# Modify saved in config?

**URL:** https://discourse.beets.io/t/modify-saved-in-config/1921
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [November 2, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/modify-saved-in-config/1921 "2021-11-02T17:09:11Z")
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### Author: ![senorsmartypants](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.beets.io/senorsmartypants/32/589_2.png) [@senorsmartypants](https://discourse.beets.io/u/senorsmartypants)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/modify-saved-in-config/1921/1 "2021-11-02T17:09:11Z")

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Newbie to Beets. There are fields I want to add or change from the MusicBrainz data. I found the modify command which seems like the right one to use after I import.

Can I save a list of modify commands to my config so they will always be run when I import a matching album? Or should I just save a bash script with all the modify commands I use on my library? Or…?

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### Author: ![kergoth](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.beets.io/kergoth/32/240_2.png) [@kergoth](https://discourse.beets.io/u/kergoth)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/modify-saved-in-config/1921/2 "2021-11-02T17:57:10Z")

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There are a couple plugins that can do this. `beets-rules` is no longer maintained. The `modifyonimport` plugin at [GitHub - kergoth/beets-kergoth: Personal collection of beets plugins](https://github.com/kergoth/beets-kergoth) will work, though I don’t love some things about it at this point… [beets-kergoth/modifyonimport.rst at master · kergoth/beets-kergoth · GitHub](https://github.com/kergoth/beets-kergoth/blob/master/docs/modifyonimport.rst) shows how to configure it. I haven’t had time to do a recent release of beets-kergoth, so I think you’ll need to git clone it and add its beets plug dir to your `pluginpath` (see the beet docs). I apologize for that, I’ll push out a release as soon as I get the time. Let me know if you try it and have any issues.
