diff --git a/internal/config/config_file.go b/internal/config/config_file.go
index 755491e..e6ef1c5 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_file.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_file.go
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ func ConfigDir() string {
 	if a := os.Getenv(INSTILL_CONFIG_DIR); a != "" {
 		path = a
 	} else if b := os.Getenv(XDG_CONFIG_HOME); b != "" {
-		path = filepath.Join(b, "instill")
+		path = filepath.Join(b, "inst")
 	} else if c := os.Getenv(APP_DATA); runtime.GOOS == "windows" && c != "" {
 		path = filepath.Join(c, "Instill CLI")
 	} else {
 		d, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
-		path = filepath.Join(d, ".config", "instill")
+		path = filepath.Join(d, ".config", "inst")
 	}
 
 	// If the path does not exist and the INSTILL_CONFIG_DIR flag is not set try
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ func ConfigDir() string {
 func StateDir() string {
 	var path string
 	if a := os.Getenv(XDG_STATE_HOME); a != "" {
-		path = filepath.Join(a, "instill")
+		path = filepath.Join(a, "inst")
 	} else if b := os.Getenv(LOCAL_APP_DATA); runtime.GOOS == "windows" && b != "" {
 		path = filepath.Join(b, "Instill CLI")
 	} else {
 		c, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
-		path = filepath.Join(c, ".local", "instill", "state")
+		path = filepath.Join(c, ".local", "inst", "state")
 	}
 
 	// If the path does not exist try migrating state from default paths
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ func StateDir() string {
 func DataDir() string {
 	var path string
 	if a := os.Getenv(XDG_DATA_HOME); a != "" {
-		path = filepath.Join(a, "instill")
+		path = filepath.Join(a, "inst")
 	} else if b := os.Getenv(LOCAL_APP_DATA); runtime.GOOS == "windows" && b != "" {
 		path = filepath.Join(b, "Instill CLI")
 	} else {
 		c, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
-		path = filepath.Join(c, ".local", "share", "instill")
+		path = filepath.Join(c, ".local", "share", "inst")
 	}
 
 	return path
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ var errNotExist = errors.New("not exist")
 // If configs exist then move them to newPath
 func autoMigrateConfigDir(newPath string) error {
 	path, err := os.UserHomeDir()
-	if oldPath := filepath.Join(path, ".config", "instill"); err == nil && dirExists(oldPath) {
+	if oldPath := filepath.Join(path, ".config", "inst"); err == nil && dirExists(oldPath) {
 		return migrateDir(oldPath, newPath)
 	}
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func autoMigrateConfigDir(newPath string) error {
 // If state file exist then move it to newPath
 func autoMigrateStateDir(newPath string) error {
 	path, err := os.UserHomeDir()
-	if oldPath := filepath.Join(path, ".config", "instill"); err == nil && dirExists(oldPath) {
+	if oldPath := filepath.Join(path, ".config", "inst"); err == nil && dirExists(oldPath) {
 		return migrateFile(oldPath, newPath, "state.yml")
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/config/config_file_test.go b/internal/config/config_file_test.go
index 7e9a80c..d9df6dd 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_file_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_file_test.go
@@ -174,29 +174,29 @@ func Test_ConfigDir(t *testing.T) {
 				"USERPROFILE":        tempDir,
 				"HOME":               tempDir,
 			},
-			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, ".config", "instill"),
+			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, ".config", "inst"),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "INSTILL_CONFIG_DIR specified",
 			env: map[string]string{
-				"INSTILL_CONFIG_DIR": filepath.Join(tempDir, "instill_config_dir"),
+				"INSTILL_CONFIG_DIR": filepath.Join(tempDir, "inst_config_dir"),
 			},
-			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, "instill_config_dir"),
+			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, "inst_config_dir"),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "XDG_CONFIG_HOME specified",
 			env: map[string]string{
 				"XDG_CONFIG_HOME": tempDir,
 			},
-			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, "instill"),
+			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, "inst"),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "INSTILL_CONFIG_DIR and XDG_CONFIG_HOME specified",
 			env: map[string]string{
-				"INSTILL_CONFIG_DIR": filepath.Join(tempDir, "instill_config_dir"),
+				"INSTILL_CONFIG_DIR": filepath.Join(tempDir, "inst_config_dir"),
 				"XDG_CONFIG_HOME":    tempDir,
 			},
-			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, "instill_config_dir"),
+			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, "inst_config_dir"),
 		},
 		{
 			name:        "AppData specified",
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ func Test_ConfigDir(t *testing.T) {
 			name:        "INSTILL_CONFIG_DIR and AppData specified",
 			onlyWindows: true,
 			env: map[string]string{
-				"INSTILL_CONFIG_DIR": filepath.Join(tempDir, "instill_config_dir"),
+				"INSTILL_CONFIG_DIR": filepath.Join(tempDir, "inst_config_dir"),
 				"AppData":            tempDir,
 			},
-			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, "instill_config_dir"),
+			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, "inst_config_dir"),
 		},
 		{
 			name:        "XDG_CONFIG_HOME and AppData specified",
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func Test_ConfigDir(t *testing.T) {
 				"XDG_CONFIG_HOME": tempDir,
 				"AppData":         tempDir,
 			},
-			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, "instill"),
+			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, "inst"),
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func Test_ConfigDir(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_configFile_Write_toDisk(t *testing.T) {
-	configDir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), ".config", "instill")
+	configDir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), ".config", "inst")
 	_ = os.MkdirAll(configDir, 0755)
 	os.Setenv(INSTILL_CONFIG_DIR, configDir)
 	defer os.Unsetenv(INSTILL_CONFIG_DIR)
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func Test_autoMigrateConfigDir_noMigration_notExist(t *testing.T) {
 
