diff --git a/src/repocat/__init__.py b/src/repocat/__init__.py
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diff --git a/src/repocat/__main__.py b/src/repocat/__main__.py
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+++ b/src/repocat/__main__.py
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+from repocat.cli import app
+
+def main():
+    app()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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diff --git a/src/repocat/cli/__init__.py b/src/repocat/cli/__init__.py
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+from typer import Typer
+
+from repocat.cli import archive, clean, init, move, review, status
+
+app = Typer()
+
+app.add_typer(init.app, name="init")
+app.add_typer(clean.app, name="clean")
+app.add_typer(move.app, name=None)
+app.add_typer(status.app, name=None)
+app.add_typer(review.app, name="review")
+app.add_typer(archive.app, name="archive")
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diff --git a/src/repocat/cli/archive.py b/src/repocat/cli/archive.py
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+++ b/src/repocat/cli/archive.py
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+import shutil
+import tarfile
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from pathlib import Path
+from typer import Typer, Option
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.table import Table
+import subprocess
+import zstandard
+import uuid
+
+from repocat.config import load_config
+from repocat.cli.clean import is_git_dirty, is_git_unpushed, get_dir_size
+
+app = Typer()
+console = Console()
+
+
+def get_archive_target_dir():
+    config = load_config()
+    for cat in config.categories:
+        if cat.is_archive:
+            return config.base_dir / cat.subdir
+    raise ValueError("Keine Archiv-Kategorie (is_archive: true) in der Konfiguration gefunden.")
+
+def archive_repo(source: Path, target_dir: Path, dry_run: bool):
+    today = datetime.today().strftime("%Y.%m.%d")
+    unique = uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]
+    archive_name = f"{today} - {source.name} - {unique}.tar.zst"
+    archive_path = target_dir / archive_name
+
+    if archive_path.exists():
+        raise FileExistsError(f"Archiv existiert bereits: {archive_path}")
+
+    if dry_run:
+        return archive_path  # Nur anzeigen
+
+    with open(archive_path, "wb") as f:
+        cctx = zstandard.ZstdCompressor(level=20)
+        with cctx.stream_writer(f) as compressor:
+            with tarfile.open(fileobj=compressor, mode="w|") as tar:
+                tar.add(source, arcname=source.name)
+
+    shutil.rmtree(source)
+    return archive_path
+
+@app.command("run")
+def run(
+    older_than: int = Option(30, "--older-than", help="Nur Repositories älter als X Tage archivieren."),
+    dry_run: bool = Option(False, "--dry-run", help="Keine Änderungen vornehmen."),
+    category: list[str] = Option(None, "--category", "-c", help="Nur bestimmte Kategorien prüfen."),
+):
+    config = load_config()
+    now = datetime.now()
+    archive_path = get_archive_target_dir()
+    archive_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    base = config.base_dir
+    table = Table(title="Archivierung")
+    table.add_column("Kategorie")
+    table.add_column("Repository")
+    table.add_column("Alter", justify="right")
+    table.add_column("Größe (MB)", justify="right")
+    table.add_column("Aktion")
+
+    archived = 0
+    skipped = 0
+
+    for cat in config.categories:
+        if cat.is_archive or cat.name == "review" or cat.volatile:
+            continue
+        if category and cat.name not in category:
+            continue
+
+        source_dir = base / cat.subdir
+        if not source_dir.exists():
+            continue
+
+        for repo in sorted(source_dir.iterdir()):
+            if not repo.is_dir():
+                continue
+
+            mtime = datetime.fromtimestamp(repo.stat().st_mtime)
+            age_days = (now - mtime).days
+            size_mb = get_dir_size(repo) / 1024 / 1024
+
+            limit_days = cat.days if cat.days is not None else older_than
+            if age_days < limit_days:
+                table.add_row(cat.name, repo.name, str(age_days), f"{size_mb:.1f}", "[blue]Zu jung[/]")
+                skipped += 1
+                continue
+
+            if (repo / ".git").exists():
+                if is_git_dirty(repo) or is_git_unpushed(repo):
