diff --git a/assets/templates/gitignore/_gitignore b/assets/templates/gitignore/_gitignore
index 4498678..4486e87 100644
--- a/assets/templates/gitignore/_gitignore
+++ b/assets/templates/gitignore/_gitignore
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ node_modules/
 dist/
 dist_*/
 
+# rust
+rust/target/
+dist_rust/
+
 # AI
 .claude/
 .serena/
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 9f4d762..d2486a9 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-03-24 - 2.13.10 - fix(config)
+migrate configuration handling from npmextra to smartconfig
+
+- replace @push.rocks/npmextra with @push.rocks/smartconfig across config, commit, format, and service modules
+- switch managed project config file references from npmextra.json to smartconfig.json
+- update formatting and package metadata checks to include smartconfig.json
+- extend the gitignore template with Rust build output directories
+
 ## 2026-03-11 - 2.13.9 - fix(deps,readme)
 bump dependencies and update README to prefer pnpm and document semantic commit flags
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8a731ab..51ca274 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "@push.rocks/early": "^4.0.4",
     "@push.rocks/gulp-function": "^3.0.7",
     "@push.rocks/lik": "^6.3.1",
-    "@push.rocks/npmextra": "^5.3.3",
+    "@push.rocks/smartconfig": "^6.0.0",
     "@push.rocks/projectinfo": "^5.0.2",
     "@push.rocks/smartcli": "^4.0.20",
     "@push.rocks/smartdelay": "^3.0.5",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 78af94e..8f8058a 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ importers:
       '@push.rocks/lik':
         specifier: ^6.3.1
         version: 6.3.1
-      '@push.rocks/npmextra':
-        specifier: ^5.3.3
-        version: 5.3.3
       '@push.rocks/projectinfo':
         specifier: ^5.0.2
         version: 5.0.2
       '@push.rocks/smartcli':
         specifier: ^4.0.20
         version: 4.0.20
+      '@push.rocks/smartconfig':
+        specifier: ^6.0.0
+        version: 6.0.0
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay':
         specifier: ^3.0.5
         version: 3.0.5
@@ -1072,6 +1072,9 @@ packages:
   '@push.rocks/smartclickhouse@2.2.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-eTzKiREIPSzL1kPkVyD6vEbn+WV/DvQqDjP67VlhNlQGbRcemnJG/eLrUUR1ytmdIqnsZGEK6UYBgyj5nhzLNQ==}
 
+  '@push.rocks/smartconfig@6.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ohXwJdbDXV2budErnZKWBOz01YkjP6gJsZ7QM9+6Wsh+r7O1CVT3JpV+mD8xJWy5tZRHI+3B9L8z0+WkIDtKzw==}
+
   '@push.rocks/smartcrypto@2.0.4':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-1+/5bsjyataf5uUkUNnnVXGRAt+gHVk1KDzozjTqgqJxHvQk1d9fVDohL6CxUhUucTPtu5VR5xNBiV8YCDuGyw==}
 
@@ -5752,6 +5755,23 @@ snapshots:
       '@push.rocks/smarturl': 3.1.0
       '@push.rocks/webrequest': 4.0.5
 
+  '@push.rocks/smartconfig@6.0.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@push.rocks/qenv': 6.1.3
+      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.2.7
+      '@push.rocks/smartjson': 5.2.0
+      '@push.rocks/smartlog': 3.2.1
+      '@push.rocks/smartpath': 6.0.0
+      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.2.3
+      '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.10
+      '@push.rocks/taskbuffer': 3.5.0
+      '@tsclass/tsclass': 9.3.0
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - '@nuxt/kit'
+      - react
+      - supports-color
+      - vue
+
   '@push.rocks/smartcrypto@2.0.4':
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.2.3
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 8d47bf0..81f4de3 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/cli',
-  version: '2.13.9',
+  version: '2.13.10',
   description: 'A comprehensive CLI tool for enhancing and managing local development workflows with gitzone utilities, focusing on project setup, version control, code formatting, and template management.'
 }
diff --git a/ts/classes.gitzoneconfig.ts b/ts/classes.gitzoneconfig.ts
index b8a5a8e..a5e1018 100644
--- a/ts/classes.gitzoneconfig.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.gitzoneconfig.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class GitzoneConfig {
   public data: IGitzoneConfigData;
 
