diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b6e47617..74175d36 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -127,3 +127,6 @@ dmypy.json
# Pyre type checker
.pyre/
+
+
+_archive/
diff --git a/myst_parser/cli/render.py b/myst_parser/cli/render.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35a4cac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/myst_parser/cli/render.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# see https://docs.python.org/dev/library/argparse.html#nargs
diff --git a/myst_parser/html_renderer.py b/myst_parser/html_renderer.py
index 324214e3..6fb4e090 100644
--- a/myst_parser/html_renderer.py
+++ b/myst_parser/html_renderer.py
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ def render_code_fence(self, token):
return self.render_block_code(token)
def render_directive(self, token):
+ # TODO use drop-down?
+ # {name} args
+ # options
+ # content
+ #