diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d08e1b..24780cc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Lead Maintainer - [Devin Ivy](https://github.com/devinivy)
 
 **Features**
  - Supports hapi v17+
+ - Setup with [hpal-debug](https://github.com/hapipal/hpal-debug) hapi CLI debugging tools.
  - Provides conventions for building plugins by mapping the entire hapi plugin API onto files and folders, using [haute-couture](https://github.com/hapipal/haute-couture).
  - Designed to allow you to deploy your plugin on its own or as part of a larger application.
  - Textbook integrations with Objection ORM, Swagger UI, and more via [flavors](#flavors).
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dc9fc31..21a944d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
     "eslint-plugin-hapi": "4.x.x",
     "glue": "5.x.x",
     "hapi": "17.x.x",
-    "lab": "15.x.x"
+    "hpal-debug": "1.x.x",
+    "lab": "15.x.x",
+    "toys": "2.x.x"
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/manifest.js b/server/manifest.js
index 263b17d..55c4677 100644
--- a/server/manifest.js
+++ b/server/manifest.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 const Dotenv = require('dotenv');
 const Confidence = require('confidence');
+const Toys = require('toys');
 
 // Pull .env into process.env
 Dotenv.config({ path: `${__dirname}/.env` });
@@ -24,6 +25,13 @@ module.exports = new Confidence.Store({
             {
                 plugin: '../lib', // Main plugin
                 options: {}
+            },
+            {
+                plugin: {
+                    $filter: 'NODE_ENV',
+                    $default: 'hpal-debug',
+                    production: Toys.noop
+                }
             }
         ]
     }