 func Test_autoMigrateConfigDir_noMigration_samePath(t *testing.T) {
 	homeDir := t.TempDir()
-	migrateDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".config", "instill")
+	migrateDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".config", "inst")
 	err := os.MkdirAll(migrateDir, 0755)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ func Test_autoMigrateConfigDir_noMigration_samePath(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_autoMigrateConfigDir_migration(t *testing.T) {
 	homeDir := t.TempDir()
 	migrateDir := t.TempDir()
-	homeConfigDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".config", "instill")
-	migrateConfigDir := filepath.Join(migrateDir, ".config", "instill")
+	homeConfigDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".config", "inst")
+	migrateConfigDir := filepath.Join(migrateDir, ".config", "inst")
 
 	homeEnvVar := "HOME"
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
@@ -366,14 +366,14 @@ func Test_StateDir(t *testing.T) {
 				"USERPROFILE":        tempDir,
 				"HOME":               tempDir,
 			},
-			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, ".local", "instill", "state"),
+			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, ".local", "inst", "state"),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "XDG_STATE_HOME specified",
 			env: map[string]string{
 				"XDG_STATE_HOME": tempDir,
 			},
-			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, "instill"),
+			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, "inst"),
 		},
 		{
 			name:        "LocalAppData specified",
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ func Test_StateDir(t *testing.T) {
 				"XDG_STATE_HOME": tempDir,
 				"LocalAppData":   tempDir,
 			},
-			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, "instill"),
+			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, "inst"),
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ func Test_autoMigrateStateDir_noMigration_notExist(t *testing.T) {
 
 func Test_autoMigrateStateDir_noMigration_samePath(t *testing.T) {
 	homeDir := t.TempDir()
-	migrateDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".config", "instill")
+	migrateDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".config", "inst")
 	err := os.MkdirAll(migrateDir, 0755)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ func Test_autoMigrateStateDir_noMigration_samePath(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_autoMigrateStateDir_migration(t *testing.T) {
 	homeDir := t.TempDir()
 	migrateDir := t.TempDir()
-	homeConfigDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".config", "instill")
-	migrateStateDir := filepath.Join(migrateDir, ".local", "instill")
+	homeConfigDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".config", "inst")
+	migrateStateDir := filepath.Join(migrateDir, ".local", "inst")
 
 	homeEnvVar := "HOME"
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
@@ -509,14 +509,14 @@ func Test_DataDir(t *testing.T) {
 				"USERPROFILE":        tempDir,
 				"HOME":               tempDir,
 			},
-			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, ".local", "share", "instill"),
+			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, ".local", "share", "inst"),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "XDG_DATA_HOME specified",
 			env: map[string]string{
 				"XDG_DATA_HOME": tempDir,
 			},
-			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, "instill"),
+			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, "inst"),
 		},
 		{
 			name:        "LocalAppData specified",
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ func Test_DataDir(t *testing.T) {
 				"XDG_DATA_HOME": tempDir,
 				"LocalAppData":  tempDir,
 			},
-			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, "instill"),
+			output: filepath.Join(tempDir, "inst"),
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/config/from_file_test.go b/internal/config/from_file_test.go
index 1c9ca69..01de926 100644
--- a/internal/config/from_file_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/from_file_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func Test_HostsTyped(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_fileConfig_Typed(t *testing.T) {
-	configDir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), ".local", "instill")
+	configDir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), ".local", "inst")
 	_ = os.MkdirAll(configDir, 0755)
 	os.Setenv(INSTILL_CONFIG_DIR, configDir)
 	defer os.Unsetenv(INSTILL_CONFIG_DIR)
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/local/deploy.go b/pkg/cmd/local/deploy.go
index df6e529..fe6bdd5 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/local/deploy.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/local/deploy.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func NewDeployCmd(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*DeployOptions) error) *cobra.Co
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("Couldn't get Home directory", err)
 	}
-	dir := filepath.Join(d, ".local", "instill") + string(os.PathSeparator)
+	dir := filepath.Join(d, ".local", "inst") + string(os.PathSeparator)
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.Path, "path", "p", dir, "Destination directory")
 
 	return cmd
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/local/deploy_test.go b/pkg/cmd/local/deploy_test.go
index 575f26f..65009eb 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/local/deploy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/local/deploy_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func TestLocalDeployCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("Couldn't get home directory", err)
 	}
-	dir := filepath.Join(d, ".local", "instill") + string(os.PathSeparator)
+	dir := filepath.Join(d, ".local", "inst") + string(os.PathSeparator)
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
 		stdin    string
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func TestLocalDeployCmdRun(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("Couldn't get home directory", err)
 	}
-	dir := filepath.Join(d, ".local", "instill") + string(os.PathSeparator)
+	dir := filepath.Join(d, ".local", "inst") + string(os.PathSeparator)
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
 		input    *DeployOptions
diff --git a/pkg/cmdutil/auth_check_test.go b/pkg/cmdutil/auth_check_test.go
index fa8f90b..cddfe17 100644
--- a/pkg/cmdutil/auth_check_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmdutil/auth_check_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Test_CheckAuth(t *testing.T) {
-	configDir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), ".config", "instill")
+	configDir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), ".config", "inst")
 	_ = os.MkdirAll(configDir, 0755)
 	os.Setenv(config.INSTILL_CONFIG_DIR, configDir)
 	defer os.Unsetenv(config.INSTILL_CONFIG_DIR)