diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index baa3542..44108f6 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Imports:
     fs,
     glue,
     httptest2,
+    memoise,
     nectar,
     purrr,
     rapid (>= 0.0.0.9003),
diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 9b0680f..1e0debf 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 # Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
 
 export(generate_pkg)
+export(read_api_abbr)
 export(read_api_definition)
+export(read_api_title)
 export(read_config)
+export(read_rapid_filename)
 export(use_beekeeper)
 if (getRversion() < "4.3.0") importFrom("S7", "@")
 importFrom(S7,class_any)
diff --git a/R/aaa-shared_params.R b/R/aaa-shared_params.R
index 7befacc..f4b5989 100644
--- a/R/aaa-shared_params.R
+++ b/R/aaa-shared_params.R
@@ -13,12 +13,11 @@
 #' @param api_title (`character(1)`) The API title used in generated package
 #'   files.
 #' @param base_path The root URL of the current project.
-#' @param base_url (`character(1)`) The base URL used in generated test
-#'   helpers.
+#' @param base_url (`character(1)`) The base URL used in generated test helpers.
 #' @param call (`environment`) The caller environment for error messages.
 #' @param config (`list`) Package-generation configuration data.
-#' @param config_file (`character(1)` or `fs_path`) The path to a beekeeper yaml
-#'   config file.
+#' @param config_filename (`character(1)` or `fs_path`) The path to a beekeeper
+#'   yaml config file (relative to the package root).
 #' @param data (`list`) Data passed to a template.
 #' @param dir (`character(1)`) The directory where a generated file should be
 #'   written.
@@ -51,8 +50,8 @@
 #'   operation identifier.
 #' @param pkg_dir (`character(1)` or `fs_path`) The directory containing package
 #'   files.
-#' @param rapid_file (`character(1)` or `fs_path`) The path to the R API
-#'   definition (rapid) file.
+#' @param rapid_filename (`character(1)` or `fs_path`) The path to the R API
+#'   definition (rapid) file (relative to the package root).
 #' @param required (`logical`) Whether each parameter is required.
 #' @param security_arg_description (`character(1)`) The argument description.
 #' @param security_arg_name (`character(1)`) The argument name.
diff --git a/R/generate_pkg.R b/R/generate_pkg.R
index 3e50785..c95c37b 100644
--- a/R/generate_pkg.R
+++ b/R/generate_pkg.R
@@ -9,23 +9,21 @@
 #' @returns (`character`, invisibly) Paths to files that were added or updated.
 #' @export
 generate_pkg <- function(
-  api_abbr = NULL,
-  api_definition = NULL,
-  api_title = NULL,
-  config_file = "_beekeeper.yml",
+  api_abbr = read_api_abbr(pkg_dir, config_filename),
+  api_definition = read_api_definition(
+    pkg_dir,
+    read_rapid_filename(pkg_dir, config_filename)
+  ),
+  api_title = read_api_title(pkg_dir, config_filename),
+  config_filename = "_beekeeper.yml",
   pkg_dir = "."
 ) {
   # TODO: Confirm that they use github & everything is committed. Error or warn
   # if not, letting them know that this can be destructive. Skip this check in
   # tests.
   .assert_is_pkg(pkg_dir)
-  if (purrr::some(list(api_abbr, api_definition, api_title), is.null)) {
-    config <- read_config(pkg_dir = pkg_dir, config_file = config_file)
-  }
-  api_abbr <- stbl::stabilize_character_scalar(api_abbr %||% config$api_abbr)
-  api_title <- stbl::stabilize_character_scalar(api_title %||% config$api_title)
-  api_definition <- api_definition %||%
-    read_api_definition(pkg_dir, config$rapid_file)
+  api_abbr <- stbl::stabilize_character_scalar(api_abbr)
+  api_title <- stbl::stabilize_character_scalar(api_title)
   config <- list(api_abbr = api_abbr, api_title = api_title)
   security_data <- .generate_security(
     api_abbr,
diff --git a/R/read_config.R b/R/read_config.R
index cd1874f..c63e895 100644
--- a/R/read_config.R
+++ b/R/read_config.R
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #' - `api_abbr` (`character(1)`): An abbreviation for the API, used in function
 #' names and other identifiers.
 #' - `api_version` (`character(1)`): The version of the API.
-#' - `rapid_file` (`character(1)`): The name of the file (relative to the
+#' - `rapid_filename` (`character(1)`): The name of the file (relative to the
 #' package root) where the API definition is stored as an RDS file. By default,
 #' this is `_beekeeper_rapid.rds`, and is generated by [use_beekeeper()] based
 #' on an OpenAPI definition file.
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@
 #'
 #' @inheritParams .shared-params
 #' @returns (`list`) Configuration information, with elements `api_title`,
-#'   `api_abbr`, `api_version`, `rapid_file`, and `updated_on`.
+#'   `api_abbr`, `api_version`, `rapid_filename`, and `updated_on`.
 #' @export
-read_config <- function(pkg_dir = ".", config_file = "_beekeeper.yml") {
-  config <- yaml::read_yaml(fs::path(pkg_dir, config_file))
+#' @family config readers
+read_config <- function(pkg_dir = ".", config_filename = "_beekeeper.yml") {
+  .assert_is_pkg(pkg_dir)
+  config <- yaml::read_yaml(fs::path(pkg_dir, config_filename))
   return(.stabilize_config(config))
 }
 
