diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 2905654d1a78..849cf28105a5 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -410,6 +410,20 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             cd code
             yarn lint
+  script-unit-tests:
+    executor: sb_node_14_browsers
+    steps:
+      - git-shallow-clone/checkout_advanced:
+          clone_options: '--depth 1 --verbose'
+      - attach_workspace:
+          at: .
+      - run:
+          name: Test
+          command: |
+            cd scripts
+            yarn test --coverage --runInBand --ci
+      - store_test_results:
+          path: scripts/junit.xml
   unit-tests:
     executor: sb_node_14_browsers
     steps:
@@ -462,6 +476,9 @@ workflows:
       - unit-tests:
           requires:
             - build
+      - script-unit-tests:
+          requires:
+            - build
       - coverage:
           requires:
             - unit-tests
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 26cd055c6108..4ae2a283700c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ junit.xml
 !/**/.yarn/sdks
 !/**/.yarn/versions
 /**/.pnp.*
-/yarn.lock
\ No newline at end of file
+/yarn.lock
+./examples/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/lib/blocks/package.json b/code/lib/blocks/package.json
index 43f7ce771d0a..8772767ba338 100644
--- a/code/lib/blocks/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/blocks/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "@storybook/client-logger": "7.0.0-alpha.17",
     "@storybook/components": "7.0.0-alpha.17",
     "@storybook/core-events": "7.0.0-alpha.17",
-    "@storybook/csf": "0.0.2--canary.7c6c115.0",
+    "@storybook/csf": "0.0.2--canary.0899bb7.0",
     "@storybook/docs-tools": "7.0.0-alpha.17",
     "@storybook/preview-web": "7.0.0-alpha.17",
     "@storybook/store": "7.0.0-alpha.17",
diff --git a/code/lib/cli/src/generate.ts b/code/lib/cli/src/generate.ts
index d94e4517c432..bdfe9c12a883 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli/src/generate.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli/src/generate.ts
@@ -150,8 +150,9 @@ program
   .command('link <repo-url-or-directory>')
   .description('Pull down a repro from a URL (or a local directory), link it, and run storybook')
   .option('--local', 'Link a local directory already in your file system')
-  .action((target, { local }) =>
-    link({ target, local }).catch((e) => {
+  .option('--no-start', 'Start the storybook', true)
+  .action((target, { local, start }) =>
+    link({ target, local, start }).catch((e) => {
       logger.error(e);
       process.exit(1);
     })
diff --git a/code/lib/cli/src/link.ts b/code/lib/cli/src/link.ts
index 9ceff0afbb7b..ce3e419dcf98 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli/src/link.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli/src/link.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ import { exec } from './repro-generators/scripts';
 interface LinkOptions {
   target: string;
   local?: boolean;
+  start: boolean;
 }
 
-export const link = async ({ target, local }: LinkOptions) => {
+export const link = async ({ target, local, start }: LinkOptions) => {
   const storybookDir = process.cwd();
   try {
     const packageJson = JSON.parse(fse.readFileSync('package.json', 'utf8'));
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ export const link = async ({ target, local }: LinkOptions) => {
   );
   await exec(`yarn add -D webpack-hot-middleware`, { cwd: reproDir });
 
-  logger.info(`Running ${reproName} storybook`);
-  await exec(`yarn run storybook`, { cwd: reproDir });
+  if (start) {
+    logger.info(`Running ${reproName} storybook`);
+    await exec(`yarn run storybook`, { cwd: reproDir });
+  }
 };
diff --git a/code/lib/cli/src/repro-generators/scripts.ts b/code/lib/cli/src/repro-generators/scripts.ts
index 5791c30c9a4f..35ac70ad6454 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli/src/repro-generators/scripts.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli/src/repro-generators/scripts.ts
