diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c0f0cf5..9753522 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
     "lib": "lib"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@extollo/util": "file:../util",
-    "@extollo/lib": "file:../lib",
     "@extollo/di": "file:../di",
+    "@extollo/lib": "file:../lib",
+    "@extollo/util": "file:../util",
+    "colors": "^1.4.0",
     "typescript": "^4.1.3"
   },
-  "devDependencies": {},
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
     "build": "tsc"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index cb4b972..155795a 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,16 @@ dependencies:
   '@extollo/di': link:../di
   '@extollo/lib': link:../lib
   '@extollo/util': link:../util
+  colors: 1.4.0
   typescript: 4.2.3
 lockfileVersion: 5.2
 packages:
+  /colors/1.4.0:
+    dev: false
+    engines:
+      node: '>=0.1.90'
+    resolution:
+      integrity: sha512-a+UqTh4kgZg/SlGvfbzDHpgRu7AAQOmmqRHJnxhRZICKFUT91brVhNNt58CMWU9PsBbv3PDCZUHbVxuDiH2mtA==
   /typescript/4.2.3:
     dev: false
     engines:
@@ -16,4 +23,5 @@ specifiers:
   '@extollo/di': file:../di
   '@extollo/lib': file:../lib
   '@extollo/util': file:../util
+  colors: ^1.4.0
   typescript: ^4.1.3
diff --git a/src/Directive.ts b/src/Directive.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5822d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Directive.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,337 @@
+import {AppClass, Logging} from "@extollo/lib"
+import {Injectable, Inject} from "@extollo/di"
+import {infer, ErrorWithContext} from "@extollo/util"
+import {CLIOption} from "./directive/options/CLIOption"
+import {PositionalOption} from "./directive/options/PositionalOption";
+import {FlagOption} from "./directive/options/FlagOption";
+
+export type OptionDefinition = CLIOption<any> | string
+
+export class OptionValidationError extends ErrorWithContext {}
+
+@Injectable()
+export abstract class Directive extends AppClass {
+    @Inject()
+    protected readonly logging!: Logging
+
+    private _optionValues: any
+
+    public abstract getKeywords(): string | string[]
+
+    public abstract getDescription(): string
+
+    public getHelpText(): string {
+        return ''
+    }
+
+    public abstract handle(argv: string[]): void | Promise<void>
+
+    private _setOptionValues(optionValues: any) {
+        this._optionValues = optionValues;
+    }
+
+    public option(name: string, defaultValue?: any) {
+        if ( name in this._optionValues ) {
+            return this._optionValues[name]
+        }
+
+        return defaultValue
+    }
+
+    async invoke(argv: string[]) {
+        const options = this.getResolvedOptions()
+
+        if ( this.didRequestUsage(argv) ) {
+            // @ts-ignore
+            const positionalArguments: PositionalOption<any>[] = options.filter(opt => opt instanceof PositionalOption)
+
+            // @ts-ignore
+            const flagArguments: FlagOption<any>[] = options.filter(opt => opt instanceof FlagOption)
+
+            const positionalDisplay: string = positionalArguments.map(x => `<${x.getArgumentName()}>`).join(' ')
+            const flagDisplay: string = flagArguments.length ? ' [...flags]' : ''
+
+            console.log([
+                '',
+                `DIRECTIVE: ${this.getMainKeyword()}  -  ${this.getDescription()}`,
+                '',
+                `USAGE: ${this.getMainKeyword()} ${positionalDisplay}${flagDisplay}`,
+            ].join('\n'))
+
+            if ( positionalArguments.length ) {
+                console.log([
+                    '',
+                    `POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS:`,
+                    ...(positionalArguments.map(arg => {
+                        return `    ${arg.getArgumentName()}${arg.message ? ' - ' + arg.message : ''}`
+                    })),
+                ].join('\n'))
+            }
+
+            if ( flagArguments.length ) {
+                console.log([
+                    '',
+                    `FLAGS:`,
+                    ...(flagArguments.map(arg => {
+                        return `    ${arg.shortFlag ? arg.shortFlag + ', ' : ''}${arg.longFlag}${arg.argumentDescription ? ' {' + arg.argumentDescription + '}' : ''}${arg.message ? ' - ' + arg.message : ''}`
+                    })),
+                ].join('\n'))
+            }
+
+            const help = this.getHelpText()
+            if ( help ) {
+                console.log('\n' + help)
+            }
+
+            console.log('\n')
+        } else {
+            try {
+                const optionValues = this.parseOptions(options, argv)