@@ -39,7 +41,9 @@ read_config <- function(pkg_dir = ".", config_file = "_beekeeper.yml") {
     config$api_version,
     allow_null = TRUE
   )
-  config$rapid_file <- stbl::stabilize_character_scalar(config$rapid_file)
+  config$rapid_filename <- stbl::stabilize_character_scalar(
+    config$rapid_filename
+  )
   config$updated_on <- config$updated_on %&&%
     strptime(
       config$updated_on,
@@ -49,6 +53,70 @@ read_config <- function(pkg_dir = ".", config_file = "_beekeeper.yml") {
   return(config)
 }
 
+.read_config_field <- function(field, pkg_dir, config_filename) {
+  read_config(pkg_dir, config_filename)[[field]]
+}
+
+#' Read rapid_filename config field
+#'
+#' Read the `rapid_filename` field from a beekeeper config file.
+#'
+#' @inheritParams .shared-params
+#'
+#' @returns (`character(1)`) The `rapid_filename` field from the beekeeper
+#'   config file.
+#' @export
+#' @family config readers
+#' @examples
+#' read_rapid_filename(
+#'   pkg_dir = fs::path_package("beekeeper"),
+#'   config_filename = "example_config.yml"
+#' )
+read_rapid_filename <- function(
+  pkg_dir = ".",
+  config_filename = "_beekeeper.yml"
+) {
+  .read_config_field("rapid_filename", pkg_dir, config_filename)
+}
+
+#' Read api_abbr config field
+#'
+#' Read the `api_abbr` field from a beekeeper config file.
+#'
+#' @inheritParams .shared-params
+#'
+#' @returns (`character(1)`) The `api_abbr` field from the beekeeper
+#'   config file.
+#' @export
+#' @family config readers
+#' @examples
+#' read_api_abbr(
+#'   pkg_dir = fs::path_package("beekeeper"),
+#'   config_filename = "example_config.yml"
+#' )
+read_api_abbr <- function(pkg_dir = ".", config_filename = "_beekeeper.yml") {
+  .read_config_field("api_abbr", pkg_dir, config_filename)
+}
+
+#' Read api_title config field
+#'
+#' Read the `api_title` field from a beekeeper config file.
+#'
+#' @inheritParams .shared-params
+#'
+#' @returns (`character(1)`) The `api_title` field from the beekeeper
+#'   config file.
+#' @export
+#' @family config readers
+#' @examples
+#' read_api_title(
+#'   pkg_dir = fs::path_package("beekeeper"),
+#'   config_filename = "example_config.yml"
+#' )
+read_api_title <- function(pkg_dir = ".", config_filename = "_beekeeper.yml") {
+  .read_config_field("api_title", pkg_dir, config_filename)
+}
+
 #' Read an API definition file
 #'
 #' Reads an RDS file (default name `_beekeeper_rapid.rds`) with the API
@@ -58,9 +126,18 @@ read_config <- function(pkg_dir = ".", config_file = "_beekeeper.yml") {
 #' @inheritParams .shared-params
 #' @returns (`rapid::class_rapid`) The definition of the API.
 #' @export
+#' @family config readers
+#' @examples
+#' api_definition <- read_api_definition(
+#'   pkg_dir = fs::path_package("beekeeper"),
+#'   rapid_filename = "example_beekeeper_rapid.rds"
+#' )
+#' class(api_definition)
+#' api_definition@info@origin@url
 read_api_definition <- function(
   pkg_dir = ".",
-  rapid_file = "_beekeeper_rapid.rds"
+  rapid_filename = read_rapid_filename(pkg_dir)
 ) {
-  readRDS(fs::path(pkg_dir, rapid_file))
+  .assert_is_pkg(pkg_dir)
+  readRDS(fs::path(pkg_dir, rapid_filename))
 }
diff --git a/R/use_beekeeper.R b/R/use_beekeeper.R
index efecfe9..04be554 100644
--- a/R/use_beekeeper.R
+++ b/R/use_beekeeper.R
@@ -13,25 +13,30 @@
 #'
 #' @returns (`character(1)`, invisibly) The path to the configuration file. The
 #'   config file is written as a side effect of this function. The rapid object
-#'   is also written, and the path to that file is saved in the config file.
+#'   is also written, and the path to that file (relative to `pkg_dir`) is saved
+#'   in the config file.
 #' @export
 use_beekeeper <- function(
   x,
   api_abbr,
   ...,
-  config_file = "_beekeeper.yml",
-  rapid_file = "_beekeeper_rapid.rds"
+  pkg_dir = ".",
+  config_filename = "_beekeeper.yml",
+  rapid_filename = "_beekeeper_rapid.rds"
 ) {
+  rlang::check_dots_empty()
+  .assert_is_pkg(pkg_dir)
   api_definition <- rapid::as_rapid(x)
-  rapid_file <- .write_rapid(api_definition, rapid_file)
-  config_file <- .write_config(
+  rapid_filename <- .write_rapid(api_definition, rapid_filename, pkg_dir)
+  config_filename <- .write_config(
     api_definition,
     api_abbr,
-    rapid_file,
-    config_file
+    rapid_filename,
+    config_filename,
+    pkg_dir
   )
 
