diff --git a/nut/__main__.py b/nut/__main__.py
index d4c7761..ee4f07c 100644
--- a/nut/__main__.py
+++ b/nut/__main__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-from cli import CLI
+from .cli import CLI
+
+def help_text():
+    return [
+        "%bold%%cyan%nut CLI ... you expected a help menu? cute :3%reset%"
+    ]
 
 def main():
-    cli = CLI("nut")
+    cli = CLI(help_callback=help_text)
 
     cli.command("run") \
         .flag("debug", "d") \
@@ -12,17 +17,13 @@ def main():
 
     return cli.run()
 
-def cmd_run(subcommands, flags):
-    print("RUN")
-    print("sub:", subcommands)
-    print("flags:", flags)
+def cmd_run(args, flags):
+    print("RUN", args, flags)
     return 0
 
-def cmd_build(subcommands, flags):
-    print("BUILD")
-    print("sub:", subcommands)
-    print("flags:", flags)
+def cmd_build(args, flags):
+    print("BUILD", args, flags)
     return 0
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    raise SystemExit(main())
\ No newline at end of file
+    raise SystemExit(main())
diff --git a/nut/cli.py b/nut/cli.py
index 8bea7d1..25d2c7e 100644
--- a/nut/cli.py
+++ b/nut/cli.py
@@ -1,46 +1,78 @@
 import argparse
+from colorama import Fore, Style, init
+
+init(autoreset=True)
 
 class CLI:
-    def __init__(self, prog="nut"):
-        self.parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog=prog)
-        self.subparsers = self.parser.add_subparsers(dest="command", required=True)
+    def __init__(self, prog="nut", help_callback=None):
+        self.parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog=prog, add_help=False)
+        self.subparsers = self.parser.add_subparsers(dest="command")
+
+        self.help_callback = help_callback
+
+        self.parser.add_argument("-h", "--help", action="store_true")
 
     def command(self, name):
-        parser = self.subparsers.add_parser(name)
-
+        parser = self.subparsers.add_parser(name, add_help=False)
         cmd = _Command(parser)
         return cmd
 
     def run(self):
         args = self.parser.parse_args()
 
-        # extract structured data
-        sub_args = getattr(args, "_args", [])
+        if getattr(args, "help", False) or not getattr(args, "command", None):
+            if self.help_callback:
+                for line in self.help_callback():
+                    print(self._color(line))
+            else:
+                self.parser.print_help()
+            return 0
+
+        args_list = getattr(args, "_args", [])
+
         flags = {
             k: v for k, v in vars(args).items()
-            if k not in ("command", "func", "_args")
+            if k not in ("command", "func", "_args", "help")
         }
 
-        return args.func(sub_args, flags)
+        return args.func(args_list, flags)
+
+    def _color(self, text: str) -> str:
+        mapping = {
+            "%red%": Fore.RED,
+            "%green%": Fore.GREEN,
+            "%yellow%": Fore.YELLOW,
+            "%blue%": Fore.BLUE,
+            "%magenta%": Fore.MAGENTA,
+            "%cyan%": Fore.CYAN,
+            "%white%": Fore.WHITE,
+            "%reset%": Style.RESET_ALL,
+            "%bold%": Style.BRIGHT,
+        }
+
+        for key, value in mapping.items():
+            text = text.replace(key, value)
+
+        return text
 
 class _Command:
     def __init__(self, parser):
         self.parser = parser
         self.parser.set_defaults(func=self._missing)
 
-        # default catch-all args
         self.parser.add_argument("_args", nargs="*")
+        self.parser.add_argument("-h", "--help", action="store_true")
 
     def arg(self, name, **kwargs):
         self.parser.add_argument(name, **kwargs)
         return self
 
     def flag(self, name, short=None):
-        flags = [f"--{name}"]
+        opts = [f"--{name}"]
         if short:
-            flags.append(f"-{short}")
+            opts.append(f"-{short}")
 
-        self.parser.add_argument(*flags, action="store_true")
+        self.parser.add_argument(*opts, action="store_true")
         return self
 
     def handle(self, func):
@@ -48,4 +80,5 @@ class _Command:
         return self
 
     def _missing(self, *_):
-        raise RuntimeError("No handler defined for command")
\ No newline at end of file
+        raise RuntimeError("No handler defined")
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index afd1c31..5c24b6a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ setup(
     author="Chipperfluff",
     packages=find_packages(),
     python_requires=">=3.8",
-    install_requires=["chipenv"],
+    install_requires=["chipenv", "colorama", "PyYAML"],
 )