diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a6131cf..06587e4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
         "@actions/github": "^5.0.0",
         "@actions/io": "^1.1.1",
         "@actions/tool-cache": "^2.0.1",
+        "@iarna/toml": "^2.2.5",
+        "hcl-parser": "^0.1.1",
+        "hcl2-parser": "^1.0.3",
+        "js-hcl-parser": "^1.0.1",
+        "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
         "moment": "^2.29.4",
         "uuid": "^8.3.2"
       },
@@ -94,14 +99,6 @@
         "undici": "^5.25.4"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/@actions/tool-cache/node_modules/semver": {
-      "version": "6.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-6.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-b39TBaTSfV6yBrapU89p5fKekE2m/NwnDocOVruQFS1/veMgdzuPcnOM34M6CwxW8jH/lxEa5rBoDeUwu5HHTw==",
-      "bin": {
-        "semver": "bin/semver.js"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/@actions/tool-cache/node_modules/uuid": {
       "version": "3.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-3.4.0.tgz",
@@ -119,6 +116,11 @@
         "node": ">=14"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@iarna/toml": {
+      "version": "2.2.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@iarna/toml/-/toml-2.2.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-trnsAYxU3xnS1gPHPyU961coFyLkh4gAD/0zQ5mymY4yOZ+CYvsPqUbOFSw0aDM4y0tV7tiFxL/1XfXPNC6IPg=="
+    },
     "node_modules/@octokit/auth-token": {
       "version": "2.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/auth-token/-/auth-token-2.5.0.tgz",
@@ -235,6 +237,11 @@
         "ncc": "dist/ncc/cli.js"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/argparse": {
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/argparse/-/argparse-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8+9WqebbFzpX9OR+Wa6O29asIogeRMzcGtAINdpMHHyAg10f05aSFVBbcEqGf/PXw1EjAZ+q2/bEBg3DvurK3Q=="
+    },
     "node_modules/before-after-hook": {
       "version": "2.2.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/before-after-hook/-/before-after-hook-2.2.2.tgz",
@@ -245,6 +252,16 @@
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     },
+    "node_modules/hcl-parser": {
+      "version": "0.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hcl-parser/-/hcl-parser-0.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-14aEh09F3MXJLgCrWsVHKem7oK8HFnnYkgRkgPfv6qBPoay290UN6hIxcy5PkeATt5BZa/AKAbPboiipglPqow=="
+    },
+    "node_modules/hcl2-parser": {
+      "version": "1.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hcl2-parser/-/hcl2-parser-1.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NQUm/BFF+2nrBfeqDhhsy4DxxiLHgkeE3FywtjFiXnjSUaio3w4Tz1MQ3vGJBUhyArzOXJ24pO7JwE5LAn7Ncg=="
+    },
     "node_modules/is-plain-object": {
       "version": "5.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-plain-object/-/is-plain-object-5.0.0.tgz",
@@ -253,6 +270,22 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/js-hcl-parser": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-hcl-parser/-/js-hcl-parser-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fCs/gex31g5FYiXItz6UJBJpKnQoRE7+B3yVv6YqPKce9/k/a0QlJXjoicfvt8jGLy8CHKJ641RXe93xSZCM7A=="
+    },
+    "node_modules/js-yaml": {
+      "version": "4.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wpxZs9NoxZaJESJGIZTyDEaYpl0FKSA+FB9aJiyemKhMwkxQg63h4T1KJgUGHpTqPDNRcmmYLugrRjJlBtWvRA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "argparse": "^2.0.1"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "js-yaml": "bin/js-yaml.js"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/moment": {
       "version": "2.29.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moment/-/moment-2.29.4.tgz",
@@ -300,6 +333,14 @@
         "node": ">=10.13.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/semver": {
+      "version": "6.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-6.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BR7VvDCVHO+q2xBEWskxS6DJE1qRnb7DxzUrogb71CWoSficBxYsiAGd+Kl0mmq/MprG9yArRkyrQxTO6XjMzA==",
+      "bin": {
+        "semver": "bin/semver.js"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/tr46": {
       "version": "0.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tr46/-/tr46-0.0.3.tgz",
@@ -431,11 +472,6 @@
             "undici": "^5.25.4"
           }
         },
-        "semver": {
