diff --git a/src/modes/generate_config.rs b/src/modes/generate_config.rs
index 0273a71..e4e8da0 100644
--- a/src/modes/generate_config.rs
+++ b/src/modes/generate_config.rs
@@ -6,13 +6,32 @@ use serde_yaml;
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 struct DefaultConfig {
     dir: Option<String>,
-    list_format: Vec<String>,
+    list_format: Vec<ColumnConfig>,
     human_readable: bool,
     output_format: Option<String>,
     quiet: bool,
+    force: bool,
     server: Option<ServerConfig>,
-    compression_plugins: Vec<String>,
-    meta_plugins: Vec<String>,
+    compression_plugin: Option<CompressionPluginConfig>,
+    meta_plugins: Option<Vec<MetaPluginConfig>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct ColumnConfig {
+    name: String,
+    label: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    align: ColumnAlignment,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    max_len: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+enum ColumnAlignment {
+    #[default]
+    Left,
+    Right,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -24,20 +43,60 @@ struct ServerConfig {
     password_hash: Option<String>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct CompressionPluginConfig {
+    name: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct MetaPluginConfig {
+    name: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    options: std::collections::HashMap<String, serde_yaml::Value>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    outputs: std::collections::HashMap<String, String>,
+}
+
 pub fn mode_generate_config(_cmd: &mut Command, _settings: &crate::config::Settings) -> Result<()> {
     // Create a default configuration
     let default_config = DefaultConfig {
         dir: Some("~/.local/share/keep".to_string()),
         list_format: vec![
-            "id".to_string(),
-            "time".to_string(),
-            "size".to_string(),
-            "tags".to_string(),
-            "meta:hostname".to_string(),
+            ColumnConfig {
+                name: "id".to_string(),
+                label: Some("id".to_string()),
+                align: ColumnAlignment::Left,
+                max_len: Some("8".to_string()),
+            },
+            ColumnConfig {
+                name: "time".to_string(),
+                label: Some("time".to_string()),
+                align: ColumnAlignment::Left,
+                max_len: Some("19".to_string()),
+            },
+            ColumnConfig {
+                name: "size".to_string(),
+                label: Some("size".to_string()),
+                align: ColumnAlignment::Left,
+                max_len: Some("10".to_string()),
+            },
+            ColumnConfig {
+                name: "tags".to_string(),
+                label: Some("tags".to_string()),
+                align: ColumnAlignment::Left,
+                max_len: Some("20".to_string()),
+            },
+            ColumnConfig {
+                name: "meta:hostname".to_string(),
+                label: Some("hostname".to_string()),
+                align: ColumnAlignment::Left,
+                max_len: Some("15".to_string()),
+            },
         ],
         human_readable: false,
         output_format: Some("table".to_string()),
         quiet: false,
+        force: false,
         server: Some(ServerConfig {
             address: Some("127.0.0.1".to_string()),
             port: Some(8080),
@@ -45,8 +104,8 @@ pub fn mode_generate_config(_cmd: &mut Command, _settings: &crate::config::Setti
             password: None,
             password_hash: None,
         }),
-        compression_plugins: vec![],
-        meta_plugins: vec![],
+        compression_plugin: None,
+        meta_plugins: None,
     };
     
     // Serialize to YAML and print to stdout