diff --git a/artifacts/__init__.py b/artifacts/__init__.py
index ebb3d5f..f01107a 100644
--- a/artifacts/__init__.py
+++ b/artifacts/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 from .package       import *
 from .repository    import *
 from .requirements  import *
-from .version       import __version__
\ No newline at end of file
+from .version       import __version__
+from .main          import *
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/artifacts/main.py b/artifacts/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f6aa64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/artifacts/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import artifacts
+import argparse
+
+"""
+This is the main command that dispatches commands.
+"""
+
+def artifacts_command():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        prefix_chars='-',
+        formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter,
+        description='handles artifacts (deploy, list, copy, search, ...).',
+        epilog="program version: {version}".format(version=artifacts.__version__)
+
+    )
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    artifacts_command()