   public async readConfigFromCwd() {
-    const npmextraInstance = new plugins.npmextra.Npmextra(paths.cwd);
+    const npmextraInstance = new plugins.npmextra.Smartconfig(paths.cwd);
     this.data = npmextraInstance.dataFor<IGitzoneConfigData>('@git.zone/cli', {});
 
     // Read szci config for backward compatibility
diff --git a/ts/mod_commit/index.ts b/ts/mod_commit/index.ts
index 0653feb..938fe15 100644
--- a/ts/mod_commit/index.ts
+++ b/ts/mod_commit/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { ReleaseConfig } from '../mod_config/classes.releaseconfig.js';
 
 export const run = async (argvArg: any) => {
   // Read commit config from npmextra.json
-  const npmextraConfig = new plugins.npmextra.Npmextra();
+  const npmextraConfig = new plugins.npmextra.Smartconfig();
   const gitzoneConfig = npmextraConfig.dataFor<{
     commit?: {
       alwaysTest?: boolean;
diff --git a/ts/mod_config/classes.commitconfig.ts b/ts/mod_config/classes.commitconfig.ts
index 51dde78..3433b29 100644
--- a/ts/mod_config/classes.commitconfig.ts
+++ b/ts/mod_config/classes.commitconfig.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class CommitConfig {
    * Load configuration from npmextra.json
    */
   public async load(): Promise<void> {
-    const npmextraInstance = new plugins.npmextra.Npmextra(this.cwd);
+    const npmextraInstance = new plugins.npmextra.Smartconfig(this.cwd);
     const gitzoneConfig = npmextraInstance.dataFor<any>('@git.zone/cli', {});
 
     this.config = {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class CommitConfig {
    * Save configuration to npmextra.json
    */
   public async save(): Promise<void> {
-    const npmextraPath = plugins.path.join(this.cwd, 'npmextra.json');
+    const npmextraPath = plugins.path.join(this.cwd, 'smartconfig.json');
     let npmextraData: any = {};
 
     // Read existing npmextra.json
diff --git a/ts/mod_config/classes.releaseconfig.ts b/ts/mod_config/classes.releaseconfig.ts
index 5d22ac3..6fde11f 100644
--- a/ts/mod_config/classes.releaseconfig.ts
+++ b/ts/mod_config/classes.releaseconfig.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class ReleaseConfig {
    * Load configuration from npmextra.json
    */
   public async load(): Promise<void> {
-    const npmextraInstance = new plugins.npmextra.Npmextra(this.cwd);
+    const npmextraInstance = new plugins.npmextra.Smartconfig(this.cwd);
     const gitzoneConfig = npmextraInstance.dataFor<any>('@git.zone/cli', {});
 
     // Also check szci for backward compatibility
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class ReleaseConfig {
    * Save configuration to npmextra.json
    */
   public async save(): Promise<void> {
-    const npmextraPath = plugins.path.join(this.cwd, 'npmextra.json');
+    const npmextraPath = plugins.path.join(this.cwd, 'smartconfig.json');
     let npmextraData: any = {};
 
     // Read existing npmextra.json
diff --git a/ts/mod_format/format.copy.ts b/ts/mod_format/format.copy.ts
index b3b1fcc..a5d7424 100644
--- a/ts/mod_format/format.copy.ts
+++ b/ts/mod_format/format.copy.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const run = async (projectArg: Project) => {
   const gitzoneConfig = await projectArg.gitzoneConfig;
 
