diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 43ba936dc5..2635729638 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 plugins {
-    kotlin("jvm") version "1.9.0"
+    kotlin("jvm") version "1.9.23"
     id("io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin") version "1.1.0"
 
     // Adding plugins used in multiple places to the classpath for centralized version control
diff --git a/cmdline-parser-gen/build.gradle.kts b/cmdline-parser-gen/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65ac567607
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmdline-parser-gen/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+plugins {
+    kotlin("jvm")
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation(kotlin("stdlib"))
+    implementation(project(":api"))
+}
diff --git a/cmdline-parser-gen/src/main/kotlin/CmdlineParserGenerator.kt b/cmdline-parser-gen/src/main/kotlin/CmdlineParserGenerator.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb4d2b43c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmdline-parser-gen/src/main/kotlin/CmdlineParserGenerator.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.*
+import com.google.devtools.ksp.symbol.*
+import java.io.OutputStream
+
+private fun OutputStream.appendText(str: String) {
+    this.write(str.toByteArray())
+}
+
+private fun OutputStream.appendLine(str: String = "") {
+    appendText(str + System.lineSeparator())
+}
+
+// modueName => -module-name
+private fun String.camelToOptionName(): String = fold(StringBuilder()) { acc, c ->
+    acc.let {
+        val lower = c.lowercase()
+        acc.append(if (acc.isEmpty() || c.isUpperCase()) "-$lower" else lower)
+    }
+}.toString()
+
+class CmdlineParserGenerator(
+    val codeGenerator: CodeGenerator,
+    val logger: KSPLogger,
+    val options: Map<String, String>
+) : SymbolProcessor {
+    override fun process(resolver: Resolver): List<KSAnnotated> {
+        val annotationName = "com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.KSPArgParserGen"
+        val kspConfigBuilders =
+            resolver.getSymbolsWithAnnotation(annotationName)
+
+        kspConfigBuilders.filterIsInstance<KSClassDeclaration>().forEach { builderClass ->
+            val parserName = builderClass.annotations.single {
+                it.annotationType.resolve().declaration.qualifiedName?.asString() == annotationName
+            }.arguments.single().value as String
+            val configClass = builderClass.parentDeclaration as KSClassDeclaration
+            val builderName = "${configClass.simpleName.asString()}.${builderClass.simpleName.asString()}"
+            codeGenerator.createNewFile(
+                Dependencies(false, builderClass.containingFile!!),
+                builderClass.packageName.asString(),
+                parserName
+            ).use { os ->
+                os.appendLine("package ${builderClass.packageName.asString()}")
+                os.appendLine()
+                os.appendLine(
+                    "fun $parserName(args: Array<String>): Pair<${configClass.simpleName.asString()}, List<String>> {"
+                )
+                os.appendLine("  val processorClasspath = mutableListOf<String>()")
+                os.appendLine("  return Pair($builderName().apply {")
+                os.appendLine("    var i = 0")
+                os.appendLine("    while (i < args.size) {")
+                os.appendLine("      val arg = args[i++]")
+                os.appendLine("      when {")
+
+                builderClass.getAllProperties().filter { it.setter != null }.forEach { prop ->
+                    val type = prop.type.resolve()
+                    val typeName = type.declaration.simpleName.asString()
+                    val propName = prop.simpleName.asString()
+                    val optionName = propName.camelToOptionName()
+                    val optionNameLen = optionName.length
+                    when (typeName) {
+                        "String", "Boolean", "File" -> {
+                            os.appendLine(
+                                "        arg == \"$optionName\" -> " +
+                                    "$propName = parse$typeName(getArg(args, i++))"
+                            )
+                            os.appendLine(
+                                "        arg.startsWith(\"$optionName=\") -> " +
+                                    "$propName = parse$typeName(arg.substring(${optionNameLen + 1}))"
+                            )
+                        }
+                        "List", "Map" -> {
+                            val elementTypeName =
+                                type.arguments.last().type!!.resolve().declaration.simpleName.asString()
+                            os.appendLine(
+                                "        arg == \"$optionName\" -> " +
+                                    "$propName = parse$typeName(getArg(args, i++), ::parse$elementTypeName)"
+                            )
+                            os.appendLine(
+                                "        arg.startsWith(\"$optionName=\") -> " +
+                                    "$propName = parse$typeName(arg.substring(${optionNameLen + 1}), " +
+                                    "::parse$elementTypeName)"
+                            )
+                        }
+                        else -> {
+                            throw IllegalArgumentException("Unknown type of option `$propName: ${prop.type}`")
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Free args are processor classpath
+                os.appendLine("        else -> {")
+                os.appendLine("          processorClasspath.addAll(parseList(arg, ::parseString))")
+                os.appendLine("        }")
+                os.appendLine("      }")
+                os.appendLine("    }")
+                os.appendLine("  }.build(), processorClasspath)")
+                os.appendLine("}")
+            }
+
+            codeGenerator.createNewFile(
+                Dependencies(false, builderClass.containingFile!!),
+                builderClass.packageName.asString(),
+                parserName + "Help"
+            ).use { os ->
+                os.appendLine("package ${builderClass.packageName.asString()}")
+                os.appendLine()
+                os.appendLine(
+                    "fun ${parserName}Help(): String = \"\"\""
+                )
+                builderClass.getAllProperties().filter { it.setter != null }.forEach { prop ->
+                    val type = prop.type.resolve()
+                    val typeName = type.toString()
+                    val propName = prop.simpleName.asString()
+                    val optionName = propName.camelToOptionName()
+                    val prefix = if (Modifier.LATEINIT in prop.modifiers) "*" else " "
+                    os.appendLine("$prefix   $optionName=$typeName")
+                }
+                os.appendLine("*   <processor classpath>")
+                os.appendLine("\"\"\"")
+            }
+        }
+        return emptyList()
+    }
+}
+
+class CmdlineParserGeneratorProvider : SymbolProcessorProvider {
+    override fun create(
+        environment: SymbolProcessorEnvironment
+    ): SymbolProcessor {
+        return CmdlineParserGenerator(environment.codeGenerator, environment.logger, environment.options)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cmdline-parser-gen/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.SymbolProcessorProvider b/cmdline-parser-gen/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.SymbolProcessorProvider
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..244b31079a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmdline-parser-gen/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.SymbolProcessorProvider
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CmdlineParserGeneratorProvider
diff --git a/common-deps/build.gradle.kts b/common-deps/build.gradle.kts
index b6b457126c..492b9af066 100644
--- a/common-deps/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/common-deps/build.gradle.kts
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ plugins {
     `maven-publish`
     signing
     id("org.jetbrains.dokka")
+    id("com.google.devtools.ksp") version "1.9.23-1.0.20"
 }
 