@@ -51,11 +51,19 @@ export interface Options extends Parameters {
 export const exec = async (
   command: string,
   options: ExecOptions = {},
-  { startMessage, errorMessage }: { startMessage?: string; errorMessage?: string } = {}
+  {
+    startMessage,
+    errorMessage,
+    dryRun,
+  }: { startMessage?: string; errorMessage?: string; dryRun?: boolean } = {}
 ) => {
-  if (startMessage) {
-    logger.info(startMessage);
+  if (startMessage) logger.info(startMessage);
+
+  if (dryRun) {
+    logger.info(`\n> ${command}\n`);
+    return undefined;
   }
+
   logger.debug(command);
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const defaultOptions: ExecOptions = {
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index 54ea9ceed446..9e78de564412 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     "clean:dist": "del **/dist",
     "coverage": "codecov",
     "danger": "danger",
+    "example": "ts-node ../scripts/example.ts",
     "generate-repros": "zx ../scripts/repros-generator/index.mjs",
     "github-release": "github-release-from-changelog",
     "linear-export": "ts-node --project=../scripts/tsconfig.json ../scripts/linear-export.ts",
diff --git a/code/yarn.lock b/code/yarn.lock
index e41c5bdd9df7..940aa44590bf 100644
--- a/code/yarn.lock
+++ b/code/yarn.lock
@@ -7522,7 +7522,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@storybook/client-logger": 7.0.0-alpha.17
     "@storybook/components": 7.0.0-alpha.17
     "@storybook/core-events": 7.0.0-alpha.17
-    "@storybook/csf": 0.0.2--canary.7c6c115.0
+    "@storybook/csf": 0.0.2--canary.0899bb7.0
     "@storybook/docs-tools": 7.0.0-alpha.17
     "@storybook/preview-web": 7.0.0-alpha.17
     "@storybook/store": 7.0.0-alpha.17
@@ -8076,15 +8076,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@storybook/csf@npm:0.0.2--canary.7c6c115.0":
-  version: 0.0.2--canary.7c6c115.0
-  resolution: "@storybook/csf@npm:0.0.2--canary.7c6c115.0"
-  dependencies:
-    lodash: ^4.17.15
-  checksum: 85a179664d18eeca8462c1b6ff36f9b68b856c9f9c5143aa6f19b17e4cc97bc08ed69921a5287a61d8c90f61366ff6a5ab89930d158402e7c04d07a3ffaad8bb
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@storybook/csf@npm:^0.0.1":
   version: 0.0.1
   resolution: "@storybook/csf@npm:0.0.1"
diff --git a/examples/react b/examples/react
deleted file mode 160000
index b7ef5bd9f548..000000000000
--- a/examples/react
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit b7ef5bd9f548330f7a0c0b0f6b8d285bcd12a6f7
diff --git a/scripts/example.ts b/scripts/example.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..27f83b1d751b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/example.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+import path from 'path';
+import { remove, pathExists, readJSON, writeJSON } from 'fs-extra';
+import prompts from 'prompts';
+
+import { getOptionsOrPrompt } from './utils/options';
+import { executeCLIStep } from './utils/cli-step';
+import { exec } from '../code/lib/cli/src/repro-generators/scripts';
+import type { Parameters } from '../code/lib/cli/src/repro-generators/configs';
+import { getInterpretedFile } from '../code/lib/core-common';
+import { readConfig, writeConfig } from '../code/lib/csf-tools';
+import { babelParse } from '../code/lib/csf-tools/src/babelParse';
+
+const frameworks = ['react', 'angular'];
+const addons = ['a11y', 'storysource'];
+const examplesDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '../examples');
+const codeDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '../code');
+
+async function getOptions() {
+  return getOptionsOrPrompt('yarn example', {
+    framework: {
+      description: 'Which framework would you like to use?',
+      values: frameworks,
+      required: true as const,
+    },
+    addon: {
+      description: 'Which extra addons (beyond the CLI defaults) would you like installed?',
+      values: addons,
+      multiple: true as const,
+    },
+    includeStories: {
+      description: "Include Storybook's own stories?",
