diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 517dbab..162ff5c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ require (
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0
 	github.com/urfave/cli v1.20.0
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2
 )
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a050be0..edc60cb 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 	scan,s [directory-with-.tidelift.yml]
 	configure,c [directory-with-.tidelift.yml]
+	verify [directory-with-.tidelift.yml]
 */
 func main() {
 	app := cli.NewApp()
@@ -23,10 +24,18 @@ func main() {
 			Aliases: []string{"s"},
 			Usage:   "Scan a directory's manifests",
 			Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-				if len(c.Args()) > 0 {
-					return scan(c)
-				}
-				return cli.NewExitError("no directory provided", 5)
+				directory := getDirectory(c)
+
+				return scan(directory)
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:  "verify",
+			Usage: "Verify .tidelift.yml configuration",
+			Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+				directory := getDirectory(c)
+
+				return verify(directory)
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -45,10 +54,35 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
-func scan(c *cli.Context) error {
-	directory := c.Args().First()
+func getDirectory(c *cli.Context) string {
+	// Return a directory if it's in the arguments
+	if len(c.Args()) > 0 {
+		return c.Args().First()
+	}
+	return "."
+}
 
+// Scan will scan a directory's manifests for all supported manifest files
+//  then it will upload them to tidelift for scanning
+func scan(directory string) error {
+
+	// Show error if no .tidelift.yml file
+	if !verifyTideliftYamlExists(directory) {
+		return cli.NewExitError("no .tidelift.yml at supplied directory path", 6)
+	}
 	fmt.Println(strings.Join(getListOfManifestFilenames(directory), ", "))
-	// TODO, actually scan, don't just print names
+
+	// TODO, actually upload scan, don't just print names
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Verify will verify that a .tidelift.yml file has the minimum information
+// in order to upload a manifest to Tidelift
+func verify(directory string) error {
+	// Show error if no .tidelift.yml file
+	if !verifyTideliftYamlExists(directory) {
+		return cli.NewExitError("no .tidelift.yml at supplied directory path", 6)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/manifests.go b/manifests.go
index 60da3b9..3a05c5a 100644
--- a/manifests.go
+++ b/manifests.go
@@ -8,117 +8,118 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar"
 )
 
