diff --git a/core/installer/repoio.go b/core/installer/repoio.go
index 97bf9b6..4574fee 100644
--- a/core/installer/repoio.go
+++ b/core/installer/repoio.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 type RepoIO interface {
 	Fetch() error
+	ReadConfig() (Config, error)
 	ReadKustomization(path string) (*Kustomization, error)
 	WriteKustomization(path string, kust Kustomization) error
 	WriteYaml(path string, data any) error
@@ -55,6 +56,15 @@
 	return err
 }
 
+func (r *repoIO) ReadConfig() (Config, error) {
+	configF, err := r.Reader(configFileName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Config{}, err
+	}
+	defer configF.Close()
+	return ReadConfig(configF)
+}
+
 func (r *repoIO) ReadKustomization(path string) (*Kustomization, error) {
 	inp, err := r.Reader(path)
 	if err != nil {