diff --git a/bin/paragon-scripts.js b/bin/paragon-scripts.js
index 8410f3cc5b..455fe33d11 100755
--- a/bin/paragon-scripts.js
+++ b/bin/paragon-scripts.js
@@ -1,33 +1,99 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 const chalk = require('chalk');
+const { program, Option } = require('commander');
 const themeCommand = require('../lib/install-theme');
 const buildTokensCommand = require('../lib/build-tokens');
 const replaceVariablesCommand = require('../lib/replace-variables');
 const buildScssCommand = require('../lib/build-scss');
 
-// command: executor function
-const COMMANDS = {
-  'install-theme': themeCommand,
-  'build-tokens': buildTokensCommand,
-  'replace-variables': replaceVariablesCommand,
-  'build-scss': buildScssCommand,
-};
-
-(async () => {
-  const [command, ...commandArgs] = process.argv.slice(2);
-  const executor = COMMANDS[command];
-
-  if (!executor) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.log(chalk.red.bold('Unknown command. Usage: paragon <command>'));
-    return;
-  }
-
+const executor = async (func) => {
+  const params = process.argv.slice(3);
   try {
-    await executor(commandArgs);
+    await func(params);
   } catch (error) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
     console.error(chalk.red.bold('An error occurred:', error.message));
     process.exit(1);
   }
-})();
+};
+
+program
+  .version('0.0.1')
+  .command('build-tokens')
+  .description('Build design tokens for your project')
+  .option('-s, --source <filePath>', 'Specify the source directory for design tokens')
+  .option('-b, --build-dir <filePath>', 'Specify the build directory for the generated tokens')
+  .option('--source-tokens-only', 'Include only source design tokens in the build')
+  .option('-t, --themes <themes>', 'Specify themes to include in the token build', val => val.split(','))
+  .action(() => executor(buildTokensCommand));
+
+program
+  .version('0.0.1')
+  .command('replace-variables')
+  .description('CLI to replace SCSS variables usages or definitions to CSS variables and vice versa in .scss files.')
+  .requiredOption('-p, --filePath <filePath>', 'Path to the file or directory where to replace variables.')
+  .addOption(new Option('-s, --source <sourcePath>', 'Type of replacement: usage or definition. If set to "definition" the command will only update SCSS variables definitions with CSS variables, if set to "usage" - all occurrences of SCSS variables will we replaced'))
+  .addOption(new Option('-t, --replacementType <replacementType>', 'Type of replacement: usage or definition. If set to "definition" the command will only update SCSS variables definitions with CSS variables, if set to "usage" - all occurrences of SCSS variables will we replaced')
+    .choices(['usage', 'definition'])
+    .default('definition'))
+  .addOption(new Option('-d, --direction <name>', 'Map direction: css-to-scss or scss-to-css, if replacement type parameter is set to "definition" this has no effect.')
+    .choices(['scss-to-css', 'css-to-scss'])
+    .default('scss-to-css'))
+  .action(() => executor(replaceVariablesCommand));
+
+program
+  .version('0.0.1')
+  .command('install-theme')
+  .description('Install an @edx/brand theme')
+  .action(() => executor(themeCommand));
+
+program
+  .version('0.0.1')
+  .command('build-scss')
+  .description('CLI to compile Paragon\'s core and themes\' SCSS into CSS.')
+  .addOption(
+    new Option(
+      '--corePath <corePath>',
+      'Path to the theme\'s core SCSS file, defaults to Paragon\'s core.scss.',
+    ),
+  )
+  .addOption(
+    new Option(
+      '--themesPath <themesPath>',
+      `Path to the directory that contains themes' files. Expects directory to have following structure:
+      themes/
+        light/
+        │  ├─ index.css
+        │  ├─ other_css_files
+        dark/
+        │  ├─ index.css
+        │  ├─ other_css_files
+        some_other_custom_theme/
+        │  ├─ index.css
+        │  ├─ other_css_files
+        ...
+
+      where index.css has imported all other CSS files in the theme's subdirectory. The script will output
+      light.css, dark.css and some_other_custom_theme.css files (together with maps and minified versions).
+      You can provide any amount of themes. Default to paragon's themes.
+      `,
+    ),
+  )
+  .addOption(
+    new Option(
+      '--outDir <outDir>',
+      'Specifies directory where to out resulting CSS files.',
+    ),
+  )
+  .addOption(
+    new Option(
+      '--defaultThemeVariants <defaultThemeVariants...>',
+      `Specifies default theme variants. Defaults to a single 'light' theme variant.
+      You can provide multiple default theme variants by passing multiple values, for
+      example: \`--defaultThemeVariants light dark\`
+      `,
+    ),
+  )
+  .action(() => executor(buildScssCommand));
+
+program.parse(process.argv);
diff --git a/lib/build-tokens.js b/lib/build-tokens.js
index f64bf533a2..200b014699 100755
--- a/lib/build-tokens.js
+++ b/lib/build-tokens.js
@@ -4,11 +4,17 @@ const { StyleDictionary, colorTransform, createCustomCSSVariables } = require('.
 const { createIndexCssFile } = require('../tokens/utils');
 
 async function buildTokensCommand(commandArgs) {
-  const args = minimist(commandArgs);
-  const buildDir = args['build-dir'] || './build/';
-  const tokensSource = args.source;
+  const args = minimist(commandArgs, {
+    alias: {
+      s: 'source',
+      b: 'build',
+      t: 'themes',
+    },
+  });
+  const buildDir = args['build-dir'] || args.b || './build/';
+  const tokensSource = args.source || args.s;
   const hasSourceTokensOnly = Boolean(args['source-tokens-only']);
-  const themes = args.themes || ['light'];
+  const themes = args.themes || args.t || ['light'];
 
   const coreConfig = {
     include: [path.resolve(__dirname, '../tokens/src/core/**/*.json')],