+                this._setOptionValues(optionValues)
+                await this.handle(argv)
+            } catch (e) {
+                console.error(e.message)
+                if ( e instanceof OptionValidationError ) {
+                    // expecting, value, requirements
+                    if ( e.context.expecting ) {
+                        console.error(`  - Expecting: ${e.context.expecting}`)
+                    }
+
+                    if ( e.context.requirements && Array.isArray(e.context.requirements) ) {
+                        for ( const req of e.context.requirements ) {
+                            console.error(`  - ${req}`)
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if ( e.context.value ) {
+                        console.error(`  - ${e.context.value}`)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public getOptions(): OptionDefinition[] {
+        return []
+    }
+
+    public getResolvedOptions(): CLIOption<any>[] {
+        return this.getOptions().map(option => {
+            if ( typeof option === 'string' ) {
+                return this.instantiateOptionFromString(option)
+            } else {
+                return option
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
+    public getMainKeyword(): string {
+        const kws = this.getKeywords()
+
+        if ( Array.isArray(kws) ) {
+            return kws[0]
+        }
+
+        return kws
+    }
+
+    public matchesKeyword(name: string) {
+        let kws = this.getKeywords()
+        if ( !Array.isArray(kws) ) kws = [kws]
+        return kws.includes(name)
+    }
+
+    success(output: any) {
+        this.logging.success(output, true)
+    }
+
+    error(output: any) {
+        this.logging.error(output, true)
+    }
+
+    warn(output: any) {
+        this.logging.warn(output, true)
+    }
+
+    info(output: any) {
+        this.logging.info(output, true)
+    }
+
+    debug(output: any) {
+        this.logging.debug(output, true)
+    }
+
+    verbose(output: any) {
+        this.logging.verbose(output, true)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the flag option that signals help. Usually, this is named 'help'
+     * and supports the flags '--help' and '-?'.
+     */
+    getHelpOption() {
+        return new FlagOption('--help', '-?', 'usage information about this directive')
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Process the raw CLI arguments using an array of option class instances to build
+     * a mapping of option names to provided values.
+     */
+    parseOptions(options: CLIOption<any>[], args: string[]) {
+        // @ts-ignore
+        let positionalArguments: PositionalOption<any>[] = options.filter(cls => cls instanceof PositionalOption)
+
+        // @ts-ignore
+        const flagArguments: FlagOption<any>[] = options.filter(cls => cls instanceof FlagOption)
+        const optionValue: any = {}
+
+        flagArguments.push(this.getHelpOption())
+
+        let expectingFlagArgument = false
+        let positionalFlagName = ''
+        for ( const value of args ) {
+            if ( value.startsWith('--') ) {
+                if ( expectingFlagArgument ) {
+                    throw new OptionValidationError(`Unexpected flag argument. Expecting argument for flag: ${positionalFlagName}`, {
+                        expecting: positionalFlagName,
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    const flagArgument = flagArguments.filter(x => x.longFlag === value)
+                    if ( flagArgument.length < 1 ) {
+                        throw new OptionValidationError(`Unknown flag argument: ${value}`, {
+                            value,
+                        })
+                    } else {
+                        if ( flagArgument[0].argumentDescription ) {
+                            positionalFlagName = flagArgument[0].getArgumentName()
+                            expectingFlagArgument = true
+                        } else {
+                            optionValue[flagArgument[0].getArgumentName()] = true
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            } else if ( value.startsWith('-') ) {
+                if ( expectingFlagArgument ) {
+                    throw new OptionValidationError(`Unknown flag argument: ${value}`, {
+                        expecting: positionalFlagName,
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    const flagArgument = flagArguments.filter(x => x.shortFlag === value)
+                    if ( flagArgument.length < 1 ) {
+                        throw new OptionValidationError(`Unknown flag argument: ${value}`, {
+                            value
