diff --git a/docs/source/cli/examples.rst b/docs/source/cli/examples.rst
index b5759b1be..903e37ad7 100644
--- a/docs/source/cli/examples.rst
+++ b/docs/source/cli/examples.rst
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ meant to be easily interoperable with other tools, e.g. `jq
 <https://stedolan.github.io/jq/>`_.  For example, we could output just the name
 and date range of each mosaic with::
 
-    planet mosaics list | jq -r '.mosaics[] | [.name, .first_acquired, .last_acquired] | @tsv' 
+    planet mosaics list | jq -r '.mosaics[] | [.name, .first_acquired, .last_acquired] | @tsv'
 
 Get basic information for a specific mosaic::
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ list all quads. Keep in mind that there may be millions for a global mosaic.)::
     planet mosaics search global_monthly_2018_09_mosaic --limit=10
 
 Find all quads inside a particular area of interest::
-    
+
     planet mosaics search global_monthly_2018_09_mosaic --bbox=-95.5,29.6,-95.3,29.8
 
 Note that the format of ``--bbox`` is "xmin,ymin,xmax,ymax", so longitude comes
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Orders Examples
 -----------------
 
 List all recent orders for the authenticated user::
-    
+
     planet orders list
 
 Get the status of a single order by Order ID::
@@ -203,17 +203,17 @@ Get the status of a single order by Order ID::
 Note that you may want to parse the JSON that's output into a more human
 readable format.  The cli does not directly provide options for this, but is
 meant to be easily interoperable with other tools, e.g. `jq
-<https://stedolan.github.io/jq/>`_.  
+<https://stedolan.github.io/jq/>`_.
 
 To cancel a running order by given order ID::
 
     planet orders cancel <order ID>
 
-To download an order to your local machine::    
+To download an order to your local machine::
 
-    planet orders download <order ID> 
+    planet orders download <order ID>
 
-Optionally, a `--dest <path to destination>` flag may be specified too.    
+Optionally, a `--dest <path to destination>` flag may be specified too.
 
 Creating an Order
 ..................
@@ -227,19 +227,148 @@ The minimal command to create a simple order looks something like::
 If no toolchain or delivery details are specified, a basic order with download
 delivery will be placed for the requested bundle including the item id(s) specified.
 
-Additionally, optional toolchain & delivery details can be provided on the
-command line, e.g.:::
+In the place of `--id`, you can insert a Data search string. This will populate
+the list of IDs from a search. For example::
+
+    planet orders create --name "my order" \
+        --ids_from_search $'--item-type PSScene3Band --date acquired gt 2017-02-14 --date acquired lt 2017-03-14 --limit 6 --geom \'{
+      "type": "FeatureCollection",
+      "features": [
+        {
+          "type": "Feature",
+          "properties": {},
+          "geometry": {
+            "type": "Polygon",
+            "coordinates": [
+              [
+                [
+                  -116.40701293945311,
+                  43.061363052307875
+                ],
+                [
+                  -116.4451217651367,
+                  43.05032512283074
+                ],
+                [
+                  -116.4320755004883,
+                  43.017450433440814
+                ],
+                [
+                  -116.37508392333984,
+                  43.01092359150748
+                ],
+                [
+                  -116.3393783569336,
+                  43.03677585761058
+                ],
+                [
+                  -116.35894775390624,
+                  43.06186472916744
+                ],
+                [
+                  -116.40701293945311,
+                  43.061363052307875
+                ]
+              ]
+            ]
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    }\'' \
+    --bundle visual \
+    --item-type psscene3band \
+    --zip bundle --email \
+    --clip '{
+        "type": "Polygon",
+        "coordinates": [
+          [
+            [
+              -116.40701293945311,
+              43.061363052307875
+            ],
+            [
+              -116.4451217651367,
+              43.05032512283074
+            ],
+            [
+              -116.4320755004883,
+              43.017450433440814
+            ],
+            [
+              -116.37508392333984,
+              43.01092359150748
+            ],
+            [
+              -116.3393783569336,
+              43.03677585761058
+            ],
+            [
+              -116.35894775390624,
+              43.06186472916744
+            ],
+            [
+              -116.40701293945311,
+              43.061363052307875
+            ]
+          ]
+        ]
+      }'
+
+Note that `--ids_from_search` is passed as a string value.
+
+Additionally, optional toolchain & delivery details can be provided on the command line, e.g.::
 
     planet orders create --name "my order" \
       --id 20151119_025740_0c74,20151119_025741_0c74 \
       --bundle visual --item-type psscene3band --zip order --email
 