+                    table.add_row(cat.name, repo.name, str(age_days), f"{size_mb:.1f}", "[blue]Geschützt (git)[/]")
+                    skipped += 1
+                    continue
+
+            try:
+                archive_file = archive_repo(repo, archive_path, dry_run)
+                action = "[yellow]Würde archivieren[/]" if dry_run else f"[green]Archiviert →[/] {archive_file.name}"
+                archived += 1
+            except Exception as e:
+                action = f"[red]Fehler: {e}[/]"
+
+            table.add_row(cat.name, repo.name, str(age_days), f"{size_mb:.1f}", action)
+
+    console.print(table)
+    console.print(f"\n[green]✓ Archivierung abgeschlossen[/] – {archived} archiviert, {skipped} übersprungen")
diff --git a/src/repocat/cli/clean.py b/src/repocat/cli/clean.py
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+++ b/src/repocat/cli/clean.py
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+import subprocess
+from typer import Typer, Option, Argument
+from pathlib import Path
+import shutil
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.table import Table
+import os
+
+from repocat.config import load_config
+
+app = Typer()
+console = Console()
+
+def is_git_dirty(path: Path) -> bool:
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "status", "--porcelain"],
+            cwd=path,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            text=True,
+        )
+        return bool(result.stdout.strip())
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+def is_git_unpushed(path: Path) -> bool:
+    try:
+        # Check if upstream exists
+        subprocess.run(["git", "rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "--symbolic-full-name", "@{u}"],
+                       cwd=path, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, check=True)
+
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "log", "@{u}..HEAD", "--oneline"],
+            cwd=path,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            text=True,
+        )
+        return bool(result.stdout.strip())
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+def get_dir_size(path: Path) -> int:
+    """Returns size in bytes."""
+    return sum(f.stat().st_size for f in path.rglob("*") if f.is_file())
+
+def complete_categories(incomplete: str):
+    config = load_config()
+    return [c.name for c in config.categories if c.name.startswith(incomplete)]
+
+@app.command("volatile")
+def clean_volatile(
+    dry_run: bool = Option(False, "--dry-run", help="Nur anzeigen, was gelöscht würde"),
+    category: list[str] = Option(None, "--category", "-c", help="Nur bestimmte Kategorien reinigen", autocompletion=complete_categories),
+):
+    """
+    Löscht **bedingungslos** alle Repositories aus `volatile`-Kategorien (z. B. `scratches`).
+    """
+    config = load_config()
+    base = config.base_dir
+
+    table = Table(title="Clean – Volatile (Zerstörung)")
+    table.add_column("Kategorie")
+    table.add_column("Repository")
+    table.add_column("Größe (MB)", justify="right")
+    table.add_column("Aktion")
+
+    deleted = 0
+    skipped = 0
+
+    for cat in config.categories:
+        if not cat.volatile:
+            continue
+        if category and cat.name not in category:
+            continue
+
+        path = base / cat.subdir
+        if not path.exists():
+            continue
+
+        for repo in sorted(path.iterdir()):
+            if not repo.is_dir():
+                continue
+
+            size_mb = get_dir_size(repo) / 1024 / 1024
+
+            if dry_run:
+                action = "[yellow]Würde löschen[/]"
+            else:
+                try:
+                    shutil.rmtree(repo)
+                    action = "[red]Gelöscht[/]"
+                    deleted += 1
+                except Exception as e:
+                    action = f"[red]Fehler: {e}[/]"
+
+            table.add_row(cat.name, repo.name, f"{size_mb:.1f}", action)
+
+    console.print(table)
+    console.print(f"\n[green]✓ Volatile-Clean abgeschlossen[/] – {deleted} gelöscht, {skipped} übersprungen")
+
+@app.command()
+def run(
+    dry_run: bool = Option(False, "--dry-run", help="Nur anzeigen, was gelöscht würde"),
+    category: list[str] = Option(None, "--category", "-c", help="Nur bestimmte Kategorien reinigen", autocompletion=complete_categories),
+):
+    """
+    Löscht alte oder volatile Repositories aus den konfigurierten Kategorien.
