diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d321259..ee328fe 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2,12 +2,107 @@
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+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
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+
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+ "clap",
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+ "proc-macro2",
+]
+
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@@ -68,8 +194,110 @@ dependencies = [
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+ "windows_i686_gnu",
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+ "windows_x86_64_gnu",
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 841248b..7afc4e1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+clap = { version = "4.5.16", features = ["derive"] }
 rand = { version = "0.8.5", features = ["small_rng"] }
 
 [lints.rust]
@@ -13,6 +14,6 @@ rand = { version = "0.8.5", features = ["small_rng"] }
 
 [lints.clippy]
 enum_glob_use = "deny"
-# pedantic = "deny"
-nursery = "deny"
-unwrap_used = "deny"
\ No newline at end of file
+pedantic = "deny"
+nursery = { level = "deny", priority = -1 }
+unwrap_used = "deny"
diff --git a/scripts/build_windows_bat.sh b/scripts/build_windows_bat.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..181aebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build_windows_bat.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Creating a .bat file to connect to cutechess GUI on windows
+
+if ! cargo build --release --target x86_64-pc-windows-gnu; then
+    echo "cargo build failed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+BUILD_DIR="../target/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu/release"
+if ! cd "$BUILD_DIR"; then
+    echo "failed to navigate to the build directory: $BUILD_DIR"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+BAT_FILE_NAME="ippos.bat"
+echo "ippos.exe -- --mode uci" > "$BAT_FILE_NAME"
+echo "created ippos.bat in directory: $(pwd)"
+
+if ! unix2dos "$BAT_FILE_NAME"; then
+    echo "failed to convert line endings for Windows"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "converted line endings for Windows successfully"
diff --git a/scripts/run_perft.sh b/scripts/run_perft.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 4aec08a..0000000
--- a/scripts/run_perft.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-cargo build --release
-
-./target/release/ippos perft
diff --git a/scripts/run_uci.sh b/scripts/run_uci.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 414750e..0000000
--- a/scripts/run_uci.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-cargo build --release
-
-./target/release/ippos uci
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 78846f7..9c20fa2 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -6,20 +6,31 @@ mod interface;
 mod movegen;
 mod search;
 
+use clap::{Parser, ValueEnum};
 use interface::uci;
 
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
+struct Args {
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    mode: Mode,
+}
+
+#[derive(ValueEnum, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum Mode {
+    Perft,
+    Uci,
+}
+
 fn main() {
     movegen::attack::init_attacks();
 
-    let command = std::env::args().nth(1).unwrap_or(String::from("quit"));
-    match command.as_str() {
-        "perft" => search::perft::perftree_script(),
-        "uci" => {
+    match Args::parse().mode {
+        Mode::Perft => search::perft::perftree_script(),
+        Mode::Uci => {
             let input = io::stdin().lock();
             let output = io::stdout().lock();
             uci::uci_loop(input, output).unwrap_or_else(|e| println!("{}", e));
         }
-        "quit" => println!("Exiting.."),
-        _ => println!("Wrong command. Exiting.."),
-    };
+    }
 }