diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Go
+bin/
+*.exe
+*.exe~
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.dylib
+*.test
+*.out
+vendor/
+
+# CSV imports (temporary)
+data/
+
+# Local notes and planning
+notes/
diff --git a/cli/LICENSE b/cli/LICENSE
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/cli/README.md b/cli/README.md
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+++ b/cli/README.md
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+# Book import CLI
+
+A StoryGraph (and by extension Goodreads) importer into the canonical atproto book lexicons.
+
+Usage:
+```
+import storygraph [filename.csv]
+```
diff --git a/cli/cmd/root.go b/cli/cmd/root.go
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+++ b/cli/cmd/root.go
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+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Hector Alfaro <hector@hectorsector.com>
+*/
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "importer",
+	Short: "Import book data into atproto lexicon records",
+}
+
+func Execute() {
+	err := rootCmd.Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func init() {
+}
diff --git a/cli/cmd/storygraph.go b/cli/cmd/storygraph.go
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+++ b/cli/cmd/storygraph.go
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+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Hector Alfaro <hector@hectorsector.com>
+*/
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// importCmd represents the import command
+var importCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "storygraph",
+	Short: "Import from a StoryGraph CSV",
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		fmt.Println("storygraph import called")
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(importCmd)
+
+	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
+
+	// Cobra supports Persistent Flags which will work for this command
+	// and all subcommands, e.g.:
+	// importCmd.PersistentFlags().String("foo", "", "A help for foo")
+
+	// Cobra supports local flags which will only run when this command
+	// is called directly, e.g.:
+	// importCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
+}
diff --git a/cli/go.mod b/cli/go.mod
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+++ b/cli/go.mod
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+module tangled.org/hectorsector.com/books/cli
+
+go 1.26.2
+
+require (
+	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/cli/go.sum b/cli/go.sum
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.6/go.mod h1:oOW0eioCTA6cOiMLiUPZOpcVxMig6NIQQ7OS05n1F4g=
+github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2s0bqwp9tc8=
+github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:vpF70FUmC8bwa3OWnCshd2FqLfsEA9PFc4w1p2J65bw=
+github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2 h1:DMTTonx5m65Ic0GOoRY2c16WCbHxOOw6xxezuLaBpcU=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2/go.mod h1:7C1pvHqHw5A4vrJfjNwvOdzYu0Gml16OCs2GRiTUUS4=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9 h1:9exaQaMOCwffKiiiYk6/BndUBv+iRViNW+4lEMi0PvY=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
+go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4/go.mod h1:DhzuOOF2ATzADvBadXxruRBLzYTpT36CKvDb3+aBEFg=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
diff --git a/cli/internal/storygraph/parse.go b/cli/internal/storygraph/parse.go
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+++ b/cli/internal/storygraph/parse.go
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+package storygraph
+
+import "time"
+
+type Book struct {
+	Title        string
+	ISBN         string
+	ReadStatus   string
+	DateAdded    time.Time
+	LastDateRead time.Time
+}
diff --git a/cli/main.go b/cli/main.go
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+++ b/cli/main.go
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+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Hector Alfaro <hector@hectorsector.com>
+*/
+package main
+
+import "tangled.org/hectorsector.com/books/cli/cmd"
+
+func main() {
+	cmd.Execute()
+}