diff --git a/base/component/field_id.go b/base/component/field_id.go
index 0976277ca..ec1c8bea3 100644
--- a/base/component/field_id.go
+++ b/base/component/field_id.go
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ package component
 
 import (
 	"regexp"
+	"strings"
 )
 
+// DatasetFields is a list of valid dataset field identifiers
+var DatasetFields = []string{"commit", "cm", "structure", "st", "body", "bd", "meta", "md", "readme", "rm", "viz", "vz", "transform", "tf", "rendered", "rd", "stats"}
+
 // IsDatasetField can be used to check if a string is a dataset field identifier
-var IsDatasetField = regexp.MustCompile("(?i)^(commit|cm|structure|st|body|bd|meta|md|readme|rm|viz|vz|transform|tf|rendered|rd|stats)($|\\.)")
+var IsDatasetField = regexp.MustCompile("(?i)^(" + strings.Join(DatasetFields, "|") + ")($|\\.)")
diff --git a/cmd/completion.go b/cmd/completion.go
index b8bdb3995..dc5b71127 100644
--- a/cmd/completion.go
+++ b/cmd/completion.go
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@ import (
 	"io"
 
 	"github.com/qri-io/ioes"
+	"github.com/qri-io/qri/base/component"
+	"github.com/qri-io/qri/lib"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 // NewAutocompleteCommand creates a new `qri complete` cobra command that prints autocomplete scripts
-func NewAutocompleteCommand(_ Factory, ioStreams ioes.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
+func NewAutocompleteCommand(f Factory, ioStreams ioes.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	o := &AutocompleteOptions{IOStreams: ioStreams}
+	cfgOpt := ConfigOptions{IOStreams: ioStreams}
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "completion [bash|zsh]",
 		Short: "generate shell auto-completion scripts",
@@ -39,9 +42,70 @@ run on each terminal session.`,
 		ValidArgs: []string{"bash", "zsh"},
 	}
 
+	configCompletion := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:    "config [FIELD]",
+		Hidden: true,
+		Short:  "get configuration keys",
+		Long:   `'qri completion config' is a util function for auto-completion of config keys, ignores private data`,
+		Args:   cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if err := cfgOpt.CompleteConfig(f); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return cfgOpt.GetConfig(args)
+		},
+	}
+
+	structureCompletion := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:       "structure [FIELD]",
+		Hidden:    true,
+		Short:     "get structure keys",
+		Long:      `'qri completion structure' is a util function for auto-completion of structure keys`,
+		Args:      cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
+		ValidArgs: component.DatasetFields,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			for _, structureArg := range component.DatasetFields {
+				fmt.Fprintln(ioStreams.Out, structureArg)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+
+	cmd.AddCommand(configCompletion)
+	cmd.AddCommand(structureCompletion)
+
 	return cmd
 }
 
+// CompleteConfig adds any missing configuration that can only be added just before calling GetConfig
+func (o *ConfigOptions) CompleteConfig(f Factory) (err error) {
+	o.inst = f.Instance()
+	o.ConfigMethods, err = f.ConfigMethods()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	o.ProfileMethods, err = f.ProfileMethods()
+	return
+}
+
+// GetConfig gets configuration keys based on a partial key supplied
+func (o *ConfigOptions) GetConfig(args []string) (err error) {
+	params := &lib.GetConfigParams{}
+	if len(args) == 1 {
+		params.Field = args[0]
+	}
+
+	var data []byte
+
+	if err = o.ConfigMethods.GetConfigKeys(params, &data); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(o.Out, string(data))
+	return
+}
+
 // AutocompleteOptions encapsulates completion options
 type AutocompleteOptions struct {
 	ioes.IOStreams
@@ -70,54 +134,111 @@ func (o *AutocompleteOptions) Run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error)
 
 const (
 	bashCompletionFunc = `
+# arg completions
+
 __qri_parse_list()
 {
     local qri_output out
     if qri_output=$(qri list --format=simple --no-prompt --no-color 2>/dev/null); then
-        out=($(echo "${qri_output}"))
-        COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "${out[*]}" -- "$cur" ) )
+        echo "${qri_output}"
+        return 1
     fi
+    return 0
 }
 
 __qri_parse_search()
 {
     local qri_output out
     if qri_output=$(qri search $cur --format=simple --no-prompt --no-color 2>/dev/null); then
-        out=($(echo "${qri_output}"))
-        COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "${out[*]}" -- "$cur" ) )
+        echo "${qri_output}"
+        return 1
     fi
+    return 0
 }
 