+                        })
+                    } else {
+                        if ( flagArgument[0].argumentDescription ) {
+                            positionalFlagName = flagArgument[0].getArgumentName()
+                            expectingFlagArgument = true
+                        } else {
+                            optionValue[flagArgument[0].getArgumentName()] = true
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            } else if ( expectingFlagArgument ) {
+                const inferredValue = infer(value)
+                const optionInstance = flagArguments.filter(x => x.getArgumentName() === positionalFlagName)[0]
+                if ( !optionInstance.validate(inferredValue) ) {
+                    throw new OptionValidationError(`Invalid value for argument: ${positionalFlagName}`, {
+                        requirements: optionInstance.getRequirementDisplays(),
+                    })
+                }
+
+                optionValue[positionalFlagName] = inferredValue
+                expectingFlagArgument = false
+            } else {
+                if ( positionalArguments.length < 1 ) {
+                    throw new OptionValidationError(`Unknown positional argument: ${value}`, {
+                        value
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    const inferredValue = infer(value)
+                    if ( !positionalArguments[0].validate(inferredValue) ) {
+                        throw new OptionValidationError(`Invalid value for argument: ${positionalArguments[0].getArgumentName()}`, {
+                            requirements: positionalArguments[0].getRequirementDisplays(),
+                        })
+                    }
+
+                    optionValue[positionalArguments[0].getArgumentName()] = infer(value)
+                    positionalArguments = positionalArguments.slice(1)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ( expectingFlagArgument ) {
+            throw new OptionValidationError(`Missing argument for flag: ${positionalFlagName}`, {
+                expecting: positionalFlagName
+            })
+        }
+
+        if ( positionalArguments.length > 0 ) {
+            throw new OptionValidationError(`Missing required argument: ${positionalArguments[0].getArgumentName()}`, {
+                expecting: positionalArguments[0].getArgumentName()
+            })
+        }
+
+        return optionValue
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create an instance of CLIOption based on a string definition of a particular format.
+     *
+     * e.g. '{file name} | canonical name of the resource to create'
+     * e.g. '--push -p {value} | the value to be pushed'
+     * e.g. '--force -f | do a force push'
+     *
+     * @param string
+     */
+    protected instantiateOptionFromString(string: string): CLIOption<any> {
+        if ( string.startsWith('{') ) {
+            // The string is a positional argument
+            const stringParts = string.split('|').map(x => x.trim())
+            const name = stringParts[0].replace(/\{|\}/g, '')
+            return stringParts.length > 1 ? (new PositionalOption(name, stringParts[1])) : (new PositionalOption(name))
+        } else {
+            // The string is a flag argument
+            const stringParts = string.split('|').map(x => x.trim())
+
+            // Parse the flag parts first
+            const hasArgument = stringParts[0].indexOf('{') >= 0
+            const flagString = hasArgument ? stringParts[0].substr(0, stringParts[0].indexOf('{')).trim() : stringParts[0].trim()
+            const flagParts = flagString.split(' ')
+
+            let longFlag = flagParts[0].startsWith('--') ? flagParts[0] : undefined
+            if ( !longFlag && flagParts.length > 1 ) {
+                if ( flagParts[1].startsWith('--') ) {
+                    longFlag = flagParts[1]
+                }
+            }
+
+            let shortFlag = flagParts[0].length === 2 ? flagParts[0] : undefined
+            if ( !shortFlag && flagParts.length > 1 ) {
+                if ( flagParts[1].length === 2 ) {
+                    shortFlag = flagParts[1]
+                }
+            }
+
+            const argumentDescription = hasArgument ? stringParts[0].substring(stringParts[0].indexOf('{')+1, stringParts[0].indexOf('}')) : undefined
+            const description = stringParts.length > 1 ? stringParts[1] : undefined
+
+            return new FlagOption(longFlag, shortFlag, description, argumentDescription)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if, at any point in the arguments, the help option's short or long flag appears.
