diff --git a/cli/Makefile b/cli/Makefile
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index 00000000000..42dd9c89aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+SHELL := /bin/bash
+
+# need to change this to VERSION=`git describe --tags`
+VERSION=v0.1.0
+BINARY=bin/cft
+GITHUB_REPO=github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-foundation-toolkit
+
+# Setup the -ldflags option for go build here, interpolate the variable values
+LDFLAGS=-ldflags "-X $(GITHUB_REPO)/cli/cmd.Version=$(VERSION)"
+
+build:
+	go build ${LDFLAGS} -o bin/cft
+
+.PHONY: test
+test:
+	go test ./cmd/...
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diff --git a/cli/README.md b/cli/README.md
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index 00000000000..6167a4739ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Cloud Foundation Toolkit CLI Project
+
+## Overview
+
+### Requirements 
+
+ * go 1.12
+
+### Build and Run 
+
+    make build
+    
+After build find binary at bin/cft location     
+
+### Usage
+
+Follow cft --help instructions
+
+
+Google Cloud Formation Toolkit CLI
+
+```bash
+Usage:
+  cft [flags]
+  cft [command] [flags]
+
+Available Commands:
+  help        Help about any command
+  version     Print version information
+
+Flags:
+  -h, --help   help for cft
+
+Use "cft [command] --help" for more information about a command.
+```
+
+## License
+
+Apache 2.0 - See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for more information.
diff --git a/cli/bin/.gitignore b/cli/bin/.gitignore
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index 00000000000..c96a04f008e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/bin/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
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diff --git a/cli/cmd/root.go b/cli/cmd/root.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff4927cbda6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/cmd/root.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// rootCmd represents the base command when called without any subcommands
+var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Short: "Google Cloud Formation Toolkit CLI",
+	Long:  "Google Cloud Formation Toolkit CLI",
+	Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		// no params means same as -h flag
+		if args == nil || len(args) == 0 {
+			cmd.HelpFunc()(cmd, args)
+		}
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.SetUsageTemplate(`Usage:{{if .Runnable}}{{.UseLine}}{{end}}
+  {{if .HasAvailableSubCommands}}{{.CommandPath}} [command] [flags]{{end}}{{if gt (len .Aliases) 0}}
+
+Aliases:
+  {{.NameAndAliases}}{{end}}{{if .HasExample}}
+
+Examples:
+{{.Example}}{{end}}{{if .HasAvailableSubCommands}}
+
+Available Commands:{{range .Commands}}{{if (or .IsAvailableCommand (eq .Name "help"))}}
+  {{rpad .Name .NamePadding }} {{.Short}}{{end}}{{end}}{{end}}{{if .HasAvailableLocalFlags}}
+
+Flags:
+{{.LocalFlags.FlagUsages | trimTrailingWhitespaces}}{{end}}{{if .HasAvailableInheritedFlags}}
+
+Global Flags:
+{{.InheritedFlags.FlagUsages | trimTrailingWhitespaces}}{{end}}{{if .HasHelpSubCommands}}
+
+Additional help topics:{{range .Commands}}{{if .IsAdditionalHelpTopicCommand}}
+  {{rpad .CommandPath .CommandPathPadding}} {{.Short}}{{end}}{{end}}{{end}}{{if .HasAvailableSubCommands}}
+
+Use "{{.CommandPath}} [command] --help" for more information about a command.{{end}}
+`)
+	if os.Args == nil {
+		rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"-h"})
+	}
+}
+
+func Execute() {
+	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cli/cmd/root_test.go b/cli/cmd/root_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e79da54a37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/cmd/root_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func ExecuteCommand(root *cobra.Command, args ...string) (output string, err error) {
+	_, output, err = ExecuteCommandC(root, args...)
+	return output, err
+}
+
+func ExecuteCommandC(root *cobra.Command, args ...string) (c *cobra.Command, output string, err error) {
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	setOutput(root, buf)
+
+	// reset command state after prev test execution
+	root.SetArgs([]string{})
+	root.ResetFlags()
+
+	// set child command and/or command line args
+	if args != nil {
+		root.SetArgs(args)
+	}
+
+	c, err = root.ExecuteC()
+
+	return c, buf.String(), err
+}
+
+func setOutput(rootCommand *cobra.Command, buf *bytes.Buffer) {
+	rootCommand.SetOutput(buf)
+	for _, command := range rootCommand.Commands() {
+		setOutput(command, buf)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRootCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{})
+	output, err := ExecuteCommand(rootCmd)
+	if output == "" {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRootCommandHelpArgs(t *testing.T) {
+	output, err := ExecuteCommand(rootCmd, "-h")
+	if output == "" {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRootCommandWithUnknownCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	output, err := ExecuteCommand(rootCmd, "unknown")
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(output, "Error: unknown command \"unknown\" for \"cft\"") {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output)
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected unkwnown command error")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cli/cmd/version.go b/cli/cmd/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e9f70686da6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/cmd/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var Version string
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(versionCmd)
+}
+
+var versionCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "version",
+	Short: "Print version information",
+	Long: `Print version information
+example: CFT CLI version v1.0.0`,
+	Args: cobra.NoArgs,
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		cmd.Println("CFT CLI version", Version)
+	},
+}
diff --git a/cli/cmd/version_test.go b/cli/cmd/version_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d584afc63b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/cmd/version_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestVersionCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	c, output, err := ExecuteCommandC(rootCmd, "version")
+
+	if c.Name() != "version" {
+		t.Errorf(`invalid command returned from ExecuteC: expected "version"', got %q`, c.Name())
+	}
+
+	if output == "" {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVersionCommandHelp(t *testing.T) {
+
+	output, err := ExecuteCommand(rootCmd, "version", "-h")
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(output, versionCmd.Long) {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected output: %v", output)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cli/go.mod b/cli/go.mod
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index 00000000000..c14c2072edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+module github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-foundation-toolkit/cli
+
+go 1.12
+
+require (
+	github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.3
+	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.3 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/cli/go.sum b/cli/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..385007d6071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.3 h1:ZlrZ4XsMRm04Fr5pSFxBgfND2EBVa1nLpiy1stUsX/8=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.3/go.mod h1:1l0Ry5zgKvJasoi3XT1TypsSe7PqH0Sj9dhYf7v3XqQ=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.3 h1:zPAT6CGy6wXeQ7NtTnaTerfKOsV6V6F8agHXFiazDkg=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.3/go.mod h1:DYY7MBk1bdzusC3SYhjObp+wFpr4gzcvqqNjLnInEg4=
diff --git a/cli/main.go b/cli/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e9d9c912a5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-foundation-toolkit/cli/cmd"
+)
+
+func main() {
+
+	cmd.Execute()
+}