+    """
+    config = load_config()
+    now = datetime.now()
+    base = config.base_dir
+
+    console.print(f"[bold yellow]Base-Verzeichnis:[/] {base}")
+
+    table = Table(title="Clean-Ergebnis")
+    table.add_column("Kategorie")
+    table.add_column("Repository")
+    table.add_column("Alter (Tage)", justify="right")
+    table.add_column("Größe (MB)", justify="right")
+    table.add_column("Aktion")
+
+    deleted = 0
+    skipped = 0
+
+    for cat in config.categories:
+        if category and cat.name not in category:
+            continue
+
+        if cat.is_archive: continue
+
+        path = base / cat.subdir
+        if not path.exists():
+            continue
+
+        cutoff = now - timedelta(days=cat.days or 0)
+
+        for repo in sorted(path.iterdir()):
+            if not repo.is_dir():
+                continue
+
+            mtime = datetime.fromtimestamp(repo.stat().st_mtime)
+            age_days = (now - mtime).days
+            size_mb = get_dir_size(repo) / 1024 / 1024
+
+            should_delete = (
+                (cat.volatile)
+                or (cat.days is not None and mtime < cutoff)
+            )
+
+            # Git-Schutz prüfen
+            is_git = (repo / ".git").exists()
+            dirty = is_git and is_git_dirty(repo)
+            unpushed = is_git and is_git_unpushed(repo)
+
+            if is_git and (dirty or unpushed):
+                reason = []
+                if dirty:
+                    reason.append("uncommitted")
+                if unpushed:
+                    reason.append("unpushed")
+                status = "/".join(reason)
+                action = f"[blue]Geschützt ({status})[/]"
+                skipped += 1
+            else:
+                if should_delete:
+                    if dry_run:
+                        action = "[yellow]Würde löschen[/]"
+                    else:
+                        try:
+                            shutil.rmtree(repo)
+                            action = "[red]Gelöscht[/]"
+                            deleted += 1
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            action = f"[red]Fehler: {e}[/]"
+                else:
+                    action = "[cyan]Keine Aktion[/]"
+                    skipped += 1
+
+            table.add_row(cat.name, repo.name, str(age_days), f"{size_mb:.1f}", action)
+
+    console.print(table)
+    console.print(f"\n[green]✓ Clean abgeschlossen[/] – {deleted} gelöscht, {skipped} übersprungen")
diff --git a/src/repocat/cli/init.py b/src/repocat/cli/init.py
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+++ b/src/repocat/cli/init.py
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+from typer import Typer
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.table import Table
+from pathlib import Path
+from rich.prompt import Confirm
+
+from repocat.models.config import RepoCatConfig, RepoCategory
+from repocat.config import DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH
+
+app = Typer()
+console = Console()
+
+# Standard-Konfigurationswert
+DEFAULT_CONFIG = RepoCatConfig(
+    base_dir=Path("~/Repositories").expanduser(),
+    categories=[
+        RepoCategory(name="stable", subdir="stable", description="Langfristige Projekte"),
+        RepoCategory(name="experiments", subdir="experiments", days=14, description="Kurzzeitige Tests"),
+        RepoCategory(name="mirrors", subdir="mirrors", days=7),
+        RepoCategory(name="review", subdir="review", days=30),
+        RepoCategory(name="scratches", subdir="scratches", volatile=True),
+        RepoCategory(name="archive", subdir="archive", is_archive=True, description="Archivierte Repos"),
+    ],
+)
+
+@app.command("sync")
+def sync_directories(confirm_create: bool = True):
+    """
+    Zeigt die geplante Ordnerstruktur an und legt sie optional an.
