diff --git a/cli/nhcli.cabal b/cli/nhcli.cabal
index ab1d6f8..02491eb 100644
--- a/cli/nhcli.cabal
+++ b/cli/nhcli.cabal
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ library
       Neo.Build.Templates.AppMain,
       Neo.Core,
       Neo.Core.ProjectConfiguration,
+      Neo.Run,
     -- other-modules:
     -- other-extensions:
     hs-source-dirs:   src
diff --git a/cli/src/Neo.hs b/cli/src/Neo.hs
index bb0aee0..1140fc9 100644
--- a/cli/src/Neo.hs
+++ b/cli/src/Neo.hs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import Core
 import File qualified
 import Json qualified
 import Neo.Build qualified as Build
+import Neo.Run qualified as Run
 import Task qualified
 import Text qualified
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ data CommonFlags = CommonFlags
 
 data NeoCommand
   = Build CommonFlags
+  | Run CommonFlags
   deriving (Show, Eq, Ord)
 
 
@@ -55,12 +57,19 @@ commandsParser = do
   let build =
         Command.CommandOptions
           { name = "build",
-            description = "build a file or directory",
+            description = "build the project",
             version = Nothing,
             decoder = buildParser
           }
+  let run =
+        Command.CommandOptions
+          { name = "run",
+            description = "run the project",
+            version = Nothing,
+            decoder = runParser
+          }
   Command.commands
-    (Array.fromLinkedList [build])
+    (Array.fromLinkedList [build, run])
 
 
 buildParser :: Command.OptionsParser NeoCommand
@@ -69,6 +78,12 @@ buildParser = do
   pure (Build common)
 
 
+runParser :: Command.OptionsParser NeoCommand
+runParser = do
+  common <- flagsParser
+  pure (Run common)
+
+
 flagsParser :: Command.OptionsParser CommonFlags
 flagsParser = do
   projectFilePath <-
@@ -85,6 +100,7 @@ flagsParser = do
 
 data Error
   = BuildError Build.Error
+  | RunError Run.Error
   | Other
   deriving (Show)
 
@@ -99,3 +115,12 @@ handleCommand command =
         Ok config ->
           Build.handle config
             |> Task.mapError (\e -> BuildError e)
+    Run flags -> do
+      txt <- File.readText flags.projectFile |> Task.mapError (\_ -> Other)
+      case Json.decodeText txt of
+        Err err -> panic err
+        Ok config -> do
+          Build.handle config
+            |> Task.mapError (\e -> BuildError e)
+          Run.handle config
+            |> Task.mapError (\e -> RunError e)
diff --git a/cli/src/Neo/Run.hs b/cli/src/Neo/Run.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0edcdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/src/Neo/Run.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+module Neo.Run (
+  handle,
+  Error (..),
+) where
+
+import Array qualified
+import Neo.Core
+import Subprocess qualified
+import Task qualified
+
+
+data Error
+  = NixFileError
+  | CabalFileError
+  | CustomError Text
+  deriving (Show)
+
+
+handle :: ProjectConfiguration -> Task Error Unit
+handle config = do
+  let projectName = config.name
+  let rootFolder = [path|nhout|]
+  completion <-
+    Subprocess.openInherit [fmt|./result/bin/{projectName}|] (Array.fromLinkedList []) rootFolder Subprocess.InheritBOTH
+  if completion.exitCode != 0
+    then errorOut completion.stderr
+    else print completion.stdout
+
+
+errorOut :: Text -> Task Error _
+errorOut err =
+  [fmt|Oops running failed:
+    {err}|]
+    |> CustomError
+    |> Task.throw