diff --git a/miniscope_io/cli.py b/miniscope_io/cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45dce48b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miniscope_io/cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import click
+from miniscope_io.commands.capture import sdaqprof
+
+@click.group()
+def cli():
+    pass
+
+cli.add_command(sdaqprof)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    cli()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/miniscope_io/commands/__init__.py b/miniscope_io/commands/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/miniscope_io/commands/capture.py b/miniscope_io/commands/capture.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1fc87d8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miniscope_io/commands/capture.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import click
+import os
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+from miniscope_io.stream_daq import StreamDaqConfig, StreamDaq
+from miniscope_io.utils import hash_video, hash_file
+
+@click.command()
+@click.option('-c', '--config', required=True, help='YAML file to configure the streamDaq')
+@click.option('-s', '--source', required=False, help='RAW FPGA data to plug into okDevMock')
+@click.option('-o', '--output', default='output', help='Video output filename')
+def sdaqprof(config, source, output):
+
+    output_video = Path("output") / (output + ".avi")
+
+    if source:
+        # environment variable to allow import okDevMock
+        os.environ['STREAMDAQ_PROFILERUN'] = 'just_placeholder'
+        os.environ['PYTEST_OKDEV_DATA_FILE'] = source
+
+    daqConfig = StreamDaqConfig.from_yaml(config)
+
+    daq_inst = StreamDaq(config=daqConfig)
+    daq_inst.capture(source="fpga", video=output_video)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/miniscope_io/stream_daq.py b/miniscope_io/stream_daq.py
index 77cc44d6..b68dd088 100644
--- a/miniscope_io/stream_daq.py
+++ b/miniscope_io/stream_daq.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def _uart_recv(
     def _init_okdev(self, BIT_FILE: Path) -> Union[okDev, okDevMock]:
 
         # FIXME: when multiprocessing bug resolved, remove this and just mock in tests
-        dev = okDevMock() if os.environ.get("PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST") is not None else okDev()
+        dev = okDevMock() if os.environ.get("PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST") or os.environ.get("STREAMDAQ_PROFILERUN") else okDev()
 
         dev.uploadBit(str(BIT_FILE))
         dev.setWire(0x00, 0b0010)
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 4b3931c9..cdd6245b 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# This file is automatically @generated by Poetry 1.8.2 and should not be changed by hand.
+# This file is automatically @generated by Poetry 1.6.1 and should not be changed by hand.
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alabaster"
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ files = [
 name = "click"
 version = "8.1.7"
 description = "Composable command line interface toolkit"
-optional = true
+optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.7"
 files = [
     {file = "click-8.1.7-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:ae74fb96c20a0277a1d615f1e4d73c8414f5a98db8b799a7931d1582f3390c28"},
@@ -1219,7 +1219,6 @@ optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.9"
 files = [
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-    {file = "pandas-2.2.2-cp310-cp310-macosx_11_0_arm64.whl", hash = "sha256:c7adfc142dac335d8c1e0dcbd37eb8617eac386596eb9e1a1b77791cf2498238"},
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     {file = "pandas-2.2.2-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:8635c16bf3d99040fdf3ca3db669a7250ddf49c55dc4aa8fe0ae0fa8d6dcc1f0"},
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@@ -1240,7 +1239,6 @@ files = [
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-    {file = "pandas-2.2.2-cp39-cp39-macosx_11_0_arm64.whl", hash = "sha256:9057e6aa78a584bc93a13f0a9bf7e753a5e9770a30b4d758b8d5f2a62a9433cd"},
     {file = "pandas-2.2.2-cp39-cp39-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl", hash = "sha256:001910ad31abc7bf06f49dcc903755d2f7f3a9186c0c040b827e522e9cef0863"},
     {file = "pandas-2.2.2-cp39-cp39-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:66b479b0bd07204e37583c191535505410daa8df638fd8e75ae1b383851fe921"},
     {file = "pandas-2.2.2-cp39-cp39-musllinux_1_1_aarch64.whl", hash = "sha256:a77e9d1c386196879aa5eb712e77461aaee433e54c68cf253053a73b7e49c33a"},
@@ -1701,7 +1699,6 @@ files = [
     {file = "PyYAML-6.0.1-cp311-cp311-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:bf07ee2fef7014951eeb99f56f39c9bb4af143d8aa3c21b1677805985307da34"},
     {file = "PyYAML-6.0.1-cp312-cp312-macosx_10_9_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:855fb52b0dc35af121542a76b9a84f8d1cd886ea97c84703eaa6d88e37a2ad28"},
     {file = "PyYAML-6.0.1-cp312-cp312-macosx_11_0_arm64.whl", hash = "sha256:40df9b996c2b73138957fe23a16a4f0ba614f4c0efce1e9406a184b6d07fa3a9"},
-    {file = "PyYAML-6.0.1-cp312-cp312-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl", hash = "sha256:a08c6f0fe150303c1c6b71ebcd7213c2858041a7e01975da3a99aed1e7a378ef"},
     {file = "PyYAML-6.0.1-cp312-cp312-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:6c22bec3fbe2524cde73d7ada88f6566758a8f7227bfbf93a408a9d86bcc12a0"},
     {file = "PyYAML-6.0.1-cp312-cp312-musllinux_1_1_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:8d4e9c88387b0f5c7d5f281e55304de64cf7f9c0021a3525bd3b1c542da3b0e4"},
     {file = "PyYAML-6.0.1-cp312-cp312-win32.whl", hash = "sha256:d483d2cdf104e7c9fa60c544d92981f12ad66a457afae824d146093b8c294c54"},
@@ -2095,4 +2092,4 @@ tests = ["matplotlib", "pytest", "pytest-timeout"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.9"
-content-hash = "91f29159374a90b955caa921b26c99c228f4a6f078ba6390733941069456a09f"
+content-hash = "64cfeaddfb34950d72821fc2200f1b3953855b00159380b932e9ef4ff2fcaf3c"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c006b6e8..1ab572f2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ black = {version="^24.1.1", optional=true}
 ruff = {version="^0.2.0", optional=true}
 pre-commit = {version = "^3.7.1", optional = true}
 nox = {version = ">=2024.4.15", optional = true}
+click = "^8.1.7"
 
 [tool.poetry.extras]
 tests = ["pytest", "pytest-timeout", "matplotlib"]
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ requires = ["poetry-core"]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
+mio = "miniscope_io.cli:cli"
 streamDaq = "miniscope_io.stream_daq:main"
 updateDevice = "miniscope_io.device_update:updateDevice"