diff --git a/api/auth.py b/api/auth.py
index 19d6bcee..8f1e9d7e 100644
--- a/api/auth.py
+++ b/api/auth.py
@@ -30,9 +30,18 @@ def get_secret():
 
 def get_public_key():
     """Returns the bot's public key in `runtimeconfig.json`, if it exists."""
-    if config["public_key"]: return config["public_key"]
+    if config["public_key"] != "": return config["public_key"]
     else: return "Public key has not been set."
 
 def get_mode() -> bool:
     """Returns a boolean of the current runtime mode.\n\nReturns `True` if replit mode is active, returns `False` if replit mode is inactive."""
     return config["replit"]
+
+def ext_token(token_name: str) -> str:
+    """Returns an external extra authorization token from `runtimeconfig.json`, if it exists."""
+    return str(config["other_keys"][token_name])
+    #except KeyError: return "This external authorization key does not exist."
+
+def get_runtime_options() -> dict:
+    """Returns a dict of all the client's runtime configuration options, as well as their respective values."""
+    return dict(config["runtime_options"])
diff --git a/api/runtimeconfig.json b/api/runtimeconfig.json
index e7c0a7a0..1ad0f84d 100644
--- a/api/runtimeconfig.json
+++ b/api/runtimeconfig.json
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@
     "token": "",
     "secret": "",
     "public_key": "",
-    "runtime_options": [],
-	"replit": true
+    "runtime_options": {
+        "themes": false,
+        "log_messages": true,
+        "guild_log_blacklist": {},
+        "only_log_whitelist": false,
+        "guild_log_whitelist": {},
+        "ping_server_override": false,
+        "debug_mode": false,
+        "show_ping_on_startup": true
+    },
+    "replit": false,
+    "other_keys": {
+        "openweathermap": "",
+        "reddit": "",
+        "ossapi": "",
+        "chatgpt": ""
+    }
 }
diff --git a/cogs/osu.py b/cogs/osu.py
index 6ed8cef8..81fab535 100644
--- a/cogs/osu.py
+++ b/cogs/osu.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Imports
 import discord
 import os
+from api import auth
 from ossapi import *
 from discord import option, ApplicationContext
 from discord.ext import commands
@@ -11,8 +12,8 @@
 class Osu(commands.Cog):
     def __init__(self, bot):
         self.bot = bot
-        self.api = OssapiV2(13110, os.environ['ossapi_CLIENT_SECRET'])
-    
+        self.api = OssapiV2(13110, auth.ext_token("ossapi"))
+
     @commands.slash_command(
         name="osu_user",
         description="View information on an osu! player."
diff --git a/cogs/reddit.py b/cogs/reddit.py
index 0f7bb335..5cd15a6a 100644
--- a/cogs/reddit.py
+++ b/cogs/reddit.py
@@ -4,19 +4,20 @@
 import discord
 import praw
 import os
+from api import auth
 from discord import ApplicationContext, option
 from discord.ext import commands
 from random import randint
 
 # Variables
 color = discord.Color.random()
-reddit = praw.Reddit(client_id='_pazwWZHi9JldA', client_secret=os.environ['reddit_CLIENT_SECRET'], user_agent='idk', check_for_async=False)
+reddit = praw.Reddit(client_id='_pazwWZHi9JldA', client_secret=auth.ext_token('reddit'), user_agent='idk', check_for_async=False)
 
 # Commands
 class RedditMedia(commands.Cog):
     def __init__(self, bot):
         self.bot = bot
-    
+
     @commands.slash_command(
         name='memes',
         description='Finely hand-picks a high-quality meme from the depths of reddit.'
diff --git a/cogs/utils.py b/cogs/utils.py
index cf295511..794a9832 100644
--- a/cogs/utils.py
+++ b/cogs/utils.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import psutil
 import openai
 import discord
+from api import auth
 from framework.isobot import currency, embedengine, commands as cmds
 from framework.isobot.db import levelling
 from discord import option, ApplicationContext
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@
 color = discord.Color.random()
 currency = currency.CurrencyAPI("database/currency.json", "logs/currency.log")
 levelling = levelling.Levelling()
-openai.api_key = os.getenv("chatgpt_API_KEY")
+# openai.api_key = os.getenv("chatgpt_API_KEY")
+openai.api_key = auth.ext_token('chatgpt')
 chatgpt_conversation = dict()
 _presence = Presence()
 
diff --git a/cogs/weather.py b/cogs/weather.py
index 8ca3c075..3ea92f93 100644
--- a/cogs/weather.py
+++ b/cogs/weather.py
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 import json
 import requests
 import os
+from api import auth
 from framework.isobot.db import weather
 from discord import ApplicationContext, option
 from discord.ext import commands
 
 # Variables
-api_key = os.environ['openweathermap_API_KEY']
+#api_key = os.environ['openweathermap_API_KEY']
+api_key = auth.ext_token('openweathermap')
 weather = weather.Weather()
 
 # Commands