diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 24ada5c7..4df780fa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/).
 
 ### Added
 - `cds.app` typed as express.js application
+- `cds.cli` CLI arguments
 
 ## Version 0.6.5 - 2024-08-13
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/apis/facade.d.ts b/apis/facade.d.ts
index bb3fb641..366cebd5 100644
--- a/apis/facade.d.ts
+++ b/apis/facade.d.ts
@@ -29,5 +29,18 @@ export const version: string
 export const home: string
 export const root: string
 
+type CliCommands = 'add' | 'build' | 'compile' | 'deploy' | 'import' | 'init' | 'serve' | (string & {})
+/**
+ * The parsed effective `cds` CLI command and arguments.
+ * May be undefined if not started from the `cds` CLI.
+ * @see https://cap.cloud.sap/docs/node.js/cds-facade#cds-cli
+ */
+export const cli: {
+  /** Basic command like `serve` */ command?: CliCommands,
+  /** Positional arguments */       argv?: string[],
+  /** Named arguments */            options?: Record<string, any>,
+} | undefined
+
+
 import { env } from './env'
 export const requires: env.Requires
diff --git a/test/typescript/apis/project/cds.ts b/test/typescript/apis/project/cds.ts
index 41dccc72..5a3e6693 100644
--- a/test/typescript/apis/project/cds.ts
+++ b/test/typescript/apis/project/cds.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,10 @@ cds.version === '1.2.3'
 cds.home === 'path/to/cds'
 cds.root === 'path/to/project'
 cds.requires === cds.env.requires
+
+cds.cli!.argv = ['']
+cds.cli!.options = { foo: true }
+cds.cli!.command = 'deploy'
+cds.cli!.command = 'unknown-command'
+//@ts-expect-error
+cds.cli!.command = true