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+import os
+from logging import getLogger
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from hydra.core.config_search_path import ConfigSearchPath
+from hydra.plugins.search_path_plugin import SearchPathPlugin
+
+LOGGER = getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class AnemoiHomeSearchPathPlugin(SearchPathPlugin):
+    """Prepend the Anemoi home directory to the hydra searchpath."""
+
+    def manipulate_search_path(self, search_path: ConfigSearchPath) -> None:
+        anemoi_home_path = Path(Path.home(), ".config", "anemoi", "training", "config")
+        if anemoi_home_path.exists():
+            search_path.prepend(
+                provider="anemoi-home-searchpath-plugin",
+                path=str(anemoi_home_path),
+            )
+            LOGGER.info(f"Prepending {anemoi_home_path} to the search path.")
+            LOGGER.debug(f"Search path is now: {search_path}")
+
+
+class AnemoiEnvSearchPathPlugin(SearchPathPlugin):
+    """Prepend the path env ANEMOI_CONFIG_PATH to hydra searchpath."""
+
+    def manipulate_search_path(self, search_path: ConfigSearchPath) -> None:
+        anemoi_config_path = os.getenv("ANEMOI_CONFIG_PATH")
+        if anemoi_config_path is not None and anemoi_config_path.exists():
+            search_path.prepend(
+                provider="anemoi-env-searchpath-plugin",
+                path=str(anemoi_config_path),
+            )
+            LOGGER.info(f"Appending {anemoi_config_path} to the search path.")
+            LOGGER.debug(f"Search path is now: {search_path}")
+
+
+class UserCWDSearchPathPlugin(SearchPathPlugin):
+    """Prepend the current working directory to the hydra search path."""
+
+    def manipulate_search_path(self, search_path: ConfigSearchPath) -> None:
+        cwd_path = Path(Path.cwd(), "config")
+        if cwd_path.exists():
+            search_path.prepend(
+                provider="anemoi-env-searchpath-plugin",
+                path=str(cwd_path),
+            )
+            LOGGER.info(f"Appending {cwd_path} to the search path.")
+            LOGGER.debug(f"Search path is now: {search_path}")