diff --git a/src/twomartens/masterthesis/cli.py b/src/twomartens/masterthesis/cli.py
index cb74b71..5d94b1f 100644
--- a/src/twomartens/masterthesis/cli.py
+++ b/src/twomartens/masterthesis/cli.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 Provides CLI actions.
 
 Functions:
+    config(...): handles the config component
     train(...): trains a network
     test(...): evaluates a network
     val(...): runs predictions on the validation data
@@ -27,6 +28,17 @@ Functions:
 import argparse
 import math
 
+from twomartens.masterthesis import config as conf
+
+
+def config(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+    if args.action == "get":
+        conf.get_property(args.property)
+    elif args.action == "set":
+        conf.set_property(args.property, args.value)
+    elif args.action == "list":
+        conf.list_property_values()
+
 
 def train(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
     if args.network == "ssd" or args.network == "bayesian_ssd":
diff --git a/src/twomartens/masterthesis/config.py b/src/twomartens/masterthesis/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ac97d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/twomartens/masterthesis/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+#   Copyright 2018 Timon Brüning, Inga Kempfert, Anne Kunstmann, Jim Martens,
+#                  Marius Pierenkemper, Yanneck Reiss
+#
+#   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#   limitations under the License.
+
+"""
+Takes care of config functionality.
+
+Functions:
+    get_property(key: str): returns the value of given property
+    set_property(key: str, value: str): sets the given property to given value
+    list_property_values(): prints out list of config values
+    get_config(): returns key-value store
+"""
+from typing import Union, Dict
+
+
+def get_property(key: str) -> str:
+    raise NotImplementedError
+
+
+def set_property(key: str, value: str) -> None:
+    raise NotImplementedError
+
+
+def list_property_values() -> None:
+    raise NotImplementedError
+
+
+def get_config() -> Dict[str, Union[str, int, float, bool]]:
+    raise NotImplementedError