diff --git a/src/main/java/de/kencommand/Main.java b/src/main/java/de/kencommand/Main.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98252b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/kencommand/Main.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package de.kencommand;
+
+import de.kencommand.api.KenCommandApi;
+import de.kencommand.api.structure.argument.types.IntegerArgumentType;
+import de.kencommand.impl.KenCommandApiImpl;
+
+import java.io.PrintStream;
+
+public class Main {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        KenCommandApi<PrintStream> api = new KenCommandApiImpl<>();
+
+        var root = api.createNode("coins");
+
+        var addNode = api.createNode("add", "deposit");
+        addNode.setExecutor(ctx -> {
+            int amount = ctx.getArg("amount");
+
+            ctx.getSender().println("adding " + amount + "$ to your balance");
+        });
+
+        addNode.addArgument(api.createArgument("amount", IntegerArgumentType.create()));
+        root.addLiteral(addNode);
+        api.invoke(root, System.out, new String[] { "add", "100" });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/kencommand/api/KenCommandApi.java b/src/main/java/de/kencommand/api/KenCommandApi.java
index bdea91a..bcc8dd2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/kencommand/api/KenCommandApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/kencommand/api/KenCommandApi.java
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 package de.kencommand.api;
 
-import de.kencommand.api.processing.CommandExecutor;
-import de.kencommand.api.processing.ParsedArgument;
+import de.kencommand.api.structure.argument.ArgumentType;
+import de.kencommand.api.structure.argument.CommandArgument;
 import de.kencommand.api.structure.node.CommandNode;
 
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.Map;
-
 public interface KenCommandApi<T> {
 
+    CommandNode<T> createNode(String... name);
+
+    <V> CommandArgument<T, V> createArgument(String id, ArgumentType<V> type);
+
     void invoke(CommandNode<T> node, T sender, String[] args);
-
-    CommandExecutor<T> processLiterals(CommandNode<T> node, Iterator<String> argsIterator);
-
-    Map<String, ParsedArgument<T, ?>> parseArguments(CommandNode<T> node, Iterator<String> argsIterator);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/kencommand/api/structure/argument/CommandArgument.java b/src/main/java/de/kencommand/api/structure/argument/CommandArgument.java
index 3b6a0f8..ba4bcf2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/kencommand/api/structure/argument/CommandArgument.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/kencommand/api/structure/argument/CommandArgument.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package de.kencommand.api.structure.argument;
 
-import de.kencommand.api.processing.CommandContext;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/kencommand/api/structure/argument/suggestion/NoSuggestionProvider.java b/src/main/java/de/kencommand/api/structure/argument/suggestion/NoSuggestionProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18e4a6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/kencommand/api/structure/argument/suggestion/NoSuggestionProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package de.kencommand.api.structure.argument.suggestion;
+
+import de.kencommand.api.processing.CommandContext;
+import de.kencommand.api.structure.argument.SuggestionProvider;
+import lombok.AccessLevel;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+@NoArgsConstructor(access = AccessLevel.NONE)
+public class NoSuggestionProvider implements SuggestionProvider<Object> {
+
+    @Getter(value = AccessLevel.PRIVATE, lazy = true)
+    private static final SuggestionProvider<Object> instance = new NoSuggestionProvider();
+
+    public static SuggestionProvider<Object> create() {
+        return getInstance();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<String> suggest(CommandContext<Object> context) {
+        return Set.of();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/kencommand/api/structure/argument/types/IntegerArgumentType.java b/src/main/java/de/kencommand/api/structure/argument/types/IntegerArgumentType.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e91e8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/kencommand/api/structure/argument/types/IntegerArgumentType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package de.kencommand.api.structure.argument.types;
+
+import de.kencommand.api.structure.argument.ArgumentType;
+import de.kencommand.api.structure.argument.SuggestionProvider;
+import de.kencommand.api.structure.argument.suggestion.NoSuggestionProvider;
+import lombok.AccessLevel;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+
+@NoArgsConstructor(access = AccessLevel.PRIVATE)
+public class IntegerArgumentType implements ArgumentType<Integer> {
+
+    @Override
+    public Integer parseInput(String string) {
+        return Integer.parseInt(string);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public SuggestionProvider<?> defaultSuggestionProvider() {
+        return NoSuggestionProvider.create();
+    }
+
+    public static IntegerArgumentType create() {
+        return new IntegerArgumentType();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/kencommand/impl/KenCommandApiImpl.java b/src/main/java/de/kencommand/impl/KenCommandApiImpl.java
index a6918db..cc28dd8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/kencommand/impl/KenCommandApiImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/kencommand/impl/KenCommandApiImpl.java
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ package de.kencommand.impl;
 import de.kencommand.api.KenCommandApi;
 import de.kencommand.api.processing.CommandExecutor;
 import de.kencommand.api.processing.ParsedArgument;
+import de.kencommand.api.structure.argument.ArgumentType;
 import de.kencommand.api.structure.argument.CommandArgument;
 import de.kencommand.api.structure.node.CommandNode;
 import de.kencommand.impl.processing.CommandContextImpl;
 import de.kencommand.impl.processing.ParsedArgumentImpl;
+import de.kencommand.impl.structure.argument.CommandArgumentImpl;
+import de.kencommand.impl.structure.node.CommandNodeImpl;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -17,6 +20,16 @@ import java.util.Map;
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
 public class KenCommandApiImpl<T> implements KenCommandApi<T> {
 
