diff --git a/lib/src/formatters/frameworks/base.ts b/lib/src/formatters/frameworks/base.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c8c13ce..0000000
--- a/lib/src/formatters/frameworks/base.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import OutputFile from "../shared/fileTypes/OutputFile";
-
-export default class BaseFramework {
-  protected format: string;
-
-  constructor(format: string) {
-    this.format = format;
-  }
-
-  process(...args: any[]): OutputFile[] {
-    throw new Error("Not implemented");
-  }
-}
diff --git a/lib/src/formatters/frameworks/index.ts b/lib/src/formatters/frameworks/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d85bad8..0000000
--- a/lib/src/formatters/frameworks/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import I18NextFramework from "./i18next";
-
-export function getFrameworkProcessor(framework: string) {
-  switch (framework) {
-    case "i18next":
-      return new I18NextFramework(framework);
-    default:
-      throw new Error(`Unsupported framework: ${framework}`);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/lib/src/formatters/frameworks/json/base.ts b/lib/src/formatters/frameworks/json/base.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4430b56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/formatters/frameworks/json/base.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { Output } from "../../../outputs";
+import appContext from "../../../utils/appContext";
+import OutputFile from "../../shared/fileTypes/OutputFile";
+
+export default class BaseFramework {
+  protected output: Output;
+  protected outDir: string;
+
+  constructor(output: Output) {
+    this.output = output;
+    this.outDir = output.outDir ?? appContext.projectConfigDir;
+  }
+
+  get framework() {
+    return this.output.framework;
+  }
+
+  process(...args: any[]): OutputFile[] {
+    throw new Error("Not implemented");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/formatters/frameworks/i18next.ts b/lib/src/formatters/frameworks/json/i18next.ts
similarity index 84%
rename from lib/src/formatters/frameworks/i18next.ts
rename to lib/src/formatters/frameworks/json/i18next.ts
index 749ae6a..54c7c57 100644
--- a/lib/src/formatters/frameworks/i18next.ts
+++ b/lib/src/formatters/frameworks/json/i18next.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import appContext from "../../utils/appContext";
-import JavascriptOutputFile from "../shared/fileTypes/JavascriptOutputFile";
-import OutputFile from "../shared/fileTypes/OutputFile";
-import { applyMixins } from "../shared";
-import javascriptCodegenMixin from "../mixins/javascriptCodegenMixin";
-import JSONOutputFile from "../shared/fileTypes/JSONOutputFile";
+import JavascriptOutputFile from "../../shared/fileTypes/JavascriptOutputFile";
+import OutputFile from "../../shared/fileTypes/OutputFile";
+import { applyMixins } from "../../shared";
+import javascriptCodegenMixin from "../../mixins/javascriptCodegenMixin";
+import JSONOutputFile from "../../shared/fileTypes/JSONOutputFile";
 import BaseFramework from "./base";
 
 export default class I18NextFramework extends applyMixins(
@@ -13,12 +12,9 @@ export default class I18NextFramework extends applyMixins(
   process(
     outputJsonFiles: Record<string, JSONOutputFile<{ variantId: string }>>
   ) {
-    const outputDir = appContext.projectConfigDir;
-    // Generate Driver file
-
     const driverFile = new JavascriptOutputFile({
       filename: "index",
-      path: outputDir,
+      path: this.outDir,
     });
 
     const filesGroupedByVariantId = Object.values(outputJsonFiles).reduce(
diff --git a/lib/src/formatters/frameworks/json/index.ts b/lib/src/formatters/frameworks/json/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e99d0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/formatters/frameworks/json/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import I18NextFramework from "./i18next";
+import { Output } from "../../../outputs";
+
+export function getFrameworkProcessor(output: Output) {
+  if (!output.framework) {
+    throw new Error("Only call this function with a framework output");
+  }
+  let frameworkType = output.framework;
+  switch (frameworkType) {
+    case "i18next":
+      return new I18NextFramework(output);
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Unsupported JSON framework: ${frameworkType}`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/formatters/index.ts b/lib/src/formatters/index.ts
index 72e8438..a2536fb 100644
--- a/lib/src/formatters/index.ts
+++ b/lib/src/formatters/index.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ export default function handleOutput(
 ) {
   switch (output.format) {
     case "json":
-      return new JSONFormatter(output, projectConfig).format(
-        output,
-        projectConfig
-      );
+      return new JSONFormatter(output, projectConfig).format();
     default:
       throw new Error(`Unsupported output format: ${output}`);
   }
diff --git a/lib/src/formatters/json.ts b/lib/src/formatters/json.ts
index aa8f38b..14b3bfd 100644
--- a/lib/src/formatters/json.ts
+++ b/lib/src/formatters/json.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import OutputFile from "./shared/fileTypes/OutputFile";
 import JSONOutputFile from "./shared/fileTypes/JSONOutputFile";
 import appContext from "../utils/appContext";
 import { applyMixins } from "./shared";
-import { getFrameworkProcessor } from "./frameworks";
+import { getFrameworkProcessor } from "./frameworks/json";
 
