diff --git a/cmd/jpictl/config.go b/cmd/jpictl/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..805707f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/jpictl/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package main
+
+// Config describes the repository
+type Config struct {
+	Base string
+}
+
+var cfg = &Config{
+	Base: "./m",
+}
diff --git a/cmd/jpictl/dump.go b/cmd/jpictl/dump.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2823582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/jpictl/dump.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/burntSushi/toml"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"git.jpi.io/amery/jpictl/pkg/zones"
+)
+
+// Command
+var dumpCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "dump",
+	Short: "generates a toml representation of the config",
+	RunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+		m, err := zones.New(cfg.Base)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		enc := toml.NewEncoder(&buf)
+		if err = enc.Encode(m); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if _, err = buf.WriteTo(os.Stdout); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(dumpCmd)
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1e69b71..210abf9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go 1.19
 require (
 	darvaza.org/sidecar v0.0.0-20230721122716-b9c54b8adbaf
 	darvaza.org/slog v0.5.2
+	github.com/burntSushi/toml v0.3.1
 	github.com/mgechev/revive v1.3.2
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0
 )
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.14 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.15 // indirect
 	github.com/mgechev/dots v0.0.0-20210922191527-e955255bf517 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.5 // indirect
@@ -31,5 +32,5 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/net v0.14.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.12.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.11.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.12.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7abdbc0..4f21ba3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ darvaza.org/slog/handlers/zerolog v0.4.4 h1:OR1ASvH1fBCq3t85t4OU6oJPPuqMB1tsDoSp
 darvaza.org/slog/handlers/zerolog v0.4.4/go.mod h1:t60TeEbFcMLo74CkXC2S0rKlnwF4ixZyBR4fqIJV1GE=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.3.2 h1:o7IhLm0Msx3BaB+n3Ag7L8EVlByGnpq14C4YWiu/gL8=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.3.2/go.mod h1:CxXYINrC8qIiEnFrOxCa7Jy5BFHlXnUU2pbicEuybxQ=
+github.com/burntSushi/toml v0.3.1 h1:Hu1cOEC2qtKULZJCzym5tyA35bZr3HREuolgiAzMlhY=
+github.com/burntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:sGTquCpRYr9McuHdv0m6YKIhx8DJGJa4t04/Y9pfSio=
 github.com/chavacava/garif v0.0.0-20230227094218-b8c73b2037b8 h1:W9o46d2kbNL06lq7UNDPV0zYLzkrde/bjIqO02eoll0=
 github.com/chavacava/garif v0.0.0-20230227094218-b8c73b2037b8/go.mod h1:gakxgyXaaPkxvLw1XQxNGK4I37ys9iBRzNUx/B7pUCo=
 github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0/go.mod h1:Y58oyj3AT4RCenI/lSvhwexgC+NSVTIJ3seZv2GcEnc=
@@ -32,8 +34,8 @@ github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19 h1:JITubQf0MOLdlGRuRq+jtsDlekdYPia9ZFsB8h/APPA=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9/go.mod h1:H031xJmbD/WCDINGzjvQ9THkh0rPKHF+m2gUSrubnMI=
-github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.14 h1:+xnbZSEeDbOIg5/mE6JF0w6n9duR1l3/WmbinWVwUuU=
-github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.14/go.mod h1:Jdepj2loyihRzMpdS35Xk/zdY8IAYHsh153qUoGf23w=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.15 h1:UNAjwbU9l54TA3KzvqLGxwWjHmMgBUVhBiTjelZgg3U=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.15/go.mod h1:Jdepj2loyihRzMpdS35Xk/zdY8IAYHsh153qUoGf23w=
 github.com/mgechev/dots v0.0.0-20210922191527-e955255bf517 h1:zpIH83+oKzcpryru8ceC6BxnoG8TBrhgAvRg8obzup0=
 github.com/mgechev/dots v0.0.0-20210922191527-e955255bf517/go.mod h1:KQ7+USdGKfpPjXk4Ga+5XxQM4Lm4e3gAogrreFAYpOg=
 github.com/mgechev/revive v1.3.2 h1:Wb8NQKBaALBJ3xrrj4zpwJwqwNA6nDpyJSEQWcCka6U=
@@ -76,8 +78,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0 h1:eG7RXZHdqOJ1i+0lgLgCpSXAp6M3LYlAo6osgSi0xOM=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/text v0.12.0 h1:k+n5B8goJNdU7hSvEtMUz3d1Q6D/XW4COJSJR6fN0mc=
 golang.org/x/text v0.12.0/go.mod h1:TvPlkZtksWOMsz7fbANvkp4WM8x/WCo/om8BMLbz+aE=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.11.0 h1:EMCa6U9S2LtZXLAMoWiR/R8dAQFRqbAitmbJ2UKhoi8=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.11.0/go.mod h1:anzJrxPjNtfgiYQYirP2CPGzGLxrH2u2QBhn6Bf3qY8=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.12.0 h1:YW6HUoUmYBpwSgyaGaZq1fHjrBjX1rlpZ54T6mu2kss=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.12.0/go.mod h1:Sc0INKfu04TlqNoRA1hgpFZbhYXHPr4V5DzpSBTPqQM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=