diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a04ff5b4..eef8c62d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 .bloop
+.bsp
 .metals
 .venv
 .vscode
+.DS_Store
 
 project
 target
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index dc8297a6..be98abd7 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ val s3MockVersion = "0.2.6"
 val scalaXmlVersion = "2.1.0"
 val scalaParserCombinatorsVersion = "2.2.0"
 val gcsConnectorVersion = "hadoop3-2.2.2"
+val monovoreDeclineVersion = "2.4.1"
 
 // ----- TOOL DEPENDENCIES ----- //
 
@@ -47,11 +48,15 @@ val scalaParserCombinatorsDependencies = Seq(
 
 val sparkDependencies = Seq(
   "org.apache.spark" %% "spark-core" % sparkVersion,
-  "org.apache.spark" %% "spark-sql" % sparkVersion,
-  "org.apache.spark" %% "spark-hadoop-cloud" % sparkVersion
+  "org.apache.spark" %% "spark-sql" % sparkVersion
 )
   .map(_ excludeAll ("org.scala-lang.modules", "scala-xml"))
   .map(_.cross(CrossVersion.for3Use2_13))
+  .map(_ % "provided")
+
+val sparkHadoopCloudDependencies = Seq("org.apache.spark" %% "spark-hadoop-cloud" % sparkVersion)
+  .map(_ exclude ("org.apache.hadoop", "hadoop-client-runtime"))
+  .map(_.cross(CrossVersion.for3Use2_13))
 
 val catsDependencies = Seq("org.typelevel" %% "cats-core" % catsVersion)
 
@@ -65,12 +70,15 @@ val s3MockDependencies = Seq("io.findify" %% "s3mock" % s3MockVersion % "it,test
 
 val gcsConnectorDependencies = Seq("com.google.cloud.bigdataoss" % "gcs-connector" % gcsConnectorVersion)
 
+val monovoreDeclineDependencies = Seq("com.monovore" %% "decline" % monovoreDeclineVersion)
+
 // ----- MODULE DEPENDENCIES ----- //
 
 val restonomerCoreDependencies =
   zioConfigDependencies ++
     scalaXmlDependencies ++
     scalaParserCombinatorsDependencies ++
+    sparkDependencies ++
     sttpDependencies ++
     jwtDependencies ++
     jsonPathDependencies ++
@@ -78,10 +86,12 @@ val restonomerCoreDependencies =
     wireMockDependencies ++
     s3MockDependencies ++
     odelayDependencies ++
-    gcsConnectorDependencies
+    gcsConnectorDependencies ++
+    monovoreDeclineDependencies
 
 val restonomerSparkUtilsDependencies =
   sparkDependencies ++
+    sparkHadoopCloudDependencies ++
     catsDependencies ++
     scalaTestDependencies.map(_ % "test")
 
@@ -112,9 +122,11 @@ lazy val restonomer = (project in file("."))
     commonSettings ++ Seq(
       publish / skip := true,
       publishLocal / skip := true
-    )
+    ),
+    addCommandAlias("run", "restonomer-core/run")
   )
   .aggregate(`restonomer-core`, `restonomer-spark-utils`)
+  .enablePlugins(AssemblyPlugin)
 
 lazy val `restonomer-core` = project
   .configs(IntegrationTest)
@@ -135,3 +147,26 @@ ThisBuild / credentials += Credentials(
   "teamclairvoyant",
   System.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
 )
+
+// ----- ASSEMBLY MERGE STRATEGY ----- //
+
+ThisBuild / assemblyMergeStrategy := {
+  case PathList(ps @ _*)
+      if ps.last endsWith "io.netty.versions.properties" =>
+    MergeStrategy.last
+    case PathList(ps @ _*)
+      if ps.last endsWith "native-image.properties" =>
+    MergeStrategy.last
+    case PathList(ps @ _*)
+      if ps.last endsWith "reflection-config.json" =>
+    MergeStrategy.last
+  case PathList(ps @ _*) if ps.last endsWith "public-suffix-list.txt" =>
+    MergeStrategy.concat
+  case PathList(ps @ _*) if ps.last endsWith "module-info.class" =>
+    MergeStrategy.first
+    case PathList(ps @ _*) if ps.last endsWith "UnusedStubClass.class" =>
+    MergeStrategy.first
+  case x =>
+    val oldStrategy = (ThisBuild / assemblyMergeStrategy).value
+    oldStrategy(x)
+}
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 83adafa3..974869be 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta" % "sbt-scalafmt" % "2.4.6")
+addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-assembly" % "1.2.0")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/restonomer-core/src/main/scala/com/clairvoyant/restonomer/core/app/RestonomerApp.scala b/restonomer-core/src/main/scala/com/clairvoyant/restonomer/core/app/RestonomerApp.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9cbb6a9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/restonomer-core/src/main/scala/com/clairvoyant/restonomer/core/app/RestonomerApp.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package com.clairvoyant.restonomer.core.app
+
+import cats.implicits.*
+import com.clairvoyant.restonomer.core.app.RestonomerContext
+import com.monovore.decline.CommandApp
+import com.monovore.decline.Opts
+
+object RestonomerApp
+    extends CommandApp(
+      name = "restonomer-app",
+      header = "Dumps the data from the REST API provided in the checkpoint",
+      main = {
+        val restonomerContextDirPathOpt: Opts[String] = Opts
+          .option[String](long = "restonomer_context_dir_path", help = "Full path to the restonomer context directory")
+
+        val checkpointFilePathOpt: Opts[String] = Opts
+          .option[String](long = "checkpoint_file_path", help = "Relative path of the checkpoint file to be executed")
+
+        (restonomerContextDirPathOpt, checkpointFilePathOpt).mapN { (restonomerContextDirPath, checkpointFilePath) =>
+          val restonomerContext = RestonomerContext(restonomerContextDirPath)
+          restonomerContext.runCheckpoint(checkpointFilePath)
+        }
+      }
+    )