diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ce9f4ec..52b01fa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     "@rondo/image-upload": "file:packages/image-upload",
     "@rondo/tasq": "file:packages/tasq",
     "@rondo/jsonrpc": "file:packages/jsonrpc",
-    "@rondo/scripts": "file:packages/scripts"
+    "@rondo/scripts": "file:packages/scripts",
+    "@rondo/argparse": "file:packages/argparse"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/bcrypt": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/argparse/README.md b/packages/argparse/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5a262e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/argparse/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# argparse
diff --git a/packages/argparse/jest.config.js b/packages/argparse/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a4457a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/argparse/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module.exports = {
+  roots: [
+    '<rootDir>/src'
+  ],
+  transform: {
+    '^.+\\.tsx?$': 'ts-jest'
+  },
+  testRegex: '(/__tests__/.*|\\.(test|spec))\\.tsx?$',
+  moduleFileExtensions: [
+    'ts',
+    'tsx',
+    'js',
+    'jsx'
+  ],
+  setupFiles: ['<rootDir>/jest.setup.js'],
+  maxConcurrency: 1,
+  verbose: false
+}
diff --git a/packages/argparse/jest.setup.js b/packages/argparse/jest.setup.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/packages/argparse/package.json b/packages/argparse/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4ba783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/argparse/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "name": "@rondo/argparse",
+  "private": true,
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "jest",
+    "lint": "tslint --project .",
+    "compile": "tsc",
+    "clean": "rm -rf lib/"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {},
+  "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
+  "devDependencies": {},
+  "module": "lib/index.js"
+}
diff --git a/packages/argparse/src/argparse.test.ts b/packages/argparse/src/argparse.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d71ae9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/argparse/src/argparse.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import {argparse} from './argparse'
+
+describe('argparse', () => {
+
+  it('parses args', () => {
+    const args = argparse(['--one', '1', '--two', '2', '--four'], {
+      one: {
+        type: 'string',
+        required: true,
+      },
+      two: {
+        type: 'number',
+        default: 1,
+      },
+      four: {
+        type: 'boolean',
+      }
+    })
+
+    const one: string = args.one
+    const two: number = args.two
+    const four: boolean = args.four
+
+    expect(one).toBe('1')
+    expect(two).toBe(2)
+    expect(four).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('throws when required args missing', () => {
+    expect(() => argparse([], {
+      one: {
+        type: 'string',
+        required: true,
+      },
+    })).toThrowError(/missing required/i)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/argparse/src/argparse.ts b/packages/argparse/src/argparse.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..989f0a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/argparse/src/argparse.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+export type TArgTypeName = 'string' | 'number' | 'boolean'
+export type TArgType<T extends TArgTypeName> =
+  T extends 'string'
+  ? string
+  : T extends 'number'
+  ? number
+  : T extends 'boolean'
+  ? boolean
+  : never
+
+export interface IArgConfig<T extends TArgTypeName> {
+  type: T
+  default?: TArgType<T>
+  required?: boolean
+}
+
+export interface IArgsConfig {
+  [arg: string]: IArgConfig<TArgTypeName>
+}
+
+export type TArgs<T> = {
+  [k in keyof T]: T[k] extends IArgConfig<infer A> ?
+    TArgType<A> : never
+}
+
+const iterate = <T>(arr: T[]) => {
+  let i = -1
+  return {
+    hasNext() {
+      return i < arr.length - 1
+    },
+    next(): T {
+      return arr[++i]
+    },
+    peek(): T {
+      return arr[i + 1]
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function assert(cond: boolean, message: string) {
+  if (!cond) {
+    throw new Error('Error parsing arguments: ' + message)
+  }
+}
+
+export function argparse<T extends object>(
+  args: string[],
+  config: T extends IArgsConfig ? T : never,
+): TArgs<T> {
+  const result = {} as TArgs<T>
+  const it = iterate(args)
+
+  const usedArgs: Record<string, true> = {}
+  const requiredArgs = Object.keys(config).reduce((obj, arg) => {
+    const argConfig = config[arg]
+    if (argConfig.default !== undefined) {
+      result[arg] = argConfig.default
+    }
+    obj[arg] = !!argConfig.required
+    return obj
+  }, {} as Record<string, boolean>)
+
+  while(it.hasNext()) {
+    const arg = it.next()
+    assert(arg.substring(0, 2) === '--', 'Arguments must start with --')
+    const argName = arg.substring(2)
+    const argConfig = config[argName]
+    assert(!!argConfig, 'Unknown argument: ' + arg)
+    delete requiredArgs[argName]
+    usedArgs[argName] = true
+    const peek = it.peek()
+    switch(argConfig.type) {
+      case 'string':
+        assert(it.hasNext(), 'Value of argument must be a string: ' + arg)
+        result[argName] = it.next()
+        continue
+      case 'number':
+        const num = parseInt(it.next(), 10)
+        assert(!isNaN(num), 'Value of argument must be a number: ' + arg)
+        result[argName] = num
+        continue
+      case 'boolean':
+        if (peek === 'true') {
+          it.next()
+          result[argName] = true
+        } else if (peek === 'false') {
+          it.next()
+          result[argName] = false
+        } else {
+          result[argName] = true
+        }
+        continue
+      default:
+        throw new Error('Unknown type:' + argConfig.type)
+    }
+  }
+
+  assert(!Object.keys(requiredArgs).length, 'Missing required args: ' +
+    Object.keys(requiredArgs).map(r => '--' + r))
+
+  return result
+}
diff --git a/packages/argparse/src/index.ts b/packages/argparse/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c43f69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/argparse/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './argparse'
diff --git a/packages/argparse/tsconfig.esm.json b/packages/argparse/tsconfig.esm.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..915284d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/argparse/tsconfig.esm.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "esm"
+  },
+  "references": []
+}
diff --git a/packages/argparse/tsconfig.json b/packages/argparse/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94e864b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/argparse/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.common.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "lib",
+    "rootDir": "src"
+  },
+  "references": [
+  ]
+}