+      promptType: (_, { framework }) => framework === 'react',
+    },
+    create: {
+      description: 'Create the example from scratch (rather than degitting it)?',
+    },
+    forceDelete: {
+      description: 'Always delete an existing example, even if it has the same configuration?',
+      promptType: false,
+    },
+    forceReuse: {
+      description: 'Always reuse an existing example, even if it has a different configuration?',
+      promptType: false,
+    },
+    link: {
+      description: 'Link the storybook to the local code?',
+      inverse: true,
+    },
+    start: {
+      description: 'Start the example Storybook?',
+      inverse: true,
+    },
+    build: {
+      description: 'Build the example Storybook?',
+    },
+    watch: {
+      description: 'Start building used packages in watch mode as well as the example Storybook?',
+    },
+    dryRun: {
+      description: "Don't execute commands, just list them (dry run)?",
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+const steps = {
+  repro: {
+    command: 'repro',
+    description: 'Bootstrapping example',
+    icon: '👷',
+    hasArgument: true,
+    options: {
+      template: { values: frameworks },
+      e2e: {},
+    },
+  },
+  add: {
+    command: 'add',
+    description: 'Adding addon',
+    icon: '+',
+    hasArgument: true,
+    options: {},
+  },
+  link: {
+    command: 'link',
+    description: 'Linking packages',
+    icon: '🔗',
+    hasArgument: true,
+    options: { local: {}, start: { inverse: true } },
+  },
+  build: {
+    command: 'build',
+    description: 'Building example',
+    icon: '🔨',
+    options: {},
+  },
+  dev: {
+    command: 'dev',
+    description: 'Starting example',
+    icon: '🖥 ',
+    options: {},
+  },
+};
+
+const logger = console;
+
+export const overrideMainConfig = async ({
+  cwd,
+  mainOverrides,
+}: {
+  cwd: string;
+  mainOverrides: Parameters['mainOverrides'];
+}) => {
+  logger.info(`📝 Overwriting main.js with the following configuration:`);
+  const configDir = path.join(cwd, '.storybook');
+  const mainConfigPath = getInterpretedFile(path.resolve(configDir, 'main'));
+  logger.debug(mainOverrides);
+  const mainConfig = await readConfig(mainConfigPath);
+
+  Object.keys(mainOverrides).forEach((field) => {
+    // NOTE: using setFieldNode and passing the output of babelParse()
+    mainConfig.setFieldNode([field], mainOverrides[field]);
+  });
+
+  await writeConfig(mainConfig);
+};
+
+const addPackageScripts = async ({
+  cwd,
+  scripts,
+}: {
+  cwd: string;
+  scripts: Record<string, string>;
+}) => {
+  logger.info(`🔢 Adding package resolutions:`);
+  const packageJsonPath = path.join(cwd, 'package.json');
+  const packageJson = await readJSON(packageJsonPath);
+  packageJson.scripts = {
+    ...packageJson.scripts,
+    ...scripts,
+  };
+  await writeJSON(packageJsonPath, packageJson, { spaces: 2 });
+};
+
+async function main() {
+  const optionValues = await getOptions();
+
+  const { framework, forceDelete, forceReuse, link, dryRun } = optionValues;
+  const cwd = path.join(examplesDir, framework as string);
+
+  const exists = await pathExists(cwd);
+  let shouldDelete = exists && !forceReuse;
+  if (exists && !forceDelete && !forceReuse) {
+    const relativePath = path.relative(process.cwd(), cwd);
+    ({ shouldDelete } = await prompts({
+      type: 'toggle',
+      message: `${relativePath} already exists, should delete it and create a new one?`,
+      name: 'shouldDelete',
+      initial: false,
+      active: 'yes',
+      inactive: 'no',
+    }));
+  }
+
+  if (exists && shouldDelete && !dryRun) await remove(cwd);
+
+  if (!exists || shouldDelete) {
+    await executeCLIStep(steps.repro, {
+      argument: cwd,
+      optionValues: { template: framework },
+      cwd: examplesDir,
+      dryRun,
+    });
+
+    // TODO -- sb add <addon> doesn't actually work properly:
+    //   - installs in `deps` not `devDeps`
+    //   - does a `workspace:^` install (what does that mean?)