-  return(invisible(config_file))
+  return(invisible(fs::path(pkg_dir, config_filename)))
 }
 
 #' Write the rapid definition file
@@ -39,11 +44,11 @@ use_beekeeper <- function(
 #' @inheritParams .shared-params
 #' @returns (`character(1)`) The written file path.
 #' @keywords internal
-.write_rapid <- function(api_definition, rapid_file) {
-  rapid_file <- stbl::stabilize_character_scalar(rapid_file)
-  saveRDS(api_definition, rapid_file)
-  usethis::use_build_ignore(rapid_file)
-  return(rapid_file)
+.write_rapid <- function(api_definition, rapid_filename, pkg_dir) {
+  rapid_filename <- stbl::stabilize_character_scalar(rapid_filename)
+  saveRDS(api_definition, fs::path(pkg_dir, rapid_filename))
+  usethis::with_project(pkg_dir, usethis::use_build_ignore(rapid_filename))
+  return(rapid_filename)
 }
 
 #' Write the beekeeper config file
@@ -51,19 +56,26 @@ use_beekeeper <- function(
 #' @inheritParams .shared-params
 #' @returns (`character(1)`) The written config file path.
 #' @keywords internal
-.write_config <- function(api_definition, api_abbr, rapid_file, config_file) {
-  config_file <- stbl::stabilize_character_scalar(config_file)
+.write_config <- function(
+  api_definition,
+  api_abbr,
+  rapid_filename,
+  config_filename,
+  pkg_dir
+) {
+  config_filename <- stbl::stabilize_character_scalar(config_filename)
   update_time <- strptime(Sys.time(), format = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", tz = "UTC")
   yaml::write_yaml(
     list(
       api_title = api_definition@info@title,
       api_abbr = stbl::stabilize_character_scalar(api_abbr),
       api_version = api_definition@info@version,
-      rapid_file = fs::path_rel(rapid_file, fs::path_dir(config_file)),
+      rapid_filename = rapid_filename,
       updated_on = as.character(update_time)
     ),
-    file = config_file
+    file = fs::path(pkg_dir, config_filename)
   )
-  usethis::use_build_ignore(config_file)
-  return(config_file)
+  memoise::forget(read_config)
+  usethis::with_project(pkg_dir, usethis::use_build_ignore(config_filename))
+  return(config_filename)
 }
diff --git a/R/zzz.R b/R/zzz.R
index 0b7eb0c..ecf8b07 100644
--- a/R/zzz.R
+++ b/R/zzz.R
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-.onLoad <- function(...) {
+.onLoad <- function(libname, pkgname) {
   S7::methods_register() # nocov
+  read_config <<- memoise::memoise(read_config) # nocov
 }
 
 # enable usage of <S7_object>@name in package code
diff --git a/inst/example_beekeeper_rapid.rds b/inst/example_beekeeper_rapid.rds
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aedfdf2
Binary files /dev/null and b/inst/example_beekeeper_rapid.rds differ
diff --git a/inst/example_config.yml b/inst/example_config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..684c43b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/example_config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+api_title: APIs.guru
+api_abbr: guru
+api_version: 2.2.0
+rapid_filename: example_beekeeper_rapid.rds
+updated_on: 2026-05-12 07:57:02
diff --git a/man/dot-generate_paths.Rd b/man/dot-generate_paths.Rd
index eb528a1..b434110 100644
--- a/man/dot-generate_paths.Rd
+++ b/man/dot-generate_paths.Rd
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ the API, for use in function names and environment variables.}
 \item{pagination_data}{(\code{list}) Pagination metadata used while generating
 path files.}
 
-\item{base_url}{(\code{character(1)}) The base URL used in generated test
-helpers.}
+\item{base_url}{(\code{character(1)}) The base URL used in generated test helpers.}
 }
 \value{
 (\code{character}) Generated file paths.
diff --git a/man/dot-shared-params.Rd b/man/dot-shared-params.Rd
index 7ff0906..19d92d9 100644
--- a/man/dot-shared-params.Rd
+++ b/man/dot-shared-params.Rd
@@ -20,15 +20,14 @@ files.}
 
