diff --git a/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/follow.rs b/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/follow.rs
index 7b4f0ff3..c1fc0ad0 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/follow.rs
+++ b/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/follow.rs
@@ -1,106 +1,26 @@
-use std::ffi::OsString;
-
-use anyhow::anyhow;
+mod args;
 
 use radicle::node::{policy, Alias, AliasStore, Handle, NodeId};
 use radicle::{prelude::*, Node};
 use radicle_term::{Element as _, Paint, Table};
 
 use crate::terminal as term;
-use crate::terminal::args::{Args, Error, Help};
 
-pub const HELP: Help = Help {
-    name: "follow",
-    description: "Manage node follow policies",
-    version: env!("RADICLE_VERSION"),
-    usage: r#"
-Usage
+pub use args::Args;
+use args::Operation;
+pub(crate) use args::ABOUT;
 
-    rad follow [<nid>] [--alias <name>] [<option>...]
-
-    The `follow` command will print all nodes being followed, optionally filtered by alias, if no
-    Node ID is provided.
-    Otherwise, it takes a Node ID, optionally in DID format, and updates the follow policy
-    for that peer, optionally giving the peer the alias provided.
-
-Options
-
-    --alias <name>         Associate an alias to a followed peer
-    --verbose, -v          Verbose output
-    --help                 Print help
-"#,
-};
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub enum Operation {
-    Follow { nid: NodeId, alias: Option<Alias> },
-    List { alias: Option<Alias> },
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Default)]
-pub enum OperationName {
-    Follow,
-    #[default]
-    List,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct Options {
-    pub op: Operation,
-    pub verbose: bool,
-}
-
-impl Args for Options {
-    fn from_args(args: Vec<OsString>) -> anyhow::Result<(Self, Vec<OsString>)> {
-        use lexopt::prelude::*;
-
-        let mut parser = lexopt::Parser::from_args(args);
-        let mut verbose = false;
-        let mut nid: Option<NodeId> = None;
-        let mut alias: Option<Alias> = None;
-
-        while let Some(arg) = parser.next()? {
-            match &arg {
-                Value(val) if nid.is_none() => {
-                    if let Ok(did) = term::args::did(val) {
-                        nid = Some(did.into());
-                    } else if let Ok(val) = term::args::nid(val) {
-                        nid = Some(val);
-                    } else {
-                        anyhow::bail!("invalid Node ID `{}` specified", val.to_string_lossy());
-                    }
-                }
-                Long("alias") if alias.is_none() => {
-                    let name = parser.value()?;
-                    let name = term::args::alias(&name)?;
-
-                    alias = Some(name.to_owned());
-                }
-                Long("verbose") | Short('v') => verbose = true,
-                Long("help") | Short('h') => {
-                    return Err(Error::Help.into());
-                }
-                _ => {
-                    return Err(anyhow!(arg.unexpected()));
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        let op = match nid {
-            Some(nid) => Operation::Follow { nid, alias },
-            None => Operation::List { alias },
-        };
-        Ok((Options { op, verbose }, vec![]))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+pub fn run(args: Args, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let profile = ctx.profile()?;
     let mut node = radicle::Node::new(profile.socket());
 
-    match options.op {
-        Operation::Follow { nid, alias } => follow(nid, alias, &mut node, &profile)?,
-        Operation::List { alias } => following(&profile, alias)?,
+    match Operation::from(args) {
+        Operation::Follow {
+            nid,
+            alias,
+            verbose: _,
+        } => follow(nid, alias, &mut node, &profile)?,
+        Operation::List { alias, verbose: _ } => following(&profile, alias)?,
     }
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/follow/args.rs b/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/follow/args.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b1e4a69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/follow/args.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+use clap::Parser;
+
+use radicle::node::{Alias, NodeId};
+
+use crate::terminal as term;
+
+pub(crate) const ABOUT: &str = "Manage node follow policies";
+
+const LONG_ABOUT: &str = r#"
+The `follow` command will print all nodes being followed, optionally filtered by alias, if no
+Node ID is provided.
+Otherwise, it takes a Node ID, optionally in DID format, and updates the follow policy
+for that peer, optionally giving the peer the alias provided.
+"#;
+
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+#[command(about = ABOUT, long_about = LONG_ABOUT, disable_version_flag = true)]
+pub struct Args {
+    /// The DID or Node ID of the peer to follow
+    #[arg(value_parser = term::args::parse_nid)]
+    nid: Option<NodeId>,
+
+    /// Associate an alias to a followed peer
+    #[arg(long)]
+    alias: Option<Alias>,
+
+    /// Verbose output
+    #[arg(long, short)]
+    verbose: bool,
+}
+
+pub(super) enum Operation {
+    Follow {
+        nid: NodeId,
+        alias: Option<Alias>,
+        #[allow(dead_code)]
+        verbose: bool,
+    },
+    List {
+        alias: Option<Alias>,
+        #[allow(dead_code)]
+        verbose: bool,
+    },
+}
+
+impl From<Args> for Operation {
+    fn from(
+        Args {
+            nid,
+            alias,
+            verbose,
+        }: Args,
+    ) -> Self {
+        match nid {
+            Some(nid) => Self::Follow {
+                nid,
+                alias,
+                verbose,
+            },
+            None => Self::List { alias, verbose },
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/help.rs b/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/help.rs
index b20ca867..873535b4 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/help.rs
+++ b/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/help.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ const COMMANDS: &[CommandItem] = &[
         name: "seed",
         about: crate::commands::seed::ABOUT,
     },
-    CommandItem::Lexopt(crate::commands::follow::HELP),
+    CommandItem::Clap {
+        name: "follow",
+        about: crate::commands::follow::ABOUT,
+    },
     CommandItem::Clap {
         name: "unblock",
         about: crate::commands::unblock::ABOUT,
diff --git a/crates/radicle-cli/src/main.rs b/crates/radicle-cli/src/main.rs
index 5d9e27c3..cf0e98e8 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/radicle-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ enum Commands {
     #[command(external_subcommand, hide = true)]
     Diff(Vec<OsString>),
 
+    Follow(follow::Args),
     Fork(fork::Args),
     Id(id::Args),
     Init(init::Args),
@@ -238,7 +239,9 @@ pub(crate) fn run_other(exe: &str, args: &[OsString]) -> Result<(), Option<anyho
             }
         }
         "follow" => {
-            term::run_command_args::<follow::Options, _>(follow::HELP, follow::run, args.to_vec());
+            if let Some(Commands::Follow(args)) = CliArgs::parse().command {
+                term::run_command_fn(follow::run, args);
+            }
         }
         "fork" => {
             if let Some(Commands::Fork(args)) = CliArgs::parse().command {