+    //   - doesn't add to `main.js`
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
+    for (const addon of optionValues.addon as string[]) {
+      const addonName = `@storybook/addon-${addon}`;
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
+      await executeCLIStep(steps.add, { argument: addonName, cwd, dryRun });
+    }
+
+    // TODO copy stories
+
+    if (link) {
+      await executeCLIStep(steps.link, {
+        argument: cwd,
+        cwd: codeDir,
+        dryRun,
+        optionValues: { local: true, start: false },
+      });
+
+      // TODO -- work out exactly where this should happen
+      const code = '(c) => ({ ...c, resolve: { ...c.resolve, symlinks: false } })';
+      const mainOverrides = {
+        // @ts-ignore (not sure why TS complains here, it does exist)
+        webpackFinal: babelParse(code).program.body[0].expression,
+      };
+      await overrideMainConfig({ cwd, mainOverrides } as any);
+
+      await addPackageScripts({
+        cwd,
+        scripts: {
+          storybook:
+            'NODE_OPTIONS="--preserve-symlinks --preserve-symlinks-main" storybook dev -p 6006',
+          'build-storybook':
+            'NODE_OPTIONS="--preserve-symlinks --preserve-symlinks-main" storybook build',
+        },
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  const { start } = optionValues;
+  if (start) {
+    await exec(
+      'yarn storybook',
+      { cwd },
+      {
+        dryRun,
+        startMessage: `⬆️  Starting Storybook`,
+        errorMessage: `🚨 Starting Storybook failed`,
+      }
+    );
+  } else {
+    await executeCLIStep(steps.build, { cwd, dryRun });
+    // TODO serve
+  }
+
+  // TODO start dev
+}
+
+main().catch((err) => console.error(err));
diff --git a/scripts/jest.config.js b/scripts/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f053ebf7976e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = {};
diff --git a/scripts/package.json b/scripts/package.json
index 3f0af3afbd6d..791af4510268 100644
--- a/scripts/package.json
+++ b/scripts/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     "lint": "yarn lint:js && yarn lint:md",
     "lint:js": "yarn lint:js:cmd .  --quiet",
     "lint:js:cmd": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production eslint --cache --cache-location=../.cache/eslint --ext .js,.jsx,.json,.html,.ts,.tsx,.mjs --report-unused-disable-directives",
-    "lint:package": "sort-package-json"
+    "lint:package": "sort-package-json",
+    "test": "jest --config ./jest.config.js"
   },
   "husky": {
     "hooks": {
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
     "@compodoc/compodoc": "^1.1.18",
     "@emotion/babel-plugin": "^11.7.2",
     "@emotion/jest": "^11.8.0",
+    "@jest/globals": "^26.6.2",
     "@linear/sdk": "^1.21.0",
     "@nicolo-ribaudo/chokidar-2": "^2.1.8",
     "@nrwl/cli": "12.3.4",
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@
     "jest-watch-typeahead": "^0.6.1",
     "js-yaml": "^3.14.1",
     "lint-staged": "^10.5.4",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "mocha-list-tests": "^1.0.5",
     "node-cleanup": "^2.1.2",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
@@ -190,5 +193,8 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=10.13.0",
     "yarn": ">=1.3.2"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/lodash": "^4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/utils/cli-step.ts b/scripts/utils/cli-step.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bff96f6436fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/utils/cli-step.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { getCommand, OptionSpecifier, OptionValues } from './options';
+import { exec } from '../../code/lib/cli/src/repro-generators/scripts';
+
+const cliExecutable = require.resolve('../../code/lib/cli/bin/index.js');
+
+export type CLIStep<TOptions extends OptionSpecifier> = {
+  command: string;
+  description: string;
+  hasArgument?: boolean;
+  icon: string;
+  // It would be kind of great to be able to share these with `lib/cli/src/generate.ts`
