diff --git a/apps/roam/src/components/settings/utils/accessors.ts b/apps/roam/src/components/settings/utils/accessors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2335b519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/roam/src/components/settings/utils/accessors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,321 @@
+import getBlockProps, { type json } from "~/utils/getBlockProps";
+import setBlockProps from "~/utils/setBlockProps";
+import getBlockUidByTextOnPage from "roamjs-components/queries/getBlockUidByTextOnPage";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import {
+  DG_BLOCK_PROP_SETTINGS_PAGE_TITLE,
+  TOP_LEVEL_BLOCK_PROP_KEYS,
+  DISCOURSE_NODE_PAGE_PREFIX,
+} from "../data/blockPropsSettingsConfig";
+import {
+  FeatureFlagsSchema,
+  GlobalSettingsSchema,
+  PersonalSettingsSchema,
+  DiscourseNodeSchema,
+  type FeatureFlags,
+  type GlobalSettings,
+  type PersonalSettings,
+  type DiscourseNodeSettings,
+} from "./zodSchema";
+import {
+  getPersonalSettingsKey,
+  getDiscourseNodePageUid,
+} from "./init";
+
+const isRecord = (value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> =>
+  typeof value === "object" && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
+
+export const getBlockPropsByUid = (
+  blockUid: string,
+  keys: string[],
+): json | undefined => {
+  if (!blockUid) return undefined;
+
+  const allBlockProps = getBlockProps(blockUid);
+
+  if (keys.length === 0) {
+    return allBlockProps;
+  }
+
+  const targetValue = keys.reduce((currentContext: json, currentKey) => {
+    if (
+      currentContext &&
+      typeof currentContext === "object" &&
+      !Array.isArray(currentContext)
+    ) {
+      const value = (currentContext as Record<string, json>)[currentKey];
+      return value === undefined ? null : value;
+    }
+    return null;
+  }, allBlockProps);
+
+  return targetValue === null ? undefined : targetValue;
+};
+
+export const setBlockPropsByUid = (
+  blockUid: string,
+  keys: string[],
+  value: json,
+): void => {
+  if (!blockUid) {
+    console.warn("[DG:accessor] setBlockPropsByUid called with empty blockUid");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (keys.length === 0) {
+    setBlockProps(blockUid, value as Record<string, json>, false);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const currentProps = getBlockProps(blockUid);
+  const updatedProps = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(currentProps || {})) as Record<
+    string,
+    json
+  >;
+
+  const lastKeyIndex = keys.length - 1;
+
+  keys.reduce<Record<string, json>>((currentContext, currentKey, index) => {
+    if (index === lastKeyIndex) {
+      currentContext[currentKey] = value;
+      return currentContext;
+    }
+
+    if (
+      !currentContext[currentKey] ||
+      typeof currentContext[currentKey] !== "object" ||
+      Array.isArray(currentContext[currentKey])
+    ) {
+      currentContext[currentKey] = {};
+    }
+
+    return currentContext[currentKey] as Record<string, json>;
+  }, updatedProps);
+
+  setBlockProps(blockUid, updatedProps, false);
+};
+
+export const getBlockPropBasedSettings = ({
+  keys,
+}: {
+  keys: string[];
+}): { blockProps: json | undefined; blockUid: string } => {
+  if (keys.length === 0) {
+    console.warn("[DG:accessor] getBlockPropBasedSettings called with no keys");
+    return { blockProps: undefined, blockUid: "" };
+  }
+
+  const blockUid = getBlockUidByTextOnPage({
+    text: keys[0],
+    title: DG_BLOCK_PROP_SETTINGS_PAGE_TITLE,
+  });
+
+  if (!blockUid) {
+    return { blockProps: undefined, blockUid: "" };
+  }
+
+  const blockProps = getBlockPropsByUid(blockUid, keys.slice(1));
+
+  return { blockProps, blockUid };
+};
+
+export const setBlockPropBasedSettings = ({
+  keys,
+  value,
+}: {
+  keys: string[];
+  value: json;
+}): void => {
+  if (keys.length === 0) {
+    console.warn("[DG:accessor] setBlockPropBasedSettings called with no keys");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const blockUid = getBlockUidByTextOnPage({
+    text: keys[0],
+    title: DG_BLOCK_PROP_SETTINGS_PAGE_TITLE,
+  });
+
+  if (!blockUid) {
+    console.warn(
+      `[DG:accessor] Block not found for key "${keys[0]}" on settings page`,
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
+  setBlockPropsByUid(blockUid, keys.slice(1), value);
+};
+
+export const getFeatureFlags = (): FeatureFlags => {
+  const { blockProps } = getBlockPropBasedSettings({
+    keys: [TOP_LEVEL_BLOCK_PROP_KEYS.featureFlags],
+  });
+
+  return FeatureFlagsSchema.parse(blockProps || {});
+};
+
+export const getFeatureFlag = (key: keyof FeatureFlags): boolean => {
+  const flags = getFeatureFlags();
+  return flags[key];
+};
+
+export const setFeatureFlag = (
+  key: keyof FeatureFlags,
+  value: boolean,
+): void => {
+  const validatedValue = z.boolean().parse(value);
+
+  setBlockPropBasedSettings({
+    keys: [TOP_LEVEL_BLOCK_PROP_KEYS.featureFlags, key],
+    value: validatedValue,
+  });
+};
+
+export const getGlobalSettings = (): GlobalSettings => {
+  const { blockProps } = getBlockPropBasedSettings({
+    keys: [TOP_LEVEL_BLOCK_PROP_KEYS.global],
+  });
+
