diff --git a/cli/pyproject.toml b/cli/pyproject.toml
index a234745..d7e1888 100644
--- a/cli/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cli/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
 	"typer",
 	"pillow",
+	"jinja2",
 	"materialyoucolor"
 ]
 
diff --git a/cli/src/zshell/__init__.py b/cli/src/zshell/__init__.py
index 886455a..a3ad048 100644
--- a/cli/src/zshell/__init__.py
+++ b/cli/src/zshell/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ app.add_typer(shell.app, name="shell")
 app.add_typer(scheme.app, name="scheme")
 app.add_typer(screenshot.app, name="screenshot")
 app.add_typer(wallpaper.app, name="wallpaper")
-# app.add_typer(preset.app, name="preset")
+app.add_typer(preset.app, name="preset")
 
 
 def main() -> None:
diff --git a/cli/src/zshell/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-314.pyc b/cli/src/zshell/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-314.pyc
index 59c8399..97f79ca 100644
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diff --git a/cli/src/zshell/assets/presets/catppuccin/catppuccin.json b/cli/src/zshell/assets/presets/catppuccin/catppuccin.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..283bba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/src/zshell/assets/presets/catppuccin/catppuccin.json
@@ -0,0 +1,544 @@
+{
+  "id": "catppuccin",
+  "name": "Catppuccin",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "author": "Catppuccin Org",
+  "description": "Soothing pastel theme for the high-spirited!",
+  "dark": {},
+  "light": {},
+  "variants": {
+    "type": "multi",
+    "defaults": {
+      "dark": { "flavor": "mocha", "accent": "mauve" },
+      "light": { "flavor": "latte", "accent": "mauve" }
+    },
+    "flavors": [
+      {
+        "id": "latte",
+        "name": "Latte",
+        "light": {
+          "surface": "#ccd0da",
+          "surfaceText": "#4c4f69",
+          "surfaceVariant": "#eff1f5",
+          "surfaceVariantText": "#6c6f85",
+          "background": "#eff1f5",
+          "backgroundText": "#4c4f69",
+          "outline": "#9ca0b0",
+          "surfaceContainer": "#eff1f5",
+          "surfaceContainerHigh": "#e6e9ef",
+          "surfaceContainerHighest": "#dce0e8",
+          "error": "#d20f39",
+          "warning": "#fe640b",
+          "info": "#1e66f5"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "frappe",
+        "name": "Frappé",
+        "dark": {
+          "surface": "#414559",
+          "surfaceText": "#c6d0f5",
+          "surfaceVariant": "#303446",
+          "surfaceVariantText": "#a5adce",
+          "background": "#303446",
+          "backgroundText": "#c6d0f5",
+          "outline": "#737994",
+          "surfaceContainer": "#303446",
+          "surfaceContainerHigh": "#292c3c",
+          "surfaceContainerHighest": "#232634",
+          "error": "#e78284",
+          "warning": "#ef9f76",
+          "info": "#8caaee"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "macchiato",
+        "name": "Macchiato",
+        "dark": {
+          "surface": "#363a4f",
+          "surfaceText": "#cad3f5",
+          "surfaceVariant": "#24273a",
+          "surfaceVariantText": "#a5adcb",
+          "background": "#24273a",
+          "backgroundText": "#cad3f5",
+          "outline": "#6e738d",
+          "surfaceContainer": "#24273a",
+          "surfaceContainerHigh": "#1e2030",
+          "surfaceContainerHighest": "#181926",
+          "error": "#ed8796",
+          "warning": "#f5a97f",
+          "info": "#8aadf4"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "mocha",
+        "name": "Mocha",
+        "dark": {
+          "surface": "#313244",
+          "surfaceText": "#cdd6f4",
+          "surfaceVariant": "#1e1e2e",
+          "surfaceVariantText": "#a6adc8",
+          "background": "#1e1e2e",
+          "backgroundText": "#cdd6f4",
+          "outline": "#6c7086",
+          "surfaceContainer": "#1e1e2e",
+          "surfaceContainerHigh": "#181825",
+          "surfaceContainerHighest": "#11111b",
+          "error": "#f38ba8",
+          "warning": "#fab387",
+          "info": "#89b4fa"
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "accents": [
+      {
+        "id": "rosewater",
+        "name": "Rosewater",
+        "latte": {
+          "primary": "#dc8a78",
+          "primaryText": "#eff1f5",
+          "primaryContainer": "#e1a99d",
+          "secondary": "#d8c7c4",
+          "surfaceTint": "#e1a99d"
+        },
+        "frappe": {
+          "primary": "#f2d5cf",
+          "primaryText": "#303446",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b8a5a6",
+          "secondary": "#a2748b",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b8a5a6"
+        },
+        "macchiato": {
+          "primary": "#f4dbd6",
+          "primaryText": "#24273a",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b6a6a7",
+          "secondary": "#9f6f8d",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b6a6a7"
+        },
+        "mocha": {
+          "primary": "#f5e0dc",
+          "primaryText": "#1e1e2e",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b5a6a8",
+          "secondary": "#9d6d87",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b5a6a8"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "flamingo",
+        "name": "Flamingo",
+        "latte": {
+          "primary": "#dd7878",
+          "primaryText": "#eff1f5",
+          "primaryContainer": "#e29c9d",
+          "secondary": "#d7c3c4",
+          "surfaceTint": "#e29c9d"
+        },
+        "frappe": {
+          "primary": "#eebebe",
+          "primaryText": "#303446",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b5949a",
+          "secondary": "#9d6b80",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b5949a"
+        },
+        "macchiato": {
+          "primary": "#f0c6c6",
+          "primaryText": "#24273a",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b3979c",
+          "secondary": "#996780",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b3979c"
+        },
+        "mocha": {
+          "primary": "#f2cdcd",
+          "primaryText": "#1e1e2e",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b3999e",
+          "secondary": "#98667c",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b3999e"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "pink",
+        "name": "Pink",
+        "latte": {
+          "primary": "#ea76cb",
+          "primaryText": "#eff1f5",
+          "primaryContainer": "#eb9bd7",
+          "secondary": "#d9c7d5",
+          "surfaceTint": "#eb9bd7"
+        },
+        "frappe": {
+          "primary": "#f4b8e4",
+          "primaryText": "#303446",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b990b5",
+          "secondary": "#996e9e",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b990b5"
+        },
+        "macchiato": {
+          "primary": "#f5bde6",
+          "primaryText": "#24273a",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b791b2",
+          "secondary": "#95689a",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b791b2"
+        },
+        "mocha": {
+          "primary": "#f5c2e7",
+          "primaryText": "#1e1e2e",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b591b0",
+          "secondary": "#966597",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b591b0"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "mauve",
+        "name": "Mauve",
+        "latte": {
+          "primary": "#8839ef",
+          "primaryText": "#eff1f5",
+          "primaryContainer": "#a670f1",
+          "secondary": "#c2b8d0",
+          "surfaceTint": "#a670f1"
+        },
+        "frappe": {
+          "primary": "#ca9ee6",
+          "primaryText": "#303446",
+          "primaryContainer": "#9c7eb6",
+          "secondary": "#7d6799",
+          "surfaceTint": "#9c7eb6"
+        },
+        "macchiato": {
+          "primary": "#c6a0f6",
+          "primaryText": "#24273a",
+          "primaryContainer": "#967cbe",
+          "secondary": "#766597",
+          "surfaceTint": "#967cbe"
+        },
+        "mocha": {
+          "primary": "#cba6f7",
+          "primaryText": "#1e1e2e",
+          "primaryContainer": "#977ebb",
+          "secondary": "#756294",
+          "surfaceTint": "#977ebb"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "red",
+        "name": "Red",
+        "latte": {
+          "primary": "#d20f39",
+          "primaryText": "#eff1f5",
+          "primaryContainer": "#da5371",
+          "secondary": "#c0a0a8",
+          "surfaceTint": "#da5371"
+        },
+        "frappe": {
+          "primary": "#e78284",
+          "primaryText": "#303446",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b06a72",
+          "secondary": "#8b5d66",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b06a72"
+        },
+        "macchiato": {
+          "primary": "#ed8796",
+          "primaryText": "#24273a",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b16b7a",
+          "secondary": "#865a69",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b16b7a"
+        },
+        "mocha": {
+          "primary": "#f38ba8",
+          "primaryText": "#1e1e2e",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b46b84",
+          "secondary": "#85596b",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b46b84"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "maroon",
+        "name": "Maroon",
+        "latte": {
+          "primary": "#e64553",
+          "primaryText": "#eff1f5",
+          "primaryContainer": "#e87883",
+          "secondary": "#cfb7ba",
+          "surfaceTint": "#e87883"
+        },
+        "frappe": {
+          "primary": "#ea999c",
+          "primaryText": "#303446",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b27a83",
+          "secondary": "#92626f",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b27a83"
+        },
+        "macchiato": {
+          "primary": "#ee99a0",
+          "primaryText": "#24273a",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b27781",
+          "secondary": "#8c5e6c",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b27781"
+        },
+        "mocha": {
+          "primary": "#eba0ac",
+          "primaryText": "#1e1e2e",
+          "primaryContainer": "#ae7987",
+          "secondary": "#895b6c",
+          "surfaceTint": "#ae7987"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "peach",
+        "name": "Peach",
+        "latte": {
+          "primary": "#fe640b",
+          "primaryText": "#eff1f5",
+          "primaryContainer": "#f98e51",
+          "secondary": "#c9b7ad",
+          "surfaceTint": "#f98e51"
+        },
+        "frappe": {
+          "primary": "#ef9f76",
+          "primaryText": "#303446",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b67f68",
+          "secondary": "#8f6a5f",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b67f68"
+        },
+        "macchiato": {
+          "primary": "#f5a97f",
+          "primaryText": "#24273a",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b7836a",
+          "secondary": "#8c695e",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b7836a"
+        },
+        "mocha": {
+          "primary": "#fab387",
+          "primaryText": "#1e1e2e",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b8876d",
+          "secondary": "#8b6a5d",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b8876d"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "yellow",
+        "name": "Yellow",
+        "latte": {
+          "primary": "#df8e1d",
+          "primaryText": "#eff1f5",
+          "primaryContainer": "#e4ac5d",
+          "secondary": "#c6baaa",
+          "surfaceTint": "#e4ac5d"
+        },
+        "frappe": {
+          "primary": "#e5c890",
+          "primaryText": "#303446",
+          "primaryContainer": "#af9b7a",
+          "secondary": "#948062",
+          "surfaceTint": "#af9b7a"
+        },
+        "macchiato": {
+          "primary": "#eed49f",
+          "primaryText": "#24273a",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b2a181",
+          "secondary": "#947e62",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b2a181"
+        },
+        "mocha": {
+          "primary": "#f9e2af",
+          "primaryText": "#1e1e2e",
+          "primaryContainer": "#b8a889",
+          "secondary": "#978265",
+          "surfaceTint": "#b8a889"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "green",
+        "name": "Green",
+        "latte": {
+          "primary": "#40a02b",
+          "primaryText": "#eff1f5",
+          "primaryContainer": "#74b867",
+          "secondary": "#9fbd9b",
+          "surfaceTint": "#74b867"
+        },
+        "frappe": {
+          "primary": "#a6d189",
+          "primaryText": "#303446",
+          "primaryContainer": "#83a275",
+          "secondary": "#648e5e",
+          "surfaceTint": "#83a275"
+        },
+        "macchiato": {
+          "primary": "#a6da95",
+          "primaryText": "#24273a",
+          "primaryContainer": "#80a57a",
+          "secondary": "#5c8a61",
+          "surfaceTint": "#80a57a"
+        },
+        "mocha": {
+          "primary": "#a6e3a1",
+          "primaryText": "#1e1e2e",
+          "primaryContainer": "#7ea87f",
+          "secondary": "#5b8964",
+          "surfaceTint": "#7ea87f"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "teal",
