diff --git a/auto/src/lib.rs b/auto/src/lib.rs
index 2c21e09..08a8d52 100644
--- a/auto/src/lib.rs
+++ b/auto/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ pub fn entry(interface: AutoInterface) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = ()> + Send
 #[unsafe(no_mangle)]
 pub static NAME: &'static str = "scanseek v1";
     
-const AUTO_GAP: i16 = 140; /// mm tofs must drop to count as a hit
-const AUTO_SELF_OCCLUSION: u16 = 130; /// minimum 
+const AUTO_GAP: Configurable = Configurable::new("auto minimum gap").range(0. .. 300.).default(140.)
+    .description("distance (mm) distance measurements must instantaneously drop to indicate a detection. This should line up with the size of the smallest robot you compete against");
+const AUTO_SELF_OCCLUSION: Configurable = Configurable::new("auto self occlusion").range(0. .. 200.).default(143.)
+    .description("distance (mm) below which measurements are considered noise in the scan phase");
 
 #[unsafe(no_mangle)]
 pub static CONFIGS: &[Configurable] = &[
-    Configurable::new("auto minimum gap").range(0. .. 300.).default(140.)
-    .description("distance (mm) distance measurements must instantaneously drop to indicate a detection. This should line up with the size of the smallest robot you compete against"),
-    Configurable::new("auto self occlusion").range(0. .. 200.).default(143.)
-    .description("distance (mm) below which measurements are considered noise in the scan phase"),
+    AUTO_GAP,
+    AUTO_SELF_OCCLUSION,
 ];
 
 async fn auto (interface: AutoInterface) {
@@ -42,8 +42,11 @@ async fn auto (interface: AutoInterface) {
         };
         tof_r.update(latest_tof_r as i16);
 
+        let auto_gap = interface.conf(&AUTO_GAP);
+        let auto_self_occlusion = interface.conf(&AUTO_SELF_OCCLUSION);
+
         let detection = |latest: u16, delta: i16| {
-            delta < AUTO_GAP && latest > AUTO_SELF_OCCLUSION
+            delta < auto_gap as i16 && latest > auto_self_occlusion as u16
         };
 
         if detection(latest_tof_l, tof_l.delta()) || detection(latest_tof_l, tof_l.delta()) {
diff --git a/interface/src/auto.rs b/interface/src/auto.rs
index 420927c..5a382e5 100644
--- a/interface/src/auto.rs
+++ b/interface/src/auto.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{collections::VecDeque, ops::{Div, Range, Sub}};
+use std::{collections::VecDeque, ops::{Deref, Div, Index, Range, Sub}};
 
 use common::{CamState, ControlPacket, SensorData};
 use anyhow::Result;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl AutoInterface {
     /// request auto enable, fails if the driver does not grant it
     pub fn enable(&self) -> Result<()> {unimplemented!()}
     pub fn enabled(&self) -> bool {unimplemented!()}
-    pub fn auto_conf(&self) -> AutoConfig {unimplemented!()}
+    pub fn conf(&self, key: &'static Configurable) -> f32 {unimplemented!()}
     fn send_message(&self, message: String) {unimplemented!()}
 }
 
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ impl Configurable {
     }
 }
 
+impl Deref for Configurable {
+    type Target = str;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        self.name
+    }
+}
+
 impl Default for Configurable {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self { name: Default::default(), description: Default::default(), default: Default::default(), min: 0.0, max: 1.0 }