diff --git a/lib/cmd/compile/scripts.js b/lib/cmd/compile/scripts.js
index c7ef760..8787bdd 100644
--- a/lib/cmd/compile/scripts.js
+++ b/lib/cmd/compile/scripts.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const _ = require('lodash'),
   },
   babelConfig = {
     // force babel to resolve the preset from claycli's node modules rather than the clay install's repo
-    presets: [[require('@babel/preset-env'), { targets: helpers.browserslist }]]
+    presets: [[require('@babel/preset-env'), { targets: helpers.getConfigFileOrBrowsersList('babelTargets') }]]
   },
   temporaryIDs = {};
 
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ function buildScripts(entries, options = {}) {
       babel: babelConfig,
       postcss: [
         cssImport(),
-        autoprefixer(helpers.browserslist),
+        autoprefixer(helpers.getConfigFileOrBrowsersList('autoprefixerOptions')),
         mixins(),
         nested(),
         simpleVars()
diff --git a/lib/cmd/compile/styles.js b/lib/cmd/compile/styles.js
index 02ff5c2..f853157 100644
--- a/lib/cmd/compile/styles.js
+++ b/lib/cmd/compile/styles.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ function compile(options = {}) {
       .pipe(rename(renameFile))
       .pipe(postcss([
         cssImport(),
-        autoprefixer(helpers.browserslist),
+        autoprefixer(helpers.getConfigFileOrBrowsersList('autoprefixerOptions')),
         mixins(),
         // Simple vars must come before `nested` so that string interpolation of variables occurs before
         // the nesting is parsed. This ensures being able to use variables in class names of nested selectors
diff --git a/lib/compilation-helpers.js b/lib/compilation-helpers.js
index abc2565..e6a2000 100644
--- a/lib/compilation-helpers.js
+++ b/lib/compilation-helpers.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ const format = require('date-fns/format'),
   chalk = require('chalk'),
   fs = require('fs-extra'),
   path = require('path'),
-  amphoraFs = require('amphora-fs');
+  amphoraFs = require('amphora-fs'),
+  configFile = require('./config-file-helpers');
 
 /**
  * determine how long a compilation task took
@@ -131,15 +132,15 @@ function transformPath(prefix, destPath, shouldMinify) {
  * @returns {Array}
  */
 function determinePostCSSPlugins(argv) {
-  const config = amphoraFs.tryRequire(`${process.cwd()}/claycli.config`);
+  const configPlugins = configFile.getConfigValue('plugins');
 
-  if (config && config.plugins) {
-    if (!Array.isArray(config.plugins)) {
+  if (configPlugins) {
+    if (!Array.isArray(configPlugins)) {
       console.error(`${chalk.red('Error: Plugins supplied in config file is not an array')}`);
     }
 
     // Return the array of plugins defined in the config file
-    return config.plugins;
+    return configPlugins;
   } else {
     return _.map(argv.plugins, (pluginName) => {
       const plugin = amphoraFs.tryRequire(pluginName);
@@ -156,6 +157,19 @@ function determinePostCSSPlugins(argv) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Given an key, grab the value from the config file
+ * or pull from the browserlist that's supported
+ *
+ * @param {String} key
+ * @returns {Object|String}
+ */
+function getConfigFileOrBrowsersList(key) {
+  const configFileValue = configFile.getConfigValue(key);
+
+  return configFileValue ? configFileValue : module.exports.browserslist;
+}
+
 module.exports.time = time;
 module.exports.debouncedWatcher = _.debounce(watcher, 200);
 module.exports.bucket = bucket;
@@ -165,6 +179,7 @@ module.exports.hasChanged = hasChanged;
 module.exports.transformPath  = transformPath;
 module.exports.browserslist = { browsers: ['> 3%', 'not and_uc > 0'] }; // used by styles, and vueify, and babel/preset-env
 module.exports.determinePostCSSPlugins = determinePostCSSPlugins;
+module.exports.getConfigFileOrBrowsersList = getConfigFileOrBrowsersList;
 
 // for testing
 module.exports.watcher = watcher;
diff --git a/lib/compilation-helpers.test.js b/lib/compilation-helpers.test.js
index 285891e..403e61d 100644
--- a/lib/compilation-helpers.test.js
+++ b/lib/compilation-helpers.test.js
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 
 const lib = require('./compilation-helpers'),
   amphoraFs = require('amphora-fs'),
+  configFile = require('./config-file-helpers'),
   mockConsole = require('jest-mock-console').default;
 