 \item{base_path}{The root URL of the current project.}
 
-\item{base_url}{(\code{character(1)}) The base URL used in generated test
-helpers.}
+\item{base_url}{(\code{character(1)}) The base URL used in generated test helpers.}
 
 \item{call}{(\code{environment}) The caller environment for error messages.}
 
 \item{config}{(\code{list}) Package-generation configuration data.}
 
-\item{config_file}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to a beekeeper yaml
-config file.}
+\item{config_filename}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to a beekeeper
+yaml config file (relative to the package root).}
 
 \item{data}{(\code{list}) Data passed to a template.}
 
@@ -86,8 +85,8 @@ operation identifier.}
 \item{pkg_dir}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The directory containing package
 files.}
 
-\item{rapid_file}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to the R API
-definition (rapid) file.}
+\item{rapid_filename}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to the R API
+definition (rapid) file (relative to the package root).}
 
 \item{required}{(\code{logical}) Whether each parameter is required.}
 
diff --git a/man/dot-write_config.Rd b/man/dot-write_config.Rd
index cd3ec2a..e72f958 100644
--- a/man/dot-write_config.Rd
+++ b/man/dot-write_config.Rd
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@
 \alias{.write_config}
 \title{Write the beekeeper config file}
 \usage{
-.write_config(api_definition, api_abbr, rapid_file, config_file)
+.write_config(
+  api_definition,
+  api_abbr,
+  rapid_filename,
+  config_filename,
+  pkg_dir
+)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{api_definition}{(\code{rapid::class_rapid}) The API definition to generate
@@ -13,11 +19,14 @@ package code from.}
 \item{api_abbr}{(\code{character(1)}) A short (about 2-5 letter) abbreviation for
 the API, for use in function names and environment variables.}
 
-\item{rapid_file}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to the R API
-definition (rapid) file.}
+\item{rapid_filename}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to the R API
+definition (rapid) file (relative to the package root).}
 
-\item{config_file}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to a beekeeper yaml
-config file.}
+\item{config_filename}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to a beekeeper
+yaml config file (relative to the package root).}
+
+\item{pkg_dir}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The directory containing package
+files.}
 }
 \value{
 (\code{character(1)}) The written config file path.
diff --git a/man/dot-write_rapid.Rd b/man/dot-write_rapid.Rd
index 45c7333..41bea7f 100644
--- a/man/dot-write_rapid.Rd
+++ b/man/dot-write_rapid.Rd
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@
 \alias{.write_rapid}
 \title{Write the rapid definition file}
 \usage{
-.write_rapid(api_definition, rapid_file)
+.write_rapid(api_definition, rapid_filename, pkg_dir)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{api_definition}{(\code{rapid::class_rapid}) The API definition to generate
 package code from.}
 
-\item{rapid_file}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to the R API
-definition (rapid) file.}
+\item{rapid_filename}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to the R API
+definition (rapid) file (relative to the package root).}
+
+\item{pkg_dir}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The directory containing package
+files.}
 }
 \value{
 (\code{character(1)}) The written file path.
diff --git a/man/generate_pkg.Rd b/man/generate_pkg.Rd
index 6e5607c..3aec639 100644
--- a/man/generate_pkg.Rd
+++ b/man/generate_pkg.Rd
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 \title{Use a beekeeper config file to generate code}
 \usage{
 generate_pkg(
-  api_abbr = NULL,
-  api_definition = NULL,
-  api_title = NULL,
-  config_file = "_beekeeper.yml",
+  api_abbr = read_api_abbr(pkg_dir, config_filename),
+  api_definition = read_api_definition(pkg_dir, read_rapid_filename(pkg_dir,
+    config_filename)),
+  api_title = read_api_title(pkg_dir, config_filename),
+  config_filename = "_beekeeper.yml",
   pkg_dir = "."
 )
 }
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ package code from.}
 \item{api_title}{(\code{character(1)}) The API title used in generated package
 files.}
 
-\item{config_file}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to a beekeeper yaml
-config file.}
+\item{config_filename}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to a beekeeper
+yaml config file (relative to the package root).}
 