 dependencies {
     compileOnly(project(":api"))
+    testImplementation("junit:junit:$junitVersion")
+
+    ksp(project(":cmdline-parser-gen"))
 }
 
 tasks {
diff --git a/common-deps/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/KSPConfig.kt b/common-deps/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/KSPConfig.kt
index 53f3968035..cc2ee40959 100644
--- a/common-deps/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/KSPConfig.kt
+++ b/common-deps/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/KSPConfig.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package com.google.devtools.ksp.processing
 import java.io.File
 import java.io.Serializable
 
+private annotation class KSPArgParserGen(val name: String)
+
 abstract class KSPConfig(
     val moduleName: String,
     val sourceRoots: List<File>,
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ class KSPJvmConfig(
     allWarningsAsErrors,
     mapAnnotationArgumentsInJava,
 ) {
+    @KSPArgParserGen(name = "kspJvmArgParser")
     class Builder : KSPConfig.Builder(), Serializable {
         var javaSourceRoots: List<File> = emptyList()
         lateinit var javaOutputDir: File
@@ -222,6 +225,7 @@ class KSPNativeConfig(
     allWarningsAsErrors,
     mapAnnotationArgumentsInJava,
 ) {
+    @KSPArgParserGen(name = "kspNativeArgParser")
     class Builder : KSPConfig.Builder(), Serializable {
         lateinit var target: String
 
