diff --git a/src/fart/Cli.cpp b/src/fart/Cli.cpp
index 4db0051..d4fd149 100644
--- a/src/fart/Cli.cpp
+++ b/src/fart/Cli.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,177 @@
 #include <fart/Cli.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
-Cli::Cli()
+#define FLAGS \
+    FLAG(height, "h", true) \
+    FLAG(height_l, "height", true) \
+    FLAG(help, "help", false) \
+    FLAG(output, "o", true) \
+    FLAG(output_l, "output", true) \
+    FLAG(version, "version", false) \
+    FLAG(width, "w", true) \
+    FLAG(width_l, "width", true) \
+
+#define FLAG(name, flag, arg) flag_##name,
+typedef enum
 {
+    FLAGS
+    flag__count
+} flag_id_t;
+#undef FLAG
+
+#define FLAG(name, flag, arg) static const char flag_##name##_str[] = flag;
+FLAGS
+#undef FLAG
+
+typedef struct
+{
+    const char * flag;
+    size_t flag_length;
+    bool arg;
+} flag_def_t;
+
+#define FLAG(name, flag, arg) { \
+    flag_##name##_str, \
+    sizeof(flag_##name##_str) - 1u, \
+    arg},
+static const flag_def_t flag_defs[] = {
+    FLAGS
+};
+#undef FLAG
+
+int Cli::run(int argc, char * argv[])
+{
+    for (size_t i = 1; i < argc; i++)
+    {
+        size_t dashes = 0u;
+        if (strncmp(argv[i], "--", 2) == 0)
+        {
+            dashes = 2u;
+        }
+        else if (strncmp(argv[i], "-", 1) == 0)
+        {
+            dashes = 1u;
+        }
+        if (dashes > 0u)
+        {
+            const char * flag = &argv[i][dashes];
+            size_t flag_idx;
+            for (flag_idx = 0u; flag_idx < flag__count; flag_idx++)
+            {
+                size_t flag_length = flag_defs[flag_idx].flag_length;
+                size_t flag_dashes = flag_length == 1u ? 1u : 2u;
+                if (flag_dashes != dashes)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (strncmp(flag, flag_defs[flag_idx].flag, flag_length) != 0)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (dashes == 2 && flag[flag_length] != '\0' && flag[flag_length] != '=')
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                bool arg = flag_defs[flag_idx].arg;
+                const char * arg_value = nullptr;
+                if (arg)
+                {
+                    if (flag[flag_length] == '\0')
+                    {
+                        if (i >= (argc - 1))
+                        {
+                            fprintf(stderr, "Error: option %s requires an argument\n", flag_defs[flag_idx].flag);
+                            return 2;
+                        }
+                        i++;
+                        arg_value = argv[i];
+                    }
+                    else if (dashes == 1u)
+                    {
+                        arg_value = &flag[flag_length];
+                    }
+                    else if (flag[flag_length + 1] != '\0')
+                    {
+                        arg_value = &flag[flag_length + 1];
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        fprintf(stderr, "Error: option %s requires an argument\n", flag_defs[flag_idx].flag);
+                        return 2;
+                    }
+                }
+                else if (dashes == 2u && flag[flag_length] == '=')
+                {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Error: option %s does not take an argument\n", flag_defs[flag_idx].flag);
+                    return 2;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    /* TODO: support combining short flags, e.g. -cofoo */
+                }
+                int r = handle_option(flag_idx, arg_value);
+                if (r != 0)
+                {
+                    return r;
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            if (flag_idx == flag__count)
+            {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Unknown flag: %s\n", flag);
+                return 2;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (this->options.input_file != "")
+            {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Extraneous argument: %s\n", argv[i]);
+                return 2;
+            }
+            this->options.input_file = argv[i];
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int Cli::handle_option(size_t flag_idx, const char * arg_value)
+{
+    switch (flag_idx)
+    {
+    case flag_height:
+    case flag_height_l:
+        this->options.height = atoi(arg_value);
+        return 0;
+
+    case flag_help:
+        printf("Usage: fart [options] input-file\n");
+        printf("\n");
+        printf("  Options:\n");
+        printf("\n");
+        printf("  -h, --height H        Set render height to H\n");
+        printf("  --help                Show this help and exit\n");
+        printf("  -o, --output F        Write rendered image to file F\n");
+        printf("  -w, --width W         Set render width to W\n");
+        printf("  --version             Show fart version and exit\n");
+        return 1;
+
+    case flag_output:
+    case flag_output_l:
+        this->options.output_file = arg_value;
+        return 0;
+
+    case flag_width:
+    case flag_width_l:
+        this->options.width = atoi(arg_value);
+        return 0;
+
+    case flag_version:
+        printf("fart, version 0.0.0.0.0.1\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    fprintf(stderr, "Internal error: unhandled flag_idx=%zu\n", flag_idx);
+    return 2;
 }
diff --git a/src/fart/Cli.h b/src/fart/Cli.h
index 57559ba..a38ebf4 100644
--- a/src/fart/Cli.h
+++ b/src/fart/Cli.h
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <fart/Options.h>
+
 class Cli
 {
 public:
-    Cli();
+    Options options;
+
+    int run(int argc, char * argv[]);
+
+private:
+    int handle_option(size_t option_idx, const char * arg_value);
 };
diff --git a/src/fart/Options.h b/src/fart/Options.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c3ae3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fart/Options.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <string>
+
+struct Options
+{
+    std::string input_file;
+    std::string output_file;
+    size_t width = 0u;
+    size_t height = 0u;
+};
diff --git a/src/fart/main.cpp b/src/fart/main.cpp
index 4b64b28..13fb017 100644
--- a/src/fart/main.cpp
+++ b/src/fart/main.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 {
     Cli cli;
+    int rc = cli.run(argc, argv);
+    if (rc > 0)
+    {
+        return rc - 1;
+    }
     Engine engine;
     printf("Hello\n");
     return 0;