+    @Override
+    public CommandNode<T> createNode(String... name) {
+        return new CommandNodeImpl<>(name);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <V> CommandArgument<T, V> createArgument(String id, ArgumentType<V> type) {
+        return new CommandArgumentImpl<>(id, type);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void invoke(CommandNode<T> node, T sender, String[] args) {
         var iter = Arrays.stream(args).iterator();
@@ -26,17 +39,18 @@ public class KenCommandApiImpl<T> implements KenCommandApi<T> {
         executor.execute(new CommandContextImpl<>(sender, parsedArguments));
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public CommandExecutor<T> processLiterals(CommandNode<T> commandNode, Iterator<String> iter) {
+    private CommandExecutor<T> processLiterals(CommandNode<T> commandNode, Iterator<String> iter) {
         if (!iter.hasNext()) {
             // literals/arguments are optional if the node itself is executable
             if (commandNode.getExecutor() == null) throw new RuntimeException("no literal given but required");
-            // TODO parse arguments for executor ig, or rather do that in a separate method
+            return commandNode.getExecutor();
+        }
+
+        if (commandNode.getLiterals().isEmpty()) {
             return commandNode.getExecutor();
         }
 
         final var arg = iter.next();
-        // TODO rethink
         final var literal = commandNode.getLiteral(arg);
         if (literal == null) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Invalid literal: " + arg);
@@ -44,10 +58,9 @@ public class KenCommandApiImpl<T> implements KenCommandApi<T> {
         return processLiterals(literal, iter);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public Map<String, ParsedArgument<T, ?>> parseArguments(CommandNode<T> commandNode, Iterator<String> iter) {
+    private Map<String, ParsedArgument<T, ?>> parseArguments(CommandNode<T> commandNode, Iterator<String> iter) {
         Map<String, ParsedArgument<T, ?>> parsedArguments = new HashMap<>();
-        for (CommandArgument<T, ?> argument : commandNode.getArguments()) {
+        for (var argument : commandNode.getArguments()) {
             @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
             var arg = ((CommandArgument<T, Object>) argument);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/kencommand/impl/structure/argument/CommandArgumentImpl.java b/src/main/java/de/kencommand/impl/structure/argument/CommandArgumentImpl.java
index 995e3d9..d17f3f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/kencommand/impl/structure/argument/CommandArgumentImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/kencommand/impl/structure/argument/CommandArgumentImpl.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package de.kencommand.impl.structure.argument;
 
-import de.kencommand.api.processing.CommandContext;
 import de.kencommand.api.structure.argument.ArgumentType;
 import de.kencommand.api.structure.argument.CommandArgument;
 import de.kencommand.api.structure.argument.SuggestionProvider;
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ import lombok.Setter;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
-public class CommandArgumentImpl<T, S extends CommandContext<T>, V> implements CommandArgument<T, S, V> {
+public class CommandArgumentImpl<T, V> implements CommandArgument<T, V> {
 
     @Getter
     private final String id;
@@ -23,5 +22,5 @@ public class CommandArgumentImpl<T, S extends CommandContext<T>, V> implements C
 
     @Getter
     @Setter
-    private @Nullable SuggestionProvider<T, S> suggestionProvider;
+    private @Nullable SuggestionProvider<T> suggestionProvider;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/kencommand/impl/structure/node/CommandNodeImpl.java b/src/main/java/de/kencommand/impl/structure/node/CommandNodeImpl.java
index 7476547..d816334 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/kencommand/impl/structure/node/CommandNodeImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/kencommand/impl/structure/node/CommandNodeImpl.java
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 package de.kencommand.impl.structure.node;
 
-import de.kencommand.api.processing.CommandContext;
 import de.kencommand.api.processing.CommandExecutor;
 import de.kencommand.api.structure.argument.CommandArgument;
 import de.kencommand.api.structure.node.CommandNode;
+import de.kencommand.api.structure.node.LiteralNode;
 import lombok.Getter;
-import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Setter;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -13,12 +12,16 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-@RequiredArgsConstructor
 public class CommandNodeImpl<T> implements CommandNode<T> {
 
     @Getter
     private final String[] names;
 
+    public CommandNodeImpl(String[] names) {
+        if (names.length == 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException("at least one name is required");
+        this.names = names;
+    }
+
     @Getter
     private final Set<CommandNode<T>> literals = new HashSet<>();
     @Getter