diff --git a/cli/.gitignore b/cli/.gitignore
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+++ b/cli/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/target
diff --git a/cli/Cargo.lock b/cli/Cargo.lock
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+++ b/cli/Cargo.lock
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+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
+[[package]]
+name = "snow"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "snow"
+description = "NixOS Derivative"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["_cry64 <them@dobutterfliescry.net>"]
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/cli/LICENSE b/cli/LICENSE
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+++ b/cli/LICENSE
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 _cry64 (Emile Clark-Boman)
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
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+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
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+use std::env;
+
+mod rocli;
+
+fn main() {
+    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}
diff --git a/cli/src/rocli/command.rs b/cli/src/rocli/command.rs
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+++ b/cli/src/rocli/command.rs
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+pub struct Command {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub version: Option<String>,
+
+    pub action: Action,
+
+    pub subcommands: Vec<Commands>,
+    pub flags: Vec<Flag>,
+}
diff --git a/cli/src/rocli/mod.rs b/cli/src/rocli/mod.rs
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+++ b/cli/src/rocli/mod.rs
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+mod command;
+mod parse;
+
+pub use parse::normalize_args;
diff --git a/cli/src/rocli/parse.rs b/cli/src/rocli/parse.rs
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+++ b/cli/src/rocli/parse.rs
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+/// Parse the GNU convention CLI argument syntax.
+///
+/// # Examples
+/// ```rs
+/// assert!(parse(vec!["--flag=value"]) == vec!["--flag", "value"]);
+/// assert!(parse(vec!["--flag value"]) == vec!["--flag", "value"]);
+/// assert!(parse(vec!["-abe"]) == vec!["-a", "-b", "-e"]);
+/// assert!(parse(vec!["-abef=32"]) == vec!["-a", "-b", "-e", "-f", "32"]);
+/// ```
+///
+/// # Credit
+/// Based on [github:ksk001100/seahorse `src/utils.rs`](https://github.com/ksk001100/seahorse/blob/master/src/utils.rs)
+pub fn normalize_args(args: Vec<String>) -> Vec<String> {
+    args.iter().fold(Vec::<String>::new(), |mut acc, el| {
+        if !el.starts_with('-') {
+            acc.push(el.to_owned());
+            return acc;
+        }
+
+        let mut split = el.splitn(2, '=').map(|s| s.to_owned()).collect();
+        if el.starts_with("--") {
+            acc.append(&mut split);
+        } else {
+            let flags = split[0].chars().skip(1).map(|c| format!("-{c}"));
+
+            acc.append(&mut flags.collect());
+            if let Some(value) = split.get(1) {
+                acc.push(value.to_owned());
+            }
+        }
+        acc
+    })
+}