+     * @returns {boolean} - true if the help flag appeared
+     */
+    didRequestUsage(argv: string[]) {
+        const help_option = this.getHelpOption()
+        for ( const arg of argv ) {
+            if ( arg.trim() === help_option.longFlag || arg.trim() === help_option.shortFlag ) {
+                return true
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/directive/ShellDirective.ts b/src/directive/ShellDirective.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..688afc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/directive/ShellDirective.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import {Directive} from "../Directive"
+import * as colors from "colors/safe"
+import * as repl from 'repl'
+
+export class ShellDirective extends Directive {
+    protected options: any = {
+        welcome: `powered by Extollo, © ${(new Date).getFullYear()} Garrett Mills\nAccess your application using the "app" global.`,
+        prompt: `${colors.blue('(')}extollo${colors.blue(') ➤ ')}`,
+    }
+
+    protected repl?: repl.REPLServer
+
+    getDescription(): string {
+        return 'launch an interactive shell inside your application'
+    }
+
+    getKeywords(): string | string[] {
+        return ['shell']
+    }
+
+    getHelpText(): string {
+        return ''
+    }
+
+    async handle(): Promise<void> {
+        const state: any = {
+            app: this.app(),
+            make: this.make,
+            container: this.container,
+        }
+
+        await new Promise<void>(res => {
+            console.log(this.options.welcome)
+            this.repl = repl.start(this.options.prompt)
+            Object.assign(this.repl.context, state)
+            this.repl.on('exit', () => res())
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/directive/UsageDirective.ts b/src/directive/UsageDirective.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66fddb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/directive/UsageDirective.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import {Directive} from "../Directive"
+import {Injectable, Inject} from "@extollo/di"
+import {padRight} from "@extollo/util"
+import {CommandLine} from "../service"
+
+@Injectable()
+export class UsageDirective extends Directive {
+    @Inject()
+    protected readonly cli!: CommandLine
+
+    public getKeywords(): string | string[] {
+        return 'help'
+    }
+
+    public getDescription(): string {
+        return 'print information about available commands'
+    }
+
+    public handle(argv: string[]): void | Promise<void> {
+        const directiveStrings = this.cli.getDirectives()
+            .map(cls => this.make<Directive>(cls))
+            .map<[string, string]>(dir => {
+                return [dir.getMainKeyword(), dir.getDescription()]
+            })
+
+        const maxLen = directiveStrings.max<number>(x => x[0].length)
+
+        const printStrings = directiveStrings.map(grp => {
+                return [padRight(grp[0], maxLen + 1), grp[1]]
+            })
+            .map(grp => {
+                return `    ${grp[0]}: ${grp[1]}`
+            })
+            .toArray()
+
+        console.log(this.cli.getASCIILogo())
+        console.log([
+            '',
+            'Welcome to Extollo! Specify a command to get started.',
+            '',
+            `USAGE: ex <directive> [..options]`,
+            '',
+            ...printStrings,
+            '',
+            'For usage information about a particular command, pass the --help flag.',
+            '-------------------------------------------',
+            `powered by Extollo, © ${(new Date).getFullYear()} Garrett Mills`,
+        ].join('\n'))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/directive/options/CLIOption.ts b/src/directive/options/CLIOption.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8bed39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/directive/options/CLIOption.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+/**
+ * A CLI option. Supports basic comparative, and set-based validation.
+ * @class
+ */
+export abstract class CLIOption<T> {
+
+    /**
+     * Do we use the whitelist?
+     * @type {boolean}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected _useWhitelist: boolean = false
+
+    /**
+     * Do we use the blacklist?
+     * @type {boolean}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected _useBlacklist: boolean = false
+
+    /**
+     * Do we use the less-than comparison?
+     * @type {boolean}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected _useLessThan: boolean = false
+
+    /**
+     * Do we use the greater-than comparison?
+     * @type {boolean}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected _useGreaterThan: boolean = false
+
+    /**
+     * Do we use the equality operator?
+     * @type {boolean}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected _useEquality: boolean = false
+
+    /**
+     * Is this option optional?
+     * @type {boolean}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected _optional: boolean = false
+
+    /**
+     * Whitelisted values.
+     * @type {Array<*>}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected _whitelist: T[] = []
+
+    /**
+     * Blacklisted values.
+     * @type {Array<*>}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected _blacklist: T[] = []
+
+    /**
+     * Value to be compared in less than.
+     * @type {*}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected _lessThanValue?: T
+
+    /**
+     * If true, the less than will be less than or equal to.
+     * @type {boolean}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected _lessThanBit: boolean = false
+
+    /**
+     * Value to be compared in greater than.
+     * @type {*}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected _greaterThanValue?: T
+
+    /**
+     * If true, the greater than will be greater than or equal to.
+     * @type {boolean}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected _greateerThanBit: boolean = false
+
+    /**
+     * The value to be used to check equality.
