diff --git a/email/.config/khard/khard.conf b/email/.config/khard/khard.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57eaf11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/email/.config/khard/khard.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[addressbooks]
+[[Nextcloud]]
+path = ~/.local/share/vdirsyncer/nextcloud_contacts_local/contacts/
+
+[general]
+debug = no
+default_action = list
+editor = nvim
+merge_editor = delta
+
+[contact table]
+display = first_name
+show_nicknames = no
+sort = last_name
+
+[vcard]
+search_in_source_files = yes
diff --git a/email/.config/neomutt/neomuttrc b/email/.config/neomutt/neomuttrc
index 80372e5..115036f 100644
--- a/email/.config/neomutt/neomuttrc
+++ b/email/.config/neomutt/neomuttrc
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ set from = "andrew@amd.im"
 set realname = "Andrew Davidson"
 
 
-#### Connectivity
+#### Remote Connectivity
+#### use this instead of the local storage section below.
 #set imap_user = "andrew@amd.im"
 #set imap_pass = "`pass show email/amd.im/andrew`"
 #set folder = "imaps://mail.amd.im"
@@ -13,12 +14,17 @@ set realname = "Andrew Davidson"
 #set imap_check_subscribed           # automatically check subscribed folders
 #mailboxes +INBOX
 
+#### Local storage of emails
+#### Use this with isync/mbsync to store email locally
 set mbox_type = Maildir
 set folder = "~/.local/share/email/andrew@amd.im"
 mailboxes =INBOX =Archive =Sent =Trash =Spam 
 mailboxes =Automatic.DMARC 
 mailboxes =Lists.Money\ Stuff =Lists.NYT =Lists.SWICG =Lists.Evergreen\ MBA
 mailboxes =NeedleandFoot
+macro index $ "<shell-escape>mbsync andrew@amd.im<enter>notmuch new<enter>" "sync email"
+macro index \\\\ "<vfolder-from-query>" "Search mail"
+
 
 ### Mailbox Locations
 set spoolfile = "+INBOX"
@@ -30,8 +36,12 @@ set trash = "=Trash"
 ### Local Folders
 set header_cache = "~/.cache/neomutt/headers"
 set message_cachedir = "~/.cache/neomutt/messages"
-macro index $ "<shell-escape>mbsync andrew@amd.im<enter>notmuch new<enter>" "sync email"
-macro index \\\\ "<vfolder-from-query>" "Search mail"
+
+
+### Use `khard` for contact lookup
+### To query an address use ctrl-t
+set query_command= "khard email --parsable --search-in-source-files %s"
+
 
 ### Local Settings
 set mail_check = 60                 # check for mail every XX seconds