diff --git a/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go b/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go
index e651160..24ace21 100644
--- a/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path"
+	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ func _main() error {
 		defaultFilepath = "-"
 	}
 	filepath := flag.String("f", defaultFilepath, "($PTTODO_FILE) path to yaml file")
+	tags := flag.String("tags", "", "csv of all tags to find")
+	search := flag.String("search", "", "fts case insensitive")
 	e := flag.Bool("e", false, "edit file")
 	dry := flag.Bool("dry", false, "dry run")
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -36,7 +39,11 @@ func _main() error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	return dump(*dry, os.Stdout, *filepath)
+	var tagslist []string
+	if *tags != "" {
+		tagslist = strings.Split(*tags, ",")
+	}
+	return dump(*dry, os.Stdout, *filepath, flag.Arg(0), tagslist, *search)
 }
 
 func edit(dry bool, filepath string) error {
@@ -100,7 +107,7 @@ func edit(dry bool, filepath string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	verify := func() error {
-		if err := dump(true, io.Discard, tempFile); err != nil {
+		if err := dump(true, io.Discard, tempFile, "", nil, ""); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to verify %s: %v", tempFile, err)
 		}
 		return nil
@@ -125,7 +132,7 @@ func edit(dry bool, filepath string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func dump(dry bool, writer io.Writer, filepath string) error {
+func dump(dry bool, writer io.Writer, filepath, recurse string, tags []string, search string) error {
 	var reader io.Reader
 	if filepath == "-" {
 		reader = os.Stdin
@@ -149,7 +156,7 @@ func dump(dry bool, writer io.Writer, filepath string) error {
 	root.MoveScheduledToTodo()
 
 	var v interface{} = root
-	switch flag.Arg(0) {
+	switch recurse {
 	case "":
 	case "todo":
 		v = root.Todo
@@ -158,6 +165,31 @@ func dump(dry bool, writer io.Writer, filepath string) error {
 	case "done":
 		v = root.Done
 	}
+	if todos, ok := v.([]pttodo.Todo); ok {
+		if len(tags) > 0 {
+			result := make([]pttodo.Todo, 0, len(todos))
+			for _, todo := range todos {
+				want := len(todo.Tags) > 0
+				for _, tag := range tags {
+					want = want && strings.Contains(todo.Tags, tag)
+				}
+				if want {
+					result = append(result, todo)
+				}
+			}
+			todos = result
+		}
+		if len(search) > 0 {
+			result := make([]pttodo.Todo, 0, len(todos))
+			for _, todo := range todos {
+				if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(fmt.Sprint(todo)), strings.ToLower(search)) {
+					result = append(result, todo)
+				}
+			}
+			todos = result
+		}
+		v = todos
+	}
 	b2, err := yaml.Marshal(v)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/todo.yaml b/todo.yaml
index 30a2c25..cc5d6da 100644
--- a/todo.yaml
+++ b/todo.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ todo:
   details: |
     - if it's a web ui hook or somethin, then it'd only have file conflict if I modify without waiting
     - but thats a step back from current todo solution
+  tags: stuffToTry,secondTag
 - todo: ez edit on many platforms, even offline and mobile
   ts: Fri Dec 31 22:33:12 EST 2021
   details: |