diff --git a/src/app/command/bootstrap.go b/src/app/command/bootstrap.go
index 943faba..bd97a18 100644
--- a/src/app/command/bootstrap.go
+++ b/src/app/command/bootstrap.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/assistant"
 	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/assistant/configuration"
 	ci18n "github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/assistant/i18n"
+	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/clif"
 	xi18n "github.com/snivilised/extendio/i18n"
 	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/utils"
 	"github.com/snivilised/pixa/src/app/proxy"
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) Root(options ...ConfigureOptionFn) *cobra.Command {
 				}
 
 				profile := inputs.ProfileFam.Native.Profile
+
 				if err := b.ProfilesCFG.Validate(profile); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
@@ -213,14 +215,33 @@ func handleLangSetting(config configuration.ViperConfig) {
 }
 
 func (b *Bootstrap) viper() {
+	b.ProfilesCFG = make(proxy.ProfilesConfig)
+
 	// Ideally, the ProfileParameterSet would perform a check against
 	// the config, but extendio is not aware of config, so it can't
 	// check. Instead, we can check here.
 	//
-	b.ProfilesCFG = b.optionsInfo.Config.Viper.GetStringMapStringSlice("profiles")
-	err := b.optionsInfo.Config.Viper.UnmarshalKey("sampler", &b.SamplerCFG)
 
-	if err != nil {
+	raw := b.optionsInfo.Config.Viper.Get("profiles")
+
+	if raw != nil {
+		profiles, ok := raw.(proxy.ProfilesFlagOptionAsAnyPair)
+		if !ok {
+			panic("Invalid type for 'profiles'")
+		}
+
+		for profile, pv := range profiles {
+			if pair, ok := pv.(proxy.ProfilesFlagOptionAsAnyPair); ok {
+				b.ProfilesCFG[profile] = make(clif.SpecifiedFlagsCollection)
+
+				for flag, optionAsAny := range pair {
+					b.ProfilesCFG[profile][flag] = fmt.Sprint(optionAsAny)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := b.optionsInfo.Config.Viper.UnmarshalKey("sampler", &b.SamplerCFG); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/app/command/shrink-cmd.go b/src/app/command/shrink-cmd.go
index 45a8487..f5c1508 100644
--- a/src/app/command/shrink-cmd.go
+++ b/src/app/command/shrink-cmd.go
@@ -100,16 +100,22 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) buildShrinkCommand(container *assistant.CobraContainer) *cob
 				}); xvErr == nil {
 					options := []string{}
 					present := make(cobrass.SpecifiedFlagsCollection)
+					presentCL := cobrass.ThirdPartyCommandLine{}
 					flagSet := cmd.Flags()
 
 					flagSet.Visit(func(f *pflag.Flag) {
-						options = append(options, fmt.Sprintf("--%v=%v", f.Name, f.Value))
+						options = append(options, fmt.Sprintf("--%v=%v [type: %v]", f.Name, f.Value, f.Value.Type()))
 
 						if isThirdPartyKnown(f.Name, shrinkPS.Native.ThirdPartySet.KnownBy) {
 							present[f.Name] = f.Value.String()
+							presentCL = append(presentCL, f.Name)
+							if f.Value.Type() != "bool" {
+								presentCL = append(presentCL, f.Value.String())
+							}
 						}
 					})
 					shrinkPS.Native.ThirdPartySet.Present = present
+					shrinkPS.Native.ThirdPartySet.LongPresentCL = presentCL
 
 					fmt.Printf("%v %v Running shrink, with options: '%v', args: '%v'\n",
 						AppEmoji, ApplicationName, options, strings.Join(args, "/"),
@@ -129,6 +135,7 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) buildShrinkCommand(container *assistant.CobraContainer) *cob
 					// validate the profile
 					//
 					profile := inputs.RootInputs.ProfileFam.Native.Profile
+
 					if err := b.ProfilesCFG.Validate(profile); err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
@@ -137,7 +144,7 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) buildShrinkCommand(container *assistant.CobraContainer) *cob
 					//
 					if err := b.SamplerCFG.Validate(
 						inputs.ParamSet.Native.Scheme,
-						&b.ProfilesCFG,
+						b.ProfilesCFG,
 					); err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
@@ -160,7 +167,7 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) buildShrinkCommand(container *assistant.CobraContainer) *cob
 						inputs,
 						b.optionsInfo.Program,
 						b.optionsInfo.Config.Viper,
-						&b.ProfilesCFG,
+						b.ProfilesCFG,
 						&b.SamplerCFG,
 					)
 				} else {
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/enter-shrink.go b/src/app/proxy/enter-shrink.go
index 69f945c..773d718 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/enter-shrink.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/enter-shrink.go
@@ -113,16 +113,14 @@ func (e *ShrinkEntry) ConfigureOptions(o *nav.TraverseOptions) {
 