 This places the same order as above, and will also provide a .zip archive
-download link for the full order, as well as email notification.
+download link for the full order, as well as email notification. If you change
+`--zip order` to `--zip bundle`, the individual bundles will be zipped rather
+than the full order.
+
+You can also clip the items in an order by providing a GeoJSON AOI Geometry
+with the `--clip` parameter::
+
+    planet orders create --name "my order" ... \
+      --clip '{
+          "type": "Polygon",
+          "coordinates": [
+            [
+              [
+                -163.828125,
+                -44.59046718130883
+              ],
+              [
+                181.7578125,
+                -44.59046718130883
+              ],
+              [
+                181.7578125,
+                78.42019327591201
+              ],
+              [
+                -163.828125,
+                78.42019327591201
+              ],
+              [
+                -163.828125,
+                -44.59046718130883
+              ]
+            ]
+          ]
+        }'
+
+Alternatively, you can specify a file that contains your GeoJSON AOI using the
+`@` notation, e.g. `--clip @path/to/aoi.json`.
+
+It should be noted that if the clip AOI you specify does not intersect with the
+items in `--id` or `--ids_from_search` you may end up with a zero result order.
+If some of the items intersect, you will receive those items.
 
 The Orders API allows you to specify a toolchain of operations to be performed
 on your order prior to download. To read more about tools & toolchains, visit
-`the docs <https://developers.planet.com/docs/orders/tools-toolchains/>`_ .      
+`the docs <https://developers.planet.com/docs/orders/tools-toolchains/>`_ .
 
 To add tool operations to your order, use the `--tools` option to specify a
 json-formatted file containing an array (list) of the desired tools an their
@@ -271,7 +400,7 @@ order, you would create a `.json` file similar to the following::
             "name_template": "C1232_30_30_{tilex:04d}_{tiley:04d}"
           }
         }
-      ]
+    ]
 
 
 Similarly, you can also specify cloud delivery options on an order create
@@ -279,8 +408,8 @@ command with the `--cloudconfig <path to json file>` option. In this case, the
 json file should contain the required credentials for your desired cloud
 storage destination, for example::
 
-    {  
-          "amazon_s3":{  
+    {
+          "amazon_s3":{
              "bucket":"foo-bucket",
              "aws_region":"us-east-2",
              "aws_access_key_id":"",
diff --git a/planet/scripts/types.py b/planet/scripts/types.py
index a06d414cc..072341003 100644
--- a/planet/scripts/types.py
+++ b/planet/scripts/types.py
@@ -309,3 +309,28 @@ def convert(self, val, param, ctx):
         for date in dates:
             if date != '..' and strp_lenient(date) is None:
                 raise click.BadParameter('Invalid date: {}'.format(date))
+
+
+class ClipAOI(click.ParamType):
+    name = 'clip'
+
+    def convert(self, val, param, ctx):
+        val = read(val)
+        if not val:
+            return []
+        try:
+            json.loads(val)
+        except ValueError:
+            raise click.BadParameter('invalid GeoJSON')
+        return val
+
+
+class RequiredUnless(click.Option):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.this_opt_exists = kwargs.pop('this_opt_exists')
+        super(RequiredUnless, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def handle_parse_result(self, ctx, opts, args):
+        if self.name not in opts and self.this_opt_exists not in opts:
+            raise click.UsageError('{} is required.'.format(self.name))
+        return super(RequiredUnless, self).handle_parse_result(ctx, opts, args)
diff --git a/planet/scripts/util.py b/planet/scripts/util.py
index da802808c..5fb109459 100644
--- a/planet/scripts/util.py
+++ b/planet/scripts/util.py
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ def create_order_request(**kwargs):
     email = kwargs.get('email')
     archive = kwargs.get('zip')
     config = kwargs.get('cloudconfig')
+    clip = kwargs.get('clip')
     tools = kwargs.get('tools')
 
     request = {'name': kwargs.get('name'),
@@ -108,20 +109,21 @@ def create_order_request(**kwargs):
                              'product_bundle': bundle}
                             ],
                'tools': [
-               ],
-               'delivery': {
-               },
-               'notifications': {
+    ],
+        'delivery': {
+    },
+        'notifications': {
                    'email': email
-               },
-               }
+    },
+    }
 
     if archive is not None:
         request["delivery"]["archive_filename"] = "{{name}}_{{order_id}}.zip"
         request["delivery"]["archive_type"] = "zip"
 
-        # TODO verify this is correct req format for order vs bundle zip
-        if archive == "bundle":
+        # If single_archive is not set, each bundle will be zipped, as opposed
+        # to the entire order.
+        if archive == "order":
             request["delivery"]["single_archive"] = True
 
     if config:
@@ -129,9 +131,13 @@ def create_order_request(**kwargs):
             conf = json.load(f)
             request["delivery"].update(conf)
 