+  options: TOptions;
+};
+
+export async function executeCLIStep<TOptions extends OptionSpecifier>(
+  cliStep: CLIStep<TOptions>,
+  options: {
+    argument?: string;
+    optionValues?: Partial<OptionValues<TOptions>>;
+    cwd: string;
+    dryRun?: boolean;
+  }
+) {
+  if (cliStep.hasArgument && !options.argument)
+    throw new Error(`Argument required for ${cliStep.command} command.`);
+
+  const prefix = `node ${cliExecutable} ${cliStep.command}`;
+  const command = getCommand(
+    cliStep.hasArgument ? `${prefix} ${options.argument}` : prefix,
+    cliStep.options,
+    options.optionValues || {}
+  );
+
+  await exec(
+    command,
+    { cwd: options.cwd },
+    {
+      startMessage: `${cliStep.icon} ${cliStep.description}`,
+      errorMessage: `🚨 ${cliStep.description} failed`,
+      dryRun: options.dryRun,
+    }
+  );
+}
diff --git a/scripts/utils/options.test.ts b/scripts/utils/options.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c73cb1ac5a74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/utils/options.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+import { createCommand } from 'commander';
+import { describe, it, expect } from '@jest/globals';
+
+import {
+  getOptions,
+  areOptionsSatisfied,
+  getCommand,
+  OptionValues,
+  MaybeOptionValues,
+} from './options';
+
+const allOptions = {
+  first: {
+    description: 'first',
+  },
+  second: {
+    description: 'second',
+    inverse: true,
+  },
+  third: {
+    description: 'third',
+    values: ['one', 'two', 'three'],
+    required: true as const,
+  },
+  fourth: {
+    description: 'fourth',
+    values: ['a', 'b', 'c'],
+    multiple: true as const,
+  },
+};
+
+// TS "tests"
+// deepscan-disable-next-line
+function test(mv: MaybeOptionValues<typeof allOptions>, v: OptionValues<typeof allOptions>) {
+  console.log(mv.first, mv.second, mv.third, mv.fourth);
+  // @ts-expect-error as it's not allowed
+  console.log(mv.fifth);
+  console.log(v.first, v.second, v.third, v.fourth);
+  // @ts-expect-error as it's not allowed
+  console.log(v.fifth);
+}
+
+describe('getOptions', () => {
+  it('deals with boolean options', () => {
+    expect(getOptions(createCommand(), allOptions, ['command', 'name', '--first'])).toMatchObject({
+      first: true,
+      second: true,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('deals with inverse boolean options', () => {
+    expect(
+      getOptions(createCommand(), allOptions, ['command', 'name', '--no-second'])
+    ).toMatchObject({
+      first: false,
+      second: false,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('deals with short options', () => {
+    expect(getOptions(createCommand(), allOptions, ['command', 'name', '-f', '-S'])).toMatchObject({
+      first: true,
+      second: false,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('deals with string options', () => {
+    const r = getOptions(createCommand(), allOptions, ['command', 'name', '--third', 'one']);
+    expect(
+      getOptions(createCommand(), allOptions, ['command', 'name', '--third', 'one'])
+    ).toMatchObject({
+      third: 'one',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('disallows invalid string options', () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      getOptions(createCommand(), allOptions, ['command', 'name', '--third', 'random'])
+    ).toThrow(/Unexpected value/);
+  });
+
+  it('deals with multiple string options', () => {
+    expect(
+      getOptions(createCommand(), allOptions, ['command', 'name', '--fourth', 'a'])
+    ).toMatchObject({
+      fourth: ['a'],
+    });
+
+    expect(
+      getOptions(createCommand(), allOptions, ['command', 'name', '--fourth', 'a', '--fourth', 'b'])
+    ).toMatchObject({
+      fourth: ['a', 'b'],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('disallows invalid multiple string options', () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      getOptions(createCommand(), allOptions, ['command', 'name', '--fourth', 'random'])
