diff --git a/dist/index.d.ts b/dist/index.d.ts
index 820c657..ea935d6 100644
--- a/dist/index.d.ts
+++ b/dist/index.d.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ export interface IDataFor {
     cwd?: string;
 }
 export declare let dataFor: (optionsArg: IDataFor) => any;
+export declare let configFilePresent: () => boolean;
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 0cf40e9..72ba425 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -44,4 +44,7 @@ exports.dataFor = (optionsArg) => {
         return allData;
     }
 };
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+exports.configFilePresent = () => {
+    return plugins.smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync(paths.configFile);
+};
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diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 74d13d9..83912c6 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -12,5 +12,14 @@ describe("npmextra", function () {
         });
         testData.should.have.ownProperty("someKey2");
     });
+    it("should read a config file", function () {
+        let testData = npmExtra.dataFor({
+            toolName: "testTool",
+            defaultSettings: { someKey2: "someValue2" },
+            cwd: path.join(process.cwd(), "test/")
+        });
+        testData.should.have.ownProperty("someKey2");
+        testData.testValue.should.equal(2);
+    });
 });
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diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index a420b2c..21f42ec 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,13 @@ describe("npmextra",function(){
         });
         testData.should.have.ownProperty("someKey2");
     });
+    it("should read a config file",function(){
+        let testData = npmExtra.dataFor({
+            toolName:"testTool",
+            defaultSettings:{someKey2:"someValue2"},
+            cwd: path.join(process.cwd(),"test/")
+        });
+        testData.should.have.ownProperty("someKey2");
+        testData.testValue.should.equal(2);
+    });
 });
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diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index 14819e0..dcfa069 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -48,4 +48,8 @@ export let dataFor = (optionsArg:IDataFor) => {
     } else {
         return allData;
     }
+};
+
+export let configFilePresent = ():boolean => {
+    return plugins.smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync(paths.configFile);
 }
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