diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 2441156..bd858f2 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-03-24 - 3.3.1 - fix(config)
+switch configuration loading and saving from npmextra.json to smartconfig.json
+
+- replace the @push.rocks/npmextra dependency with @push.rocks/smartconfig
+- update config handling, CLI messaging, and init flow to use smartconfig.json consistently
+
 ## 2026-03-10 - 3.3.0 - feat(server)
 use UtilityWebsiteServer for dev server, add domain option, update docs, and bump dependencies
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0bdd82f..b4b7b98 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "@git.zone/tsrun": "^2.0.1",
     "@push.rocks/early": "^4.0.4",
     "@push.rocks/lik": "^6.3.1",
-    "@push.rocks/npmextra": "^5.3.3",
+    "@push.rocks/smartconfig": "^6.0.0",
     "@push.rocks/smartcli": "^4.0.20",
     "@push.rocks/smartdelay": "^3.0.5",
     "@push.rocks/smartexit": "^2.0.3",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 6e88fab..01caa78 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ 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/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
@@ -1114,6 +1114,9 @@ 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==}
 
@@ -6028,6 +6031,23 @@ 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 ff96ce8..819622c 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/tswatch',
-  version: '3.3.0',
+  version: '3.3.1',
   description: 'A development tool for automatically watching and re-compiling TypeScript projects upon detecting file changes, enhancing developer workflows.'
 }
diff --git a/ts/tswatch.classes.confighandler.ts b/ts/tswatch.classes.confighandler.ts
index c9dab1c..646b6b4 100644
--- a/ts/tswatch.classes.confighandler.ts
+++ b/ts/tswatch.classes.confighandler.ts
@@ -119,28 +119,28 @@ const presets: Record<string, interfaces.ITswatchConfig> = {
  * Handles loading and managing tswatch configuration
  */
 export class ConfigHandler {
-  private npmextra: plugins.npmextra.Npmextra;
+  private smartconfig: plugins.smartconfig.Smartconfig;
   private cwd: string;
 
   constructor(cwdArg?: string) {
     this.cwd = cwdArg || paths.cwd;
-    this.npmextra = new plugins.npmextra.Npmextra(this.cwd);
+    this.smartconfig = new plugins.smartconfig.Smartconfig(this.cwd);
   }
 
   /**
    * Check if a tswatch configuration exists
    */
   public hasConfig(): boolean {
-    const config = this.npmextra.dataFor<interfaces.ITswatchConfig>(CONFIG_KEY, null);
+    const config = this.smartconfig.dataFor<interfaces.ITswatchConfig>(CONFIG_KEY, null);
     return config !== null;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Load configuration from npmextra.json
+   * Load configuration from smartconfig.json
    * If a preset is specified, merge preset defaults with user overrides
    */
   public loadConfig(): interfaces.ITswatchConfig | null {
-    const config = this.npmextra.dataFor<interfaces.ITswatchConfig>(CONFIG_KEY, null);
+    const config = this.smartconfig.dataFor<interfaces.ITswatchConfig>(CONFIG_KEY, null);
 