 \item{pkg_dir}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The directory containing package
 files.}
diff --git a/man/read_api_abbr.Rd b/man/read_api_abbr.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09774ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/read_api_abbr.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/read_config.R
+\name{read_api_abbr}
+\alias{read_api_abbr}
+\title{Read api_abbr config field}
+\usage{
+read_api_abbr(pkg_dir = ".", config_filename = "_beekeeper.yml")
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{pkg_dir}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The directory containing package
+files.}
+
+\item{config_filename}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to a beekeeper
+yaml config file (relative to the package root).}
+}
+\value{
+(\code{character(1)}) The \code{api_abbr} field from the beekeeper
+config file.
+}
+\description{
+Read the \code{api_abbr} field from a beekeeper config file.
+}
+\examples{
+read_api_abbr(
+  pkg_dir = fs::path_package("beekeeper"),
+  config_filename = "example_config.yml"
+)
+}
+\seealso{
+Other config readers:
+\code{\link[=read_api_definition]{read_api_definition()}},
+\code{\link[=read_api_title]{read_api_title()}},
+\code{\link[=read_config]{read_config()}},
+\code{\link[=read_rapid_filename]{read_rapid_filename()}}
+}
+\concept{config readers}
diff --git a/man/read_api_definition.Rd b/man/read_api_definition.Rd
index a043f2c..48dca93 100644
--- a/man/read_api_definition.Rd
+++ b/man/read_api_definition.Rd
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@
 \alias{read_api_definition}
 \title{Read an API definition file}
 \usage{
-read_api_definition(pkg_dir = ".", rapid_file = "_beekeeper_rapid.rds")
+read_api_definition(
+  pkg_dir = ".",
+  rapid_filename = read_rapid_filename(pkg_dir)
+)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{pkg_dir}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The directory containing package
 files.}
 
-\item{rapid_file}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to the R API
-definition (rapid) file.}
+\item{rapid_filename}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to the R API
+definition (rapid) file (relative to the package root).}
 }
 \value{
 (\code{rapid::class_rapid}) The definition of the API.
@@ -21,3 +24,19 @@ Reads an RDS file (default name \verb{_beekeeper_rapid.rds}) with the API
 definition stored as a \code{\link[rapid:class_rapid]{rapid::class_rapid()}} object. This file is generated
 by \code{\link[=use_beekeeper]{use_beekeeper()}} based on an OpenAPI definition file.
 }
+\examples{
+api_definition <- read_api_definition(
+  pkg_dir = fs::path_package("beekeeper"),
+  rapid_filename = "example_beekeeper_rapid.rds"
+)
+class(api_definition)
+api_definition@info@origin@url
+}
+\seealso{
+Other config readers:
+\code{\link[=read_api_abbr]{read_api_abbr()}},
+\code{\link[=read_api_title]{read_api_title()}},
+\code{\link[=read_config]{read_config()}},
+\code{\link[=read_rapid_filename]{read_rapid_filename()}}
+}
+\concept{config readers}
diff --git a/man/read_api_title.Rd b/man/read_api_title.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f1d6c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/read_api_title.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/read_config.R
+\name{read_api_title}
+\alias{read_api_title}
+\title{Read api_title config field}
+\usage{
+read_api_title(pkg_dir = ".", config_filename = "_beekeeper.yml")
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{pkg_dir}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The directory containing package
+files.}
+
+\item{config_filename}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to a beekeeper
+yaml config file (relative to the package root).}
+}
+\value{
+(\code{character(1)}) The \code{api_title} field from the beekeeper
+config file.
+}
+\description{
+Read the \code{api_title} field from a beekeeper config file.
+}
+\examples{
+read_api_title(
+  pkg_dir = fs::path_package("beekeeper"),
+  config_filename = "example_config.yml"
+)
+}
+\seealso{
+Other config readers:
+\code{\link[=read_api_abbr]{read_api_abbr()}},
+\code{\link[=read_api_definition]{read_api_definition()}},
+\code{\link[=read_config]{read_config()}},
+\code{\link[=read_rapid_filename]{read_rapid_filename()}}
+}
+\concept{config readers}
diff --git a/man/read_config.Rd b/man/read_config.Rd
index 9dadade..664a7a9 100644
--- a/man/read_config.Rd
+++ b/man/read_config.Rd
@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@
 \alias{read_config}
 \title{Read a beekeeper config file}
 \usage{
-read_config(pkg_dir = ".", config_file = "_beekeeper.yml")
+read_config(pkg_dir = ".", config_filename = "_beekeeper.yml")
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{pkg_dir}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The directory containing package
 files.}
 
