diff --git a/example.py b/example.py
index 0ef06d4..0bd73f6 100644
--- a/example.py
+++ b/example.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import yaml
 from slugify import slugify
 
 from datetime import datetime
-
+from xml.etree import ElementTree
 from flask import Flask, request, url_for, Response
 from requests import api
 from flask_micropub import MicropubClient
@@ -110,26 +110,27 @@ def req():
     if 'photo' in doc:
 
         if os.environ.get('MICROPUB_IMAGE_STRATEGY') == 'copy':
-          # download the photo
-          r = requests.get(doc['photo'])
+            # download the photo
+            r = requests.get(doc['photo'])
 
-          # generate local filename
-          filename = os.path.join(os.environ.get('MICROPUB_MEDIA_PATH'), now.strftime("%Y/%m/%d"), str(now_ts) + ".jpg")
-          photo_url = os.path.join(os.environ.get('MICROPUB_MEDIA_URL_PREFIX'), now.strftime("%Y/%m/%d"), str(now_ts) + ".jpg")
+            # generate local filename
+            filename = os.path.join(os.environ.get(
+                'MICROPUB_MEDIA_PATH'), now.strftime("%Y/%m/%d"), str(now_ts) + ".jpg")
+            photo_url = os.path.join(os.environ.get(
+                'MICROPUB_MEDIA_URL_PREFIX'), now.strftime("%Y/%m/%d"), str(now_ts) + ".jpg")
 
-          # make directory if needed
-          if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(filename)):
-            os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(filename))
+            # make directory if needed
+            if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(filename)):
+                os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(filename))
 
-          with open(filename, 'wb') as f:
-            f.write(r.content)
+            with open(filename, 'wb') as f:
+                f.write(r.content)
 
         # elif os.environ.get('MICROPUB_IMAGE_STRATEGY') == 'gitea':
 
         else:
-          photo_url = doc['photo']
-        
-        
+            photo_url = doc['photo']
+
         docstr = f"![image]({photo_url}) \n\n {doc['content']}"
     else:
         docstr = doc['content']
@@ -155,42 +156,61 @@ def req():
     # return {"hello": "world"}
 
 
+def parse_categories():
+
+  strategy = os.environ.get('MICROPUB_CATEGORY_LIST_STRATEGY')
+
+  if strategy == 'feed':
+    tree = ElementTree.parse(os.environ.get('MICROPUB_CATEGORY_LIST_FILE'))
+    tags = tree.findall('.//item/title')
+
+
+  return {"categories": [tag.text for tag in tags] }
+
+
+def generate_config_json():
+    return {
+        "media-endpoint": "/micropub/media",
+        "syndicate-to": [
+            {
+                "uid": "mastodon",
+                "name": "Mastodon"
+            }
+        ],
+        "post-types": [
+            {
+                "type": "note",
+                        "name": "Note"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "article",
+                        "name": "Blog Post"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "photo",
+                        "name": "Photo"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "reply",
+                        "name": "Reply"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "bookmark",
+                        "name": "Bookmark"
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+
+
 @app.route("/", methods=['GET'])
 @authed_endpoint
 def index():
 
     if request.args.get('q') == 'config':
-        return {
-            "media-endpoint": "/micropub/media",
-            "syndicate-to": [
-                {
-                    "uid": "mastodon",
-                    "name": "Mastodon"
-                }
-            ],
-            "post-types": [
-                {
-                    "type": "note",
-                    "name": "Note"
-                },
-                {
-                    "type": "article",
-                    "name": "Blog Post"
-                },
-                {
-                    "type": "photo",
-                    "name": "Photo"
-                },
-                {
-                    "type": "reply",
-                    "name": "Reply"
-                },
-                {
-                    "type": "bookmark",
-                    "name": "Bookmark"
-                }
-            ]
-        }
+        return generate_config_json()
+
+    elif request.args.get('q') == 'category':
+        return parse_categories()
 
 
 @app.route('/form', methods=['GET'])