-// Mock tryRequire
+// Mocks
 amphoraFs.tryRequire = jest.fn();
+configFile.getConfigValue = jest.fn();
 
 describe('compilation helpers', () => {
   describe('time', () => {
@@ -120,18 +122,14 @@ describe('compilation helpers', () => {
     });
 
     it('uses the values passed in from the command if no config file is set', () => {
-      amphoraFs.tryRequire
-        .mockReturnValueOnce(undefined)
-        .mockReturnValueOnce(pluginMock);
+      amphoraFs.tryRequire.mockReturnValue(pluginMock);
 
       fn({ plugins: [ 'some-val' ]});
       expect(pluginMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
     it('throws an error if the plugin cannot be found when required', () => {
-      amphoraFs.tryRequire
-        .mockReturnValueOnce(undefined)
-        .mockReturnValueOnce(undefined);
+      amphoraFs.tryRequire.mockReturnValue(undefined);
 
       expect(() => fn({ plugins: [ 'some-val' ]})).toThrowError();
     });
@@ -139,9 +137,7 @@ describe('compilation helpers', () => {
     it('logs if the required plugin\'s invocation fails', () => {
       const restoreConsole = mockConsole();
 
-      amphoraFs.tryRequire
-        .mockReturnValueOnce(undefined)
-        .mockReturnValueOnce(() => { throw new Error('foo'); });
+      amphoraFs.tryRequire.mockReturnValue(() => { throw new Error('foo'); });
 
       fn({ plugins: [ 'some-val' ]});
       expect(console.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -149,22 +145,38 @@ describe('compilation helpers', () => {
     });
 
     it ('returns the plugin array from the config file if it exists', () => {
-      amphoraFs.tryRequire
-        .mockReturnValueOnce({ plugins: [] })
-        .mockReturnValueOnce(pluginMock);
+      const restoreConsole = mockConsole();
+
+      configFile.getConfigValue.mockReturnValue([]);
+      amphoraFs.tryRequire.mockReturnValue(pluginMock);
 
       fn({ plugins: [ 'some-val' ]});
-      expect(amphoraFs.tryRequire).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(amphoraFs.tryRequire).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
       expect(pluginMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      restoreConsole();
     });
 
     it ('throws an error if the config file plugins property is not an array', () => {
       const restoreConsole = mockConsole();
 
-      amphoraFs.tryRequire.mockReturnValueOnce({ plugins: {} });
+      configFile.getConfigValue.mockReturnValue({});
       fn({ plugins: [ 'some-val' ]});
       expect(console.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
       restoreConsole();
     });
   });
+
+  describe('getConfigFileOrBrowsersList', () => {
+    const fn = lib.getConfigFileOrBrowsersList;
+
+    it('returns a value from the config if one is found', () => {
+      configFile.getConfigValue.mockReturnValue({});
+      expect(fn('foo')).toEqual({});
+    });
+
+    it('returns a value defined in the file no config value is found', () => {
+      configFile.getConfigValue.mockReturnValue(undefined);
+      expect(fn('foo')).toEqual(lib.browserslist);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/lib/config-file-helpers.js b/lib/config-file-helpers.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c765015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/config-file-helpers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const amphoraFs = require('amphora-fs'),
+  CONFIG_FILENAME = 'claycli.config';
+var CONFIG_FILE = getConfigFile();
+
+/**
+ * Grab the config file from the working directory
+ * or return undefined
+ *
+ * @returns {Object|Undefined}
+ */
+function getConfigFile() {
+  return amphoraFs.tryRequire(`${process.cwd()}/${CONFIG_FILENAME}`);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return a value from the config file
+ *
+ * @param {String} key
+ * @returns {Any}
+ */
+function getConfigValue(key) {
+  if (!CONFIG_FILE) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  return CONFIG_FILE[key];
+}
+
+module.exports.getConfigValue = getConfigValue;
+
+// For testing
+module.exports.getConfigFile = getConfigFile;
+module.exports.setConfigFile = val => CONFIG_FILE = val;
diff --git a/lib/config-file-helpers.test.js b/lib/config-file-helpers.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2628c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/config-file-helpers.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const lib = require('./config-file-helpers'),
+  amphoraFs = require('amphora-fs');
+
+// Mock tryRequire
+amphoraFs.tryRequire = jest.fn();
+
+describe('project specific config file helpers', () => {
+  describe('getConfigFile', () => {
+    const fn = lib.getConfigFile;
+
+    it('returns undefined if the file is not found', () => {
+      expect(fn()).toBe(undefined);
+    });
+
+    it('returns a file if one is found', () => {
+      amphoraFs.tryRequire.mockReturnValue({});
+
+      expect(fn()).toEqual({});
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getConfigValue', () => {
+    const fn = lib.getConfigValue,
+      SAMPLE_CONFIG = {
+        babelTargets: 'some value',
+        autoprefixerOptions: { foo: true, bar: false }
+      };
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      lib.setConfigFile(SAMPLE_CONFIG);
+    });
+
+    it('returns undefined if the config file is not present', () => {
+      lib.setConfigFile(undefined);
+
+      expect(fn('babelTargets')).toBe(undefined);
+    });
+
+    it('returns a value from the config if it exists', () => {
+      expect(fn('babelTargets')).toBe('some value');
+      expect(fn('autoprefixerOptions')).toEqual({ foo: true, bar: false});
+    });
+
+    it('returns undefined if the value does not exist', () => {
+      expect(fn('fakeVal')).toBe(undefined);
+    });
+  });
+});