+    """
+    config = DEFAULT_CONFIG  # oder: load_config() bei existierender Datei
+    base = config.base_dir
+
+    table = Table(title="Geplante Ordnerstruktur")
+    table.add_column("Kategorie")
+    table.add_column("Pfad")
+    table.add_column("Status")
+
+    planned = []
+
+    for category in config.categories:
+        path = base / category.subdir
+        if path.exists():
+            status = "[cyan]Vorhanden[/]"
+        else:
+            status = "[yellow]Fehlt[/]"
+            planned.append(path)
+        table.add_row(category.name, str(path), status)
+
+    console.print(table)
+
+    if not planned:
+        console.print("[green]Alle benötigten Ordner sind bereits vorhanden.[/]")
+        return
+
+    if Confirm.ask(f"[bold yellow]Möchtest du die fehlenden Ordner ([cyan]{len(planned)}[/]) erstellen?[/]"):
+        for path in planned:
+            path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            console.print(f"[green]✓ Angelegt:[/] {path}")
+    else:
+        console.print("[yellow]Keine Änderungen vorgenommen.[/]")
+
+
+@app.command("create")
+def create_config():
+    """
+    Erstellt eine neue Konfiguration unter ~/.repocat.yml
+    """
+    if DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH.exists():
+        console.print(f"[yellow]Konfiguration existiert bereits:[/] {DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH}")
+        return
+
+    with open(DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH, "w") as f:
+        yaml_data = DEFAULT_CONFIG.model_dump(mode="json")
+        import yaml
+        yaml.dump(yaml_data, f)
+
+    console.print(f"[green]Standardkonfiguration erstellt unter:[/] {DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH}")
+    
+    sync_directories()
diff --git a/src/repocat/cli/move.py b/src/repocat/cli/move.py
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+++ b/src/repocat/cli/move.py
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+from typer import Typer, Argument
+from rich.console import Console
+from pathlib import Path
+import shutil
+import typer
+
+from repocat.config import load_config
+
+app = Typer()
+console = Console()
+
+
+def complete_source_repo(incomplete: str):
+    config = load_config()
+    base = config.base_dir
+    results = []
+
+    for cat in config.categories:
+        if cat.is_archive:
+            continue
+        cat_path = base / cat.subdir
+        if not cat_path.exists():
+            continue
+        for item in cat_path.iterdir():
+            if item.is_dir():
+                full_name = f"{cat.name}/{item.name}"
+                if full_name.startswith(incomplete):
+                    results.append(full_name)
+    return sorted(results)
+
+
+def complete_category(incomplete: str):
+    config = load_config()
+    return [c.name for c in config.categories if c.name.startswith(incomplete) and c.name != "archive"]
+
+
+@app.command("move")
+def move_command(
+    source: str = Argument(..., help="Quell-Repo im Format <category>/<reponame>", autocompletion=complete_source_repo),
+    target: str = Argument(..., help="Zielkategorie", autocompletion=complete_category),
+):
+    """
+    Verschiebt ein Repository in eine andere Kategorie.
+    """
+    config = load_config()
+    base = config.base_dir
+
+    # Quelle aufspalten in Kategorie und Repo
+    try:
+        source_cat_name, repo_name = source.split("/", 1)
+    except ValueError:
+        console.print("[red]Ungültiges Format für Quelle. Bitte <kategorie>/<reponame> angeben.[/]")
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+    source_cat = next((c for c in config.categories if c.name == source_cat_name), None)
+    if not source_cat:
+        console.print(f"[red]Unbekannte Quellkategorie:[/] {source_cat_name}")
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+    target_cat = next((c for c in config.categories if c.name == target), None)
+    if not target_cat:
+        console.print(f"[red]Ungültige Zielkategorie:[/] {target}")
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+    source_path = base / source_cat.subdir / repo_name
+    destination_path = base / target_cat.subdir / repo_name
+
+    if not source_path.exists():
+        console.print(f"[red]Quell-Repository existiert nicht:[/] {source_path}")
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+    if destination_path.exists():
+        console.print(f"[red]Zielordner existiert bereits:[/] {destination_path}")
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+    try:
+        shutil.move(str(source_path), str(destination_path))
+        console.print(f"[green]✓ Erfolgreich verschoben:[/] {source_cat.name}/{repo_name} → {target}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        console.print(f"[red]Fehler beim Verschieben:[/] {e}")
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
diff --git a/src/repocat/cli/review.py b/src/repocat/cli/review.py
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+++ b/src/repocat/cli/review.py
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+from typer import Typer, confirm, prompt
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.table import Table
+from pathlib import Path
+import shutil
+from datetime import datetime
+import typer
+from rich.prompt import Prompt, Confirm
+
+from repocat.cli.move import move_command
+from repocat.config import load_config
+from repocat.models.config import RepoCategory
+from repocat.cli.archive import archive_repo
+
+from repocat.cli.clean import get_dir_size, is_git_dirty, is_git_unpushed
+
+app = Typer()
+console = Console()
+
+
+@app.command("run")
+def review():
+    """
+    Führt interaktiv durch alle Repositories im Review-Ordner.
