diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a7586ce..d3d0db0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -26,6 +26,56 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "anstream"
+version = "0.6.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8acc5369981196006228e28809f761875c0327210a891e941f4c683b3a99529b"
+dependencies = [
+ "anstyle",
+ "anstyle-parse",
+ "anstyle-query",
+ "anstyle-wincon",
+ "colorchoice",
+ "is_terminal_polyfill",
+ "utf8parse",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "anstyle"
+version = "1.0.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "55cc3b69f167a1ef2e161439aa98aed94e6028e5f9a59be9a6ffb47aef1651f9"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "anstyle-parse"
+version = "0.2.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3b2d16507662817a6a20a9ea92df6652ee4f94f914589377d69f3b21bc5798a9"
+dependencies = [
+ "utf8parse",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "anstyle-query"
+version = "1.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "79947af37f4177cfead1110013d678905c37501914fba0efea834c3fe9a8d60c"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "anstyle-wincon"
+version = "3.0.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ca3534e77181a9cc07539ad51f2141fe32f6c3ffd4df76db8ad92346b003ae4e"
+dependencies = [
+ "anstyle",
+ "once_cell",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "anyhow"
 version = "1.0.97"
@@ -77,21 +127,101 @@ version = "0.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "613afe47fcd5fac7ccf1db93babcb082c5994d996f20b8b159f2ad1658eb5724"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "clap"
+version = "4.5.35"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d8aa86934b44c19c50f87cc2790e19f54f7a67aedb64101c2e1a2e5ecfb73944"
+dependencies = [
+ "clap_builder",
+ "clap_derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "clap_builder"
+version = "4.5.35"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2414dbb2dd0695280da6ea9261e327479e9d37b0630f6b53ba2a11c60c679fd9"
+dependencies = [
+ "anstream",
+ "anstyle",
+ "clap_lex",
+ "strsim",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "clap_derive"
+version = "4.5.32"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "09176aae279615badda0765c0c0b3f6ed53f4709118af73cf4655d85d1530cd7"
+dependencies = [
+ "heck",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "clap_lex"
+version = "0.7.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f46ad14479a25103f283c0f10005961cf086d8dc42205bb44c46ac563475dca6"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "colorchoice"
+version = "1.0.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5b63caa9aa9397e2d9480a9b13673856c78d8ac123288526c37d7839f2a86990"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "command_timeout"
 version = "0.1.3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "clap",
+ "env_logger",
  "futures",
  "libc",
+ "log",
  "nix",
+ "serde",
  "tempfile",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
+ "toml",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-subscriber",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "env_filter"
+version = "0.1.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "186e05a59d4c50738528153b83b0b0194d3a29507dfec16eccd4b342903397d0"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "regex",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "env_logger"
+version = "0.11.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "13c863f0904021b108aa8b2f55046443e6b1ebde8fd4a15c399893aae4fa069f"
+dependencies = [
+ "anstream",
+ "anstyle",
+ "env_filter",
+ "jiff",
+ "log",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "equivalent"
+version = "1.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "877a4ace8713b0bcf2a4e7eec82529c029f1d0619886d18145fea96c3ffe5c0f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "errno"
 version = "0.3.10"
@@ -99,7 +229,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "33d852cb9b869c2a9b3df2f71a3074817f01e1844f839a144f5fcef059a4eb5d"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -215,6 +345,58 @@ version = "0.31.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "07e28edb80900c19c28f1072f2e8aeca7fa06b23cd4169cefe1af5aa3260783f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hashbrown"
+version = "0.15.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bf151400ff0baff5465007dd2f3e717f3fe502074ca563069ce3a6629d07b289"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "heck"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "indexmap"
+version = "2.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cea70ddb795996207ad57735b50c5982d8844f38ba9ee5f1aedcfb708a2aa11e"
+dependencies = [
+ "equivalent",
+ "hashbrown",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "is_terminal_polyfill"
+version = "1.70.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7943c866cc5cd64cbc25b2e01621d07fa8eb2a1a23160ee81ce38704e97b8ecf"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "jiff"
+version = "0.2.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1f33145a5cbea837164362c7bd596106eb7c5198f97d1ba6f6ebb3223952e488"
+dependencies = [
+ "jiff-static",
+ "log",
+ "portable-atomic",
+ "portable-atomic-util",
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "jiff-static"
+version = "0.2.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "43ce13c40ec6956157a3635d97a1ee2df323b263f09ea14165131289cb0f5c19"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lazy_static"
 version = "1.5.0"