 	e.EntryBase.ConfigureOptions(o)
 
-	if e.Registry == nil {
-		e.Registry = NewRunnerRegistry(&SharedRunnerInfo{
-			Type:        RunnerTypeSamplerEn, // TODO: to come from an arg !!!
-			Options:     e.Options,
-			program:     e.Program,
-			profilesCFG: e.ProfilesCFG,
-			samplerCFG:  e.SamplerCFG,
-			Inputs:      e.Inputs,
-		})
-	}
+	e.Registry = NewRunnerRegistry(&SharedRunnerInfo{
+		Type:        RunnerTypeSamplerEn, // TODO: to come from an arg !!!
+		Options:     e.Options,
+		program:     e.Program,
+		profilesCFG: e.ProfilesCFG,
+		samplerCFG:  e.SamplerCFG,
+		Inputs:      e.Inputs,
+	})
 }
 
 func clearResumeFromWith(with nav.CreateNewRunnerWith) nav.CreateNewRunnerWith {
@@ -213,7 +211,7 @@ func EnterShrink(
 	inputs *ShrinkCommandInputs,
 	program Executor,
 	config configuration.ViperConfig,
-	profilesCFG *ProfilesConfig,
+	profilesCFG ProfilesConfig,
 	samplerCFG *SamplerConfig,
 ) error {
 	fmt.Printf("---> 🔊🔊 Directory: '%v'\n", inputs.RootInputs.ParamSet.Native.Directory)
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/entry-base.go b/src/app/proxy/entry-base.go
index d98bd0b..0f29306 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/entry-base.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/entry-base.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type EntryBase struct {
 	ThirdPartyCL cobrass.ThirdPartyCommandLine
 	Options      *nav.TraverseOptions
 	Registry     *RunnerRegistry
-	ProfilesCFG  *ProfilesConfig
+	ProfilesCFG  ProfilesConfig
 	SamplerCFG   *SamplerConfig
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/image-defs.go b/src/app/proxy/image-defs.go
index 4fbe4b9..0b19a0c 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/image-defs.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/image-defs.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass"
 	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/assistant"
+	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/clif"
 	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/store"
 )
 
@@ -17,11 +18,15 @@ type RootParameterSet struct { // should contain RootCommandInputs
 	Language   string // TODO: move this to family store
 }
 
-type ProfilesConfig map[string][]string
+type (
+	ProfilesFlagOptionAsAnyPair = map[string]any
+	ProfilesFlagOptionPair      = map[string]string
+	ProfilesConfig              map[string]clif.SpecifiedFlagsCollection
+)
 
-func (ps ProfilesConfig) Validate(name string) error {
+func (pc ProfilesConfig) Validate(name string) error {
 	if name != "" {
-		if _, found := ps[name]; !found {
+		if _, found := pc[name]; !found {
 			return fmt.Errorf("no such profile: '%v'", name)
 		}
 	}
@@ -86,8 +91,9 @@ type ThirdPartySet struct {
 	Quality          int
 	// Auxiliary
 	//
-	Present cobrass.SpecifiedFlagsCollection
-	KnownBy cobrass.KnownByCollection
+	Present       cobrass.SpecifiedFlagsCollection
+	LongPresentCL cobrass.ThirdPartyCommandLine
+	KnownBy       cobrass.KnownByCollection
 }
 
 // [blur]
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/item-runners.go b/src/app/proxy/item-runners.go
index 5e0c4d7..861a3fc 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/item-runners.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/item-runners.go
@@ -85,6 +85,16 @@ func (r *SamplerRunner) OnNewShrinkItem(item *nav.TraverseItem,
 	// then we invoke as:
 	// r.shared.program.Execute(clif.Expand(positional, resultCL)...)
 