-    # TODO determine reasonable interfaces for SOME tools via CLI;
-    # e.g., clip via provided geojson AOI
-    # for now we can punt by pointing users to doc examples for copy-pasting
+    # NOTE clip is the only tool that currently can be specified via CLI param.
+    # A full tool chain can be specified via JSON file, so that will overwrite
+    # clip if both are present. TODO add other common tools as params.
+    if clip and not tools:
+        toolchain = [{'clip': {'aoi': json.loads(clip)}}]
+        request['tools'].extend(toolchain)
+
     if tools:
         with open(tools, 'r') as f:
             toolchain = json.load(f)
@@ -346,3 +352,11 @@ def downloader_output(dl, disable_ansi=False):
     if termui.WIN and not disable_ansi:
         logging.getLogger('').setLevel(logging.INFO)
     return Output(thread, dl)
+
+
+def ids_from_search_response(resp):
+    ret = []
+    r = json.loads(resp)
+    for feature in r['features']:
+        ret.append(feature['id'])
+    return ','.join(ret)
diff --git a/planet/scripts/v1.py b/planet/scripts/v1.py
index 1670a8d08..28f073eaf 100644
--- a/planet/scripts/v1.py
+++ b/planet/scripts/v1.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import click
+from click.testing import CliRunner
+
 from itertools import chain
 import json
 from .cli import (
@@ -34,7 +36,9 @@
     BoundingBox,
     metavar_docs,
     DateInterval,
-    ItemType
+    ItemType,
+    RequiredUnless,
+    ClipAOI,
 )
 from .util import (
     call_and_wrap,
@@ -45,7 +49,8 @@
     echo_json_response,
     read,
     search_req_from_opts,
-    create_order_request
+    create_order_request,
+    ids_from_search_response,
 )
 from planet.api.utils import (
     handle_interrupt
@@ -162,16 +167,16 @@ def _disable_item_type(ctx, param, value):
 @click.option('--search-id', is_eager=True, callback=_disable_item_type,
               type=str, help='Use the specified search')
 @click.option('--dry-run', is_flag=True, help=(
-        'Only report the number of items that would be downloaded.'
+    'Only report the number of items that would be downloaded.'
 ))
 @click.option('--activate-only', is_flag=True, help=(
-        'Only activate the items. Outputs URLS for downloading.'
+    'Only activate the items. Outputs URLS for downloading.'
 ))
 @click.option('--quiet', is_flag=True, help=(
-        'Disable ANSI control output'
+    'Disable ANSI control output'
 ))
 @click.option('--dest', default='.', help=(
-        'Location to download files to'), type=click.Path(
+    'Location to download files to'), type=click.Path(
     exists=True, resolve_path=True, writable=True, file_okay=False))
 @limit_option(None)
 @data.command('download', epilog=filter_opts_epilog)
@@ -271,8 +276,8 @@ def list_mosaics(pretty, prefix):
 @mosaics.command('search')
 @click.argument('name')
 @click.option('--bbox', type=BoundingBox(), help=(
-        'Region to query as a comma-delimited string:'
-        ' lon_min,lat_min,lon_max,lat_max'
+    'Region to query as a comma-delimited string:'
+    ' lon_min,lat_min,lon_max,lat_max'
 ))
 @click.option('--rbox', type=BoundingBox(), help='Alias for --bbox')
 @limit_option(None)
@@ -322,15 +327,15 @@ def quad_contributions(name, quad, pretty):
 @mosaics.command('download')
 @click.argument('name')
 @click.option('--bbox', type=BoundingBox(), help=(
-        'Region to download as a comma-delimited string:'
-        ' lon_min,lat_min,lon_max,lat_max'
+    'Region to download as a comma-delimited string:'
+    ' lon_min,lat_min,lon_max,lat_max'
 ))
 @click.option('--rbox', type=BoundingBox(), help='Alias for --bbox')
 @click.option('--quiet', is_flag=True, help=(
-        'Disable ANSI control output'
+    'Disable ANSI control output'
 ))
 @click.option('--dest', default='.', help=(
-        'Location to download files to'), type=click.Path(
+    'Location to download files to'), type=click.Path(
     exists=True, resolve_path=True, writable=True, file_okay=False
 ))
 @limit_option(None)
@@ -574,17 +579,17 @@ def features():
 @features.command('list')
 @click.argument('subscription_id')
 @click.option('--bbox', type=BoundingBox(), help=(
-        'Region to query as a comma-delimited string:'
-        ' lon_min,lat_min,lon_max,lat_max'
+    'Region to query as a comma-delimited string:'
+    ' lon_min,lat_min,lon_max,lat_max'
 ))
 @click.option('--rbox', type=BoundingBox(), help='Alias for --bbox')
 @click.option('--time-range', type=DateInterval(), help=(
-        'Time interval. Can be open or closed interval, start times are '
-        'inclusive and end times are exclusive: '
-        '2019-01-01T00:00:00.00Z/2019-02-01T00:00:00.00Z (Closed interval for '
-        'January 2019), 2019-01-01T00:00:00.00Z/.. (Open interval for all '
-        'items since the start of January 2019), 2019-01-01T00:00:00.00Z '
-        '(instant)'
+    'Time interval. Can be open or closed interval, start times are '
+    'inclusive and end times are exclusive: '
+    '2019-01-01T00:00:00.00Z/2019-02-01T00:00:00.00Z (Closed interval for '
+    'January 2019), 2019-01-01T00:00:00.00Z/.. (Open interval for all '
+    'items since the start of January 2019), 2019-01-01T00:00:00.00Z '
+    '(instant)'
 ))
 @click.option('--before', type=str, help=(
     'Get results published before the item with the provided ID.'
@@ -607,17 +612,17 @@ def list_features(subscription_id, pretty, limit, rbox, bbox, time_range,
 @features.command('list-all')
 @click.argument('subscription_id')
 @click.option('--bbox', type=BoundingBox(), help=(
-        'Region to query as a comma-delimited string:'
-        ' lon_min,lat_min,lon_max,lat_max'
+    'Region to query as a comma-delimited string:'
+    ' lon_min,lat_min,lon_max,lat_max'
 ))
 @click.option('--rbox', type=BoundingBox(), help='Alias for --bbox')
 @click.option('--time-range', type=DateInterval(), help=(
-        'Time interval. Can be open or closed interval, start times are '
-        'inclusive and end times are exclusive: '
-        '2019-01-01T00:00:00.00Z/2019-02-01T00:00:00.00Z (Closed interval for '
-        'January 2019), 2019-01-01T00:00:00.00Z/.. (Open interval for all '
-        'items since the start of January 2019), 2019-01-01T00:00:00.00Z '
-        '(instant)'
+    'Time interval. Can be open or closed interval, start times are '
+    'inclusive and end times are exclusive: '
+    '2019-01-01T00:00:00.00Z/2019-02-01T00:00:00.00Z (Closed interval for '
+    'January 2019), 2019-01-01T00:00:00.00Z/.. (Open interval for all '
+    'items since the start of January 2019), 2019-01-01T00:00:00.00Z '
+    '(instant)'
 ))
 @click.option('--before', type=str, help=(
     'Get results published before the item with the provided ID.'
@@ -642,7 +647,7 @@ def list_features_all(subscription_id, pretty, rbox, bbox, time_range, before,
 @click.argument('subscription_id')
 @click.argument('feature_id')
 @click.option('--dest', default='.', help=(
-        'Location to download files to'), type=click.Path(
+    'Location to download files to'), type=click.Path(
     exists=True, resolve_path=True, writable=True, file_okay=False
 ))
 @pretty
@@ -711,8 +716,14 @@ def cancel_order(order_id, pretty):
 