@@ -281,7 +463,7 @@ checksum = "2886843bf800fba2e3377cff24abf6379b4c4d5c6681eaf9ea5b0d15090450bd"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "wasi 0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -362,6 +544,21 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8b870d8c151b6f2fb93e84a13146138f05d02ed11c7e7c54f8826aaaf7c9f184"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "portable-atomic"
+version = "1.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "350e9b48cbc6b0e028b0473b114454c6316e57336ee184ceab6e53f72c178b3e"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "portable-atomic-util"
+version = "0.2.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d8a2f0d8d040d7848a709caf78912debcc3f33ee4b3cac47d73d1e1069e83507"
+dependencies = [
+ "portable-atomic",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "1.0.94"
@@ -455,7 +652,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "errno",
  "libc",
  "linux-raw-sys",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -464,6 +661,35 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "94143f37725109f92c262ed2cf5e59bce7498c01bcc1502d7b9afe439a4e9f49"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde"
+version = "1.0.219"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5f0e2c6ed6606019b4e29e69dbaba95b11854410e5347d525002456dbbb786b6"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde_derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_derive"
+version = "1.0.219"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5b0276cf7f2c73365f7157c8123c21cd9a50fbbd844757af28ca1f5925fc2a00"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_spanned"
+version = "0.6.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "87607cb1398ed59d48732e575a4c28a7a8ebf2454b964fe3f224f2afc07909e1"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sharded-slab"
 version = "0.1.7"
@@ -504,9 +730,15 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c970269d99b64e60ec3bd6ad27270092a5394c4e309314b18ae3fe575695fbe8"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "strsim"
+version = "0.11.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7da8b5736845d9f2fcb837ea5d9e2628564b3b043a70948a3f0b778838c5fb4f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
 version = "2.0.100"
@@ -528,7 +760,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "getrandom",
  "once_cell",
  "rustix",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -576,7 +808,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "signal-hook-registry",
  "socket2",
  "tokio-macros",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -590,6 +822,40 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "toml"
+version = "0.8.20"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cd87a5cdd6ffab733b2f74bc4fd7ee5fff6634124999ac278c35fc78c6120148"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "toml_edit",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_datetime"
+version = "0.6.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0dd7358ecb8fc2f8d014bf86f6f638ce72ba252a2c3a2572f2a795f1d23efb41"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_edit"
+version = "0.22.24"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "17b4795ff5edd201c7cd6dca065ae59972ce77d1b80fa0a84d94950ece7d1474"
+dependencies = [
+ "indexmap",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "winnow",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing"
 version = "0.1.41"
@@ -657,6 +923,12 @@ version = "1.0.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5a5f39404a5da50712a4c1eecf25e90dd62b613502b7e925fd4e4d19b5c96512"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "utf8parse"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "06abde3611657adf66d383f00b093d7faecc7fa57071cce2578660c9f1010821"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "valuable"
 version = "0.1.1"
@@ -709,6 +981,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-targets",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.59.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1e38bc4d79ed67fd075bcc251a1c39b32a1776bbe92e5bef1f0bf1f8c531853b"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-targets"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -773,6 +1054,15 @@ version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "589f6da84c646204747d1270a2a5661ea66ed1cced2631d546fdfb155959f9ec"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winnow"
+version = "0.7.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "63d3fcd9bba44b03821e7d699eeee959f3126dcc4aa8e4ae18ec617c2a5cea10"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "wit-bindgen-rt"
 version = "0.39.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6c74e83..421b8de 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ libc = "0.2" # For setpgid and signal constants
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter", "fmt"] } # For logging setup
 tempfile = "3" # For creating temporary directories in examples/tests
 anyhow = "1.0" # For simple error handling in examples
-futures = "0.3" # For simulataneous_git_clone example
+futures = "0.3"
+clap = { version = "4.5.35", features = ["derive"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.219", features = ["derive"] }
+toml = "0.8.20"
+env_logger = "0.11.8"
+log = "0.4.27" # For simulataneous_git_clone example
 # Dependency on the library itself (needed for building examples within the workspace)
 # This line might not be strictly necessary if cargo automatically detects it,
 # but explicitly listing it can sometimes help.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 303747c..e087409 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,20 +40,31 @@ The primary goal is to allow commands to run as long as they are actively making
 