-          "version": "6.3.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-6.3.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-b39TBaTSfV6yBrapU89p5fKekE2m/NwnDocOVruQFS1/veMgdzuPcnOM34M6CwxW8jH/lxEa5rBoDeUwu5HHTw=="
-        },
         "uuid": {
           "version": "3.4.0",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-3.4.0.tgz",
@@ -448,6 +484,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@fastify/busboy/-/busboy-2.1.0.tgz",
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     },
+    "@iarna/toml": {
+      "version": "2.2.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@iarna/toml/-/toml-2.2.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-trnsAYxU3xnS1gPHPyU961coFyLkh4gAD/0zQ5mymY4yOZ+CYvsPqUbOFSw0aDM4y0tV7tiFxL/1XfXPNC6IPg=="
+    },
     "@octokit/auth-token": {
       "version": "2.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/auth-token/-/auth-token-2.5.0.tgz",
@@ -555,6 +596,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-S4cL7Taa9yb5qbv+6wLgiKVZ03Qfkc4jGRuiUQMQ8HGBD5pcNRnHeYM33zBvJE4/zJGjJJ8GScB+WmTsn9mORw==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "argparse": {
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/argparse/-/argparse-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8+9WqebbFzpX9OR+Wa6O29asIogeRMzcGtAINdpMHHyAg10f05aSFVBbcEqGf/PXw1EjAZ+q2/bEBg3DvurK3Q=="
+    },
     "before-after-hook": {
       "version": "2.2.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/before-after-hook/-/before-after-hook-2.2.2.tgz",
@@ -565,11 +611,34 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/deprecation/-/deprecation-2.3.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-xmHIy4F3scKVwMsQ4WnVaS8bHOx0DmVwRywosKhaILI0ywMDWPtBSku2HNxRvF7jtwDRsoEwYQSfbxj8b7RlJQ=="
     },
+    "hcl-parser": {
+      "version": "0.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hcl-parser/-/hcl-parser-0.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-14aEh09F3MXJLgCrWsVHKem7oK8HFnnYkgRkgPfv6qBPoay290UN6hIxcy5PkeATt5BZa/AKAbPboiipglPqow=="
+    },
+    "hcl2-parser": {
+      "version": "1.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hcl2-parser/-/hcl2-parser-1.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NQUm/BFF+2nrBfeqDhhsy4DxxiLHgkeE3FywtjFiXnjSUaio3w4Tz1MQ3vGJBUhyArzOXJ24pO7JwE5LAn7Ncg=="
+    },
     "is-plain-object": {
       "version": "5.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-plain-object/-/is-plain-object-5.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-VRSzKkbMm5jMDoKLbltAkFQ5Qr7VDiTFGXxYFXXowVj387GeGNOCsOH6Msy00SGZ3Fp84b1Naa1psqgcCIEP5Q=="
     },
+    "js-hcl-parser": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-hcl-parser/-/js-hcl-parser-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fCs/gex31g5FYiXItz6UJBJpKnQoRE7+B3yVv6YqPKce9/k/a0QlJXjoicfvt8jGLy8CHKJ641RXe93xSZCM7A=="
+    },
+    "js-yaml": {
+      "version": "4.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wpxZs9NoxZaJESJGIZTyDEaYpl0FKSA+FB9aJiyemKhMwkxQg63h4T1KJgUGHpTqPDNRcmmYLugrRjJlBtWvRA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "argparse": "^2.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "moment": {
       "version": "2.29.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moment/-/moment-2.29.4.tgz",
@@ -597,6 +666,11 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "semver": {
+      "version": "6.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-6.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BR7VvDCVHO+q2xBEWskxS6DJE1qRnb7DxzUrogb71CWoSficBxYsiAGd+Kl0mmq/MprG9yArRkyrQxTO6XjMzA=="
+    },
     "tr46": {
       "version": "0.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tr46/-/tr46-0.0.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7b04ac0..66c2405 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,12 +24,17 @@
     "@actions/github": "^5.0.0",
     "@actions/io": "^1.1.1",
     "@actions/tool-cache": "^2.0.1",
+    "@iarna/toml": "^2.2.5",
+    "hcl-parser": "^0.1.1",
+    "hcl2-parser": "^1.0.3",
+    "js-hcl-parser": "^1.0.1",
+    "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
     "moment": "^2.29.4",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/uuid": "^8.3.4",
     "@vercel/ncc": "^0.36.1",
-    "prettier": "^2.4.1",
-    "@types/uuid": "^8.3.4"
+    "prettier": "^2.4.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index ef5fb35..762ae42 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ const github = require("@actions/github");
