diff --git a/copyrat.tmux b/copyrat.tmux
index a7b7c1f..45a6bf7 100755
--- a/copyrat.tmux
+++ b/copyrat.tmux
@@ -1,19 +1,67 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+# This script is run only once at tmux launch.
+# It provides configuration based on the @copyrat-* options set in your `tmux.conf`.
+
 CURRENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+BINARY="${CURRENT_DIR}/tmux-copyrat"
 
-DEFAULT_COPYRAT_KEY="space"
-COPYRAT_KEY=$(tmux show-option -gqv @copyrat-key)
-COPYRAT_KEY=${COPYRAT_KEY:-$DEFAULT_COPYRAT_KEY}
+setup_option() {
+	local opt_name=$1
+	local default_value=$2
+	local current_value=$(tmux show-option -gqv @copyrat-${opt_name})
+	value=${current_value:-${default_value}}
+	tmux set-option -g @copyrat-${opt_name} ${value}
+}
 
-DEFAULT_COPYRAT_WINDOW_NAME="[copyrat]"
-COPYRAT_WINDOW_NAME=$(tmux show-option -gqv @copyrat-window-name)
-COPYRAT_WINDOW_NAME=${COPYRAT_WINDOW_NAME:-$DEFAULT_COPYRAT_WINDOW_NAME}
 
-BINARY="${CURRENT_DIR}/target/release/tmux-copyrat"
+# Sets the window name when copyrat is run, providing a default if @copyrat-window-name was not defined.
+setup_option "window-name" "[copyrat]"
 
-tmux bind-key ${COPYRAT_KEY} new-window -d -n ${COPYRAT_WINDOW_NAME} "${BINARY} --window-name ${COPYRAT_WINDOW_NAME} --reverse --unique"
+# DEFAULT_COPYRAT_WINDOW_NAME="[copyrat]"
+# COPYRAT_WINDOW_NAME=$(tmux show-option -gqv @copyrat-window-name)
+# COPYRAT_WINDOW_NAME=${COPYRAT_WINDOW_NAME:-$DEFAULT_COPYRAT_WINDOW_NAME}
+# # overrides with the same value, I did not bother writing a test
+# tmux set-option -g @copyrat-window-name ${COPYRAT_WINDOW_NAME}
 
-if [ ! -f "$BINARY" ]; then
-  cd "${CURRENT_DIR}" && cargo build --release
-fi
+# Sets the keytable for all bindings, providing a default if @copyrat-keytable was not defined.
+# Keytables open a new shortcut space: if 't' is the switcher (see below), prefix + t + <your-shortcut>
+setup_option "keytable" "cpyrt"
+# DEFAULT_COPYRAT_KEYTABLE="cpyrt"
+# COPYRAT_KEYTABLE=$(tmux show-option -gqv @copyrat-keytable)
+# COPYRAT_KEYTABLE=${COPYRAT_KEYTABLE:-$DEFAULT_COPYRAT_KEYTABLE}
+
+# Sets the key to access the keytable: prefix + <key> + <your-shortcut>
+# providing a default if @copyrat-keyswitch is not defined.
+setup_option "keyswitch" "u"
+
+local keyswitch=$(tmux show-option @copyrat-keyswitch)
+local keytable=$(tmux show-option @copyrat-keytable)
+tmux bind-key ${keyswitch} -T ${keytable}
+
+setup_binding() {
+	local key=$1
+	local pattern_name=$2
+	local window_name=$(tmux show-option -gqv @copyrat-window-name)
+	tmux bind-key -T ${keytable} $key new-window -d -n ${window_name} "${BINARY} --window-name ${window_name} --reverse --unique"
+}
+
+# Search
+setup_pattern_binding "space" ""
+setup_pattern_binding "p" "--pattern-name path"
+setup_pattern_binding "u" "--pattern-name url"
+setup_pattern_binding "h" "--pattern-name sha"
+setup_pattern_binding "d" "--pattern-name docker"
+setup_pattern_binding "c" "--pattern-name hexcolor"
+setup_pattern_binding "i" "--pattern-name ip"
+
+# DEFAULT_COPYRAT_KEY="space"
+# COPYRAT_KEY=$(tmux show-option -gqv @copyrat-key)
+# COPYRAT_KEY=${COPYRAT_KEY:-$DEFAULT_COPYRAT_KEY}
+
+
+# tmux bind-key -T ${keytable} "/" command-prompt "search:" new-window -d -n ${COPYRAT_WINDOW_NAME} "${BINARY} --window-name ${COPYRAT_WINDOW_NAME} --reverse --unique --custom-regex '%%'"
+
+# if [ ! -f "$BINARY" ]; then
+#   cd "${CURRENT_DIR}" && cargo build --release
+# fi