+     * @type {*}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected _equalityValue?: T
+
+    /**
+     * Whitelist the specified item or items and enable the whitelist.
+     * @param {...*} items - the items to whitelist
+     */
+    whitelist(...items: T[]) {
+        this._useWhitelist = true
+        items.forEach(item => this._whitelist.push(item))
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Blacklist the specified item or items and enable the blacklist.
+     * @param {...*} items - the items to blacklist
+     */
+    blacklist(...items: T[]) {
+        this._useBlacklist = true
+        items.forEach(item => this._blacklist.push(item))
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the value to be used in less-than comparison and enables less-than comparison.
+     * @param {*} value
+     */
+    lessThan(value: T) {
+        this._useLessThan = true
+        this._lessThanValue = value
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the value to be used in less-than or equal-to comparison and enables that comparison.
+     * @param {*} value
+     */
+    lessThanOrEqualTo(value: T) {
+        this._lessThanBit = true
+        this.lessThan(value)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the value to be used in greater-than comparison and enables that comparison.
+     * @param {*} value
+     */
+    greaterThan(value: T) {
+        this._useGreaterThan = true
+        this._greaterThanValue = value
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the value to be used in greater-than or equal-to comparison and enables that comparison.
+     * @param {*} value
+     */
+    greaterThanOrEqualTo(value: T) {
+        this._greateerThanBit = true
+        this.greaterThan(value)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the value to be used in equality comparison and enables that comparison.
+     * @param {*} value
+     */
+    equals(value: T) {
+        this._useEquality = true
+        this._equalityValue = value
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the specified value passes the configured comparisons.
+     * @param {*} value
+     * @returns {boolean}
+     */
+    validate(value: any) {
+        let is_valid = true
+        if ( this._useEquality ) {
+            is_valid = is_valid && (this._equalityValue === value)
+        }
+
+        if ( this._useLessThan && typeof this._lessThanValue !== 'undefined' ) {
+            if ( this._lessThanBit ) {
+                is_valid = is_valid && (value <= this._lessThanValue)
+            } else {
+                is_valid = is_valid && (value < this._lessThanValue)
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ( this._useGreaterThan && typeof this._greaterThanValue !== 'undefined' ) {
+            if ( this._greateerThanBit ) {
+                is_valid = is_valid && (value >= this._greaterThanValue)
+            } else {
+                is_valid = is_valid && (value > this._greaterThanValue)
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ( this._useWhitelist ) {
+            is_valid = is_valid && this._whitelist.some(x => {
+                return x === value
+            })
+        }
+
+        if ( this._useBlacklist ) {
+            is_valid = is_valid && !(this._blacklist.some(x => x === value))
+        }
+
+        return is_valid
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the Option as optional.
+     */
+    optional() {
+        this._optional = true
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the argument name. Should be overridden by child classes.
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
+    abstract getArgumentName(): string
+
+    /**
+     * Get an array of strings denoting the human-readable requirements for this option to be valid.
+     * @returns {Array<string>}
+     */
+    getRequirementDisplays() {
+        const clauses = []
+
+        if ( this._useBlacklist ) {
+            clauses.push(`must not be one of: ${this._blacklist.map(x => String(x)).join(', ')}`)
+        }
+
+        if ( this._useWhitelist ) {
+            clauses.push(`must be one of: ${this._whitelist.map(x => String(x)).join(', ')}`)
+        }
+
+        if ( this._useGreaterThan ) {
+            clauses.push(`must be greater than${this._greateerThanBit ? ' or equal to' : ''}: ${String(this._greaterThanValue)}`)
+        }
+
+        if ( this._useLessThan ) {
+            clauses.push(`must be less than${this._lessThanBit ? ' or equal to' : ''}: ${String(this._lessThanValue)}`)
+        }
+
+        if ( this._useEquality ) {
+            clauses.push(`must be equal to: ${String(this._equalityValue)}`)
+        }
+
+        return clauses
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/directive/options/FlagOption.ts b/src/directive/options/FlagOption.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10ff10c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/directive/options/FlagOption.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import {CLIOption} from "./CLIOption"
+
+/**
+ * Non-positional, flag-based CLI option.
+ */
+export class FlagOption<T> extends CLIOption<T> {
+
+    constructor(
+        public readonly longFlag?: string,
+        public readonly shortFlag?: string,
+        public readonly message?: string,
+        public readonly argumentDescription?: string
+    ) { super() }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the referential name for this option.
