diff --git a/scripts/rimpl.ts b/scripts/rimpl.ts
index d40676352..eadf066be 100644
--- a/scripts/rimpl.ts
+++ b/scripts/rimpl.ts
@@ -13,29 +13,33 @@ import {openYamlFileAsObject, saveYamlFileAs} from '../src/util/yaml';
  */
 const rimplScript = async () => {
   try {
-    const {inputPath, outputPath} = parseProcessArgument();
-    const impl = await openYamlFileAsObject(inputPath);
+    const processParams = parseProcessArgument();
 
-    if (!('graph' in impl)) {
-      throw new Error('No graph data found.');
-    }
+    if (processParams) {
+      const {inputPath, outputPath} = processParams;
+      const impl = await openYamlFileAsObject(inputPath);
 
-    // Lifecycle Initialize Models
-    const modelsHandbook = new ModelsUniverse();
-    impl.initialize.models.forEach((model: any) =>
-      modelsHandbook.writeDown(model)
-    );
+      if (!('graph' in impl)) {
+        throw new Error('No graph data found.');
+      }
 
-    // Lifecycle Computing
-    const ateruiComputer = new Supercomputer(impl, modelsHandbook);
-    const ompl = await ateruiComputer.compute();
+      // Lifecycle Initialize Models
+      const modelsHandbook = new ModelsUniverse();
+      impl.initialize.models.forEach((model: any) =>
+        modelsHandbook.writeDown(model)
+      );
 
-    if (!outputPath) {
-      console.log(JSON.stringify(ompl));
-      return;
-    }
+      // Lifecycle Computing
+      const ateruiComputer = new Supercomputer(impl, modelsHandbook);
+      const ompl = await ateruiComputer.compute();
 
-    await saveYamlFileAs(ompl, outputPath);
+      if (!outputPath) {
+        console.log(JSON.stringify(ompl));
+        return;
+      }
+
+      await saveYamlFileAs(ompl, outputPath);
+    }
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(error);
   }
diff --git a/src/config/config.ts b/src/config/config.ts
index 5206ea59a..840ffc755 100644
--- a/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/src/config/config.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import {ArgumentConfig} from 'ts-command-line-args';
+
+import {RimplProcessArgs} from '../types/process-args';
+
 export const CONFIG = {
   MODEL_IDS: {
     BOAVIZTA_CPU: 'org.boavizta.cpu.sci',
@@ -19,13 +23,51 @@ export const CONFIG = {
     TEADS_CURVE: 'teads.curve',
     WATT_TIME: 'org.wattime.grid',
   },
-  VALIDATION: {
-    IMPL_CLI: {
-      impl: String,
+  RIMPL: {
+    ARGS: {
+      impl: {
+        type: String,
+        optional: true,
+        alias: 'i',
+        description: 'Path to an input IMPL file.',
+      },
       ompl: {
         type: String,
         optional: true,
+        description:
+          'Path to the output IMPL file where the results as saved, if none is provided it prints to stdout.',
+      },
+      format: {
+        type: String,
+        optional: true,
+        description:
+          'The output file format. default to yaml but if csv is specified then it formats the impacts as a csv file for loading into another program.',
+        defaultValue: 'yaml',
+      },
+      verbose: {
+        type: Boolean,
+        optional: true,
+        description:
+          'How much information to output about the calculation to aid investigation and debugging.',
+      },
+      help: {
+        type: Boolean,
+        optional: true,
+        alias: 'h',
+        description: 'Prints this usage guide.',
       },
-    },
+    } as ArgumentConfig<RimplProcessArgs>,
+    HELP: `rimpl 
+  -impl [path to the input impl file]
+  -ompl [path to the output impl file]
+  -format [yaml|csv] 
+  -verbose
+  -help 
+  impl: path to an input IMPL file
+  ompl: path to the output IMPL file where the results as saved, if none is provided it prints to stdout.
+  format: the output file format. default to yaml but if csv is specified then it formats the impacts as a csv file for loading into another program.
+  verbose: how much information to output about the calculation to aid investigation and debugging.
+  help: prints out the above help instruction.
+  `,
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/types/process-args.ts b/src/types/process-args.ts
index 67ccc70b8..ed40b8633 100644
--- a/src/types/process-args.ts
+++ b/src/types/process-args.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-export interface ImplProcessArgs {
-  impl: string;
-  ompl: string;
+export interface RimplProcessArgs {
+  impl?: string;
+  ompl?: string;
+  format?: string;
+  verbose?: boolean;
+  help?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/src/util/args.ts b/src/util/args.ts
index 6272b76e4..de19e774e 100644
--- a/src/util/args.ts
+++ b/src/util/args.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import {checkIfFileIsYaml} from './yaml';
 
 import {CONFIG, STRINGS} from '../config';
 
-import {ImplProcessArgs} from '../types/process-args';
+import {RimplProcessArgs} from '../types/process-args';
 
-const {VALIDATION} = CONFIG;
-const {IMPL_CLI} = VALIDATION;
+const {RIMPL} = CONFIG;
+const {ARGS, HELP} = RIMPL;
 
 const {WRONG_CLI_ARGUMENT} = STRINGS;
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const {WRONG_CLI_ARGUMENT} = STRINGS;
  * Validates process arguments
  * @private
  */
-const validateAndParseProcessArgs = () => parse<ImplProcessArgs>(IMPL_CLI);
+const validateAndParseProcessArgs = () => parse<RimplProcessArgs>(ARGS);
 
 /**
  * Prepends process path to fiven `filePath`.
@@ -33,13 +33,20 @@ const prependFullFilePath = (filePath: string) => {
  * Otherwise throws error.
  */
 export const parseProcessArgument = () => {
-  const {impl, ompl} = validateAndParseProcessArgs();
+  const {impl, ompl, help} = validateAndParseProcessArgs();
 
-  if (checkIfFileIsYaml(impl)) {
-    return {
-      inputPath: prependFullFilePath(impl),
-      ...(ompl && {outputPath: prependFullFilePath(ompl)}),
-    };
+  if (help) {
+    console.log(HELP);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (impl) {
+    if (checkIfFileIsYaml(impl)) {
+      return {
+        inputPath: prependFullFilePath(impl),
+        ...(ompl && {outputPath: prependFullFilePath(ompl)}),
+      };
+    }
   }
 
   throw Error(WRONG_CLI_ARGUMENT);