diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+/target
+Cargo.lock
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "kettle"
+authors = ["spuds"]
+repository = "https://github.com/bananaturtlesandwich/stove"
+description = "a kismet hooker for cooked unreal engine blueprints"
+readme = "README.md"
+version = "1.0.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+unreal_asset = { git = "https://github.com/astrotechies/unrealmodding", rev = "84e60cc" }
+clap = { version = "4.5", features = ["derive"] }
+rfd = "0.14"
+
+[profile.dev.package."*"]
+opt-level = 3
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
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+use clap::Parser;
+
+#[derive(Parser)]
+#[command(about, long_about = None)]
+struct Cli {
+    #[arg(short, long, value_name = "source")]
+    src: std::path::PathBuf,
+    #[arg(short, long, value_name = "destination")]
+    dest: std::path::PathBuf,
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let Cli { src, dest } = Cli::try_parse().unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+        match rfd::FileDialog::new()
+            .set_title("select the source asset")
+            .pick_file()
+            .zip(
+                rfd::FileDialog::new()
+                    .set_title("select the destination asset")
+                    .pick_file(),
+            ) {
+            Some((src, dest)) => Cli { src, dest },
+            None => err.exit(),
+        }
+    });
+}