diff --git a/config/config.go b/api/config/config.go
similarity index 100%
rename from config/config.go
rename to api/config/config.go
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/api/config/config_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from config/config_test.go
rename to api/config/config_test.go
diff --git a/config/keys.go b/api/config/keys.go
similarity index 100%
rename from config/keys.go
rename to api/config/keys.go
diff --git a/cli/cmd/context/use.go b/cli/cmd/context/use.go
index 038137513..8c4684c50 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/context/use.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/context/use.go
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/config"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/context/store"
-	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/config"
 )
 
 func useCommand() *cobra.Command {
diff --git a/cli/config/flags.go b/cli/config/flags.go
index 2ba12e677..2a5265b27 100644
--- a/cli/config/flags.go
+++ b/cli/config/flags.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 
-	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/config"
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/config"
 )
 
 // ConfigFlags are the global CLI flags
diff --git a/cli/main.go b/cli/main.go
index 35e103cb1..5a7727636 100644
--- a/cli/main.go
+++ b/cli/main.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/config"
 	apicontext "github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/context"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/context/store"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/errdefs"
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/metrics"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/mobycli"
 	cliopts "github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/options"
-	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/config"
 
 	// Backend registrations
 	_ "github.com/docker/compose-cli/aci"
diff --git a/cli/main_test.go b/cli/main_test.go
index 20426de3e..bb62ee04a 100644
--- a/cli/main_test.go
+++ b/cli/main_test.go
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ import (
 
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/config"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/cmd"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/cmd/context"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/cmd/login"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/cmd/run"
-	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/config"
 )
 
 var contextSetConfig = []byte(`{
diff --git a/cli/server/interceptor.go b/cli/server/interceptor.go
index 211a54b56..7528a513d 100644
--- a/cli/server/interceptor.go
+++ b/cli/server/interceptor.go
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
 
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/client"
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/config"
 	apicontext "github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/context"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/context/store"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/server/proxy"
-	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/config"
 )
 
 // key is the key where the current docker context is stored in the metadata
diff --git a/cli/server/interceptor_test.go b/cli/server/interceptor_test.go
index c2e655338..66dbf4a70 100644
--- a/cli/server/interceptor_test.go
+++ b/cli/server/interceptor_test.go
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert/cmp"
 
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/config"
 	apicontext "github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/context"
-	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/config"
 )
 
 func testContext(t *testing.T) context.Context {
diff --git a/cli/server/proxy/contexts.go b/cli/server/proxy/contexts.go
index 3451b59b5..dead69214 100644
--- a/cli/server/proxy/contexts.go
+++ b/cli/server/proxy/contexts.go
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ package proxy
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/config"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/context/store"
 	contextsv1 "github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/server/protos/contexts/v1"
-	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/config"
 )
 
 type contextsProxy struct {
diff --git a/cli/server/proxy/proxy.go b/cli/server/proxy/proxy.go
index 617aa4595..621b14f49 100644
--- a/cli/server/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/cli/server/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/client"
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/config"
 	composev1 "github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/server/protos/compose/v1"
 	containersv1 "github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/server/protos/containers/v1"
 	contextsv1 "github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/server/protos/contexts/v1"
 	streamsv1 "github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/server/protos/streams/v1"
 	volumesv1 "github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/server/protos/volumes/v1"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/server/proxy/streams"
-	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/config"
 )
 
 type clientKey struct{}
diff --git a/ecs/cloudformation.go b/ecs/cloudformation.go
index d8f6e12dc..afb503583 100644
--- a/ecs/cloudformation.go
+++ b/ecs/cloudformation.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/compose"
-	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/config"
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/config"
 
 	ecsapi "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ecs"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/elbv2"
diff --git a/local/compose/pull.go b/local/compose/pull.go
index e4beae823..caf75b08b 100644
--- a/local/compose/pull.go
+++ b/local/compose/pull.go
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/registry"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/config"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/progress"
-	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/config"
 )
 
 func (s *composeService) Pull(ctx context.Context, project *types.Project) error {
diff --git a/local/compose/push.go b/local/compose/push.go
index bb52a8dab..934b2e9e1 100644
--- a/local/compose/push.go
+++ b/local/compose/push.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/driver"
 
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/config"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/progress"
-	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/config"
 
 	"github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/types"
 	cliconfig "github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"