-__qri_get_datasets()
+__qri_parse_config()
 {
-    __qri_parse_list
-    if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
-        return 0
+    local qri_output out
+    if qri_output=$(qri completion config $cur --no-prompt --no-color 2>/dev/null); then
+        echo "${qri_output}"
+        return 1
     fi
+    return 0
 }
 
-__qri_get_search()
+__qri_parse_structure_args()
 {
-    __qri_parse_search
-    if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+    local qri_output out
+    if qri_output=$(qri completion structure --no-prompt --no-color 2>/dev/null); then
+        echo "${qri_output}"
+        return 1
+    fi
+    return 0
+}
+
+__qri_parse_peers()
+{
+    local qri_output out
+    if qri_output=$(qri peers list --format=simple --no-prompt --no-color 2>/dev/null); then
+        echo "${qri_output}"
+        return 1
+    fi
+    return 0
+}
+
+__qri_join_completions()
+{
+    local q1=($1)
+    local q2=($2)
+    echo "${q1[*]} ${q2[*]}"
+    return 1
+}
+
+__qri_suggest_completion()
+{
+	local res=($1)
+    if test -z "${res}"; then
         return 0
     fi
+    COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "${res[*]}" -- "$cur" ) )
+    return 1
 }
 
 __qri_custom_func() {
+    local out
     case ${last_command} in
-        qri_checkout | qri_export | qri_get | qri_log | qri_logbook | qri_publish | qri_remove | qri_rename | qri_render | qri_save | qri_stats | qri_use | qri_validate | qri_whatchanged)
-            __qri_get_datasets
+        qri_checkout | qri_export | qri_log | qri_logbook | qri_publish | qri_remove | qri_rename | qri_render | qri_save | qri_stats | qri_use | qri_validate | qri_whatchanged | qri_workdir_link | qri_workdir_unlink)
+            __qri_suggest_completion "$(__qri_parse_list)"
             return
             ;;
         qri_add | qri_fetch | qri_search)
-        	__qri_get_search
+        	__qri_suggest_completion "$(__qri_parse_search)"
+        	return
+        	;;
+        qri_config_get | qri_config_set)
+        	__qri_suggest_completion "$(__qri_parse_config)"
         	return
         	;;
+        qri_get)
+            local completions=$(__qri_join_completions "$(__qri_parse_structure_args)" "$(__qri_parse_list)")
+        	__qri_suggest_completion "${completions}"
+        	return
+        	;;
+        qri_peers_info | qri_peers_connect | qri_peers_disconnect)
+            __qri_suggest_completion "$(__qri_parse_peers)"
+            return
+            ;;
         *)
             ;;
     esac
 }
+
+# flag completions
+
+__qri_get_peer_flag_suggestions()
+{
+	__qri_suggest_completion "$(__qri_parse_peers)"
+}
 `
 
 	zshHead = `# reference kubectl completion zsh
diff --git a/cmd/list.go b/cmd/list.go
index 0fad0937d..5abf706ac 100644
--- a/cmd/list.go
+++ b/cmd/list.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ must have ` + "`qri connect`" + ` running in a separate terminal window.`,
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&o.Published, "published", "p", false, "list only published datasets")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&o.ShowNumVersions, "num-versions", "n", false, "show number of versions")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.Peername, "peer", "", "peer whose datasets to list")
+	cmd.MarkFlagCustom("peer", "__qri_get_peer_flag_suggestions")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&o.Raw, "raw", "r", false, "to show raw references")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&o.UseDscache, "use-dscache", "", false, "experimental: build and use dscache to list")
 
diff --git a/cmd/peers.go b/cmd/peers.go
index 83ef3ceed..ef7491598 100644
--- a/cmd/peers.go
+++ b/cmd/peers.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ connected, use the ` + "`--cached`" + ` flag.`,
 
 	list.Flags().BoolVarP(&o.Cached, "cached", "c", false, "show peers that aren't online, but previously seen")
 	list.Flags().StringVarP(&o.Network, "network", "n", "", "specify network to show peers from (qri|ipfs) (defaults to qri)")
+	list.Flags().StringVarP(&o.Format, "format", "", "", "output format. formats: simple")
 	// TODO (ramfox): when we determine the best way to order and paginate peers, restore!
 	// list.Flags().IntVar(&o.PageSize, "page-size", 200, "max page size number of peers to show, default 200")
 	// list.Flags().IntVar(&o.Page, "page", 1, "page number of peers, default 1")
@@ -210,23 +211,17 @@ func (o *PeersOptions) List() (err error) {
 	// convert Page and PageSize to Limit and Offset
 	page := util.NewPage(o.Page, o.PageSize)
 