 
 @click.option('--name', required=True)
-@click.option('--id', required=True,
-              help='One or more comma-separated item IDs')
+@click.option('--id', help='One or more comma-separated item IDs',
+              cls=RequiredUnless, this_opt_exists='ids_from_search')
+# Note: This is passed as a string, because --item-type is a required field for
+# both 'data search' and 'orders create'.
+@click.option('--ids_from_search',
+              help='Embedded data search')
+@click.option('--clip', type=ClipAOI(),
+              help='Provide a GeoJSON AOI Geometry for clipping')
 @click.option('--email', default=False, is_flag=True,
               help='Send email notification when Order is complete')
 @click.option('--zip', type=click.Choice(['order', 'bundle']),
@@ -735,6 +746,16 @@ def cancel_order(order_id, pretty):
 @pretty
 def create_order(pretty, **kwargs):
     '''Create an order'''
+    ids_from_search = kwargs.get('ids_from_search')
+    if ids_from_search is not None:
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        resp = runner.invoke(quick_search, ids_from_search).output
+        try:
+            id_list = ids_from_search_response(resp)
+        except ValueError:
+            raise click.ClickException('ids_from_search, {}'.format(resp))
+        kwargs['id'] = id_list
+        del kwargs['ids_from_search']
     cl = clientv1()
     request = create_order_request(**kwargs)
     echo_json_response(call_and_wrap(cl.create_order, request), pretty)
@@ -743,12 +764,12 @@ def create_order(pretty, **kwargs):
 @orders.command('download')
 @click.argument('order_id', type=click.UUID)
 @click.option('--quiet', is_flag=True, help=(
-        'Disable ANSI control output'
+    'Disable ANSI control output'
 ))
 @click.option('--dest', default='.', help=(
     'Location to download files to'), type=click.Path(
         exists=True, resolve_path=True, writable=True, file_okay=False
-    ))
+))
 @pretty
 def download_order(order_id, dest, quiet, pretty):
     '''Download an order by given order ID'''