+    ).toThrow(/Unexpected value/);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('areOptionsSatisfied', () => {
+  it('checks each required string option has a value', () => {
+    expect(
+      areOptionsSatisfied(allOptions, {
+        first: true,
+        second: true,
+        third: undefined,
+        fourth: ['a', 'c'],
+      })
+    ).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      areOptionsSatisfied(allOptions, {
+        first: true,
+        second: true,
+        third: 'one',
+        fourth: [],
+      })
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('getCommand', () => {
+  const { first, second, third, fourth } = allOptions;
+  it('works with boolean options', () => {
+    expect(getCommand('node foo', { first, second }, { first: true, second: true })).toBe(
+      'node foo --first'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('works with inverse boolean options', () => {
+    expect(getCommand('node foo', { first, second }, { first: false, second: false })).toBe(
+      'node foo --no-second'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('works with string options', () => {
+    expect(getCommand('node foo', { third }, { third: 'one' })).toBe('node foo --third one');
+  });
+
+  it('works with multiple string options', () => {
+    expect(getCommand('node foo', { fourth }, { fourth: ['a', 'b'] })).toBe(
+      'node foo --fourth a --fourth b'
+    );
+  });
+
+  // This is for convenience
+  it('works with partial options', () => {
+    expect(getCommand('node foo', allOptions, { third: 'one' })).toBe(
+      'node foo --no-second --third one'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('works with combinations string options', () => {
+    expect(
+      getCommand('node foo', allOptions, {
+        first: true,
+        second: false,
+        third: 'one',
+        fourth: ['a', 'b'],
+      })
+    ).toBe('node foo --first --no-second --third one --fourth a --fourth b');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/scripts/utils/options.ts b/scripts/utils/options.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2496a0500515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/utils/options.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+/**
+ * Use commander and prompts to gather a list of options for a script
+ */
+
+import prompts, { Falsy, PrevCaller, PromptType } from 'prompts';
+import type { PromptObject } from 'prompts';
+import program from 'commander';
+import kebabCase from 'lodash/kebabCase';
+
+// Option types
+
+export type OptionId = string;
+export type BaseOption = {
+  description?: string;
+  /**
+   * By default the one-char version of the option key will be used as short flag. Override here,
+   *   e.g. `shortFlag: 'c'`
+   */
+  shortFlag?: string;
+  /**
+   * What type of prompt to use? (return false to skip, true for default)
+   */
+  promptType?: PromptType | Falsy | PrevCaller<string, PromptType | boolean>;
+};
+
+export type BooleanOption = BaseOption & {
+  /**
+   * Does this option default true?
+   */
+  inverse?: boolean;
+};
+
+export type StringOption = BaseOption & {
+  /**
+   * What values are allowed for this option?
+   */
+  values: string[];
+  /**
+   * Is a value required for this option?
+   */
+  required?: boolean;
+};
+
+export type StringArrayOption = BaseOption & {
+  /**
+   * What values are allowed for this option?
+   */
+  values: string[];
+  /**
+   * This must be set to true
+   */
+  multiple: true;
+};
+
+type StringArrayOptionMatch = Omit<StringArrayOption, 'multiple'> & { multiple: true };
+
+export type Option = BooleanOption | StringOption | StringArrayOption;
+export type MaybeOptionValue<TOption extends Option> = TOption extends StringArrayOptionMatch
+  ? string[]
+  : TOption extends StringOption
+  ? string | undefined
+  : TOption extends BooleanOption
+  ? boolean
+  : never;
+
+export type OptionValue<TOption extends Option> = TOption extends { required: true }
+  ? string
+  : MaybeOptionValue<TOption>;
+
+export type OptionSpecifier = Record<OptionId, Option>;
