diff --git a/modules/automapaper/automapaper.nix b/modules/automapaper/automapaper.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index c4ebfbf..0000000
--- a/modules/automapaper/automapaper.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, config, pkgs, inputs, ... }:
-let 
-	cfg = config.modules.automapaper;
-in
-{
-	options.modules.automapaper = {
-		enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable automapaper";
-	};
-
-
-	config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
-		home.packages = [
-			inputs.automapaper.packages.${pkgs.system}.default
-		];
-
-		home.file = {
-			"${config.xdg.configHome}/automapaper/config.toml".source = ./config.toml;
-			"${config.xdg.configHome}/automapaper/config2nd.toml".source = ./config2nd.toml;
-			"${config.xdg.configHome}/automapaper/state.frag".source = ./state.frag;
-			"${config.xdg.configHome}/automapaper/init.frag".source = ./init.frag;
-			"${config.xdg.configHome}/automapaper/display.frag".source = ./display.frag;
-		};
-	};
-
-}
diff --git a/modules/automapaper/default.nix b/modules/automapaper/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e459dd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/automapaper/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+{ lib, config, pkgs, inputs, ... }:
+let 
+	cfg = config.modules.automapaper;
+in
+{
+	options.modules.automapaper = {
+		enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable automapaper";
+		configurations = lib.mkOption {
+			description = "automapaper configurations per monitor";
+			type = with lib.types; attrsOf (submodule {
+				options = {
+					init = mkOption {
+						type = str;
+						description = "the shader executed to get the state for the initialisation, and re-initialisation steps";
+					};
+					state = mkOption {
+						type = str;
+						description = "the shader executed to increment the state to the next generation";
+					};
+					display = mkOption {
+						type = str;
+						description = "the shader executed to display the state to the monitor";
+					};
+					horizontal = mkOption {
+						type = int;
+						description = "the amount of horizontal cells in the state";
+					};
+					vertical = mkOption {
+						type = int;
+						description = "the amount of vertical cells in the state";
+					};
+					tps = {
+						type = int;
+						description = "the amount of ticks to simulate each second";
+					};
+					cycles = {
+						type = int;
+						description = "the amount of state increments before the init shader is called again";
+					};
+					frames_per_tick = {
+						type = int;
+						description = "the amount of times to call the display shader for each iteration of the state shader";
+					};
+				};
+			});
+		};
+	};
+
+
+	config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+		home.packages = [
+			inputs.automapaper.packages.${pkgs.system}.default
+		];
+
+		home.file = {
+			"${config.xdg.configHome}/automapaper/config.toml".source = ./config.toml;
+			"${config.xdg.configHome}/automapaper/config2nd.toml".source = ./config2nd.toml;
+			"${config.xdg.configHome}/automapaper/state.frag".source = ./state.frag;
+			"${config.xdg.configHome}/automapaper/init.frag".source = ./init.frag;
+			"${config.xdg.configHome}/automapaper/display.frag".source = ./display.frag;
+		};
+	};
+
+}
diff --git a/modules/hyprland.nix b/modules/hyprland.nix
index 4bc1d01..9b443ed 100644
--- a/modules/hyprland.nix
+++ b/modules/hyprland.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ in
     ./waybar/default.nix
     ./wofi.nix
     ./dunst.nix
-    ./automapaper/automapaper.nix
+    ./automapaper
   ];
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {