diff --git a/cmd_profile.go b/cmd_profile.go
index 4939310..5be1714 100644
--- a/cmd_profile.go
+++ b/cmd_profile.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func (c *KVSClient) handleProfile(args []string) {
 			BaseURL:  baseURL,
 		}
 		fmt.Println(green("Profile added:"), args[1])
+		c.saveProfiles()
 
 	case "use":
 		if len(args) < 2 {
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ func (c *KVSClient) handleProfile(args []string) {
 		c.baseURL = profile.BaseURL
 		c.activeProfile = args[1]
 		fmt.Println(green("Switched to profile:"), args[1])
+		c.saveProfiles()
 
 	case "remove":
 		if len(args) < 2 {
@@ -65,5 +67,29 @@ func (c *KVSClient) handleProfile(args []string) {
 			c.activeProfile = ""
 		}
 		fmt.Println(green("Profile removed:"), args[1])
+		c.saveProfiles()
+
+	case "save":
+		if err := c.saveProfiles(); err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(red("Error saving profiles:"), err)
+			return
+		}
+		fmt.Println(green("Profiles saved to ~/.kvs/config.json"))
+
+	case "load":
+		config, err := LoadConfig()
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(red("Error loading profiles:"), err)
+			return
+		}
+		c.syncConfigToClient(config)
+		fmt.Println(green("Profiles loaded from ~/.kvs/config.json"))
+		if c.activeProfile != "" {
+			fmt.Println(cyan("Active profile:"), c.activeProfile)
+		}
+
+	default:
+		fmt.Println(red("Unknown profile command:"), subCmd)
+		fmt.Println("Available commands: add, use, remove, save, load")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd_system.go b/cmd_system.go
index 02e934d..b569671 100644
--- a/cmd_system.go
+++ b/cmd_system.go
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ KVS Interactive Shell - Available Commands:
 Connection & Authentication:
   connect <url>              - Connect to KVS server
   auth <token>               - Set authentication token
+  profile                    - List all profiles
   profile add <name> <token> <user-uuid> [url] - Add user profile
   profile use <name>         - Switch to user profile
   profile remove <name>      - Remove user profile
-  profile                    - List all profiles
+  profile save               - Save profiles to ~/.kvs/config.json
+  profile load               - Load profiles from ~/.kvs/config.json
 
 Key-Value Operations:
   get <key>                  - Retrieve value for key
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63162ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+// Config holds the persistent configuration
+type Config struct {
+	Profiles      map[string]Profile `json:"profiles"`
+	ActiveProfile string             `json:"active_profile"`
+}
+
+// getConfigPath returns the path to the config file
+func getConfigPath() (string, error) {
+	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	kvsDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".kvs")
+	// Create .kvs directory if it doesn't exist
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(kvsDir, 0700); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return filepath.Join(kvsDir, "config.json"), nil
+}
+
+// LoadConfig loads the configuration from disk
+func LoadConfig() (*Config, error) {
+	configPath, err := getConfigPath()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// If config doesn't exist, return empty config
+	if _, err := os.Stat(configPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return &Config{
+			Profiles: make(map[string]Profile),
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(configPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var config Config
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &config); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if config.Profiles == nil {
+		config.Profiles = make(map[string]Profile)
+	}
+
+	return &config, nil
+}
+
+// SaveConfig saves the configuration to disk with 0600 permissions
+func SaveConfig(config *Config) error {
+	configPath, err := getConfigPath()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	data, err := json.MarshalIndent(config, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Write with restrictive permissions (0600) to protect tokens
+	if err := os.WriteFile(configPath, data, 0600); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// syncConfigToClient updates client state from config
+func (c *KVSClient) syncConfigToClient(config *Config) {
+	c.profiles = config.Profiles
+	c.activeProfile = config.ActiveProfile
+
+	// If there's an active profile, apply it
+	if c.activeProfile != "" {
+		if profile, ok := c.profiles[c.activeProfile]; ok {
+			c.currentToken = profile.Token
+			c.currentUser = profile.UserUUID
+			c.baseURL = profile.BaseURL
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// syncClientToConfig updates config from client state
+func (c *KVSClient) syncClientToConfig(config *Config) {
+	config.Profiles = c.profiles
+	config.ActiveProfile = c.activeProfile
+}
+
+// saveProfiles is a convenience method to save current client state
+func (c *KVSClient) saveProfiles() error {
+	config, err := LoadConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		// If we can't load, create new config
+		config = &Config{Profiles: make(map[string]Profile)}
+	}
+
+	c.syncClientToConfig(config)
+
+	if err := SaveConfig(config); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(yellow("Warning: Failed to save profiles:"), err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ca87df3..661fbae 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ import (
 func main() {
 	client := NewKVSClient("http://localhost:8090")
 
+	// Load saved profiles
+	if config, err := LoadConfig(); err == nil {
+		client.syncConfigToClient(config)
+	}
+
 	// Setup readline
 	rl, err := readline.NewEx(&readline.Config{
 		Prompt:          cyan("kvs> "),
@@ -26,6 +31,9 @@ func main() {
 
 	fmt.Println(magenta("KVS Interactive Shell"))
 	fmt.Println("Type 'help' for available commands")
+	if client.activeProfile != "" {
+		fmt.Println(green("Active profile:"), client.activeProfile)
+	}
 	fmt.Println()
 
 	for {
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index d1b9718..2871a37 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ var completer = readline.NewPrefixCompleter(
 		readline.PcItem("add"),
 		readline.PcItem("use"),
 		readline.PcItem("remove"),
+		readline.PcItem("save"),
+		readline.PcItem("load"),
 	),
 	readline.PcItem("get"),
 	readline.PcItem("put"),