+flags = [1, 2, 3, 5]
+
+[main.simulation]
+time_step = 0.01
+total_time = 100.0
+output_frequency = 10
+
+[main.output]
+format = "csv"
+directory = "results/"
+save_plots = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/config/example_config_files/example.invalidtype.toml b/tests/config/example_config_files/example.invalidtype.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f2b6a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/config/example_config_files/example.invalidtype.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[main]
+description = "This is an example configuration file."
+author = "Your Name"
+
+[main.physics]
+diffusion = "HELLO"
+convection = false
+radiation = true
+flags = [1, 2, 3]
+
+[main.simulation]
+time_step = 0.01
+total_time = 100.0
+output_frequency = 10
+
+[main.output]
+format = "csv"
+directory = "results/"
+save_plots = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/config/example_config_files/example.unknownkey.toml b/tests/config/example_config_files/example.unknownkey.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c833b85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/config/example_config_files/example.unknownkey.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[main]
+description = "This is an example configuration file."
+autor = "Your Name"
+
+[main.physics]
+diffusion = true
+convection = false
+radiation = true
+flags = [1, 2, 3]
+
+[main.simulation]
+time_step = 0.01
+total_time = 100.0
+output_frequency = 10
+
+[main.output]
+format = "csv"
+directory = "results/"
+save_plots = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/config/test_schema.h b/tests/config/test_schema.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b21bdcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/config/test_schema.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <string>
+
+struct PhysicsConfigOptions {
+    bool diffusion;
+    bool convection;
+    bool radiation;
+    std::array<int, 3> flags;
+};
+
+struct SimulationConfigOptions {
+    double time_step = 1;
+    double total_time = 10;
+    int output_frequency = 1;
+};
+
+struct OutputConfigOptions {
+    std::string directory = "./output";
+    std::string format = "hdf5";
+    bool save_plots = false;
+};
+
+struct TestConfigSchema {
+    std::string description;
+    std::string author;
+
+    PhysicsConfigOptions physics;
+    SimulationConfigOptions simulation;
+    OutputConfigOptions output;
+};
\ No newline at end of file