diff --git a/api/src/main/kotlin/com/mattmx/ktgui/commands/declarative/arg/argTests.kt b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/mattmx/ktgui/commands/declarative/arg/argTests.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96dad21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/mattmx/ktgui/commands/declarative/arg/argTests.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package com.mattmx.ktgui.commands.declarative.arg
+
+import com.mattmx.ktgui.commands.declarative.arg.impl.*
+import kotlin.math.min
+
+class ArgumentProcessor(
+    val args: List<String>
+) {
+    var pointer = 0
+    val values = hashMapOf<String, String>()
+
+    // Should be in the [DeclarativeCommandBuilder]
+    val permittedFlags = arrayListOf<FlagArgument>()
+    val options = OptionSyntax()
+
+    fun peek(i: Int) = args.getOrNull(pointer + i)
+    fun current() = peek(0)
+    fun next(): String? {
+        // Check if it is a flag
+        pointer++
+        while (current().let { it != null && options.match(it) }) {
+            val optionOrPointerId = options.removePrefixFrom(current()!!)
+
+            // TODO check if expected id is expected and if it is a flag or option
+            if (permittedFlags.any { it.chatName() == optionOrPointerId }) {
+                values[optionOrPointerId] = true.toString()
+            } else {
+                // TODO this should read the argument type args (does that make sense?)
+                // e.g '--test "hello world"' -> hello world
+                val value = peek(1) ?: continue
+                values[optionOrPointerId] = value
+                pointer++
+            }
+
+            pointer++
+        }
+
+        return current()
+    }
+
+    fun takeOne(argId: String) {
+        values[argId] = next() ?: return
+    }
+
+    fun takeUntilNot(argId: String, block: String.() -> Boolean) {
+        var current = next()
+        val list = arrayListOf<String>()
+
+        if (current != null) {
+            list.add(current)
+        }
+
+        while (current != null && block(current)) {
+            current = next()
+            if (current != null) {
+                list.add(current)
+            }
+        }
+        values[argId] = list.joinToString(" ")
+    }
+
+    fun takeRemaining(argId: String) {
+        takeUntilNot(argId) { pointer < args.size }
+    }
+}
+
+fun main() {
+    val ping by flag()
+    val option by optionArgument<String>()
+
+    val args = "msg MattMX foo bar --ping --option 'hello world'".split(" ")
+    val processor = ArgumentProcessor(args)
+
+    processor.permittedFlags.add(ping)
+
+    processor.takeOne("username")
+    processor.takeRemaining("msg")
+
+    println(processor.values)
+}
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diff --git a/api/src/main/kotlin/com/mattmx/ktgui/commands/declarative/arg/impl/FlagArgument.kt b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/mattmx/ktgui/commands/declarative/arg/impl/FlagArgument.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..138d6f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/mattmx/ktgui/commands/declarative/arg/impl/FlagArgument.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package com.mattmx.ktgui.commands.declarative.arg.impl
+
+import com.mattmx.ktgui.commands.declarative.arg.Argument
+import com.mattmx.ktgui.commands.declarative.arg.consumer.SingleArgumentConsumer
+
+class FlagArgument(
+    name: String
+) : Argument<String>(name, "boolean", SingleArgumentConsumer()) {
+
+    fun chatName() = name().replace("_", "-")
+
+}
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diff --git a/api/src/main/kotlin/com/mattmx/ktgui/commands/declarative/arg/impl/OptionArgument.kt b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/mattmx/ktgui/commands/declarative/arg/impl/OptionArgument.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d360b79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/mattmx/ktgui/commands/declarative/arg/impl/OptionArgument.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package com.mattmx.ktgui.commands.declarative.arg.impl
+
+import com.mattmx.ktgui.commands.declarative.arg.Argument
+import com.mattmx.ktgui.commands.declarative.arg.consumer.ArgumentConsumer
+
+class OptionArgument<T : Any>(
+    name: String,
+    typeName: String,
+    consumer: ArgumentConsumer
+) : Argument<T>(name, typeName, consumer) {
+}
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diff --git a/api/src/main/kotlin/com/mattmx/ktgui/commands/declarative/arg/impl/OptionSyntax.kt b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/mattmx/ktgui/commands/declarative/arg/impl/OptionSyntax.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e760899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/mattmx/ktgui/commands/declarative/arg/impl/OptionSyntax.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package com.mattmx.ktgui.commands.declarative.arg.impl
+
+data class OptionSyntax(
+    val prefix: String = "--"
+) {
+    fun regex() = "$prefix.+".toRegex()
+
+    fun match(str: String) = str.matches(regex())
+
+    fun removePrefixFrom(str: String) = str.replaceFirst(prefix, "")
+}
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diff --git a/api/src/main/kotlin/com/mattmx/ktgui/commands/declarative/arg/impl/args.kt b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/mattmx/ktgui/commands/declarative/arg/impl/args.kt
index 2240c3e..f23a708 100644
--- a/api/src/main/kotlin/com/mattmx/ktgui/commands/declarative/arg/impl/args.kt
+++ b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/mattmx/ktgui/commands/declarative/arg/impl/args.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.mattmx.ktgui.commands.declarative.arg.impl
 import com.mattmx.ktgui.commands.declarative.arg.Argument
 import com.mattmx.ktgui.commands.declarative.arg.consumer.GreedyArgumentConsumer
 import com.mattmx.ktgui.commands.declarative.arg.consumer.SingleArgumentConsumer
+import net.kyori.adventure.bossbar.BossBar.Flag
 import kotlin.properties.ReadOnlyProperty
 import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
 
@@ -21,7 +22,13 @@ fun <T : Any> argument(type: String, name: String, isVarArg: Boolean) =
     Argument<T>(name, type, if (isVarArg) GreedyArgumentConsumer() else SingleArgumentConsumer())
 
 fun stringArgument(type: String = "string", isVarArg: Boolean = false) =
-    delegateArgument(StringArgument(DELEGATED_ARG_NAME, type, if (isVarArg) GreedyArgumentConsumer() else SingleArgumentConsumer()))
+    delegateArgument(
+        StringArgument(
+            DELEGATED_ARG_NAME,
+            type,
+            if (isVarArg) GreedyArgumentConsumer() else SingleArgumentConsumer()
+        )
+    )
 
 fun greedyStringArgument(type: String = "string") =
     stringArgument(type, true)
@@ -45,4 +52,9 @@ fun <T : Any> simpleArgument(type: String = "") =
     delegateArgument(SimpleArgument<T>(DELEGATED_ARG_NAME, type, SingleArgumentConsumer()))
 
 inline fun <reified E : Enum<E>> enumArgument(type: String = E::class.java.simpleName) =
-    delegateArgument(EnumArgument(E::class.javaObjectType, DELEGATED_ARG_NAME, type))
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+    delegateArgument(EnumArgument(E::class.javaObjectType, DELEGATED_ARG_NAME, type))
+
+fun flag() = delegateArgument(FlagArgument(DELEGATED_ARG_NAME))
+
+inline fun <reified T : Any> optionArgument(type: String = T::class.java.simpleName) =
+    delegateArgument(OptionArgument<T>(DELEGATED_ARG_NAME, type, SingleArgumentConsumer()))
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