+    """
+    config = load_config()
+    base = config.base_dir
+
+    archive_cat = next((c for c in config.categories if c.is_archive), None)
+    if not archive_cat:
+        console.print("[red]Keine Archiv-Kategorie in der Konfiguration gefunden.[/]")
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+    archive_path = base / archive_cat.subdir
+    archive_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+
+    review_cat = next((c for c in config.categories if c.name == "review"), None)
+    if not review_cat:
+        console.print("[red]Kein 'review'-Eintrag in der Konfiguration gefunden.[/]")
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+    review_path = base / review_cat.subdir
+    if not review_path.exists():
+        console.print(f"[yellow]Hinweis:[/] Kein review-Ordner vorhanden unter {review_path}")
+        return
+
+    repos = [p for p in review_path.iterdir() if p.is_dir()]
+    if not repos:
+        console.print("[green]✓ Keine Repositories im Review-Ordner.[/]")
+        return
+
+    for repo in sorted(repos):
+        console.rule(f"[bold cyan]{repo.name}")
+
+        age_days = (datetime.now() - datetime.fromtimestamp(repo.stat().st_mtime)).days
+        size_mb = get_dir_size(repo) / 1024 / 1024
+
+        status = []
+        if is_git_dirty(repo):
+            status.append("uncommitted")
+        if is_git_unpushed(repo):
+            status.append("unpushed")
+        if not status:
+            status.append("clean")
+
+        console.print(f"[bold]Alter:[/] {age_days} Tage")
+        console.print(f"[bold]Größe:[/] {size_mb:.1f} MB")
+        console.print(f"[bold]Git:[/] {', '.join(status)}")
+
+        while True:
+            action = Prompt.ask(
+                "Aktion \\[m]ove / \\[a]rchive / \\[d]elete / \\[s]kip / \\[q]uit",
+                choices=["m", "a", "d", "s", "q"],
+                show_choices=False
+            )
+
+            if action in ("s", "skip", ""):
+                break
+            elif action in ("q", "quit"):
+                console.print("[bold yellow]Abgebrochen.[/]")
+                raise typer.Exit()
+            elif action in ("d", "delete"):
+                if Confirm.ask(f"Bist du sicher, dass du [red]{repo.name}[/] löschen willst?"):
+                    shutil.rmtree(repo)
+                    console.print(f"[red]✓ Gelöscht:[/] {repo.name}")
+                    break
+            elif action in ("m", "move"):
+                target_categories = [c.name for c in config.categories if c.name != "review" and not c.is_archive]
+                target = Prompt.ask("Zielkategorie", choices=target_categories)
+                move_command(source=f"review/{repo.name}", target=target)
+                break
+            elif action in ("a", "archive"):
+                try:
+                    archive_file = archive_repo(repo, archive_path, dry_run=False)
+                    console.print(f"[green]✓ Archiviert:[/] {archive_file.name}")
+                    break
+                except Exception as e:
+                    console.print(f"[red]Fehler beim Archivieren:[/] {e}")
+            else:
+                console.print("[yellow]Ungültige Eingabe. Gültig sind: m, d, s, q[/]")
+
+    console.print("[green]✓ Review abgeschlossen.[/]")
diff --git a/src/repocat/cli/status.py b/src/repocat/cli/status.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06e2a2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/repocat/cli/status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+from typer import Typer
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.table import Table
+from pathlib import Path
+from datetime import datetime
+from repocat.config import load_config
+from repocat.models.config import RepoCategory
+
+app = Typer()
+console = Console()
+
+
+def get_dir_size(path: Path) -> int:
+    """Returns size in bytes."""
