diff --git a/cmd/obp/cmd/hugo.go b/cmd/obp/cmd/hugo.go
index 2197c26..b380143 100644
--- a/cmd/obp/cmd/hugo.go
+++ b/cmd/obp/cmd/hugo.go
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ Copyright © 2023 NAME HERE <EMAIL ADDRESS>
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"log"
 	// "fmt"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
+var source, target string
+
 var hugoCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "hugo",
 	Short: "convert a set of Obsidian notes into a Hugo compatible directory structure",
@@ -23,8 +27,19 @@ var hugoCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 func init() {
-	// hugoCmd.Flags().StringVar(&source, "source", "", "directory containing ready-to-publish posts")
-	// hugoCmd.Flags().StringVar(&target, "target", "", "target Hugo directory (typically content/posts)")
+	hugoCmd.Flags().StringP("source", "s", "", "path to vault directory containing hugo posts")
+	hugoCmd.Flags().StringP("target", "t", "", "hugo content/ directory")
+	hugoCmd.MarkFlagsRequiredTogether("source", "target")
+
+	err := viper.BindPFlag("source", hugoCmd.Flags().Lookup("schema"))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panicln("error binding viper to source flag:", err)
+	}
+
+	err = viper.BindPFlag("target", hugoCmd.Flags().Lookup("target"))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panicln("error binding viper to target flag:", err)
+	}
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(hugoCmd)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/obp/cmd/validate.go b/cmd/obp/cmd/validate.go
index e4a8162..8ae2617 100644
--- a/cmd/obp/cmd/validate.go
+++ b/cmd/obp/cmd/validate.go
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ func init() {
 	validateCmd.Flags().StringP("target", "t", "", "directory containing validation targets")
 	validateCmd.MarkFlagsRequiredTogether("schema", "target")
 	validateCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&format, "format", "markdown", "output format [markdown, json, csv]")
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(validateCmd)
 
 	err := viper.BindPFlag("schema", validateCmd.Flags().Lookup("schema"))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -91,4 +90,6 @@ func init() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Panicln("error binding viper to format flag:", err)
 	}
+
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(validateCmd)
 }
diff --git a/hugo.go b/hugo.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6df7de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hugo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package obp
+
+func Copy(src, dst string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func Sanitize(src string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func GatherMedia(src string) error {
+	return nil
+}