   // Get copy configuration from npmextra.json
-  const npmextraConfig = new plugins.npmextra.Npmextra();
+  const npmextraConfig = new plugins.npmextra.Smartconfig();
   const copyConfig = npmextraConfig.dataFor<any>('gitzone.format.copy', {
     patterns: [],
   });
diff --git a/ts/mod_format/format.npmextra.ts b/ts/mod_format/format.npmextra.ts
index 25423ef..a9e6253 100644
--- a/ts/mod_format/format.npmextra.ts
+++ b/ts/mod_format/format.npmextra.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const migrateAccessLevel = (npmextraJson: any): boolean => {
  */
 export const run = async (projectArg: Project) => {
   const formatSmartstream = new plugins.smartstream.StreamWrapper([
-    plugins.smartgulp.src([`npmextra.json`]),
+    plugins.smartgulp.src([`smartconfig.json`]),
     gulpFunction.forEach(async (fileArg: plugins.smartfile.SmartFile) => {
       const fileString = fileArg.contents.toString();
       const npmextraJson = JSON.parse(fileString);
diff --git a/ts/mod_format/format.packagejson.ts b/ts/mod_format/format.packagejson.ts
index 59571a5..463a7e1 100644
--- a/ts/mod_format/format.packagejson.ts
+++ b/ts/mod_format/format.packagejson.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export const run = async (projectArg: Project) => {
   const formatStreamWrapper = new plugins.smartstream.StreamWrapper([
     plugins.smartgulp.src([`package.json`]),
     gulpFunction.forEach(async (fileArg: plugins.smartfile.SmartFile) => {
-      const npmextraConfig = new plugins.npmextra.Npmextra(paths.cwd);
+      const npmextraConfig = new plugins.npmextra.Smartconfig(paths.cwd);
       const gitzoneData: any = npmextraConfig.dataFor('@git.zone/cli', {});
       const fileString = fileArg.contents.toString();
       const packageJson = JSON.parse(fileString);
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export const run = async (projectArg: Project) => {
         'dist_ts_web/**/*',
         'assets/**/*',
         'cli.js',
-        'npmextra.json',
+        'smartconfig.json',
         'readme.md',
       ];
 
diff --git a/ts/mod_format/formatters/copy.formatter.ts b/ts/mod_format/formatters/copy.formatter.ts
index a31260e..13d7b3d 100644
--- a/ts/mod_format/formatters/copy.formatter.ts
+++ b/ts/mod_format/formatters/copy.formatter.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export class CopyFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
     const changes: IPlannedChange[] = [];
 
     // Get copy configuration from npmextra.json
-    const npmextraConfig = new plugins.npmextra.Npmextra();
+    const npmextraConfig = new plugins.npmextra.Smartconfig();
     const copyConfig = npmextraConfig.dataFor<{ patterns: ICopyPattern[] }>(
       'gitzone.format.copy',
       { patterns: [] },
diff --git a/ts/mod_format/formatters/npmextra.formatter.ts b/ts/mod_format/formatters/npmextra.formatter.ts
index 9a5e98f..a6681fc 100644
--- a/ts/mod_format/formatters/npmextra.formatter.ts
+++ b/ts/mod_format/formatters/npmextra.formatter.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class NpmextraFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
 
   async analyze(): Promise<IPlannedChange[]> {
     const changes: IPlannedChange[] = [];
-    const npmextraPath = 'npmextra.json';
+    const npmextraPath = 'smartconfig.json';
 
     // Check if file exists
     const exists = await plugins.smartfs.file(npmextraPath).exists();
diff --git a/ts/mod_format/formatters/packagejson.formatter.ts b/ts/mod_format/formatters/packagejson.formatter.ts
index 2869548..38a9a18 100644
--- a/ts/mod_format/formatters/packagejson.formatter.ts
+++ b/ts/mod_format/formatters/packagejson.formatter.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export class PackageJsonFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
     const packageJson = JSON.parse(currentContent);
 
     // Get gitzone config from npmextra
-    const npmextraConfig = new plugins.npmextra.Npmextra(paths.cwd);
+    const npmextraConfig = new plugins.npmextra.Smartconfig(paths.cwd);
     const gitzoneData: any = npmextraConfig.dataFor('@git.zone/cli', {});
 