+        "name": "Teal",
+        "latte": {
+          "primary": "#179299",
+          "primaryText": "#eff1f5",
+          "primaryContainer": "#57aeb4",
+          "secondary": "#93b4b7",
+          "surfaceTint": "#57aeb4"
+        },
+        "frappe": {
+          "primary": "#81c8be",
+          "primaryText": "#303446",
+          "primaryContainer": "#699b9a",
+          "secondary": "#588084",
+          "surfaceTint": "#699b9a"
+        },
+        "macchiato": {
+          "primary": "#8bd5ca",
+          "primaryText": "#24273a",
+          "primaryContainer": "#6da29f",
+          "secondary": "#577e83",
+          "surfaceTint": "#6da29f"
+        },
+        "mocha": {
+          "primary": "#94e2d5",
+          "primaryText": "#1e1e2e",
+          "primaryContainer": "#71a8a4",
+          "secondary": "#588284",
+          "surfaceTint": "#71a8a4"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "sky",
+        "name": "Sky",
+        "latte": {
+          "primary": "#04a5e5",
+          "primaryText": "#eff1f5",
+          "primaryContainer": "#4abcea",
+          "secondary": "#a4b9c2",
+          "surfaceTint": "#4abcea"
+        },
+        "frappe": {
+          "primary": "#99d1db",
+          "primaryText": "#303446",
+          "primaryContainer": "#79a2af",
+          "secondary": "#628494",
+          "surfaceTint": "#79a2af"
+        },
+        "macchiato": {
+          "primary": "#91d7e3",
+          "primaryText": "#24273a",
+          "primaryContainer": "#71a3b0",
+          "secondary": "#5e7e8c",
+          "surfaceTint": "#71a3b0"
+        },
+        "mocha": {
+          "primary": "#89dceb",
+          "primaryText": "#1e1e2e",
+          "primaryContainer": "#69a3b3",
+          "secondary": "#5a7b88",
+          "surfaceTint": "#69a3b3"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "sapphire",
+        "name": "Sapphire",
+        "latte": {
+          "primary": "#209fb5",
+          "primaryText": "#eff1f5",
+          "primaryContainer": "#5db8c8",
+          "secondary": "#9eb9be",
+          "surfaceTint": "#5db8c8"
+        },
+        "frappe": {
+          "primary": "#85c1dc",
+          "primaryText": "#303446",
+          "primaryContainer": "#6b96af",
+          "secondary": "#5e7b8e",
+          "surfaceTint": "#6b96af"
+        },
+        "macchiato": {
+          "primary": "#7dc4e4",
+          "primaryText": "#24273a",
+          "primaryContainer": "#6396b1",
+          "secondary": "#5a7486",
+          "surfaceTint": "#6396b1"
+        },
+        "mocha": {
+          "primary": "#74c7ec",
+          "primaryText": "#1e1e2e",
+          "primaryContainer": "#5a95b4",
+          "secondary": "#567080",
+          "surfaceTint": "#5a95b4"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "blue",
+        "name": "Blue",
+        "latte": {
+          "primary": "#1e66f5",
+          "primaryText": "#eff1f5",
+          "primaryContainer": "#5c90f5",
+          "secondary": "#b1bacb",
+          "surfaceTint": "#5c90f5"
+        },
+        "frappe": {
+          "primary": "#8caaee",
+          "primaryText": "#303446",
+          "primaryContainer": "#7086bc",
+          "secondary": "#637195",
+          "surfaceTint": "#7086bc"
+        },
+        "macchiato": {
+          "primary": "#8aadf4",
+          "primaryText": "#24273a",
+          "primaryContainer": "#6c85bc",
+          "secondary": "#5f6d8f",
+          "surfaceTint": "#6c85bc"
+        },
+        "mocha": {
+          "primary": "#89b4fa",
+          "primaryText": "#1e1e2e",
+          "primaryContainer": "#6987bd",
+          "secondary": "#5d6c8b",
+          "surfaceTint": "#6987bd"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "lavender",
+        "name": "Lavender",
+        "latte": {
+          "primary": "#7287fd",
+          "primaryText": "#eff1f5",
+          "primaryContainer": "#97a7fb",
+          "secondary": "#cdcfdd",
+          "surfaceTint": "#97a7fb"
+        },
+        "frappe": {
+          "primary": "#babbf1",
+          "primaryText": "#303446",
+          "primaryContainer": "#9192be",
+          "secondary": "#7175a1",
+          "surfaceTint": "#9192be"
+        },
+        "macchiato": {
+          "primary": "#b7bdf8",
+          "primaryText": "#24273a",
+          "primaryContainer": "#8b91bf",
+          "secondary": "#6b709d",
+          "surfaceTint": "#8b91bf"
+        },