-\item{config_file}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to a beekeeper yaml
-config file.}
+\item{config_filename}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to a beekeeper
+yaml config file (relative to the package root).}
 }
 \value{
 (\code{list}) Configuration information, with elements \code{api_title},
-\code{api_abbr}, \code{api_version}, \code{rapid_file}, and \code{updated_on}.
+\code{api_abbr}, \code{api_version}, \code{rapid_filename}, and \code{updated_on}.
 }
 \description{
 Reads a YAML file (default name \verb{_beekeeper.yml}) with configuration
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ and messages.
 \item \code{api_abbr} (\code{character(1)}): An abbreviation for the API, used in function
 names and other identifiers.
 \item \code{api_version} (\code{character(1)}): The version of the API.
-\item \code{rapid_file} (\code{character(1)}): The name of the file (relative to the
+\item \code{rapid_filename} (\code{character(1)}): The name of the file (relative to the
 package root) where the API definition is stored as an RDS file. By default,
 this is \verb{_beekeeper_rapid.rds}, and is generated by \code{\link[=use_beekeeper]{use_beekeeper()}} based
 on an OpenAPI definition file.
@@ -38,3 +38,11 @@ on an OpenAPI definition file.
 last updated, in the format "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS" (UTC).
 }
 }
+\seealso{
+Other config readers:
+\code{\link[=read_api_abbr]{read_api_abbr()}},
+\code{\link[=read_api_definition]{read_api_definition()}},
+\code{\link[=read_api_title]{read_api_title()}},
+\code{\link[=read_rapid_filename]{read_rapid_filename()}}
+}
+\concept{config readers}
diff --git a/man/read_rapid_filename.Rd b/man/read_rapid_filename.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94690ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/read_rapid_filename.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/read_config.R
+\name{read_rapid_filename}
+\alias{read_rapid_filename}
+\title{Read rapid_filename config field}
+\usage{
+read_rapid_filename(pkg_dir = ".", config_filename = "_beekeeper.yml")
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{pkg_dir}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The directory containing package
+files.}
+
+\item{config_filename}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to a beekeeper
+yaml config file (relative to the package root).}
+}
+\value{
+(\code{character(1)}) The \code{rapid_filename} field from the beekeeper
+config file.
+}
+\description{
+Read the \code{rapid_filename} field from a beekeeper config file.
+}
+\examples{
+read_rapid_filename(
+  pkg_dir = fs::path_package("beekeeper"),
+  config_filename = "example_config.yml"
+)
+}
+\seealso{
+Other config readers:
+\code{\link[=read_api_abbr]{read_api_abbr()}},
+\code{\link[=read_api_definition]{read_api_definition()}},
+\code{\link[=read_api_title]{read_api_title()}},
+\code{\link[=read_config]{read_config()}}
+}
+\concept{config readers}
diff --git a/man/use_beekeeper.Rd b/man/use_beekeeper.Rd
index 2a6b33c..75fd578 100644
--- a/man/use_beekeeper.Rd
+++ b/man/use_beekeeper.Rd
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ use_beekeeper(
   x,
   api_abbr,
   ...,
-  config_file = "_beekeeper.yml",
-  rapid_file = "_beekeeper_rapid.rds"
+  pkg_dir = ".",
+  config_filename = "_beekeeper.yml",
+  rapid_filename = "_beekeeper_rapid.rds"
 )
 }
 \arguments{
@@ -23,16 +24,20 @@ the API, for use in function names and environment variables.}
 
 \item{...}{These dots are for future extensions and must be empty.}
 
-\item{config_file}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to a beekeeper yaml
-config file.}
+\item{pkg_dir}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The directory containing package
+files.}
 
-\item{rapid_file}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to the R API
-definition (rapid) file.}
+\item{config_filename}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to a beekeeper
+yaml config file (relative to the package root).}
+
+\item{rapid_filename}{(\code{character(1)} or \code{fs_path}) The path to the R API
+definition (rapid) file (relative to the package root).}
 }
 \value{
 (\code{character(1)}, invisibly) The path to the configuration file. The
 config file is written as a side effect of this function. The rapid object
-is also written, and the path to that file is saved in the config file.
+is also written, and the path to that file (relative to \code{pkg_dir}) is saved
+in the config file.
 }
 \description{
 Create a configuration file for a package to use beekeeper. The configuration
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_fixtures/000-create_fixtures.R b/tests/testthat/_fixtures/000-create_fixtures.R
index 68475c9..7561dce 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_fixtures/000-create_fixtures.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/_fixtures/000-create_fixtures.R
@@ -1,27 +1,16 @@
 apid_url <- "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apis.guru/2.2.0/openapi.yaml"
 api_abbr <- "guru"
-rapid_write_path <- test_path(glue::glue(
-  "_fixtures/{api_abbr}/_beekeeper_rapid.rds"
-))
-config_path <- test_path(glue::glue(
-  "_fixtures/{api_abbr}/_beekeeper.yml"
-))
 apid_url |>
   url() |>
   use_beekeeper(
     api_abbr = api_abbr,
-    config_file = config_path,
-    rapid_file = rapid_write_path
+    pkg_dir = test_path("_fixtures", api_abbr),
+    config_filename = "_beekeeper.yml",
+    rapid_filename = "_beekeeper_rapid.rds"
   )
 
