diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9ba784e..417f55c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ checksum = "52051878f80a721bb68ebfbc930e07b65ba72f2da88968ea5c06fd6ca3d3a127"
 name = "frork"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "clap",
  "frork-lib",
  "mlua",
 ]
diff --git a/frork-lua/Cargo.toml b/frork-lua/Cargo.toml
index 3e4b1b9..01bae2b 100644
--- a/frork-lua/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frork-lua/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 
 [dependencies]
 frork-lib = { path = "../frork-lib" }
+clap = { version = "*", features = ["derive"] }
 mlua = { version = "*", features = ["lua54", "module"] }
diff --git a/frork-lua/src/lib.rs b/frork-lua/src/lib.rs
index 83298f4..ee7fe27 100644
--- a/frork-lua/src/lib.rs
+++ b/frork-lua/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use mlua::prelude::*;
 
 fn hello(name: Option<String>) -> String {
@@ -11,6 +12,21 @@ fn add(x: i64, y: i64) -> i64 {
     x + y
 }
 
+#[derive(Parser)]
+#[command(name = "fennel-app")]
+struct Cli {
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    command: Option<Commands>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Subcommand)]
+enum Commands {
+    #[command(about = "Check status of resources")]
+    Status,
+    #[command(about = "Satisfy (install/fix) resources")]
+    Satisfy,
+}
+
 #[mlua::lua_module]
 fn frork(lua: &Lua) -> LuaResult<LuaTable> {
     let exports = lua.create_table()?;
@@ -27,6 +43,21 @@ fn frork(lua: &Lua) -> LuaResult<LuaTable> {
         lua.create_function(|_, (x, y): (i64, i64)| Ok(add(x, y)))?,
     )?;
 
+    // CLI parsing function
+    exports.set(
+        "parse_args",
+        lua.create_function(|_, _: LuaMultiValue| {
+            let cli = Cli::parse();
+
+            let result = match cli.command.unwrap_or(Commands::Status) {
+                Commands::Status => "status".to_string(),
+                Commands::Satisfy => "satisfy".to_string(),
+            };
+
+            Ok(result)
+        })?,
+    )?;
+
     // A table with some constants
     let constants = lua.create_table()?;
     constants.set("VERSION", "1.0.0")?;
@@ -34,4 +65,4 @@ fn frork(lua: &Lua) -> LuaResult<LuaTable> {
     exports.set("constants", constants)?;
 
     Ok(exports)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}