@@ -314,6 +318,7 @@ class KSPJsConfig(
     allWarningsAsErrors,
     mapAnnotationArgumentsInJava,
 ) {
+    @KSPArgParserGen(name = "kspJsArgParser")
     class Builder : KSPConfig.Builder(), Serializable {
         lateinit var backend: String
 
@@ -411,6 +416,7 @@ class KSPCommonConfig(
     allWarningsAsErrors,
     mapAnnotationArgumentsInJava,
 ) {
+    @KSPArgParserGen(name = "kspCommonArgParser")
     class Builder : KSPConfig.Builder(), Serializable {
         lateinit var targets: List<Target>
 
@@ -446,3 +452,49 @@ class KSPCommonConfig(
         }
     }
 }
+
+fun parseString(arg: String): String {
+    if (arg.length > 0 && arg[0] == '-')
+        throw IllegalArgumentException("expecting a String arguemnt but got $arg")
+    return arg
+}
+
+fun parseBoolean(arg: String): Boolean {
+    if (arg.length > 0 && arg[0] == '-')
+        throw IllegalArgumentException("expecting a Boolean arguemnt but got $arg")
+    return arg.toBoolean()
+}
+
+fun parseFile(arg: String): File {
+    if (arg.length > 0 && arg[0] == '-')
+        throw IllegalArgumentException("expecting a File arguemnt but got $arg")
+    // FIXME: AA isn't happy relative paths for source roots.
+    return File(arg).absoluteFile
+}
+
+fun <T> parseList(arg: String, transform: (String) -> T): List<T> {
+    if (arg.length > 0 && arg[0] == '-')
+        throw IllegalArgumentException("expecting a List but got $arg")
+    return arg.split(':').map { transform(it) }
+}
+
+fun <T> parseMap(arg: String, transform: (String) -> T): Map<String, T> {
+    if (arg.length > 0 && arg[0] == '-')
+        throw IllegalArgumentException("expecting a Map but got $arg")
+    return arg.split(':').map {
+        val (k, v) = it.split('=')
+        k to transform(v)
+    }.toMap()
+}
+
+fun parseTarget(arg: String): Target {
+    if (arg.length > 0 && arg[0] == '-')
+        throw IllegalArgumentException("expecting a target but got $arg")
+    return Target(arg, emptyMap())
+}
+
+fun getArg(args: Array<String>, i: Int): String {
+    if (i >= args.size || args[i].startsWith("-"))
+        throw IllegalArgumentException("Expecting an argument")
+    return args[i]
+}
diff --git a/common-deps/src/test/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/CommandLineArgParserTest.kt b/common-deps/src/test/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/CommandLineArgParserTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b160eec66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-deps/src/test/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/CommandLineArgParserTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package com.google.devtools.ksp
+
+import com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.kspJvmArgParser
+import com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.kspJvmArgParserHelp
+import org.junit.Assert
+import org.junit.Test
+import java.io.File
+
+class CommandLineArgParserTest {
+    @Test
+    fun testJvm() {
+        val args = arrayListOf<String>(
+            "-module-name=MyModule",
+            "-source-roots", "/path/to/A:/path/to/B",
+            "/path/to/processorA.jar",
+            "-kotlin-output-dir=/path/to/output/kotlin",
+            "-java-output-dir=/path/to/output/java",
+            "-class-output-dir=/path/to/output/class",
+            "-resource-output-dir=/path/to/output/resource",
+            "-language-version=2.0",
+            "-api-version=2.0",
+            "-jvm-target", "21",
+            "-project-base-dir", "/path/to/base",
+            "-output-base-dir", "/path/to/output",
+            "-caches-dir", "/path/to/caches",
+            "/path/to/processorB.jar:rel/to/processorC.jar",
+        ).toTypedArray()
+        val (config, classpath) = kspJvmArgParser(args)
+        Assert.assertEquals(
+            listOf("/path/to/A", "/path/to/B").map(::File),
+            config.sourceRoots
+        )
+        Assert.assertEquals(
+            "MyModule",
+            config.moduleName
+        )
+        Assert.assertEquals(
+            listOf("/path/to/processorA.jar", "/path/to/processorB.jar", "rel/to/processorC.jar"),
+            classpath
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testJvmHelp() {
+        val helpMsg = kspJvmArgParserHelp()
+        Assert.assertTrue("*   -java-output-dir=File" in helpMsg)
+        Assert.assertTrue("    -libraries=List<File>" in helpMsg)
+        Assert.assertTrue("*   <processor classpath>" in helpMsg)
+        println(helpMsg)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/kotlin-analysis-api/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/cmdline/KSPCommonMain.kt b/kotlin-analysis-api/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/cmdline/KSPCommonMain.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e23e23778e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-analysis-api/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/cmdline/KSPCommonMain.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package com.google.devtools.ksp.cmdline
+