     // Set metadata from gitzone config
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export class PackageJsonFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
       'dist_ts_web/**/*',
       'assets/**/*',
       'cli.js',
-      'npmextra.json',
+      'smartconfig.json',
       'readme.md',
     ];
 
diff --git a/ts/mod_format/formatters/prettier.formatter.ts b/ts/mod_format/formatters/prettier.formatter.ts
index 38a864d..70f015a 100644
--- a/ts/mod_format/formatters/prettier.formatter.ts
+++ b/ts/mod_format/formatters/prettier.formatter.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class PrettierFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
     const rootConfigFiles = [
       'package.json',
       'tsconfig.json',
-      'npmextra.json',
+      'smartconfig.json',
       '.prettierrc',
       '.prettierrc.json',
       '.prettierrc.js',
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export class PrettierFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
 
   private async getPrettierConfig(): Promise<any> {
     // Try to load prettier config from the project
-    const prettierConfig = new plugins.npmextra.Npmextra();
+    const prettierConfig = new plugins.npmextra.Smartconfig();
     return prettierConfig.dataFor('prettier', {
       // Default prettier config
       singleQuote: true,
diff --git a/ts/mod_format/index.ts b/ts/mod_format/index.ts
index fbf465f..a84a41e 100644
--- a/ts/mod_format/index.ts
+++ b/ts/mod_format/index.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export let run = async (
   const planner = new FormatPlanner();
 
   // Get configuration from npmextra
-  const npmextraConfig = new plugins.npmextra.Npmextra();
+  const npmextraConfig = new plugins.npmextra.Smartconfig();
   const formatConfig = npmextraConfig.dataFor<any>('@git.zone/cli.format', {
     interactive: true,
     showDiffs: false,
diff --git a/ts/mod_format/mod.plugins.ts b/ts/mod_format/mod.plugins.ts
index a264034..ef48b47 100644
--- a/ts/mod_format/mod.plugins.ts
+++ b/ts/mod_format/mod.plugins.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import * as smartobject from '@push.rocks/smartobject';
 import * as smartnpm from '@push.rocks/smartnpm';
 import * as smartstream from '@push.rocks/smartstream';
 import * as through2 from 'through2';
-import * as npmextra from '@push.rocks/npmextra';
+import * as npmextra from '@push.rocks/smartconfig';
 import * as smartdiff from '@push.rocks/smartdiff';
 
 export {
diff --git a/ts/mod_services/classes.servicemanager.ts b/ts/mod_services/classes.servicemanager.ts
index 0ac806f..4f48f08 100644
--- a/ts/mod_services/classes.servicemanager.ts
+++ b/ts/mod_services/classes.servicemanager.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export class ServiceManager {
    * Load service configuration from npmextra.json
    */
   private async loadServiceConfiguration(): Promise<void> {
-    const npmextraConfig = new plugins.npmextra.Npmextra(process.cwd());
+    const npmextraConfig = new plugins.npmextra.Smartconfig(process.cwd());
     const gitzoneConfig = npmextraConfig.dataFor<any>('@git.zone/cli', {});
 
     // Check if services array exists
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class ServiceManager {
    * Save service configuration to npmextra.json
    */
   private async saveServiceConfiguration(services: string[]): Promise<void> {
-    const npmextraPath = plugins.path.join(process.cwd(), 'npmextra.json');
+    const npmextraPath = plugins.path.join(process.cwd(), 'smartconfig.json');
     let npmextraData: any = {};
 
     // Read existing npmextra.json if it exists
diff --git a/ts/plugins.ts b/ts/plugins.ts
index 276aac3..851ae8b 100644
--- a/ts/plugins.ts
+++ b/ts/plugins.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as smartlog from '@push.rocks/smartlog';
 import * as smartlogDestinationLocal from '@push.rocks/smartlog-destination-local';
-import * as npmextra from '@push.rocks/npmextra';
+import * as npmextra from '@push.rocks/smartconfig';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as projectinfo from '@push.rocks/projectinfo';
 import * as smartcli from '@push.rocks/smartcli';