+    return sum(f.stat().st_size for f in path.rglob("*") if f.is_file())
+
+
+def summarize_category(category: RepoCategory, base_path: Path):
+    cat_path = base_path / category.subdir
+    if not cat_path.exists():
+        return 0, 0.0, None, None
+
+    now = datetime.now()
+    repo_infos = []
+
+    for repo in cat_path.iterdir():
+        if not repo.is_dir():
+            continue
+
+        size_bytes = get_dir_size(repo)
+        mtime = datetime.fromtimestamp(repo.stat().st_mtime)
+        age_days = (now - mtime).days
+
+        repo_infos.append((repo.name, size_bytes, age_days, mtime))
+
+    if not repo_infos:
+        return 0, 0.0, None, None
+
+    total_size = sum(info[1] for info in repo_infos) / 1024 / 1024
+    avg_age = sum(info[2] for info in repo_infos) // len(repo_infos)
+
+    oldest = max(repo_infos, key=lambda x: x[2])  # größtes Alter
+
+    return len(repo_infos), total_size, avg_age, (oldest[0], oldest[2])
+
+
+@app.command("status")
+def status():
+    """
+    Zeigt eine Übersicht über alle Repository-Kategorien.
+    """
+    config = load_config()
+    base = config.base_dir
+
+    table = Table(title="Repository-Status")
+    table.add_column("Kategorie")
+    table.add_column("Repos", justify="right")
+    table.add_column("Gesamtgröße", justify="right")
+    table.add_column("Ø Alter", justify="right")
+    table.add_column("Ältestes Repo", justify="left")
+
+    for cat in config.categories:
+        if cat.is_archive:
+            continue
+        count, total_size, avg_age, oldest = summarize_category(cat, base)
+
+        table.add_row(
+            cat.name,
+            str(count),
+            f"{total_size:.1f} MB",
+            f"{avg_age or '–'} d",
+            f"{oldest[0]} ({oldest[1]} d)" if oldest else "–"
+        )
+
+    console.print(table)
diff --git a/src/repocat/config.py b/src/repocat/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43fb123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/repocat/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import yaml
+from pathlib import Path
+from repocat.models.config import RepoCatConfig
+from rich.console import Console
+
+console = Console()
+
+DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH = Path.home() / ".repocat.yml"
+FALLBACK_PATH = Path("config.yml")  # Optional, falls keine globale Config vorhanden
+
+def load_config(file_path: Path | None = None) -> RepoCatConfig:
+    config_path = file_path or DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH
+
+    if not config_path.exists():
+        console.print(f"[yellow]Warnung:[/] Konfigurationsdatei nicht gefunden: {config_path}")
+        if FALLBACK_PATH.exists():
+            console.print(f"[blue]Versuche stattdessen:[/] {FALLBACK_PATH}")
+            config_path = FALLBACK_PATH
+        else:
+            raise FileNotFoundError(f"Keine Konfigurationsdatei gefunden in {config_path} oder {FALLBACK_PATH}")
+
+    try:
+        with open(config_path, "r") as f:
+            raw = yaml.safe_load(f)
+        
+        config = RepoCatConfig(**raw)
+        config.base_dir = Path(config.base_dir).expanduser()
+        return config
+    except Exception as e:
+        console.print(f"[red]Fehler beim Laden der Konfiguration:[/] {e}")
+        raise
diff --git a/src/repocat/models/config.py b/src/repocat/models/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b9bd19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/repocat/models/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+class RepoCategory(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+    subdir: str
+    days: Optional[int] = Field(default=None, ge=1)
+    volatile: bool = False
+    description: Optional[str] = None
+    is_archive: bool = False
+
+class RepoCatDefaults(BaseModel):
+    dry_run: bool = True
+    auto_create_directories: bool = True
+
+class RepoCatConfig(BaseModel):
+    base_dir: Path = Field(default=Path("~/Repositories").expanduser())
+    categories: List[RepoCategory]
+    defaults: Optional[RepoCatDefaults] = RepoCatDefaults()
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29