+import com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.kspCommonArgParser
+import com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.kspCommonArgParserHelp
+
+class KSPCommonMain {
+    companion object {
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+            if ("-h" in args || "--help" in args) {
+                printHelpMsg(kspCommonArgParserHelp())
+            } else {
+                runWithArgs(args, ::kspCommonArgParser)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/kotlin-analysis-api/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/cmdline/KSPJsMain.kt b/kotlin-analysis-api/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/cmdline/KSPJsMain.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4e6236b48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-analysis-api/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/cmdline/KSPJsMain.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package com.google.devtools.ksp.cmdline
+
+import com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.kspJsArgParser
+import com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.kspJsArgParserHelp
+
+class KSPJsMain {
+    companion object {
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+            if ("-h" in args || "--help" in args) {
+                printHelpMsg(kspJsArgParserHelp())
+            } else {
+                runWithArgs(args, ::kspJsArgParser)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/kotlin-analysis-api/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/cmdline/KSPJvmMain.kt b/kotlin-analysis-api/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/cmdline/KSPJvmMain.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2560dfc7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-analysis-api/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/cmdline/KSPJvmMain.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package com.google.devtools.ksp.cmdline
+
+import com.google.devtools.ksp.impl.KotlinSymbolProcessing
+import com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.KSPConfig
+import com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.KspGradleLogger
+import com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.SymbolProcessorProvider
+import com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.kspJvmArgParser
+import com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.kspJvmArgParserHelp
+import java.io.File
+import java.net.URLClassLoader
+import java.util.ServiceLoader
+
+class KSPJvmMain {
+    companion object {
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+            if ("-h" in args || "--help" in args) {
+                printHelpMsg(kspJvmArgParserHelp())
+            } else {
+                runWithArgs(args, ::kspJvmArgParser)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+internal fun printHelpMsg(optionsList: String) {
+    println("Available options:")
+    println(optionsList)
+    println("where:")
+    println(" * is required")
+    println(" List is colon separated. E.g., arg1:arg2:arg3")
+    println(" Map is in the form key1=value1:key2=value2")
+}
+
+internal fun runWithArgs(args: Array<String>, parse: (Array<String>) -> Pair<KSPConfig, List<String>>) {
+    val logger = KspGradleLogger(KspGradleLogger.LOGGING_LEVEL_WARN)
+    val (config, classpath) = parse(args)
+    val processorClassloader = URLClassLoader(classpath.map { File(it).toURI().toURL() }.toTypedArray())
+
+    val processorProviders = ServiceLoader.load(
+        processorClassloader.loadClass("com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.SymbolProcessorProvider"),
+        processorClassloader
+    ).toList() as List<SymbolProcessorProvider>
+
+    KotlinSymbolProcessing(config, processorProviders, logger).execute()
+}
diff --git a/kotlin-analysis-api/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/cmdline/KSPNativeMain.kt b/kotlin-analysis-api/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/cmdline/KSPNativeMain.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..861837e4d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-analysis-api/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/cmdline/KSPNativeMain.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package com.google.devtools.ksp.cmdline
+
+import com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.kspNativeArgParser
+import com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.kspNativeArgParserHelp
+
+class KSPNativeMain {
+    companion object {
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+            if ("-h" in args || "--help" in args) {
+                printHelpMsg(kspNativeArgParserHelp())
+            } else {
+                runWithArgs(args, ::kspNativeArgParser)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 8096e5a8ba..9d447b763b 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ include("symbol-processing-cmdline")
 include("integration-tests")
 include("kotlin-analysis-api")
 include("symbol-processing-aa-embeddable")
+include("cmdline-parser-gen")