You can not ask for instance during configuration phase – you can ask only for providers.
var app = angular.module('modx', []);
// configure stuff
app.config(function($routeProvider, $locationProvider) {
// you can inject any provider here
});
// run blocks
app.run(function($rootScope) {
// you can inject any instance here
});
See http://docs.angularjs.org/guide/module for more info.