diff --git a/config.example.yaml b/config.example.yaml
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+---
+instances:
+  - mastodon.social
+  - chaos.social
+
+tags:
+  - fediblock
+  - fediadmin
+
+own_instance: gts.here.be.dragon
+own_bearer_token: AAAAHUNTER2
diff --git a/tagtotoot.py b/tagtotoot.py
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+"""Scrape mastodon tag searches and feed into your search."""
+import yaml
+import sys
+
+import requests
+
+
+def fetch_toots(conf):
+    toots = set()
+    for instance in conf.get("instances", []):
+        for tag in conf.get("tags", []):
+            try:
+                curr_posts = requests.get(
+                    f"https://{instance}/tags/{tag}.json"
+                ).json()
+            except Exception as e:
+                print("Got some error fetching toots, continuing...")
+                print(e)
+            for post in curr_posts.get("orderedItems", []):
+                toots.add(post)
+    return toots
+
+
+def search_for(toots):
+    for toot in toots:
+        headers = {
+            "Authorization": f"Bearer {config.get('own_bearer_token', '')}"
+        }
+        print(f"searching for {toot}...")
+        try:
+            requests.get(f"https://{config.get('own_instance', '')}/api/v2/search?type=statuses&resolve=true&q={toot}", headers=headers, timeout=30)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Searching for {toot} failed *shrug*")
+            print(e)
+
+
+def __check_lst_of_str(a):
+    return bool(a) and isinstance(a, list) and all(isinstance(elem, str) for elem in a)
+
+
+def __check_str(a):
+    return bool(a) and isinstance(a, str)
+
+
+def __check_nonplain_host(a):
+    return 1 in [c in a for c in {':', '/'}]
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        config = yaml.full_load(open('config.yaml', encoding="utf-8").read())
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("Couldn't open config.yaml. Please check that"
+              "it exists and is readable")
+        print(e)
+
+    if not __check_lst_of_str(config.get('instances', [])):
+        print("*instances* configuration must be a list of strings")
+        sys.exit(-1)
+    if any(__check_nonplain_host(instance)
+           for instance in config.get('instances', [])):
+        print("all *instances* must be plain hostnames, no"
+              "paths or protcol")
+        sys.exit(-1)
+
+    if not __check_lst_of_str(config.get('tags', [])):
+        print("*tags* configuration must be a list of strings")
+        sys.exit(-1)
+    if any('#' in tag for tag in config.get('tags', '')):
+        print("*tags* must not contain # charactger")
+        sys.exit(-1)
+
+    if not __check_str(config.get('own_instance', "")):
+        print("*own_instance* configuration must be a string")
+        sys.exit(-1)
+    if __check_nonplain_host(config.get('own_instance', '')):
+        print("*own_instance* must only contain your instances hostname, no"
+              "paths or protocol")
+        sys.exit(-1)
+
+    if not __check_str(config.get('own_bearer_token', "")):
+        print("*own_bearer_token* configuration must be a string")
+        sys.exit(-1)
+
+    toots = fetch_toots(config)
+    search_for(toots)