diff --git a/README b/README
index 37019c9..637ddfc 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ a cute metasearch engine
 
 it sources from google, bing, brave, and a few others.
 
+it's written in rust using no templating engine and with as little client-side
+javascript as possible.
+
 there's a demo instance at https://s.matdoes.dev, but don't use it as your
 default or rely on it, please (so i don't get ratelimited by google).
 
@@ -15,15 +18,3 @@ run of metasearch2. alternatively, you can copy the example-config.toml in the
 repo and rename it to config.toml.
 
 the default port is port 28019.
-
-CONTRIBUTING
-
-it's written in rust using no templating engine and with as little client-side
-javascript as possible.
-
-FORKS
-
-here's a probably incomplete list of maintained forks that add new features:
-
-- https://github.com/mrcbax/metasearch2/tree/seo_spam
-- https://git.shrecked.dev/Shrecknt/metasearch
diff --git a/default-config.toml b/default-config.toml
index b7b43a5..acfd3c6 100644
--- a/default-config.toml
+++ b/default-config.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ bind = "0.0.0.0:28019"
 google = { weight = 1.05 }
 bing = { weight = 1.0 }
 brave = { weight = 1.25 }
-marginalia = { weight = 0.15 }
 
-# etc
+[engines.marginalia]
+args = { profile = "corpo", js = "default", adtech = "default" }
+weight = 0.15
diff --git a/src/engines/macros.rs b/src/engines/macros.rs
index ea3737e..c285a71 100644
--- a/src/engines/macros.rs
+++ b/src/engines/macros.rs
@@ -33,21 +33,6 @@ macro_rules! engines {
     };
 }
 
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! engine_weights {
-    ($($engine:ident = $weight:expr),* $(,)?) => {
-        impl Engine {
-            #[must_use]
-            pub fn weight(&self) -> f64 {
-                match self {
-                    $(Engine::$engine => $weight,)*
-                    _ => 1.,
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    };
-}
-
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! engine_parse_response {
     ($res:ident, $module:ident::$engine_id:ident::None) => {
diff --git a/src/engines/mod.rs b/src/engines/mod.rs
index 2c3737b..fba4a2e 100644
--- a/src/engines/mod.rs
+++ b/src/engines/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::{
     net::IpAddr,
     ops::Deref,
     str::FromStr,
+    sync::Arc,
     time::Instant,
 };
 
@@ -90,6 +91,9 @@ pub struct SearchQuery {
     pub query: String,
     pub request_headers: HashMap<String, String>,
     pub ip: String,
+    /// The config is part of the query so it's possible to make a query with a
+    /// custom config.
+    pub config: Arc<Config>,
 }
 
 impl Deref for SearchQuery {
@@ -228,7 +232,6 @@ impl ProgressUpdate {
 }
 
 pub async fn search(
-    config: &Config,
     query: &SearchQuery,
     progress_tx: mpsc::UnboundedSender<ProgressUpdate>,
 ) -> eyre::Result<()> {
@@ -238,7 +241,7 @@ pub async fn search(
 
     let mut requests = Vec::new();
     for &engine in Engine::all() {
-        let engine_config = config.engines.get(engine);
+        let engine_config = query.config.engines.get(engine);
         if !engine_config.enabled {
             continue;
         }
@@ -317,7 +320,7 @@ pub async fn search(
         join_all(response_futures).await.into_iter().collect();
     let responses = responses_result?;
 
-    let response = merge_engine_responses(config, responses);
+    let response = merge_engine_responses(&query.config, responses);
 
     let has_infobox = response.infobox.is_some();
 
@@ -331,7 +334,7 @@ pub async fn search(
 
         let mut postsearch_requests = Vec::new();
         for &engine in Engine::all() {
-            let engine_config = config.engines.get(engine);
+            let engine_config = query.config.engines.get(engine);
             if !engine_config.enabled {
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/src/engines/search/marginalia.rs b/src/engines/search/marginalia.rs
index a9907c4..f91b483 100644
--- a/src/engines/search/marginalia.rs
+++ b/src/engines/search/marginalia.rs
@@ -2,27 +2,22 @@ use reqwest::Url;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
 use crate::{
-    engines::{EngineResponse, RequestResponse, CLIENT},
+    engines::{Engine, EngineResponse, RequestResponse, SearchQuery, CLIENT},
     parse::{parse_html_response_with_opts, ParseOpts},
 };
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct MarginaliaConfig {
+    pub args: MarginaliaArgs,
+}
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct MarginaliaArgs {
     pub profile: String,
     pub js: String,
     pub adtech: String,
 }
-impl Default for MarginaliaConfig {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            profile: "corpo".to_string(),
-            js: "default".to_string(),
-            adtech: "default".to_string(),
-        }
-    }
-}
 
-pub fn request(query: &str) -> RequestResponse {
+pub fn request(query: &SearchQuery) -> RequestResponse {
     // if the query is more than 3 words or has any special characters then abort
     if query.split_whitespace().count() > 3
         || !query.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || c == ' ')
@@ -30,15 +25,24 @@ pub fn request(query: &str) -> RequestResponse {
         return RequestResponse::None;
     }
 
+    let config_toml = query.config.engines.get(Engine::Marginalia).extra.clone();
+    let config: MarginaliaConfig = match toml::Value::Table(config_toml).try_into() {
+        Ok(args) => args,
+        Err(err) => {
+            eprintln!("Failed to parse Marginalia config: {err}");
+            return RequestResponse::None;
+        }
+    };
+
     CLIENT
         .get(
             Url::parse_with_params(
                 "https://search.marginalia.nu/search",
                 &[
-                    ("query", query),
-                    ("profile", "corpo"),
-                    ("js", "default"),
-                    ("adtech", "default"),
+                    ("query", query.query.as_str()),
+                    ("profile", config.args.profile.as_str()),
+                    ("js", config.args.js.as_str()),
+                    ("adtech", config.args.adtech.as_str()),
                 ],
             )
             .unwrap(),
diff --git a/src/web/search.rs b/src/web/search.rs
index 342eeb5..ca84a4a 100644
--- a/src/web/search.rs
+++ b/src/web/search.rs
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ pub async fn route(
                 || addr.ip().to_string(),
                 |ip| ip.to_str().unwrap_or_default().to_string(),
             ),
+        config,
     };
 
     let s = stream! {
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ pub async fn route(
 
         let (progress_tx, mut progress_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();
 
-        let search_future = tokio::spawn(async move { engines::search(&config, &query, progress_tx).await });
+        let search_future = tokio::spawn(async move { engines::search( &query, progress_tx).await });
 
         while let Some(progress_update) = progress_rx.recv().await {
             match progress_update.data {