-/*
-	When adding new manifest types, for new package managers
-	add a new entry here.
-*/
-
-func manifestGlobs() []string {
-
-	globs := make([]string, 0)
-
-	// Hackage
-	globs = append(globs, "*.cabal")
-	// npm
-	globs = append(globs, "package.json")
-	globs = append(globs, "package-lock.json")
-	globs = append(globs, "npm-shrinkwrap.json")
-	globs = append(globs, "yarn.lock")
-	// Maven
-	globs = append(globs, "pom.xml")
-	globs = append(globs, "ivy.xml")
-	globs = append(globs, "build.gradle")
-	// RubyGems
-	globs = append(globs, "Gemfile")
-	globs = append(globs, "Gemfile.lock")
-	globs = append(globs, "gems.rb")
-	globs = append(globs, "gems.locked")
-	globs = append(globs, "*.gemspec")
-	// Packagist
-	globs = append(globs, "composer.json")
-	globs = append(globs, "composer.lock")
-	// PyPi
-	globs = append(globs, "setup.py")
-	globs = append(globs, "req*.txt")
-	globs = append(globs, "req*.pip")
-	globs = append(globs, "requirements/*.txt")
-	globs = append(globs, "requirements/*.pip")
-	globs = append(globs, "Pipfile")
-	globs = append(globs, "Pipfile.lock")
-	// Nuget
-	globs = append(globs, "packages.config")
-	globs = append(globs, "Project.json")
-	globs = append(globs, "Project.lock.json")
-	globs = append(globs, "*.nuspec")
-	globs = append(globs, "paket.lock")
-	globs = append(globs, "*.csproj")
-	// Bower
-	globs = append(globs, "bower.json")
-	// CPAN
-	globs = append(globs, "META.json")
-	globs = append(globs, "META.yml")
-	// CocoaPods
-	globs = append(globs, "Podfile")
-	globs = append(globs, "Podfile.lock")
-	globs = append(globs, "*.podspec")
-	// Clojars
-	globs = append(globs, "project.clj")
-	// Meteor
-	globs = append(globs, "versions.json")
-	// CRAN
-	globs = append(globs, "DESCRIPTION")
-	// Cargo
-	globs = append(globs, "Cargo.toml")
-	globs = append(globs, "Cargo.lock")
-	// Hex
-	globs = append(globs, "mix.exs")
-	globs = append(globs, "mix.lock")
-	// Swift
-	globs = append(globs, "Package.swift")
-	// Pub
-	globs = append(globs, "pubspec.yaml")
-	globs = append(globs, "pubspec.lock")
-	// Carthage
-	globs = append(globs, "Cartfile")
-	globs = append(globs, "Cartfile.private")
-	globs = append(globs, "Cartfile.resolved")
-	// Dub
-	globs = append(globs, "dub.json")
-	globs = append(globs, "dub.sdl")
-	// Julia
-	globs = append(globs, "REQUIRE")
-	// Shards
-	globs = append(globs, "shard.yml")
-	globs = append(globs, "shard.lock")
-	// Go
-	globs = append(globs, "glide.yaml")
-	globs = append(globs, "glide.lock")
-	globs = append(globs, "Godeps")
-	globs = append(globs, "Godeps/Godeps.json")
-	globs = append(globs, "vendor/manifest")
-	globs = append(globs, "vendor/vendor.json")
-	globs = append(globs, "Gopkg.toml")
-	globs = append(globs, "Gopkg.lock")
-	// Elm
-	globs = append(globs, "elm-package.json")
-	globs = append(globs, "elm_dependencies.json")
-	globs = append(globs, "elm-stuff/exact-dependencies.json")
-	// Haxelib
-	globs = append(globs, "haxelib.json")
-	// Hackage
-	globs = append(globs, "*.cabal")
-	globs = append(globs, "cabal.config")
-
-	return globs
-}
+var (
+	/*
+		When adding new manifest types, for new package managers
+		 add a new entry here. If it's a new platform/package manager, please
+		 update the comments with the platform name for organization sense
+	*/
+	manifestGlobs = []string{
+		// Hackage
+		"*.cabal",
+		// npm
+		"package.json",
+		"package-lock.json",
+		"npm-shrinkwrap.json",
+		"yarn.lock",
+		// Maven
+		"pom.xml",
+		"ivy.xml",
+		"build.gradle",
+		// RubyGems
+		"Gemfile",
+		"Gemfile.lock",
+		"gems.rb",
+		"gems.locked",
+		"*.gemspec",
+		// Packagist
+		"composer.json",
+		"composer.lock",
+		// PyPi
+		"setup.py",
+		"req*.txt",
+		"req*.pip",
+		"requirements/*.txt",
+		"requirements/*.pip",
+		"Pipfile",
+		"Pipfile.lock",
+		// Nuget
+		"packages.config",
+		"Project.json",
+		"Project.lock.json",
+		"*.nuspec",
+		"paket.lock",
+		"*.csproj",
+		// Bower
+		"bower.json",
+		// CPAN
+		"META.json",
+		"META.yml",
+		// CocoaPods
+		"Podfile",
+		"Podfile.lock",
+		"*.podspec",
+		// Clojars
+		"project.clj",
+		// Meteor
+		"versions.json",
+		// CRAN
+		"DESCRIPTION",
+		// Cargo
+		"Cargo.toml",
+		"Cargo.lock",
+		// Hex
+		"mix.exs",
+		"mix.lock",
+		// Swift
+		"Package.swift",
+		// Pub
+		"pubspec.yaml",
+		"pubspec.lock",
+		// Carthage
+		"Cartfile",
+		"Cartfile.private",
+		"Cartfile.resolved",
+		// Dub
+		"dub.json",
+		"dub.sdl",
+		// Julia
+		"REQUIRE",
+		// Shards
+		"shard.yml",
+		"shard.lock",
+		// Go
+		"glide.yaml",
+		"glide.lock",
+		"Godeps",
+		"Godeps/Godeps.json",
+		"vendor/manifest",
+		"vendor/vendor.json",
+		"Gopkg.toml",
+		"Gopkg.lock",
+		// Elm
+		"elm-package.json",
+		"elm_dependencies.json",
+		"elm-stuff/exact-dependencies.json",
+		// Haxelib
+		"haxelib.json",
+		// Hackage
+		"*.cabal",
+		"cabal.config",
+	}
+)
 
+// getListOfManifestFilenames: Given a directory, changes directory to that directory,
+//  then loops through all of the support manifest file patterns, and
+//  gets all matching instances
+//
+// returns string[] of filenames relative to the directory passed in.
 func getListOfManifestFilenames(directory string) []string {
 	os.Chdir(directory)
 	matchingFiles := make([]string, 0)
 
-	for _, glob := range manifestGlobs() {
-		pathGlob := fmt.Sprintf("**/%s", glob)
-		files := getListOfGlobMatches(pathGlob)
+	for _, glob := range manifestGlobs {
+		files := getListOfGlobMatches(glob)
 
 		if len(files) > 0 {
 			matchingFiles = append(matchingFiles, files...)
@@ -127,8 +128,14 @@ func getListOfManifestFilenames(directory string) []string {
 	return matchingFiles
 }
 
+// getListOfGlobMatches uses doublestar's Glob function to expand and find
+//  all instances of a manifest file pattern, in your given directory
+//
+// returns string[] of all matching file patterns
 func getListOfGlobMatches(glob string) []string {
-	files, err := doublestar.Glob(glob)
+	pathGlob := fmt.Sprintf("**/%s", glob)
+
+	files, err := doublestar.Glob(pathGlob)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/.tidelift.yml b/test/fixtures/.tidelift.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be17aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/.tidelift.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+team-name: tidelift
+repo-name: fake
diff --git a/tidelift_yml.go b/tidelift_yml.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae1aab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tidelift_yml.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+)
+
+func verifyTideliftYamlExists(directory string) bool {
+	os.Chdir(directory)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(".tidelift.yml"); err == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}