-	var items []fmt.Stringer
+	res := []*config.ProfilePod{}
 
 	if o.Network == "ipfs" {
-		res := []string{}
 		limit := page.Limit()
-		if err := o.PeerRequests.ConnectedIPFSPeers(&limit, &res); err != nil {
+		if err := o.PeerRequests.ConnectedQriProfiles(&limit, &res); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-
-		items = make([]fmt.Stringer, len(res))
-		for i, p := range res {
-			items[i] = stringer(p)
-		}
 	} else {
 		// if we don't have an RPC client, assume we're not connected
 		if !o.UsingRPC && !o.Cached {
-			printInfo(o.Out, "qri not connected, listing cached peers")
+			printInfo(o.ErrOut, "qri not connected, listing cached peers")
 			o.Cached = true
 		}
 
@@ -235,18 +230,23 @@ func (o *PeersOptions) List() (err error) {
 			Offset: page.Offset(),
 			Cached: o.Cached,
 		}
-		res := []*config.ProfilePod{}
 		if err = o.PeerRequests.List(p, &res); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+	}
 
-		items = make([]fmt.Stringer, len(res))
-		for i, p := range res {
-			items[i] = peerStringer(*p)
-		}
+	items := make([]fmt.Stringer, len(res))
+	peerNames := make([]string, len(res))
+	for i, p := range res {
+		items[i] = peerStringer(*p)
+		peerNames[i] = p.Peername
 	}
 
-	printItems(o.Out, items, page.Offset())
+	if o.Format == "simple" {
+		printlnStringItems(o.Out, peerNames)
+	} else {
+		printItems(o.Out, items, page.Offset())
+	}
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/config.go b/lib/config.go
index 86910fdcb..e9e7c50b0 100644
--- a/lib/config.go
+++ b/lib/config.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package lib
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
 	"github.com/qri-io/qri/config"
@@ -74,6 +76,81 @@ func (m *ConfigMethods) GetConfig(p *GetConfigParams, res *[]byte) (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// GetConfigKeys returns the Config key fields, or sub keys of the specified
+// fields of the Config, as a slice of bytes to be used for auto completion
+func (m *ConfigMethods) GetConfigKeys(p *GetConfigParams, res *[]byte) (err error) {
+	if m.inst.rpc != nil {
+		return checkRPCError(m.inst.rpc.Call("ConfigMethods.GetConfigKeys", p, res))
+	}
+
+	var (
+		cfg    = m.inst.cfg
+		encode interface{}
+	)
+
+	cfg = cfg.WithoutPrivateValues()
+
+	encode = cfg
+	keyPrefix := ""
+
+	if len(p.Field) > 0 && p.Field[len(p.Field)-1] == '.' {
+		p.Field = p.Field[:len(p.Field)-1]
+	}
+	parentKey := p.Field
+
+	if p.Field != "" {
+		fieldArgs := strings.Split(p.Field, ".")
+		encode, err = cfg.Get(p.Field)
+		if err != nil {
+			keyPrefix = fieldArgs[len(fieldArgs)-1]
+			if len(fieldArgs) == 1 {
+				encode = cfg
+				parentKey = ""
+			} else {
+				parentKey = strings.Join(fieldArgs[:len(fieldArgs)-1], ".")
+				newEncode, fieldErr := cfg.Get(parentKey)
+				if fieldErr != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("error getting %s from config: %s", p.Field, err)
+				}
+				encode = newEncode
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	*res, err = parseKeys(encode, keyPrefix, parentKey)
+	return err
+}
+
+func parseKeys(cfg interface{}, prefix, parentKey string) ([]byte, error) {
+	cfgBytes, parseErr := json.Marshal(cfg)
+	if parseErr != nil {
+		return nil, parseErr
+	}
+
+	cfgMap := map[string]interface{}{}
+	parseErr = json.Unmarshal(cfgBytes, &cfgMap)
+	if parseErr != nil {
+		return nil, parseErr
+	}
+
+	buff := bytes.Buffer{}
+	for s := range cfgMap {
+		if prefix != "" && !strings.HasPrefix(s, prefix) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if parentKey != "" {
+			buff.WriteString(parentKey)
+			buff.WriteString(".")
+		}
+		buff.WriteString(s)
+		buff.WriteString("\n")
+	}
+	if len(buff.Bytes()) > 0 {
+		return buff.Bytes(), nil
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting %s from config", prefix)
+}
+
 // SetConfig validates, updates and saves the config
 func (m *ConfigMethods) SetConfig(update *config.Config, set *bool) (err error) {
 	if m.inst.rpc != nil {