 apid_url <- "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fec.gov/1.0/openapi.yaml"
 api_abbr <- "fec"
-rapid_write_path <- test_path(glue::glue(
-  "_fixtures/{api_abbr}/_beekeeper_rapid.rds"
-))
-config_path <- test_path(glue::glue(
-  "_fixtures/{api_abbr}/_beekeeper.yml"
-))
 fec_apid <- apid_url |>
   url() |>
   yaml::read_yaml()
@@ -37,8 +26,9 @@ fec_rapid <- rapid::as_rapid(fec_apid)
 fec_rapid |>
   use_beekeeper(
     api_abbr = api_abbr,
-    config_file = config_path,
-    rapid_file = rapid_write_path
+    pkg_dir = test_path("_fixtures", api_abbr),
+    config_filename = "_beekeeper.yml",
+    rapid_filename = "_beekeeper_rapid.rds"
   )
 fec_rapid@paths <- rapid::as_paths({
   x <- fec_rapid@paths |>
@@ -48,27 +38,16 @@ fec_rapid@paths <- rapid::as_paths({
   x$tags <- NULL
   x
 })
-rapid_write_path <- test_path(glue::glue(
-  "_fixtures/{api_abbr}/{api_abbr}_subset_rapid.rds"
-))
-config_path <- test_path(glue::glue(
-  "_fixtures/{api_abbr}/{api_abbr}_subset_beekeeper.yml"
-))
 fec_rapid |>
   use_beekeeper(
     api_abbr = api_abbr,
-    config_file = config_path,
-    rapid_file = rapid_write_path
+    pkg_dir = test_path("_fixtures", api_abbr),
+    config_filename = "fec_subset_beekeeper.yml",
+    rapid_filename = "fec_subset_rapid.rds"
   )
 
 apid_url <- "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/trello.com/1.0/openapi.yaml"
 api_abbr <- "trello"
-rapid_write_path <- test_path(glue::glue(
-  "_fixtures/{api_abbr}/_beekeeper_rapid.rds"
-))
-config_path <- test_path(glue::glue(
-  "_fixtures/{api_abbr}/_beekeeper.yml"
-))
 trello_rapid <- apid_url |>
   url() |>
   rapid::as_rapid()
@@ -83,8 +62,9 @@ trello_rapid@paths <- rapid::as_paths({
 trello_rapid |>
   use_beekeeper(
     api_abbr = api_abbr,
-    config_file = config_path,
-    rapid_file = rapid_write_path
+    pkg_dir = test_path("_fixtures", api_abbr),
+    config_filename = "_beekeeper.yml",
+    rapid_filename = "_beekeeper_rapid.rds"
   )
 
 cli::cli_warn("Revert .Rbuildignore")
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_fixtures/fec/_beekeeper.yml b/tests/testthat/_fixtures/fec/_beekeeper.yml
index cbd7a2a..d90267f 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_fixtures/fec/_beekeeper.yml
+++ b/tests/testthat/_fixtures/fec/_beekeeper.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 api_title: OpenFEC
 api_abbr: fec
 api_version: '1.0'
-rapid_file: _beekeeper_rapid.rds
+rapid_filename: _beekeeper_rapid.rds
 updated_on: 2026-05-12 07:57:21
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_fixtures/fec/fec_subset_beekeeper.yml b/tests/testthat/_fixtures/fec/fec_subset_beekeeper.yml
index 1f25328..448746c 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_fixtures/fec/fec_subset_beekeeper.yml
+++ b/tests/testthat/_fixtures/fec/fec_subset_beekeeper.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 api_title: OpenFEC
 api_abbr: fec
 api_version: '1.0'
-rapid_file: fec_subset_rapid.rds
+rapid_filename: fec_subset_rapid.rds
 updated_on: 2026-05-12 07:57:29
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_fixtures/guru/_beekeeper.yml b/tests/testthat/_fixtures/guru/_beekeeper.yml
index 3c59cd4..35a1cf4 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_fixtures/guru/_beekeeper.yml
+++ b/tests/testthat/_fixtures/guru/_beekeeper.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 api_title: APIs.guru
 api_abbr: guru
 api_version: 2.2.0
-rapid_file: _beekeeper_rapid.rds
+rapid_filename: _beekeeper_rapid.rds
 updated_on: 2026-05-12 07:57:02
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_fixtures/trello/_beekeeper.yml b/tests/testthat/_fixtures/trello/_beekeeper.yml
index e7113dc..8441ca9 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_fixtures/trello/_beekeeper.yml
+++ b/tests/testthat/_fixtures/trello/_beekeeper.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 api_title: Trello
 api_abbr: trello
 api_version: '1.0'
-rapid_file: _beekeeper_rapid.rds
+rapid_filename: _beekeeper_rapid.rds
 updated_on: 2026-05-12 07:57:43
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_snaps/read_config.md b/tests/testthat/_snaps/read_config.md
index 0a9e06d..be541e9 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_snaps/read_config.md
+++ b/tests/testthat/_snaps/read_config.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# read_config() reads configs
+# read_config() reads configs (#82)
 
