diff --git a/scaffoldforge/config.py b/scaffoldforge/config.py
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+"""Configuration management for ScaffoldForge."""
+
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+
+import yaml
+
+
+class Config:
+    """Configuration management class."""
+
+    _instance: Optional["Config"] = None
+    _config: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+    def __new__(cls) -> "Config":
+        if cls._instance is None:
+            cls._instance = super().__new__(cls)
+        return cls._instance
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        if not self._config:
+            self._load_default_config()
+
+    def _load_default_config(self) -> None:
+        """Load default configuration."""
+        self._config = {
+            "languages": {
+                "python": {
+                    "name": "Python",
+                    "extension": ".py",
+                    "package_manager": "pip",
+                    "config_files": ["pyproject.toml", "requirements.txt"],
+                    "templates": ["main.py", "utils.py", "models.py"],
+                },
+                "javascript": {
+                    "name": "JavaScript",
+                    "extension": ".js",
+                    "package_manager": "npm",
+                    "config_files": ["package.json"],
+                    "templates": ["index.js", "utils.js"],
+                },
+                "go": {
+                    "name": "Go",
+                    "extension": ".go",
+                    "package_manager": "go",
+                    "config_files": ["go.mod"],
+                    "templates": ["main.go", "utils.go"],
+                },
+                "rust": {
+                    "name": "Rust",
+                    "extension": ".rs",
+                    "package_manager": "cargo",
+                    "config_files": ["Cargo.toml"],
+                    "templates": ["main.rs", "lib.rs"],
+                },
+            },
+            "templates": {
+                "builtin_path": str(Path(__file__).parent / "templates"),
+                "custom_path": os.environ.get("SCAFFOLD_TEMPLATE_DIR"),
+                "cache_enabled": True,
+                "cache_ttl": 3600,
+            },
+            "github": {
+                "api_rate_limit_warning": 100,
+                "max_retries": 3,
+                "retry_delay": 5,
+            },
+            "output": {
+                "default_directory": "./generated",
+                "create_gitignore": True,
+                "create_readme": True,
+                "preserve_permissions": False,
+            },
+        }
+
+    def load(self, config_path: str) -> None:
+        """Load configuration from YAML file."""
+        path = Path(config_path)
+        if path.exists():
+            with open(path, "r") as f:
+                user_config = yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
+                self._config.update(user_config)
+
+    def get(self, key: str, default: Any = None) -> Any:
+        """Get configuration value using dot notation."""
+        keys = key.split(".")
+        value = self._config
+        for k in keys:
+            if isinstance(value, dict):
+                value = value.get(k)
+            else:
+                return default
+        return value if value is not None else default
+
+    def get_github_token(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Get GitHub token from environment or config."""
+        return os.environ.get("GITHUB_TOKEN")
+
+    def get_template_dir(self) -> str:
+        """Get template directory path."""
+        custom = self.get("templates.custom_path")
+        if custom and Path(custom).exists():
+            return custom
+        return self.get("templates.builtin_path", "")
+
+    def get_output_dir(self) -> str:
+        """Get default output directory."""
+        env_dir = os.environ.get("SCAFFOLD_OUTPUT_DIR")
+        if env_dir:
+            return env_dir
+        return self.get("output.default_directory", "./generated")
+
+    def get_supported_languages(self) -> list[str]:
+        """Get list of supported programming languages."""
+        return list(self.get("languages", {}).keys())
+
+
+_config = Config()
+
+
+def load_config(config_path: str) -> None:
+    """Load configuration from file."""
+    _config.load(config_path)
+
+
+def get_config() -> Config:
+    """Get the global configuration instance."""
+    return _config