+  return GlobalSettingsSchema.parse(blockProps || {});
+};
+
+export const getGlobalSetting = <T = unknown>(keys: string[]): T | undefined => {
+  const settings = getGlobalSettings();
+
+  return keys.reduce<unknown>((current, key) => {
+    if (!isRecord(current) || !(key in current)) return undefined;
+    return current[key];
+  }, settings) as T | undefined;
+};
+
+export const setGlobalSetting = (keys: string[], value: json): void => {
+  setBlockPropBasedSettings({
+    keys: [TOP_LEVEL_BLOCK_PROP_KEYS.global, ...keys],
+    value,
+  });
+};
+
+export const getPersonalSettings = (): PersonalSettings => {
+  const personalKey = getPersonalSettingsKey();
+
+  const { blockProps } = getBlockPropBasedSettings({
+    keys: [personalKey],
+  });
+
+  return PersonalSettingsSchema.parse(blockProps || {});
+};
+
+export const getPersonalSetting = <T = unknown>(
+  keys: string[],
+): T | undefined => {
+  const settings = getPersonalSettings();
+
+  return keys.reduce<unknown>((current, key) => {
+    if (!isRecord(current) || !(key in current)) return undefined;
+    return current[key];
+  }, settings) as T | undefined;
+};
+
+export const setPersonalSetting = (keys: string[], value: json): void => {
+  const personalKey = getPersonalSettingsKey();
+
+  setBlockPropBasedSettings({
+    keys: [personalKey, ...keys],
+    value,
+  });
+};
+
+export const getDiscourseNodeSettings = (
+  nodeType: string,
+): DiscourseNodeSettings | undefined => {
+  let pageUid = nodeType;
+  let blockProps = getBlockPropsByUid(pageUid, []);
+
+  if (!blockProps || Object.keys(blockProps).length === 0) {
+    const lookedUpUid = getDiscourseNodePageUid(nodeType);
+    if (lookedUpUid) {
+      pageUid = lookedUpUid;
+      blockProps = getBlockPropsByUid(pageUid, []);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!blockProps) return undefined;
+
+  const result = DiscourseNodeSchema.safeParse(blockProps);
+  if (!result.success) {
+    console.warn(
+      `[DG:accessor] Failed to parse discourse node settings for ${nodeType}:`,
+      result.error,
+    );
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  return result.data;
+};
+
+export const getDiscourseNodeSetting = <T = unknown>(
+  nodeType: string,
+  keys: string[],
+): T | undefined => {
+  const settings = getDiscourseNodeSettings(nodeType);
+
+  if (!settings) return undefined;
+
+  return keys.reduce<unknown>((current, key) => {
+    if (!isRecord(current) || !(key in current)) return undefined;
+    return current[key];
+  }, settings) as T | undefined;
+};
+
+export const setDiscourseNodeSetting = (
+  nodeType: string,
+  keys: string[],
+  value: json,
+): void => {
+  let pageUid = nodeType;
+  let blockProps = getBlockPropsByUid(pageUid, []);
+
+  if (!blockProps || Object.keys(blockProps).length === 0) {
+    const lookedUpUid = getDiscourseNodePageUid(nodeType);
+    if (lookedUpUid) {
+      pageUid = lookedUpUid;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!pageUid) {
+    console.warn(
+      `[DG:accessor] setDiscourseNodeSetting - could not find page for: ${nodeType}`,
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
+  setBlockPropsByUid(pageUid, keys, value);
+};
+
+export const getAllDiscourseNodes = (): DiscourseNodeSettings[] => {
+  const results = window.roamAlphaAPI.q(`
+    [:find ?uid ?title
+     :where
+     [?page :node/title ?title]
+     [?page :block/uid ?uid]
+     [(clojure.string/starts-with? ?title "${DISCOURSE_NODE_PAGE_PREFIX}")]]
+  `) as [string, string][];
+
+  const nodes: DiscourseNodeSettings[] = [];
+
+  for (const [pageUid, title] of results) {
+    const blockProps = getBlockPropsByUid(pageUid, []);
+    if (!blockProps) continue;
+
+    const result = DiscourseNodeSchema.safeParse(blockProps);
+    if (result.success) {
+      nodes.push({
+        ...result.data,
+        type: pageUid,
+        text: title.replace(DISCOURSE_NODE_PAGE_PREFIX, ""),
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return nodes;
+};
diff --git a/apps/roam/src/components/settings/utils/init.ts b/apps/roam/src/components/settings/utils/init.ts
index 5c3a4c809..8f3105045 100644
--- a/apps/roam/src/components/settings/utils/init.ts
+++ b/apps/roam/src/components/settings/utils/init.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
 
 let cachedPersonalSettingsKey: string | null = null;
 
-const getPersonalSettingsKey = (): string => {
+export const getPersonalSettingsKey = (): string => {
   if (cachedPersonalSettingsKey !== null) {
     return cachedPersonalSettingsKey;
   }
@@ -29,10 +29,15 @@ const getPersonalSettingsKey = (): string => {
   return cachedPersonalSettingsKey;
 };
 
-const getDiscourseNodePageTitle = (nodeLabel: string): string => {
+export const getDiscourseNodePageTitle = (nodeLabel: string): string => {
   return `${DISCOURSE_NODE_PAGE_PREFIX}${nodeLabel}`;
 };
 
+export const getDiscourseNodePageUid = (nodeLabel: string): string => {
+  const pageTitle = getDiscourseNodePageTitle(nodeLabel);
+  return getPageUidByPageTitle(pageTitle);
+};
+
 const ensurePageExists = async (pageTitle: string): Promise<string> => {
   let pageUid = getPageUidByPageTitle(pageTitle);