diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index 6783117b..d8319ce7 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@
     "flowtype",
     "prettier"
   ],
-  "settings": {
-    "flowtype": {
-      "onlyFilesWithFlowAnnotation": false
-    }
-  },
   "rules": {
     "prettier/prettier": [
       "error",
@@ -28,6 +23,11 @@
     "jsx-quotes": 0,
     "react/jsx-filename-extension": "off"
   },
+  "settings": {
+    "flowtype": {
+      "onlyFilesWithFlowAnnotation": false
+    }
+  },
   "env": {
     "es6": true,
     "browser": true,
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@
     "React$Element": true,
     "Generator": true
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/content/docs/extensibility.md b/content/docs/extensibility.md
index 6a013d49..efbb3bc3 100644
--- a/content/docs/extensibility.md
+++ b/content/docs/extensibility.md
@@ -24,11 +24,21 @@ This means:
 
 _Note:_ The current strategy when there are two or more `.hygen.js` files in the path upwards is to _take the first one_ and ignore the rest.
 
+# Ignore Generators and actions
+```javascript
+// .hygen.js
+module.exports = {
+  ignoredGenerators: ['wip'],
+  ignoredActions: ['utils'],
+  ignoredFiles: ['utils.js'],
+}
+```
+
 # Helpers
 
 Here's a template that uses a function that doesn't exist in the helper accessor `h`. This function is plainly called `extended`, for lack of a better name.
 
-```yaml{5}
+```
 ---
 to: given/hygen-js/new.md
 ---
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a59376e0..945fb241 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,4 +79,4 @@
     "redux",
     "react"
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/engine.js b/src/engine.js
index dd48d316..6a132390 100644
--- a/src/engine.js
+++ b/src/engine.js
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ Options:
     process.exit(0)
   }
 
+  if ((config.ignoredGenerators || []).includes(generator)) {
+    logger.log(`generator: ${generator} is ignored`)
+    throw new Error('please specify another generator')
+  }
+
+  if ((config.ignoredActions || []).includes(action)) {
+    logger.log(`generator: ${generator}`)
+    logger.log(`   action: ${action} is ignored`)
+    throw new Error('please specify another action')
+  }
+
   logger.log(args.dry ? '(dry mode)' : '')
   if (!generator) {
     throw new Error('please specify a generator.')
diff --git a/src/render.js b/src/render.js
index da7d675f..c125e6cf 100644
--- a/src/render.js
+++ b/src/render.js
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ async function getFiles(dir) {
   return Array.prototype.concat(...files)
 }
 
+/* wow,
+  this would need to be refactored into a different form
+  for ignoring generator actions files
+*/
 const render = async (
   args: any,
   config: RunnerConfig,
diff --git a/src/types.js b/src/types.js
index 712ead28..42bca8e4 100644
--- a/src/types.js
+++ b/src/types.js
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ export type RunnerConfig = {
   logger: Logger,
   debug: boolean,
   helpers: Object,
+  ignoredGenerators: Array<string>,
+  ignoredActions: Array<string>,
+  ignoredFiles: Array<string>,
   createPrompter: () => Prompter
 }