diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 8abf701..34385ba 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -10,27 +10,73 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <string>
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <vector>
+#include <memory>
 #include <getopt.h>
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+#include "robinsonizer_mode.hpp"
+#include "engine.hpp"
 
 void print_help() {
     std::cout << "usage: autogram [-h|--version]\n";
-    std::cout << "  -h, --help    show this help text and exit\n";
-    std::cout << "  --version     show version number and exit\n";
+    std::cout << "  -a, --autogram <relaxed|strict|pangram>  autogram type, default relaxed\n";
+    std::cout << "  -h, --help                               show this help text and exit\n";
+    std::cout << "  -i, --maxiiter <number>                  maximum iterations before restart, default 10\n";
+    std::cout << "  -l, --lang <nl|en>                       language, default en\n";
+    std::cout << "  -s, --start <text>                       start of sentence\n";
+    std::cout << "  -v, --verbose                            increase verbosity\n";
+    std::cout << "  --version                                show version number and exit\n";
 }
 
 void print_version() {
     std::cout << "autogram version 1.0\n";
 }
 
+void read_nums_from_db(std::vector<std::string>& numerals, const std::string& db_path, int lang_id) {
+    sqlite3* db {nullptr};
+    int rc = sqlite3_open(db_path.c_str(), &db);
+    if (rc) {
+        sqlite3_close(db);
+        throw std::runtime_error("can't open database");
+    }
+    std::unique_ptr<sqlite3, int(*)(sqlite3*)> dbh {db, sqlite3_close};
+    const char* query = "SELECT num FROM numerals WHERE language_id = ? ORDER BY value";
+    sqlite3_stmt* stmt {nullptr};
+    sqlite3_prepare_v2(db, query, -1, &stmt, nullptr);
+    std::unique_ptr<sqlite3_stmt, int(*)(sqlite3_stmt*)> stmth {stmt, sqlite3_finalize};
+    sqlite3_bind_int(stmt, 1, lang_id);
+    while (true) {
+        rc = sqlite3_step(stmt);
+        if (rc == SQLITE_ROW) {
+            const unsigned char* data = sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 0);
+            std::string num {reinterpret_cast<const char*>(data)};
+            numerals.push_back(num);
+        } else {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
     try {
+        robinsonizer_mode mode {robinsonizer_mode::lax_autogram};
+        std::string lang {"en"};
+        std::string start;
+        int maxiter {0};
+        std::string db_path {"numerals.db"};
+        unsigned int verbose {0};
         int opt_char, opt_val;
         struct option long_options[] = {
+            {"autogram", required_argument, nullptr, 'a'},
             {"help", no_argument, nullptr, 'h'},
+            {"max-iter", required_argument, nullptr, 'i'},
+            {"lang", required_argument, nullptr, 'l'},
+            {"start", required_argument, nullptr, 's'},
+            {"verbose", required_argument, nullptr, 'v'},
             {"version", no_argument, &opt_val, 1},
             {nullptr, 0, nullptr, 0}
         };
-        while ((opt_char = getopt_long(argc, const_cast<char* const *>(argv), "h", long_options, nullptr)) != -1) {
+        while ((opt_char = getopt_long(argc, const_cast<char* const *>(argv), "a:hi:l:s:v", long_options, nullptr)) != -1) {
             std::string arg {optarg ? optarg : ""};
             switch (opt_char) {
                 case 0: {
@@ -42,9 +88,32 @@ int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
                     }
                     break;
                 }
+                case 'a':
+                    if (arg == "relaxed") {
+                        mode = robinsonizer_mode::lax_autogram;
+                    } else if (arg == "strict") {
+                        mode = robinsonizer_mode::strict_autogram;
+                    } else if (arg == "pangram") {
+                        mode = robinsonizer_mode::pangram;
+                    } else {
+                        throw std::invalid_argument("invalid autogram type");
+                    }
+                    break;
                 case 'h':
                     print_help();
                     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+                case 'i':
+                    maxiter = atoi(optarg);
+                    break;
+                case 'l':
+                    lang = arg;
+                    break;
+                case 's':
+                    start = arg;
+                    break;
+                case 'v':
+                    verbose++;
+                    break;
                 case '?':
                     throw std::runtime_error("unrecognized option");
             }
@@ -55,11 +124,22 @@ int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
         for (int i = optind; i < argc; ++i) {
             try {
                 // process file argv[i]
+                db_path = argv[i];
+                break; // ignore other args
             } catch (const std::runtime_error& ex) {
                 std::cerr << "autogram: " << ex.what() << '\n';
             }
         }
-        std::cout << "hello, autogram\n";
+
+        std::vector<std::string> numerals;
+        numerals.push_back(lang == "nl" ? "en" : "and");
+        read_nums_from_db(numerals, db_path, (lang == "nl" ? 1 : 2));
+        if (start.size() == 0) start = "This sentence contains";
+        if (maxiter == 0) maxiter = 10;
+        engine robinsonizer {start, std::move(numerals), maxiter, mode, verbose};
+        robinsonizer.run();
+        std::cout << robinsonizer << '\n';
+
     } catch (const std::exception& ex) {
         std::cerr << "autogram: " << ex.what() << '\n';
         return EXIT_FAILURE;