diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index dde8867..a5da691 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ classifiers =
 
 [options]
 package_dir =
-    = teams_bot
+    = src
 packages = find:
 python_requires = >=3.8
 install_requires =
diff --git a/src/teams_bot/__init__.py b/src/teams_bot/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/teams_bot/cli.py b/src/teams_bot/cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1960290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/teams_bot/cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import click
+import logging
+
+
+def set_log_level(verbose: int, db: str):
+    """Set log level; only call this function once, as it uses logging.basicConfig only.
+
+    :param verbose: 0: WARNING, 1: INFO, 2: DEBUG
+    :param db: the path to the delta chat database
+    """
+    loglevel = logging.WARNING
+    if verbose:
+        loglevel = logging.INFO
+        if verbose == 2:
+            loglevel = logging.DEBUG
+    logging.basicConfig(format="%(levelname)s:%(message)s", level=loglevel)
+    logging.info("the delta chat database path is %s", db)
+
+
+@click.group()
+@click.pass_context
+def cli(ctx):
+    """This bot connects your team to the outside and makes it addressable."""
+
+
+@cli.command()
+@click.option("--email", type=str, default=None, help="the email account for the bot")
+@click.option("--password", type=str, default=None, help="the password of the email account")
+@click.option("--db", type=str, default="bot.db/db.sqlite", help="path to the bot's database")
+@click.option("-v", "--verbose", count=True, help="show low level delta chat ffi events")
+@click.pass_context
+def init(ctx, email: str, password: str, db: str, verbose: int):
+    """Configure the bot, create a crew, and add the user to crew by scanning a QR code."""
+    set_log_level(verbose, db)
+
+
+@cli.command()
+@click.option(
+    "--db", type=str, default="bot.db/db.sqlite", help="path to the bot's database"
+)
+@click.option(
+    "-v", "--verbose", count=True, help="show low level delta chat ffi events"
+)
+@click.pass_context
+def run(ctx, db: str, verbose: int):
+    set_log_level(verbose, db)
+
+
+def main():
+    cli(auto_envvar_prefix="TEAMS")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()