+	if profile := r.shared.Inputs.RootInputs.ProfileFam.Native.Profile; profile != "" {
+		secondary := r.shared.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.ThirdPartySet.LongPresentCL
+		eval := cobrass.Evaluate(r.shared.profilesCFG[profile],
+			r.shared.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.ThirdPartySet.KnownBy,
+			secondary,
+		)
+
+		_ = clif.Expand(positional, eval)
+	}
+
 	return r.shared.program.Execute(clif.Expand(positional, thirdPartyCL)...)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/proxy-defs.go b/src/app/proxy/proxy-defs.go
index f15d4a2..187617b 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/proxy-defs.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/proxy-defs.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type SharedRunnerInfo struct {
 	Type        RunnerTypeEnum
 	Options     *nav.TraverseOptions
 	program     Executor
-	profilesCFG *ProfilesConfig
+	profilesCFG ProfilesConfig
 	samplerCFG  *SamplerConfig
 	Inputs      *ShrinkCommandInputs
 }
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/runner-registry.go b/src/app/proxy/runner-registry.go
index 5c5dc72..b76ae35 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/runner-registry.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/runner-registry.go
@@ -2,18 +2,8 @@ package proxy
 
 import (
 	"sync"
-
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/nav"
 )
 
-type NewRunnerParams struct {
-	Type        RunnerTypeEnum
-	Options     *nav.TraverseOptions
-	Program     Executor
-	ProfilesCFG *ProfilesConfig
-	SamplerCFG  *SamplerConfig
-}
-
 func NewRunnerRegistry(shared *SharedRunnerInfo) *RunnerRegistry {
 	return &RunnerRegistry{
 		pool: sync.Pool{
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/sampler-config.go b/src/app/proxy/sampler-config.go
index 623ab7e..7d08cbb 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/sampler-config.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/sampler-config.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type (
 	}
 )
 
-func (cs SamplerConfig) Validate(name string, profiles *ProfilesConfig) error {
+func (cs SamplerConfig) Validate(name string, profiles ProfilesConfig) error {
 	if name == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (cs SamplerConfig) Validate(name string, profiles *ProfilesConfig) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, p := range scheme.Profiles {
-		if _, found := (*profiles)[p]; !found {
+		if _, found := profiles[p]; !found {
 			return fmt.Errorf("profile(referenced by scheme: '%v'): '%v' not found in config",
 				name, p,
 			)
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/sampler-runner_test.go b/src/app/proxy/sampler-runner_test.go
index e481a1d..26debbf 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/sampler-runner_test.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/sampler-runner_test.go
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ var _ = Describe("SamplerRunner", Ordered, func() {
 					"--no-files", "4",
 					"--files-gb", "*Energy-Explorers*",
 					"--profile", "adaptive",
+					"--gaussian-blur", "0.51",
+					"--interlace", "line",
 				},
 			},
 		}),
diff --git a/test/data/configuration/pixa-test.yml b/test/data/configuration/pixa-test.yml
index 2e7d191..ceae337 100644
--- a/test/data/configuration/pixa-test.yml
+++ b/test/data/configuration/pixa-test.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,18 @@
 profiles:
   blur:
-    ["--strip", "--interlace", "plane", "--gaussian-blur", "0.05"]
+    strip: true
+    interlace: "plane"
+    gaussian-blur: "0.05"
   sf:
-    [
-      "--dry-run",
-      "--strip",
-      "--interlace",
-      "plane",
-      "--sampling-factor",
-      "4:2:0",
-    ]
+    dry-run: true
+    strip: true
+    interlace: "plane"
+    sampling-factor: "4:2:0"
   adaptive:
-    [
-      "--strip",
-      "--interlace",
-      "plane",
-      "--gaussian-blur",
-      "0.05",
-      "--adaptive-resize",
-      "60",
-    ]
+    strip: true
+    interlace: "plane"
+    gaussian-blur: "0.25"
+    adaptive-resize: "60"
 sampler:
   files: 2
   folders: 1