diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
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+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
+    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
+    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
+
+    const main_path = b.path("src/main.zig");
+
+    const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
+        .name = "roc",
+        .root_source_file = main_path,
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+    });
+
+    const main_tests = b.addTest(.{ .root_source_file = main_path });
+    const test_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(main_tests);
+
+    const test_step = b.step("test", "Run tests");
+    test_step.dependOn(&test_cmd.step);
+
+    b.installArtifact(exe);
+
+    const run_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+
+    run_cmd.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep());
+
+    if (b.args) |args| {
+        run_cmd.addArgs(args);
+    }
+
+    const run_step = b.step("run", "Build and run the roc cli");
+    run_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+}
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
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+.{
+    .name = "roc",
+    .version = "0.0.0",
+    .minimum_zig_version = "0.13.0",
+    .dependencies = .{},
+    .paths = .{
+        "build.zig",
+        "build.zig.zon",
+        "src",
+        "LICENSE",
+        "LEGAL_DETAILS",
+    },
+}
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
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+const std = @import("std");
+const mem = std.mem;
+const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
+
+const usage =
+    \\Usage:
+    \\
+    \\  roc [options] [roc_file] [args]
+    \\  roc [command] [options]
+    \\
+    \\Commands:
+    \\
+    \\  build           Build a binary from the given .roc file, but don't run it
+    \\  test            Run all top-level `expect`s in a main module and any modules it imports
+    \\  repl            Launch the interactive Read Eval Print Loop (REPL)
+    \\  format          Format a .roc file or the .roc files contained in a directory using standard Roc formatting
+    \\  version         Print the Roc compiler’s version, which is currently built from commit 90db3b2db0, committed at 2025-01-28 18:26:51 UTC
+    \\  check           Check the code for problems, but don’t build or run it
+    \\  docs            Generate documentation for a Roc package
+    \\  glue            Generate glue code between a platform's Roc API and its host language
+    \\
+    \\General Options:
+    \\
+    \\ -h, --help       Print command-specific usage
+;
+
+pub fn fatal(comptime format: []const u8, args: anytype) noreturn {
+    std.log.err(format, args);
+    std.process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const RocCmd = enum {
+    roc_build,
+    roc_test,
+    roc_repl,
+    roc_format,
+    roc_version,
+    roc_check,
+    roc_docs,
+    roc_glue,
+    roc_help,
+
+    // Parse from string, return null if not found
+    pub fn fromString(str: []const u8) ?RocCmd {
+        inline for (std.meta.fields(RocCmd)) |field| {
+            if (mem.eql(u8, str, field.name)) {
+                return @enumFromInt(field.value);
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    // Define the function type for command handlers
+    const CommandFn = *const fn (allocator: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) anyerror!void;
+
+    const table = std.static_string_map.StaticStringMap(CommandFn).initComptime(.{
+        .{ "build", rocBuild },
+        .{ "test", rocTest },
+        .{ "repl", rocRepl },
+        .{ "format", rocFormat },
+        .{ "version", rocVersion },
+        .{ "check", rocCheck },
+        .{ "docs", rocDocs },
+        .{ "glue", rocGlue },
+        .{ "help", rocHelp },
+    });
+};
+
+pub fn main() !void {
+    var general_purpose_allocator = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
+    defer {
+        _ = general_purpose_allocator.deinit();
+    }
+    const gpa = general_purpose_allocator.allocator();
+
+    var arena_instance = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(gpa);
+    defer arena_instance.deinit();
+    const arena = arena_instance.allocator();
+
+    const args = try std.process.argsAlloc(arena);
+
+    return mainArgs(gpa, arena, args);
+}
+
+fn mainArgs(gpa: Allocator, arena: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
+    _ = gpa;
+
+    if (args.len <= 1) {
+        std.log.info("{s}", .{usage});
+        fatal("expected command argument", .{});
+    }
+
+    const cmd = args[1];
+    const cmd_args = args[2..];
+
+    if (RocCmd.table.get(cmd)) |handler| {
+        try handler(arena, cmd_args);
+    } else if (std.fs.path.extension(cmd).len > 0) {
+        if (!mem.eql(u8, std.fs.path.extension(cmd), ".roc")) {
+            fatal("expected .roc file, got: {s}", .{cmd});
+        }
+        // Handle .roc file execution
+        fatal("TODO: run .roc file: {s}", .{cmd});
+    } else if (mem.eql(u8, cmd, "-h") or mem.eql(u8, cmd, "--help")) {
+        try rocHelp(arena, cmd_args);
+    } else {
+        std.log.info("{s}", .{usage});
+        fatal("unknown command: {s}", .{cmd});
+    }
+}
+
+fn print_help() !void {
+    try std.io.getStdOut().writeAll(usage);
+    std.process.exit(0);
+}
+
+fn rocBuild(allocator: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
+    _ = allocator;
+    _ = args;
+    fatal("TODO roc build", .{});
+}
+
+fn rocTest(allocator: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
+    _ = allocator;
+    _ = args;
+    fatal("TODO roc test", .{});
+}
+
+fn rocRepl(allocator: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
+    _ = allocator;
+    _ = args;
+    fatal("TODO roc repl", .{});
+}
+
+fn rocFormat(allocator: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
+    _ = allocator;
+    _ = args;
+    fatal("TODO roc format", .{});
+}
+
+fn rocVersion(allocator: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
+    _ = allocator;
+    _ = args;
+    fatal("TODO roc version", .{});
+}
+
+fn rocCheck(allocator: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
+    _ = allocator;
+    _ = args;
+    fatal("TODO roc check", .{});
+}
+
+fn rocDocs(allocator: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
+    _ = allocator;
+    _ = args;
+    fatal("TODO roc docs", .{});
+}
+
+fn rocGlue(allocator: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
+    _ = allocator;
+    _ = args;
+    fatal("TODO roc glue", .{});
+}
+
+fn rocHelp(allocator: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
+    _ = allocator;
+    _ = args;
+
+    try std.io.getStdOut().writeAll(usage);
+}