diff --git a/src/metar_navigate/application.py b/src/metar_navigate/application.py
index 0ea0464..2dfcfd3 100644
--- a/src/metar_navigate/application.py
+++ b/src/metar_navigate/application.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import argparse
 import sys
 import rich
 
+from metar_navigate.ui import RichInterface
 from metar_navigate.utils import ConfigManager
 
 class Application:
@@ -9,14 +10,25 @@ class Application:
         self.parser = None
         self.args = None
         self.config = ConfigManager()
+        self.ui = None
 
-
-    def setup(self):
-        self._validate_args()
+    def setup(self) -> None:
 
         if self.config.read_config() is None:
             rich.print("[bold red]No config file found. Please run metarNavigate --configure[/bold red] ")
 
+        self._validate_args()
+
+        if self.args.no_tui:
+            self.ui = RichInterface()
+            if self.args.configure:
+                self.ui.setup(configure=True)
+            if self.args.detailed:
+                self.ui.setup(detailed=True)
+
+
+
+
     def _validate_args(self):
         self.parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
         self.parser.add_argument("--no-tui", action="store_true", help="disables the TUI")
diff --git a/src/metar_navigate/ui/__init__.py b/src/metar_navigate/ui/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f15867
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/metar_navigate/ui/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from .ui import RichInterface
+
+__all__ = ["RichInterface"]
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diff --git a/src/metar_navigate/ui/ui.py b/src/metar_navigate/ui/ui.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6ce152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/metar_navigate/ui/ui.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+from rich import Console
+
+
+class UIInterface(ABC):
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def setup(self):
+        pass
+    @abstractmethod
+    def run(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class RichInterface(UIInterface):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.console = Console()
+        self.console.show_cursor(False)
+        self.mode = None
+
+    def setup(self,**kwargs):
+        for key, value in kwargs.items():
+            if key == "configures" and value == True:
+                self.mode = "configure"
+            else:
+                self.mode = "run"
+    def run(self):
+        pass
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