 type JSONAPIData = {
   textItems: TextItemsResponse;
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export default class JSONFormatter extends applyMixins(
   }
 
   protected async transformAPIData(data: JSONAPIData) {
-    const outputDir = appContext.projectConfigDir;
 
     let outputJsonFiles: Record<
       string,
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ export default class JSONFormatter extends applyMixins(
 
     const variablesOutputFile = new JSONOutputFile({
       filename: "variables",
-      path: appContext.projectConfigDir,
+      path: this.outputDir,
     });
 
     for (let i = 0; i < data.textItems.length; i++) {
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ export default class JSONFormatter extends applyMixins(
 
       outputJsonFiles[fileName] ??= new JSONOutputFile({
         filename: fileName,
-        path: outputDir,
+        path: this.outputDir,
         metadata: { variantId: textItem.variantId || "base" },
       });
       
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ export default class JSONFormatter extends applyMixins(
 
     if (this.output.framework) {
       // process framework
-      results.push(...getFrameworkProcessor(this.output.framework).process(outputJsonFiles));
+      results.push(...getFrameworkProcessor(this.output).process(outputJsonFiles));
     }
 
     return results;
diff --git a/lib/src/formatters/shared/base.ts b/lib/src/formatters/shared/base.ts
index 264a75b..abb9cc1 100644
--- a/lib/src/formatters/shared/base.ts
+++ b/lib/src/formatters/shared/base.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@ import { writeFile } from "../../utils/fileSystem";
 import logger from "../../utils/logger";
 import { ProjectConfigYAML } from "../../services/projectConfig";
 import OutputFile from "./fileTypes/OutputFile";
+import appContext from "../../utils/appContext";
 
 export default class BaseFormatter<APIDataType = unknown> {
   protected output: Output;
   protected projectConfig: ProjectConfigYAML;
+  protected outputDir: string;
 
   constructor(output: Output, projectConfig: ProjectConfigYAML) {
     this.output = output;
     this.projectConfig = projectConfig;
+    this.outputDir = output.outDir ?? appContext.outDir;
   }
 
   protected async fetchAPIData(): Promise<APIDataType> {
@@ -21,10 +24,7 @@ export default class BaseFormatter<APIDataType = unknown> {
     return [];
   }
 
-  async format(
-    output: Output,
-    projectConfig: ProjectConfigYAML
-  ): Promise<void> {
+  async format(): Promise<void> {
     const data = await this.fetchAPIData();
     const files = await this.transformAPIData(data);
     await this.writeFiles(files);
diff --git a/lib/src/index.ts b/lib/src/index.ts
index f556eb3..4a03718 100644
--- a/lib/src/index.ts
+++ b/lib/src/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import logger from "./utils/logger";
 import { initAPIToken } from "./services/apiToken";
 import { initProjectConfig } from "./services/projectConfig";
 import appContext from "./utils/appContext";
+import type commander from "commander";
 
 type Command = "pull";
 
@@ -24,7 +25,13 @@ interface CommandConfig<T extends Command | "add" | "remove"> {
 const COMMANDS: CommandConfig<Command>[] = [
   {
     name: "pull",
-    description: "Sync copy from Ditto into the current working directory",
+    description: "Sync copy from Ditto",
+    flags: {
+      "-c, --config [value]": {
+        description:
+          "Relative path to the project config file. Defaults to `./ditto/config.yml`. Alternatively, you can set the DITTO_PROJECT_CONFIG_FILE environment variable.",
+      },
+    },
   },
 ];
 