     Code
       config
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       $api_version
       [1] "2.2.0"
       
-      $rapid_file
+      $rapid_filename
       [1] "_beekeeper_rapid.rds"
       
       $updated_on
diff --git a/tests/testthat/helper.R b/tests/testthat/helper.R
index 60bc6d2..5308453 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/helper.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/helper.R
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ scrub_updated <- function(input) {
 
 scrub_rapid_file_location <- function(input) {
   sub(
-    "rapid_file: .*$",
-    "rapid_file: RAPID_FILE_PATH",
+    "rapid_filename: .*$",
+    "rapid_filename: RAPID_FILE_PATH",
     input
   )
 }
@@ -104,15 +104,20 @@ guru_config <- read_config(pkg_dir = test_path("_fixtures", "guru"))
 guru_api_definition <- read_api_definition(
   pkg_dir = test_path("_fixtures", "guru")
 )
+memoise::forget(read_config)
+
 trello_config <- read_config(pkg_dir = test_path("_fixtures", "trello"))
 trello_api_definition <- read_api_definition(
   pkg_dir = test_path("_fixtures", "trello")
 )
+memoise::forget(read_config)
+
 fec_config <- read_config(
   pkg_dir = test_path("_fixtures", "fec"),
-  config_file = "fec_subset_beekeeper.yml"
+  config_filename = "fec_subset_beekeeper.yml"
 )
 fec_api_definition <- read_api_definition(
   pkg_dir = test_path("_fixtures", "fec"),
-  rapid_file = "fec_subset_rapid.rds"
+  rapid_filename = "fec_subset_rapid.rds"
 )
+memoise::forget(read_config)
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-read_config.R b/tests/testthat/test-read_config.R
index 7a5a738..84b890b 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-read_config.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-read_config.R
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-test_that("read_config() reads configs", {
+test_that("read_config() reads configs (#82)", {
+  withr::defer(memoise::forget(read_config))
   config <- read_config(pkg_dir = test_path("_fixtures", "guru"))
   expect_s3_class(config$updated_on, c("POSIXlt", "POSIXt"))
   expect_snapshot({
@@ -6,9 +7,20 @@ test_that("read_config() reads configs", {
   })
 })
 
-test_that("read_api_definition() reads api_definitions", {
-  api_definition <- read_api_definition(
-    pkg_dir = test_path("_fixtures", "guru")
+test_that("read_api_definition() reads api definitions (#82)", {
+  withr::defer(memoise::forget(read_config))
+  expect_s7_class(
+    read_api_definition(test_path("_fixtures", "guru")),
+    rapid::class_rapid
   )
-  expect_s7_class(api_definition, rapid::class_rapid)
+})
+
+test_that("read_api_abbr() reads api abbrs (#99)", {
+  withr::defer(memoise::forget(read_config))
+  expect_equal(read_api_abbr(test_path("_fixtures", "guru")), "guru")
+})
+
+test_that("read_api_title() reads api titles (#99)", {
+  withr::defer(memoise::forget(read_config))
+  expect_equal(read_api_title(test_path("_fixtures", "guru")), "APIs.guru")
 })
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-use_beekeeper.R b/tests/testthat/test-use_beekeeper.R
index 0550003..cc77f6d 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-use_beekeeper.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-use_beekeeper.R
@@ -1,22 +1,29 @@
 test_that("use_beekeeper writes a yml config (#10)", {
+  pkg_tempdir <- withr::local_tempdir()
   local_mocked_bindings(
     use_build_ignore = function(...) {
       invisible(TRUE)
     },
+    with_project = function(...) {
+      invisible(NULL)
+    },
     .package = "usethis"
   )
-  config_path <- withr::local_tempfile(fileext = ".yml")
-  rapid_write_path <- withr::local_tempfile(fileext = ".rds")
+  local_mocked_bindings(
+    .assert_is_pkg = function(pkg_dir) {
+      expect_identical(pkg_dir, pkg_tempdir)
+      invisible(NULL)
+    }
+  )
   test_result <- use_beekeeper(
     guru_api_definition,
     api_abbr = "guru",
-    config_file = config_path,
-    rapid_file = rapid_write_path
+    pkg_dir = pkg_tempdir
   )
-  expect_identical(test_result, config_path)
-  reread_rapid <- readRDS(rapid_write_path)
+  expect_identical(test_result, fs::path(pkg_tempdir, "_beekeeper.yml"))
+  reread_rapid <- readRDS(fs::path(pkg_tempdir, "_beekeeper_rapid.rds"))
   expect_identical(guru_api_definition, reread_rapid)
-  test_result_file <- scrub_config(readLines(config_path))
+  test_result_file <- scrub_config(readLines(test_result))
   expected_result_file <- scrub_config(
     readLines(test_path("_fixtures", "guru", "_beekeeper.yml"))
   )