diff --git a/sarc/cli/__init__.py b/sarc/cli/__init__.py
index 4349434f..5737d335 100644
--- a/sarc/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/sarc/cli/__init__.py
@@ -1,49 +1,66 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Any, Union
+from typing import Protocol
 
-from simple_parsing import ArgumentParser, field, subparsers
+from simple_parsing import ArgumentParser
+
+from sarc.cli.db import add_db_commands
+from sarc.cli.acquire import add_acquire_commands
 
-from sarc.cli.acquire import Acquire
-from sarc.cli.db import Db
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-@dataclass
-class CLI:
-    command: Union[Acquire, Db] = subparsers({"acquire": Acquire, "db": Db})
+class Command(Protocol):
+    def execute(self) -> int:
+        ...
+
 
-    verbose: int = field(
-        alias=["-v"],
+def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
+    parser = ArgumentParser()
+    # parser.add_arguments(GlobalArgs, dest="global_args")
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-v",
+        "--verbose",
         default=0,
-        help="logging levels of information about the process (-v: INFO. -vv: DEBUG)",
         action="count",
+        help="logging levels of information about the process (-v: INFO. -vv: DEBUG)",
     )
 
-    def execute(self) -> int:
-        levels = {0: logging.WARNING, 1: logging.INFO, 2: logging.DEBUG}
+    command_subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(
+        dest="command_name",
+        title="Command title",
+        description="Description",
+        required=True,
+    )
 
-        logging.basicConfig(
-            format="%(asctime)-15s::%(levelname)s::%(name)s::%(message)s",
-            level=levels.get(self.verbose, logging.DEBUG),
-        )
+    db_parser = command_subparsers.add_parser("db", help="database-related commands")
 
-        # logger.debug("SARC version : %s", sarc.__version__)
+    add_db_commands(db_parser)
 
-        return self.command.execute()
+    acquire_parser = command_subparsers.add_parser(
+        "acquire", help="commands used acquire different kinds of data"
+    )
 
+    add_acquire_commands(acquire_parser)
 
-def main(argv: list[Any] | None = None) -> int:
-    """Main commandline for SARC"""
-    parser = ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_arguments(CLI, dest="command")
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)
-    command: CLI = args.command
 
-    return command.execute()
+    verbose: int = args.verbose
+    # NOTE: unused, but available in case it's needed:
+    # command_name: str = args.command_name
+    # subcommand_name: str = args.subcommand_name
+    subcommand: Command = args.subcommand
+
+    levels = {0: logging.WARNING, 1: logging.INFO, 2: logging.DEBUG}
+    logging.basicConfig(
+        format="%(asctime)-15s::%(levelname)s::%(name)s::%(message)s",
+        level=levels.get(verbose, logging.DEBUG),
+    )
+
+    return subcommand.execute()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/sarc/cli/acquire/__init__.py b/sarc/cli/acquire/__init__.py
index 598309d9..b9164158 100644
--- a/sarc/cli/acquire/__init__.py
+++ b/sarc/cli/acquire/__init__.py
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Union
-
-from simple_parsing import subparsers
+from simple_parsing import ArgumentParser
 
 from sarc.cli.acquire.allocations import AcquireAllocations
 from sarc.cli.acquire.jobs import AcquireJobs
 from sarc.cli.acquire.storages import AcquireStorages
 
 
-@dataclass
-class Acquire:
-    command: Union[AcquireAllocations, AcquireJobs, AcquireStorages] = subparsers(
-        {
-            "allocations": AcquireAllocations,
-            "jobs": AcquireJobs,
-            "storages": AcquireStorages,
-        }
+def add_acquire_commands(parser: ArgumentParser):
+    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(
+        title="subcommand",
+        description="Acquire subcommand",
+        dest="subcommand_name",
+        required=True,
+    )
+    allocations_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
+        "allocations", help="Acquire allocations help"
     )
+    allocations_parser.add_arguments(AcquireAllocations, dest="subcommand")
+
+    jobs_parser = subparsers.add_parser("jobs", help="Acquire jobs help")
+    jobs_parser.add_arguments(AcquireJobs, dest="subcommand")
 
-    def execute(self) -> int:
-        return self.command.execute()
+    storages_parser = subparsers.add_parser("storages", help="Acquire storages help")
+    storages_parser.add_arguments(AcquireStorages, dest="subcommand")
diff --git a/sarc/cli/acquire/allocations.py b/sarc/cli/acquire/allocations.py
index 9004d4bb..fe670c0d 100644
--- a/sarc/cli/acquire/allocations.py
+++ b/sarc/cli/acquire/allocations.py
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ def convert_csv_row_to_allocation(
 
 @dataclass
 class AcquireAllocations:
+    """Command to acquire data about the allocations."""
+
     file: Path
 
     def execute(self) -> int:
diff --git a/sarc/cli/acquire/jobs.py b/sarc/cli/acquire/jobs.py
index aed4da77..73dd9fff 100644
--- a/sarc/cli/acquire/jobs.py
+++ b/sarc/cli/acquire/jobs.py
@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@ def _daterange(
 
 @dataclass
 class AcquireJobs:
+    """Command used to acquire job data."""
+
     cluster_names: list[str] = field(
         alias=["-c"], default_factory=list, choices=clusters
     )
+    """List of cluster names to acquire job data for."""
 
     dates: list[str] = field(alias=["-d"], default_factory=list)
 
diff --git a/sarc/cli/acquire/storages.py b/sarc/cli/acquire/storages.py
index 48ffa559..6a100882 100644
--- a/sarc/cli/acquire/storages.py
+++ b/sarc/cli/acquire/storages.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
-
+from typing import Optional
 from simple_parsing import field
 
 from sarc.cli.utils import clusters
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 
 @dataclass
 class AcquireStorages:
-    file: Path = field(default=None)
+    """Acquire information about the storage."""
+
+    file: Optional[Path] = None
     cluster_names: list[str] = field(
         alias=["-c"], default_factory=list, choices=clusters
     )
diff --git a/sarc/cli/db/__init__.py b/sarc/cli/db/__init__.py
index a5308283..6ad2a8c6 100644
--- a/sarc/cli/db/__init__.py
+++ b/sarc/cli/db/__init__.py
@@ -1,20 +1,14 @@
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Union
-
-from simple_parsing import subparsers
+from simple_parsing import ArgumentParser
 
 from sarc.cli.db.init import DbInit
 
 
-@dataclass
-class Db:
-    """this is help"""
-
-    command: Union[DbInit] = subparsers(
-        {
-            "init": DbInit,
-        }
+def add_db_commands(parser: ArgumentParser):
+    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(
+        title="subcommand",
+        description="subcommand description",
+        dest="subcommand_name",
+        required=True,
     )
-
-    def execute(self) -> int:
-        return self.command.execute()
+    db_init_subparser = subparsers.add_parser("init", help="Initialize the DB")
+    db_init_subparser.add_arguments(DbInit, dest="subcommand")
diff --git a/sarc/cli/db/init.py b/sarc/cli/db/init.py
index 2b61bbce..a88c4ce9 100644
--- a/sarc/cli/db/init.py
+++ b/sarc/cli/db/init.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 @dataclass
 class DbInit:
+    """Initializes the database."""
+
     url: Optional[str]
     database: Optional[str]