+     * Defaults to the long flag (without the '--'). If this cannot
+     * be found, the short flag (without the '-') is used.
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
+    getArgumentName() {
+        if ( this.longFlag ) {
+            return this.longFlag.replace('--', '')
+        } else if ( this.shortFlag ) {
+            return this.shortFlag.replace('-', '')
+        }
+
+        throw new Error('Missing either a long- or short-flag for FlagOption.')
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/directive/options/PositionalOption.ts b/src/directive/options/PositionalOption.ts
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+++ b/src/directive/options/PositionalOption.ts
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+import {CLIOption} from "./CLIOption"
+
+/**
+ * A positional CLI option. Defined without a flag.
+ */
+export class PositionalOption<T> extends CLIOption<T> {
+
+    /**
+     * Instantiate the option.
+     * @param {string} name - the name of the option
+     * @param {string} message - message describing the option
+     */
+    constructor(
+        public readonly name: string,
+        public readonly message: string = ''
+    ) { super() }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the name of the option.
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
+    getArgumentName () {
+        return this.name
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
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+++ b/src/index.ts
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+export * from './Directive'
+
+export * from './service/CommandLineApplication'
+export * from './service/CommandLine'
diff --git a/src/service/CommandLine.ts b/src/service/CommandLine.ts
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index 0000000..1a9637c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/service/CommandLine.ts
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+import {Unit} from "@extollo/lib"
+import {Singleton, Instantiable} from "@extollo/di"
+import {Collection} from "@extollo/util"
+import {CommandLineApplication} from "./CommandLineApplication"
+import {Directive} from "../Directive";
+
+@Singleton()
+export class CommandLine extends Unit {
+    protected directives: Collection<Instantiable<Directive>> = new Collection<Instantiable<Directive>>()
+
+    constructor() { super() }
+
+    public isCLI() {
+        return this.app().hasUnit(CommandLineApplication)
+    }
+
+    public getASCIILogo() {
+        return `  ______      _        _ _
+ |  ____|    | |      | | |
+ | |__  __  _| |_ ___ | | | ___
+ |  __| \\ \\/ / __/ _ \\| | |/ _ \\
+ | |____ >  <| || (_) | | | (_) |
+ |______/_/\\_\\\\__\\___/|_|_|\\___/`
+    }
+
+    public registerDirective(directiveClass: Instantiable<Directive>) {
+        if ( !this.directives.includes(directiveClass) ) {
+            this.directives.push(directiveClass)
+        }
+    }
+
+    public hasDirective(directiveClass: Instantiable<Directive>) {
+        return this.directives.includes(directiveClass)
+    }
+
+    public getDirectives() {
+        return this.directives.clone()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/service/CommandLineApplication.ts b/src/service/CommandLineApplication.ts
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+++ b/src/service/CommandLineApplication.ts
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+import {Unit, Logging} from "@extollo/lib"
+import {Singleton, Inject} from "@extollo/di"
+import {CommandLine} from "./CommandLine"
+import {UsageDirective} from "../directive/UsageDirective";
+import {Directive} from "../Directive";
+import {ShellDirective} from "../directive/ShellDirective";
+
+@Singleton()
+export class CommandLineApplication extends Unit {
+    private static replacement?: typeof Unit
+    public static setReplacement(unitClass?: typeof Unit) {
+        this.replacement = unitClass
+    }
+
+    @Inject()
+    protected readonly cli!: CommandLine
+
+    @Inject()
+    protected readonly logging!: Logging
+
+    constructor() { super() }
+
+    public async up() {
+        this.cli.registerDirective(UsageDirective)
+        this.cli.registerDirective(ShellDirective)
+
+        const argv = process.argv.slice(2)
+        const match = this.cli.getDirectives()
+            .map(dirCls => this.make<Directive>(dirCls))
+            .firstWhere(dir => dir.matchesKeyword(argv[0]))
+
+        if ( match ) {
+            await match.invoke(argv.slice(1))
+        } else {
+            const usage = this.make<UsageDirective>(UsageDirective)
+            await usage.handle(process.argv)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/service/index.ts b/src/service/index.ts
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index 0000000..b3face3
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+++ b/src/service/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export * from './CommandLine'
+export * from './CommandLineApplication'