@@ -59,22 +66,23 @@ const setupOptions = () => {
 };
 
 const executeCommand = async (
-  command: Command | "none",
-  options: any
+  commandName: Command | "none",
+  command: commander.Command
 ): Promise<void> => {
   try {
+    const options = command.opts();
     const token = await initAPIToken();
     appContext.setApiToken(token);
 
-    await initProjectConfig();
+    await initProjectConfig(options);
 
-    switch (command) {
+    switch (commandName) {
       case "none":
       case "pull": {
         return await pull();
       }
       default: {
-        await quit(`Invalid command: ${command}. Exiting Ditto CLI...`);
+        await quit(`Invalid command: ${commandName}. Exiting Ditto CLI...`);
         return;
       }
     }
@@ -98,11 +106,6 @@ const appEntry = async () => {
   setupCommands();
   setupOptions();
 
-  if (process.argv.length <= 2 && process.argv[1].includes("ditto-cli")) {
-    await executeCommand("none", []);
-    return;
-  }
-
   program.parse(process.argv);
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/src/outputs/shared.ts b/lib/src/outputs/shared.ts
index 3c00cf1..2ba0b05 100644
--- a/lib/src/outputs/shared.ts
+++ b/lib/src/outputs/shared.ts
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 export const ZBaseOutputFilters = z.object({
   projects: z.array(z.object({ id: z.string() })).optional(),
   variants: z.array(z.object({ id: z.string() })).optional(),
+  outDir: z.string().optional(),
 });
diff --git a/lib/src/services/projectConfig.ts b/lib/src/services/projectConfig.ts
index b788c38..713b35b 100644
--- a/lib/src/services/projectConfig.ts
+++ b/lib/src/services/projectConfig.ts
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ export const DEFAULT_PROJECT_CONFIG_JSON: ProjectConfigYAML = {
   outputs: [
     {
       format: "json",
+      framework: "i18next",
     },
   ],
 };
 
-export async function initProjectConfig() {
-  const projectConfig = readProjectConfigData();
+export async function initProjectConfig(options: { config?: string }) {
+  const projectConfig = readProjectConfigData(options.config);
   appContext.setProjectConfig(projectConfig);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/utils/appContext.ts b/lib/src/utils/appContext.ts
index 0536e8e..4093fef 100644
--- a/lib/src/utils/appContext.ts
+++ b/lib/src/utils/appContext.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class AppContext {
   #projectConfigFile: string;
   #clientId: string;
   #projectConfig: ProjectConfigYAML;
-
+  #outDir: string;
   constructor() {
     this.#apiHost = process.env.DITTO_API_HOST || "https://api.dittowords.com";
     this.#apiToken = process.env.DITTO_TOKEN;
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class AppContext {
     );
     this.#clientId = crypto.randomUUID();
     this.#projectConfig = DEFAULT_PROJECT_CONFIG_JSON;
+    this.#outDir = process.env.DITTO_OUT_DIR || this.projectConfigDir;
   }
 
   get apiHost() {
@@ -85,6 +86,10 @@ class AppContext {
   get projectConfigDir() {
     return this.#projectConfigDir;
   }
+
+  get outDir() {
+    return this.projectConfig.outDir || this.#outDir;
+  }
 }
 
 const appContext = new AppContext();
diff --git a/lib/src/utils/fileSystem.ts b/lib/src/utils/fileSystem.ts
index be5843d..21e0e92 100644
--- a/lib/src/utils/fileSystem.ts
+++ b/lib/src/utils/fileSystem.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs";
 import fsPromises from "fs/promises";
+
 /**
  * Creates a file with the given filename if it doesn't already exist.
  * @param filename The path to the file to create.
@@ -52,10 +53,16 @@ export async function createFileIfMissing(
 }
 
 export function writeFileSync(filename: string, content: string) {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(path.dirname(filename))) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(filename), { recursive: true });
+  }
   fs.writeFileSync(filename, content, "utf-8");
 }
 
 export async function writeFile(filename: string, content: string) {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(path.dirname(filename))) {
+    await fsPromises.mkdir(path.dirname(filename), { recursive: true });
+  }
   await fsPromises.writeFile(filename, content, "utf-8");
 }