+export type MaybeOptionValues<TOptions extends OptionSpecifier> = {
+  [TKey in keyof TOptions]: MaybeOptionValue<TOptions[TKey]>;
+};
+
+export type OptionValues<TOptions extends OptionSpecifier = OptionSpecifier> = {
+  [TKey in keyof TOptions]: OptionValue<TOptions[TKey]>;
+};
+
+export function isStringOption(option: Option): option is StringOption {
+  return 'values' in option && !('multiple' in option);
+}
+
+export function isBooleanOption(option: Option): option is BooleanOption {
+  return !('values' in option);
+}
+
+export function isStringArrayOption(option: Option): option is StringArrayOption {
+  return 'values' in option && 'multiple' in option;
+}
+
+function shortFlag(key: OptionId, option: Option) {
+  const inverse = isBooleanOption(option) && option.inverse;
+  const defaultShortFlag = inverse ? key.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() : key.substring(0, 1);
+  const short = option.shortFlag || defaultShortFlag;
+  if (short.length !== 1) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Invalid shortFlag for ${key}: '${short}', needs to be a single character (e.g. 's')`
+    );
+  }
+  return short;
+}
+
+function longFlag(key: OptionId, option: Option) {
+  const inverse = isBooleanOption(option) && option.inverse;
+  return inverse ? `no-${kebabCase(key)}` : kebabCase(key);
+}
+
+function optionFlags(key: OptionId, option: Option) {
+  const base = `-${shortFlag(key, option)}, --${longFlag(key, option)}`;
+  if (isStringOption(option) || isStringArrayOption(option)) {
+    return `${base} <${key}>`;
+  }
+  return base;
+}
+
+export function getOptions<TOptions extends OptionSpecifier>(
+  command: program.Command,
+  options: TOptions,
+  argv: string[]
+): MaybeOptionValues<TOptions> {
+  Object.entries(options)
+    .reduce((acc, [key, option]) => {
+      const flags = optionFlags(key, option);
+
+      if (isBooleanOption(option)) return acc.option(flags, option.description, !!option.inverse);
+
+      const checkStringValue = (raw: string) => {
+        if (!option.values.includes(raw))
+          throw new Error(`Unexpected value '${raw}' for option '${key}'`);
+        return raw;
+      };
+
+      if (isStringOption(option))
+        return acc.option(flags, option.description, (raw) => checkStringValue(raw));
+
+      if (isStringArrayOption(option)) {
+        return acc.option(
+          flags,
+          option.description,
+          (raw, values) => [...values, checkStringValue(raw)],
+          []
+        );
+      }
+
+      throw new Error(`Unexpected option type '${key}'`);
+    }, command)
+    .parse(argv);
+
+  // Note the code above guarantees the types as they come in, so we cast here.
+  // Not sure there is an easier way to do this
+  return command.opts() as MaybeOptionValues<TOptions>;
+}
+
+export function areOptionsSatisfied<TOptions extends OptionSpecifier>(
+  options: TOptions,
+  values: MaybeOptionValues<TOptions>
+) {
+  return !Object.entries(options)
+    .filter(([, option]) => isStringOption(option) && option.required)
+    .find(([key]) => !values[key]);
+}
+
+export async function promptOptions<TOptions extends OptionSpecifier>(
+  options: TOptions,
+  values: MaybeOptionValues<TOptions>
+): Promise<OptionValues<TOptions>> {
+  const questions = Object.entries(options).map(([key, option]): PromptObject => {
+    let defaultType: PromptType = 'toggle';
+    if (!isBooleanOption(option))
+      defaultType = isStringArrayOption(option) ? 'autocompleteMultiselect' : 'select';
+
+    const passedType = option.promptType;
+    let type: PromptObject['type'] = defaultType;
+    // Allow returning `undefined` from `type()` function to fallback to default
+    if (typeof passedType === 'function') {
+      type = (...args: Parameters<typeof passedType>) => {
+        const chosenType = passedType(...args);
+        return chosenType === true ? defaultType : chosenType;
+      };
+    } else if (passedType) {
+      type = passedType;
+    }
+
+    if (!isBooleanOption(option)) {
+      const currentValue = values[key];
