diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b48b69e..715dc56 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [workspace]
-members = [ "src/api","src/vmm"]
+members = [ "src/api","src/vmm", "src/cli"]
 resolver = "2"
diff --git a/src/cli/Cargo.toml b/src/cli/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b42f5c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[package]
+name = "cli"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+clap = { version = "4.5.3", features = ["derive"] }
+toml = "0.8.12"
+tokio = { version = "1.36.0", features = ["full"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.197", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_yaml = "0.9.34"
+schemars = "0.8.16"
+serde_json = "1.0.115"
diff --git a/src/cli/config/config.template.yaml b/src/cli/config/config.template.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdadbb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/config/config.template.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+language: rust
+env_path: .env
+code_path: src
+log_level: debug
diff --git a/src/cli/src/main.rs b/src/cli/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e4ada0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+use clap::Parser;
+mod types;
+mod utils;
+use std::io::{self};
+use types::{Config, Language, LogLevel};
+use utils::load_config;
+
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
+struct Args {
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    command: Commands,
+}
+
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+enum Commands {
+    Configure {
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        config_path: String,
+    },
+    Status {},
+    Apply {},
+    Kill {},
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+
+async fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
+    let args = Args::parse();
+
+    match args.command {
+        Commands::Configure { config_path } => {
+            let config: Config = load_config(&config_path).unwrap();
+
+            println!("Configuration from YAML file:");
+            println!(
+                "Language: {}",
+                match config.language {
+                    Language::Rust => "Rust",
+                    Language::Python => "Python",
+                    Language::Node => "Node",
+                }
+            );
+            println!("Env Path: {}", config.env_path);
+            println!("Code Path: {}", config.code_path);
+            println!(
+                "Log Level: {}",
+                match config.log_level {
+                    LogLevel::Debug => "Debug",
+                    LogLevel::Info => "Info",
+                    LogLevel::Warn => "Warn",
+                    LogLevel::Error => "Error",
+                }
+            );
+        }
+
+        Commands::Status {} => {
+            println!("Getting status");
+        }
+
+        Commands::Apply {} => {
+            println!("Applying configuration");
+        }
+
+        Commands::Kill {} => {
+            println!("Killing configuration");
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/src/types.rs b/src/cli/src/types.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02f9e02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/src/types.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use clap::ValueEnum;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, ValueEnum, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum Language {
+    Rust,
+    Python,
+    Node,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, ValueEnum, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum LogLevel {
+    Debug,
+    Info,
+    Warn,
+    Error,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub language: Language,
+    pub env_path: String,
+    pub code_path: String,
+    pub log_level: LogLevel,
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/src/utils.rs b/src/cli/src/utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e970e6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/src/utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+use crate::types::Config;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::{self, Read};
+
+pub fn load_config(config_path: &str) -> io::Result<Config> {
+    let mut file = File::open(config_path)?;
+    let mut contents = String::new();
+    file.read_to_string(&mut contents)?;
+    let config: Config = serde_yaml::from_str(&contents).unwrap();
+    Ok(config)
+}