+        "mocha": {
+          "primary": "#b4befe",
+          "primaryText": "#1e1e2e",
+          "primaryContainer": "#878ec0",
+          "secondary": "#676d99",
+          "surfaceTint": "#878ec0"
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
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--- a/cli/src/zshell/subcommands/preset.py
+++ b/cli/src/zshell/subcommands/preset.py
@@ -1,11 +1,60 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
 import typer
-from zshell.assets.schemes.catppuccin import catppuccin
+
+from zshell.utils.presets import build_palette, list_presets, load_preset_file
 
 app = typer.Typer()
+OUTPUT = Path(os.getenv("HOME", "")) / ".local/state/zshell/scheme.json"
 
-SCHEMES = catppuccin.variants.flavors
+
+def _split_preset(value: str) -> tuple[str, str | None, str | None]:
+    parts = value.split(":")
+    if len(parts) == 1:
+        return parts[0], None, None
+    if len(parts) == 3:
+        return parts[0], parts[1], parts[2]
+    raise typer.BadParameter("Preset must be <name> or <name>:<flavor>:<accent>")
 
 
 @app.command()
-def set():
+def list():
+    for preset_name in list_presets():
+        data = load_preset_file(preset_name)
+        flavors = [item["id"] for item in data["variants"]["flavors"]]
+        accents = [item["id"] for item in data["variants"]["accents"]]
+        for flavor in flavors:
+            for accent in accents:
+                typer.echo(f"{preset_name}:{flavor}:{accent}")
+
+
+@app.command()
+def set(
+    preset: str = typer.Argument(..., help="Preset in form <name> or <name>:<flavor>:<accent>"),
+    mode: str = typer.Option("dark", help="Mode for preset colors."),
+):
+    name, flavor, accent = _split_preset(preset)
+    data = load_preset_file(name)
+
+    if flavor is None or accent is None:
+        defaults = data["variants"]["defaults"][mode]
+        flavor = defaults["flavor"]
+        accent = defaults["accent"]
+
+    palette = build_palette(data, flavor, accent, mode)
+    out = {
+        "name": palette.name,
+        "flavor": f"{palette.flavor}:{palette.accent}",
+        "mode": palette.mode,
+        "variant": name,
+        "colors": dict(palette.colors),
+        "seed": int(palette.colors["primary"].lstrip("#"), 16),
+    }
+
+    OUTPUT.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    OUTPUT.write_text(json.dumps(out, indent=4), encoding="utf-8")
+    typer.echo(f"applied: {name}:{flavor}:{accent}")
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+++ b/cli/src/zshell/utils/presets.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class PresetPalette:
+    name: str
+    flavor: str
+    accent: str
+    mode: str
+    colors: dict[str, str]
+
+
+PRESET_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "assets" / "presets"
+
+
+def load_preset_file(name: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    path = PRESET_ROOT / name / f"{name}.json"
+    if not path.exists():
+        raise FileNotFoundError(path)
+    return json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+
+
+def build_palette(data: dict[str, Any], flavor: str, accent: str, mode: str) -> PresetPalette:
+    flavor_entry = next(item for item in data["variants"]["flavors"] if item["id"] == flavor)
+    accent_entry = next(item for item in data["variants"]["accents"] if item["id"] == accent)
+    flavor_block = flavor_entry.get(mode, {})
+    accent_block = accent_entry.get(flavor, {})
+
+    colors = {
+        "primary": accent_block.get("primary", "#000000"),
+        "secondary": accent_block.get("secondary", accent_block.get("primary", "#000000")),
+        "tertiary": accent_block.get("primaryContainer", accent_block.get("surfaceTint", accent_block.get("primary", "#000000"))),
+        "neutral": flavor_block.get("background", "#000000"),
+        "neutral_variant": flavor_block.get("surfaceVariant", flavor_block.get("outline", flavor_block.get("background", "#000000"))),
+    }
+
+    return PresetPalette(
+        name=data.get("name", "preset"),
+        flavor=flavor,
+        accent=accent,
+        mode=mode,
+        colors=colors,
+    )
+
+
+def list_presets() -> list[str]:
+    out: list[str] = []
+    if not PRESET_ROOT.exists():
+        return out
+
+    for preset_dir in sorted(p for p in PRESET_ROOT.iterdir() if p.is_dir()):
+        json_path = preset_dir / f"{preset_dir.name}.json"
+        if json_path.exists():
+            out.append(preset_dir.name)
+
+    return out