+      return {
+        type,
+        message: option.description,
+        name: key,
+        // warn: ' ',
+        // pageSize: Object.keys(tasks).length + Object.keys(groups).length,
+        choices: option.values.map((value) => ({
+          title: value,
+          value,
+          selected:
+            currentValue === value ||
+            (Array.isArray(currentValue) && currentValue.includes?.(value)),
+        })),
+      };
+    }
+    return {
+      type,
+      message: option.description,
+      name: key,
+      initial: option.inverse,
+      active: 'yes',
+      inactive: 'no',
+    };
+  });
+
+  const selection = await prompts(questions);
+  // Again the structure of the questions guarantees we get responses of the type we need
+  return selection as OptionValues<TOptions>;
+}
+
+function getFlag<TOption extends Option>(
+  key: OptionId,
+  option: TOption,
+  value?: OptionValue<TOption>
+) {
+  if (isBooleanOption(option)) {
+    const toggled = option.inverse ? !value : value;
+    return toggled ? `--${longFlag(key, option)}` : '';
+  }
+
+  if (isStringArrayOption(option)) {
+    // I'm not sure why TS isn't able to infer that OptionValue<TOption> is a
+    // OptionValue<StringArrayOption> (i.e. a string[]), given that it knows
+    // option is a StringArrayOption
+    return ((value || []) as OptionValue<typeof option>)
+      .map((v) => `--${longFlag(key, option)} ${v}`)
+      .join(' ');
+  }
+
+  if (isStringOption(option)) {
+    if (value) {
+      return `--${longFlag(key, option)} ${value}`;
+    }
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(`Unknown option type for '${key}'`);
+}
+
+export function getCommand<TOptions extends OptionSpecifier>(
+  prefix: string,
+  options: TOptions,
+  values: Partial<OptionValues<TOptions>>
+) {
+  const flags = Object.keys(options)
+    .map((key) => getFlag(key, options[key], values[key]))
+    .filter(Boolean);
+  return `${prefix} ${flags.join(' ')}`;
+}
+
+export async function getOptionsOrPrompt<TOptions extends OptionSpecifier>(
+  commandPrefix: string,
+  options: TOptions
+): Promise<OptionValues<TOptions>> {
+  const main = program.version('5.0.0');
+  const cliValues = getOptions(main as any, options, process.argv);
+
+  if (areOptionsSatisfied(options, cliValues)) {
+    // areOptionsSatisfied could be a type predicate but I'm not quite sure how to do it
+    return cliValues as OptionValues<TOptions>;
+  }
+
+  const finalValues = await promptOptions(options, cliValues);
+
+  const command = getCommand(commandPrefix, options, finalValues);
+  console.log(`\nTo run this directly next time, use:\n  ${command}\n`);
+
+  return finalValues;
+}
diff --git a/scripts/yarn.lock b/scripts/yarn.lock
index 7ebe87564f9f..59a411fc170b 100644
--- a/scripts/yarn.lock
+++ b/scripts/yarn.lock
@@ -3240,6 +3240,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@cypress/webpack-preprocessor": ^5.9.1
     "@emotion/babel-plugin": ^11.7.2
     "@emotion/jest": ^11.8.0
+    "@jest/globals": ^26.6.2
     "@linear/sdk": ^1.21.0
     "@nicolo-ribaudo/chokidar-2": ^2.1.8
     "@nrwl/cli": 12.3.4
@@ -3269,6 +3270,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/fs-extra": ^9.0.6
     "@types/jest": ^26.0.16
     "@types/js-yaml": ^3.12.6
+    "@types/lodash": ^4
     "@types/node": ^14.14.20 || ^16.0.0
     "@types/node-cleanup": ^2.1.1
     "@types/node-fetch": ^2.5.7
@@ -3327,6 +3329,7 @@ __metadata:
     jest-watch-typeahead: ^0.6.1
     js-yaml: ^3.14.1
     lint-staged: ^10.5.4
+    lodash: ^4.17.21
     mocha-list-tests: ^1.0.5
     node-cleanup: ^2.1.2
     node-fetch: ^2.6.1
@@ -3814,6 +3817,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/lodash@npm:^4":
+  version: 4.14.182
+  resolution: "@types/lodash@npm:4.14.182"
+  checksum: d6bd4789dfb3be631d5e3277e6a1be5becb21440f3364f5d15b982c2e6b6bb1f8048d46fc5bff5ef0f90bebaf4d07c49b2919ba369d07af72d3beb3fea70c61a
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/mdast@npm:^3.0.0":
   version: 3.0.10
   resolution: "@types/mdast@npm:3.0.10"