 const io = require("@actions/io");
 const filepath = require('path');
 const fs = require("fs");
+const yaml = require('js-yaml');
+const HCL = require("js-hcl-parser")
+const toml = require('@iarna/toml');
 
 function readJSON(filename) {
-    const rawdata = fs.readFileSync(filename);
-    const parsedJSON = JSON.parse(rawdata.toString());
-    return parsedJSON;
+    const rawData = fs.readFileSync(filename);
+    return JSON.parse(rawData.toString());
 }
 
 function cleanupOutput(resultsJSONFile, outputFormats) {
@@ -18,17 +20,88 @@ function cleanupOutput(resultsJSONFile, outputFormats) {
     }
 }
 
-function processOutputPath(output) {
-    if (output === '') {
-        return {
-            path: "./",
-            resultsJSONFile: "./results.json"
+async function processOutputPath(output, configPath) {
+    const workspace = "/github/workspace"
+    let resultsFileName = '';
+    if (configPath !== '' ) {
+
+        [config_type, content] = await fileAnalyzer(configPath, workspace);
+
+        if (config_type !== '') {
+            resultsFileName = content["output-name"] || '';
+            if (resultsFileName !== '') {
+                // if the output file name does not have an extension, add .json
+                if (!resultsFileName.includes('.')) {
+                    resultsFileName = resultsFileName + ".json";
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
+    if (output === '') {
+        output = "./";
+    }
+
+    if (resultsFileName === '') {
+        resultsFileName = filepath.join(output, "/results.json")
+    } else {
+        resultsFileName = filepath.join(workspace, resultsFileName);
+    }
+
     return {
         path: output,
-        resultsJSONFile: filepath.join(output, "/results.json")
+        resultsJSONFile: resultsFileName
+    }
+}
+
+function readFileContent(filePath, workspace) {
+    try {
+        // read file content
+        console.log(`Reading file: ${filePath}`);
+        console.log(`Workspace: ${workspace}`);
+        const path = filepath.join(workspace, filePath);
+        const stats = fs.statSync(path); // Use fs.statSync to get file stats synchronously
+        if (!stats.isFile()) {
+            throw new Error('Provided path is not a file.');
+        }
+        const data = fs.readFileSync(path, 'utf8'); // Use fs.readFileSync to read file content synchronously
+        return data;
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error reading file:', error);
+        return ''; // Return empty string or handle the error as needed
+    }
+}
+async function fileAnalyzer(filePath, workspace) {
+    const fileContent = await readFileContent(filePath, workspace);
+    let temp = {};
+
+    if (fileContent === '') {
+        console.log('Error analyzing file: Empty file content');
+        return ['', {}];
+    }
+
+    try {
+        const jsonData = JSON.parse(fileContent);
+        return ['json', jsonData];
+    } catch (jsonError) {
+        try {
+            const parsed = HCL.parse(fileContent);
+            const jsonData = JSON.parse(parsed);
+            return ['hcl', jsonData];
+        } catch (hclErr) {
+            try {
+                temp = toml.parse(fileContent);
+                return ['toml', temp];
+            } catch (tomlErr) {
+                try {
+                    temp = yaml.load(fileContent);
+                    return ['yaml', temp];
+                } catch (yamlErr) {
+                    console.log(`Error analyzing file: Invalid configuration file format`);
+                    return ['', {}];
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -52,10 +125,11 @@ async function main() {
     let enableJobsSummary = process.env.INPUT_ENABLE_JOBS_SUMMARY;
     const commentsWithQueries = process.env.INPUT_COMMENTS_WITH_QUERIES;
     const excludedColumnsForCommentsWithQueries = process.env.INPUT_EXCLUDED_COLUMNS_FOR_COMMENTS_WITH_QUERIES.split(',');
-    const outputPath = processOutputPath(process.env.INPUT_OUTPUT_PATH);
+    const outputPath = await processOutputPath(process.env.INPUT_OUTPUT_PATH, process.env.INPUT_CONFIG_PATH);
     const outputFormats = process.env.INPUT_OUTPUT_FORMATS;
     const exitCode = process.env.KICS_EXIT_CODE
 
+    console.log("Output Path: ", outputPath);
     try {
         const octokit = github.getOctokit(githubToken);
         let context = {};