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+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use anyhow::Result;
+use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
+use log::info;
+use zkbitcoin::{
+    committee::orchestrator::{CommitteeConfig, Member},
+    constants::{
+        ZKBITCOIN_FEE_PUBKEY, ZKBITCOIN_PUBKEY,
+    },
+    frost, taproot_addr_from,
+};
+
+#[derive(Parser)]
+#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+struct Cli {
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    command: Commands,
+}
+
+#[derive(Subcommand)]
+enum Commands {
+    /// Generates an MPC committee via a trusted dealer.
+    /// Ideally this is just used for testing as it is more secure to do a DKG.
+    GenerateCommittee {
+        /// Number of nodes in the committee.
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        num: u16,
+
+        /// Minimum number of committee member required for a signature.
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        threshold: u16,
+
+        /// Output directory to write the committee configuration files to.
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        output_dir: String,
+    },
+
+    /// Starts an MPC node given a configuration
+    StartCommitteeNode {
+        /// The address to run the node on.
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        address: Option<String>,
+
+        /// The path to the node's key package.
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        key_path: String,
+
+        /// The path to the MPC committee public key package.
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        publickey_package_path: String,
+    },
+
+    /// Starts an orchestrator
+    StartOrchestrator {
+        /// The address to run the node on.
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        address: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        publickey_package_path: String,
+
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        committee_cfg_path: String,
+    },
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    // init default log level to info (unless RUST_LOG is set)
+    env_logger::init_from_env(env_logger::Env::default().default_filter_or("info"));
+
+    // debug info
+    info!(
+        "- zkbitcoin_address: {}",
+        taproot_addr_from(ZKBITCOIN_PUBKEY).unwrap().to_string()
+    );
+    info!(
+        "- zkbitcoin_fund_address: {}",
+        taproot_addr_from(ZKBITCOIN_FEE_PUBKEY).unwrap().to_string()
+    );
+
+    // parse CLI
+    let cli = Cli::parse();
+    match &cli.command {
+        Commands::GenerateCommittee {
+            num,
+            threshold,
+            output_dir,
+        } => {
+            let output_dir = PathBuf::from(output_dir);
+
+            // deal until we get a public key starting with 0x02
+            let (mut key_packages, mut pubkey_package) =
+                frost::gen_frost_keys(*num, *threshold).unwrap();
+            let mut pubkey = pubkey_package.verifying_key().to_owned();
+            loop {
+                if pubkey.serialize()[0] == 2 {
+                    break;
+                }
+                (key_packages, pubkey_package) = frost::gen_frost_keys(*num, *threshold).unwrap();
+                pubkey = pubkey_package.verifying_key().to_owned();
+            }
+
+            // all key packages
+            {
+                for (id, key_package) in key_packages.values().enumerate() {
+                    let filename = format!("key-{id}.json");
+
+                    let path = output_dir.join(filename);
+                    std::fs::create_dir_all(path.clone().parent().unwrap())
+                        .expect("Couldn't create directory");
+                    let file = std::fs::File::create(&path)
+                        .expect("couldn't create file given output dir");
+                    serde_json::to_writer_pretty(file, key_package).unwrap();
+                }
+            }
+
+            // public key package
+            {
+                let path = output_dir.join("publickey-package.json");
+                let file =
+                    std::fs::File::create(path).expect("couldn't create file given output dir");
+                serde_json::to_writer_pretty(file, &pubkey_package).unwrap();
+            }
+
+            // create the committee-cfg.json file
+            {
+                let ip = "http://127.0.0.1:889";
+                let committee_cfg = CommitteeConfig {
+                    threshold: *threshold as usize,
+                    members: key_packages
+                        .iter()
+                        .enumerate()
+                        .map(|(id, (member_id, _))| {
+                            (
+                                *member_id,
+                                Member {
+                                    address: format!("{}{}", ip, id),
+                                },
+                            )
+                        })
+                        .collect(),
+                };
+                let path = output_dir.join("committee-cfg.json");
+                let file =
+                    std::fs::File::create(path).expect("couldn't create file given output dir");
+                serde_json::to_writer_pretty(file, &committee_cfg).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+
+        Commands::StartCommitteeNode {
+            address,
+            key_path,
+            publickey_package_path,
+        } => {
+            let key_package = {
+                let full_path = PathBuf::from(key_path);
+                let file = std::fs::File::open(full_path).expect("file not found");
+                let key: frost::KeyPackage =
+                    serde_json::from_reader(file).expect("error while reading file");
+                key
+            };
+
+            let pubkey_package = {
+                let full_path = PathBuf::from(publickey_package_path);
+                let file = std::fs::File::open(full_path).expect("file not found");
+                let publickey_package: frost::PublicKeyPackage =
+                    serde_json::from_reader(file).expect("error while reading file");
+                publickey_package
+            };
+
+            zkbitcoin::committee::node::run_server(address.as_deref(), key_package, pubkey_package)
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+        }
+
+        Commands::StartOrchestrator {
+            address,
+            publickey_package_path,
+            committee_cfg_path,
+        } => {
+            let pubkey_package = {
+                let full_path = PathBuf::from(publickey_package_path);
+                let file = std::fs::File::open(full_path).expect("file not found");
+                let publickey_package: frost::PublicKeyPackage =
+                    serde_json::from_reader(file).expect("error while reading file");
+                publickey_package
+            };
+
+            let committee_cfg = {
+                let full_path = PathBuf::from(committee_cfg_path);
+                let file = std::fs::File::open(full_path).expect("file not found");
+                let publickey_package: CommitteeConfig =
+                    serde_json::from_reader(file).expect("error while reading file");
+                publickey_package
+            };
+
+            // sanity check (unfortunately the publickey_package doesn't contain this info)
+            assert!(committee_cfg.threshold > 0);
+
+            zkbitcoin::committee::orchestrator::run_server(
+                address.as_deref(),
+                pubkey_package,
+                committee_cfg,
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}