     if (!config) {
       return null;
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export class ConfigHandler {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Get the config key for npmextra.json
+   * Get the config key for smartconfig.json
    */
   public getConfigKey(): string {
     return CONFIG_KEY;
diff --git a/ts/tswatch.classes.tswatch.ts b/ts/tswatch.classes.tswatch.ts
index 7459c67..0524746 100644
--- a/ts/tswatch.classes.tswatch.ts
+++ b/ts/tswatch.classes.tswatch.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { logger } from './tswatch.logging.js';
 /**
  * TsWatch - Config-driven file watcher
  *
- * Reads configuration from npmextra.json under the key '@git.zone/tswatch'
+ * Reads configuration from smartconfig.json under the key '@git.zone/tswatch'
  * and sets up watchers, bundles, and dev server accordingly.
  */
 export class TsWatch {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class TsWatch {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Create TsWatch from npmextra.json configuration
+   * Create TsWatch from smartconfig.json configuration
    */
   public static fromConfig(cwdArg?: string): TsWatch | null {
     const configHandler = new ConfigHandler(cwdArg);
diff --git a/ts/tswatch.cli.ts b/ts/tswatch.cli.ts
index 81e4220..99cbd90 100644
--- a/ts/tswatch.cli.ts
+++ b/ts/tswatch.cli.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ tswatchCli.standardCommand().subscribe(async (argvArg) => {
     // Config exists - run with it
     const tsWatch = TsWatch.fromConfig();
     if (tsWatch) {
-      logger.log('info', 'Starting tswatch with configuration from npmextra.json');
+      logger.log('info', 'Starting tswatch with configuration from smartconfig.json');
       await tsWatch.start();
     } else {
       logger.log('error', 'Failed to load configuration');
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ tswatchCli.standardCommand().subscribe(async (argvArg) => {
     }
   } else {
     // No config - launch wizard
-    logger.log('info', 'No tswatch configuration found in npmextra.json');
+    logger.log('info', 'No tswatch configuration found in smartconfig.json');
     const config = await runInit();
     if (config) {
       // Run with the newly created config
diff --git a/ts/tswatch.init.ts b/ts/tswatch.init.ts
index f7407b6..95f6b65 100644
--- a/ts/tswatch.init.ts
+++ b/ts/tswatch.init.ts
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ export class TswatchInit {
       config = { ...preset, preset: template as interfaces.ITswatchConfig['preset'] };
     }
 
-    // Save to npmextra.json
+    // Save to smartconfig.json
     await this.saveConfig(config);
 
-    console.log('\nConfiguration saved to npmextra.json');
+    console.log('\nConfiguration saved to smartconfig.json');
     console.log('Run "tswatch" to start watching.\n');
 
     return config;
@@ -166,16 +166,16 @@ export class TswatchInit {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Save configuration to npmextra.json
+   * Save configuration to smartconfig.json
    */
   private async saveConfig(config: interfaces.ITswatchConfig): Promise<void> {
-    const npmextraPath = plugins.path.join(paths.cwd, 'npmextra.json');
+    const smartconfigPath = plugins.path.join(paths.cwd, 'smartconfig.json');
 
-    // Read existing npmextra.json if it exists
+    // Read existing smartconfig.json if it exists
     let existingConfig: Record<string, any> = {};
     try {
       const smartfsInstance = new plugins.smartfs.SmartFs(new plugins.smartfs.SmartFsProviderNode());
-      const content = await smartfsInstance.file(npmextraPath).encoding('utf8').read() as string;
+      const content = await smartfsInstance.file(smartconfigPath).encoding('utf8').read() as string;
       existingConfig = JSON.parse(content);
     } catch {
       // File doesn't exist or is invalid, start fresh
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export class TswatchInit {
 
     // Write back
     const smartfsInstance = new plugins.smartfs.SmartFs(new plugins.smartfs.SmartFsProviderNode());
-    await smartfsInstance.file(npmextraPath).encoding('utf8').write(JSON.stringify(existingConfig, null, 2));
+    await smartfsInstance.file(smartconfigPath).encoding('utf8').write(JSON.stringify(existingConfig, null, 2));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/ts/tswatch.plugins.ts b/ts/tswatch.plugins.ts
index e8ffcc7..28a49e8 100644
--- a/ts/tswatch.plugins.ts
+++ b/ts/tswatch.plugins.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export { typedserver };
 
 // @push.rocks scope
 import * as lik from '@push.rocks/lik';
-import * as npmextra from '@push.rocks/npmextra';
+import * as smartconfig from '@push.rocks/smartconfig';
 import * as smartcli from '@push.rocks/smartcli';
 import * as smartdelay from '@push.rocks/smartdelay';
 import * as smartexit from '@push.rocks/smartexit';
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import * as smartwatch from '@push.rocks/smartwatch';
 
 export {
   lik,
-  npmextra,
+  smartconfig,
   smartcli,
   smartdelay,
   smartexit,