diff --git a/llama.cpp/main/main.cpp b/llama.cpp/main/main.cpp
index 160f834999..bcfd720bfb 100644
--- a/llama.cpp/main/main.cpp
+++ b/llama.cpp/main/main.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
 
     llamafile_check_cpu();
     ShowCrashReports();
-    LoadZipArgs(&argc, &argv);
+    llamafile_LoadZipArgs(&argc, &argv);
 
     if (!llamafile_has(argv, "--cli") &&
         (llamafile_has(argv, "--server") ||
diff --git a/llamafile/BUILD.mk b/llamafile/BUILD.mk
index a9e95b51ae..fb54405ac2 100644
--- a/llamafile/BUILD.mk
+++ b/llamafile/BUILD.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ o/$(MODE)/llamafile/zipalign:				\
 		o/$(MODE)/llamafile/zipalign.o		\
 		o/$(MODE)/llamafile/help.o		\
 		o/$(MODE)/llamafile/has.o		\
+		o/$(MODE)/llamafile/args.o		\
 		o/$(MODE)/llamafile/zipalign.1.asc.zip.o
 
 o/$(MODE)/llamafile/zipcheck:				\
diff --git a/llamafile/args.c b/llamafile/args.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f9e34d7b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llamafile/args.c
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+/*-*- mode:c;indent-tabs-mode:nil;c-basic-offset:2;tab-width:8;coding:utf-8 -*-│
+│ vi: set et ft=c ts=2 sts=2 sw=2 fenc=utf-8                               :vi │
+╞══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
+│ Copyright 2022 Justine Alexandra Roberts Tunney                              │
+│                                                                              │
+│ Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for         │
+│ any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the         │
+│ above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.      │
+│                                                                              │
+│ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL                │
+│ WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED                │
+│ WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE             │
+│ AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL         │
+│ DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR        │
+│ PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER               │
+│ TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR             │
+│ PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.                                                │
+╚─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/
+#include "llamafile.h"
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "libc/assert.h"
+//#include "libc/calls/calls.h"
+#include "libc/errno.h"
+//#include "libc/mem/gc.h"
+//#include "libc/mem/mem.h"
+#include "libc/runtime/runtime.h"
+//#include "libc/str/str.h"
+//#include "libc/sysv/consts/o.h"
+#include "libc/x/x.h"
+
+__static_yoink("zipos");
+
+static struct ZipArgs {
+  bool initialized;
+  bool loaded;
+  int oldargc;
+  char *data;
+  char **args;
+  char **oldargv;
+} g_zipargs;
+
+// remap \n → newline
+static char *Decode(char *arg) {
+  int i, j;
+  for (i = j = 0; arg[i]; ++i) {
+    if (arg[i] == '\\' && arg[i + 1] == 'n') {
+      arg[j++] = '\n';
+      ++i;
+    } else {
+      arg[j++] = arg[i];
+    }
+  }
+  arg[j] = 0;
+  return arg;
+}
+
+static void AddZipArg(int *argc, char ***argv, char *arg) {
+  *argv = xrealloc(*argv, (++(*argc) + 1) * sizeof(*(*argv)));
+  (*argv)[*argc - 1] = arg;
+  (*argv)[*argc - 0] = 0;
+}
+
+void FreeZipArgs(void) {
+  if (g_zipargs.loaded) {
+    free(g_zipargs.data);
+    free(g_zipargs.args);
+    __argc = g_zipargs.oldargc;
+    __argv = g_zipargs.oldargv;
+    g_zipargs.loaded = false;
+  }
+}
+
+int LoadZipArgsImpl(int *argc, char ***argv, char *data) {
+  int i, n;
+  bool founddots;
+  char *arg, **args, *state, *start;
+  assert(!g_zipargs.loaded);
+  if (chomp(data)) {
+    n = 0;
+    args = 0;
+    start = data;
+    founddots = false;
+    AddZipArg(&n, &args, (*argv)[0]);
+    while ((arg = strtok_r(start, "\r\n", &state))) {
+      if (!strcmp(arg, "...") && !state) {
+        founddots = true;
+        for (i = 1; i < *argc; ++i) {
+          AddZipArg(&n, &args, (*argv)[i]);
+        }
+      } else {
+        AddZipArg(&n, &args, Decode(arg));
+      }
+      start = 0;
+    }
+
+    // If `...` is not found in .args... then assume there is one at the end
+    if (!founddots)
+    {
+        founddots = true;
+        for (i = 1; i < *argc; ++i) {
+          AddZipArg(&n, &args, (*argv)[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (founddots || *argc <= 1) {
+      if (!g_zipargs.initialized) {
+        atexit(FreeZipArgs);
+        g_zipargs.oldargc = __argc;
+        g_zipargs.oldargv = __argv;
+        g_zipargs.initialized = true;
+      }
+      g_zipargs.loaded = true;
+      g_zipargs.data = data;
+      g_zipargs.args = args;
+      *argc = n;
+      *argv = args;
+      __argc = n;
+      __argv = args;
+    } else {
+      free(data);
+      free(args);
+    }
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Replaces argument list with `/zip/.args` contents if it exists.
+ *
+ * Your `.args` file should have one argument per line.
+ *
+ * If the special argument `...` is *not* encountered, then it would be assumed
+ * that the developer intent is for whatever CLI args were specified by the user
+ * to be appended to the end
+ *
+ * If the special argument `...` *is* encountered, then it'll be
+ * replaced with whatever CLI args were specified by the user.
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success, or -1 if not found w/o errno clobber
+ */
+int llamafile_LoadZipArgs(int *argc, char ***argv) {
+  int e;
+  char *p;
+  e = errno;
+  if ((p = xslurp("/zip/.args", 0))) {
+    return LoadZipArgsImpl(argc, argv, p);
+  } else {
+    errno = e;
+    return -1;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/llamafile/llamafile.h b/llamafile/llamafile.h
index bb6046e974..bd5816fe16 100644
--- a/llamafile/llamafile.h
+++ b/llamafile/llamafile.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ int llamafile_get_math_cpu_count(void);
 extern bool FLAG_unsecure;
 extern const bool have_avx512bf16;
 
+int llamafile_LoadZipArgs(int *, char ***);
+
 #define LLAMAFILE_GPU_ERROR -2
 #define LLAMAFILE_GPU_DISABLE -1
 #define LLAMAFILE_GPU_AUTO 0