 ## Installation
 
-Add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
+Just run 
+```shell
+$ git clone https://github.com/cfsmp3/exec_timeout_rs
+$ cd exec_timeout_rs
+$ cargo install --path . --locked
+```
+## Usage
 
+```shell
+$ command_timeout -c "curl https://www.google.com/" -f  "/path/to/config.toml"
+```
+OR
+```shell
+$ command_timeout 
+$ Enter your Command - curl https://www.google.com/
+$ Enter your config location - /path/to/config.toml
+```
+### Example of config.toml
 ```toml
-[dependencies]
-command-timeout = "0.1.0" # Replace with the desired version from crates.io
-# Required dependencies if you don't already have them
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
-tracing = "0.1"
-thiserror = "1.0"
-nix = { version = "0.29", features = ["signal", "process"] } # Check latest version
-libc = "0.2"
+minimum_timeout_ms = 500
+maximum_timeout_ms = 10000
+activity_timeout_ms = 2000
 ```
 
-## Usage
+## Custom Usage
 
 The main entry point is the run_command_with_timeout async function.
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e462d9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+use clap::Parser;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::fs;
+use std::io::{self, Write};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::process::Command as StdCommand;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use tracing::{debug, error, info};
+use tracing_subscriber::{fmt, EnvFilter};
+
+use command_timeout::{run_command_with_timeout};
+
+/// CLI for the command timeout library.
+///
+/// Example usage:
+///
+///     cargo run -c "curl https://www.google.com/" -conf config.toml
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+struct Args {
+    /// External command to execute (e.g., curl https://www.google.com/).
+    /// If not provided, you will be prompted.
+    #[arg(short = 'c')]
+    command: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Path to the configuration file (TOML) that contains timeout settings.
+    /// If not provided, you will be prompted.
+    #[arg(short = 'f', long = "conf")]
+    config: Option<PathBuf>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
+struct Config {
+    minimum_timeout_ms: u64,
+    maximum_timeout_ms: u64,
+    activity_timeout_ms: u64,
+}
+
+fn read_config(path: &PathBuf) -> Result<Config, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let content = fs::read_to_string(path)?;
+    let cfg: Config = toml::from_str(&content)?;
+    Ok(cfg)
+}
+
+fn split_command(command_str: &str) -> (String, Vec<String>) {
+    let mut parts = command_str.split_whitespace();
+    let executable = parts.next().unwrap_or("").to_string();
+    let args = parts.map(|s| s.to_string()).collect();
+    (executable, args)
+}
+
+fn setup_tracing() {
+    let filter = EnvFilter::try_from_default_env().unwrap_or_else(|_| EnvFilter::new("info"));
+    fmt()
+        .with_env_filter(filter)
+        .without_time()
+        .with_level(false)
+        .with_target(false)
+        .init();
+}
+
+
+
+fn prompt_for_input(prompt: &str) -> Result<String, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    print!("{}", prompt);
+    io::stdout().flush()?;
+    let mut input = String::new();
+    io::stdin().read_line(&mut input)?;
+    Ok(input.trim().to_string())
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() {
+    setup_tracing();
+    let args = Args::parse();
+
+    let command_str = if let Some(cmd) = args.command {
+        cmd
+    } else {
+        match prompt_for_input("Enter your Command - ") {
+            Ok(cmd) if !cmd.is_empty() => cmd,
+            _ => {
+                error!("No command provided; exiting.");
+                std::process::exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    let config_path = if let Some(path) = args.config {
+        path
+    } else {
+        match prompt_for_input("Enter your config location - ") {
+            Ok(p) if !p.is_empty() => PathBuf::from(p),
+            _ => {
+                error!("No configuration file provided; exiting.");
+                std::process::exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    let config = match read_config(&config_path) {
+        Ok(cfg) => cfg,
+        Err(e) => {
+            error!("Error reading config file: {}", e);
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    };
+    debug!("Loaded config: {:#?}", config);
+
+    let (executable, args_vec) = split_command(&command_str);
+    if executable.is_empty() {
+        error!("Empty command provided; exiting.");
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    }
+    info!("Command to run: {} with args {:?}", executable, args_vec);
+
+    let mut command = StdCommand::new(executable);
+    command.args(args_vec);
+
+    let minimum_timeout = Duration::from_millis(config.minimum_timeout_ms);
+    let maximum_timeout = Duration::from_millis(config.maximum_timeout_ms);
+    let activity_timeout = Duration::from_millis(config.activity_timeout_ms);
+
+    info!("Running command with timeouts:");
+    info!("  Minimum Timeout: {:?}", minimum_timeout);
+    info!("  Maximum Timeout: {:?}", maximum_timeout);
+    info!("  Activity Timeout: {:?}", activity_timeout);
+
+    match run_command_with_timeout(command, minimum_timeout, maximum_timeout, activity_timeout).await {
+        Ok(output) => {
+            info!("--- Command Output ---");
+            info!("Timed Out: {}", output.timed_out);
+            info!("Duration: {:?}", output.duration);
+            if let Some(status) = output.exit_status {
+                info!("Exit Status: {}", status);
+                info!("Exit Code: {:?}", status.code());
+            } else {
+                info!("Exit Status: None (process may have been killed)");
+            }
+            info!("Stdout:\n{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout));
+            info!("Stderr:\n{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr));
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            error!("Error running command: {:?}", e);
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+}