diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
index 573e29ff6..120f76063 100755
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { findAndRequirePackageJson } from 'find-and-require-package-json';
 import { CLI, CLIOptions } from 'inquirerer';
-import { join } from 'path';
 
 import { commands } from './commands';
 
 if (process.argv.includes('--version') || process.argv.includes('-v')) {
-  const pkgPath = join(__dirname, 'package.json');
-  const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(pkgPath, 'utf8'));
+  const pkg = findAndRequirePackageJson(__dirname);
   console.log(pkg.version);
   process.exit(0);
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/display.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/display.ts
index 57c4f2dac..f24b8a984 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/display.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/display.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-import { findAndRequirePackageJson } from 'find-and-require-package-json';
-import yanse from 'yanse';
-
-// Function to display the version information
-export function displayVersion() {
-  const pkg = findAndRequirePackageJson(__dirname);
-  console.log(yanse.green(`Name: ${pkg.name}`));
-  console.log(yanse.blue(`Version: ${pkg.version}`));
-}
-
 export const usageText = `
   Usage: cnc <command> [options]
          constructive <command> [options]
@@ -58,7 +48,3 @@ export const usageText = `
     cnc server --port 8080  Start server on port 8080
     cnc init workspace      Initialize new workspace
   `;
-
-export function displayUsage() {
-  console.log(usageText);
-}
diff --git a/pgpm/cli/src/index.ts b/pgpm/cli/src/index.ts
index c9096674a..1dc50fb83 100644
--- a/pgpm/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/pgpm/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { findAndRequirePackageJson } from 'find-and-require-package-json';
 import { CLI, CLIOptions } from 'inquirerer';
-import { join } from 'path';
 
 import { commands, createPgpmCommandMap } from './commands';
 export { createInitUsageText } from './commands/init';
@@ -43,8 +42,7 @@ export const options: Partial<CLIOptions> = {
 
 if (require.main === module) {
   if (process.argv.includes('--version') || process.argv.includes('-v')) {
-    const pkgPath = join(__dirname, 'package.json');
-    const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(pkgPath, 'utf8'));
+    const pkg = findAndRequirePackageJson(__dirname);
     console.log(pkg.version);
     process.exit(0);
   }
diff --git a/pgpm/cli/src/utils/argv.ts b/pgpm/cli/src/utils/argv.ts
index 985e90aec..2a2fb40a2 100644
--- a/pgpm/cli/src/utils/argv.ts
+++ b/pgpm/cli/src/utils/argv.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-import { Logger } from '@pgpmjs/logger';
 import { ParsedArgs } from 'minimist';
 
-const log = new Logger('argv-utils');
-
 export const extractFirst = (argv: Partial<ParsedArgs>) => {
   const first = argv._?.[0];
   const newArgv = {
@@ -11,120 +8,3 @@ export const extractFirst = (argv: Partial<ParsedArgs>) => {
   };
   return { first, newArgv };
 };
-
-/**
- * Common CLI argument validation and processing utilities
- */
-
-export interface ValidatedArgv extends ParsedArgs {
-  cwd: string;
-  database?: string;
-  package?: string;
-  to?: string;
-  recursive?: boolean;
-  yes?: boolean;
-  tx?: boolean;
-  fast?: boolean;
-  logOnly?: boolean;
-  createdb?: boolean;
-  usePlan?: boolean;
-  cache?: boolean;
-  drop?: boolean;
-  all?: boolean;
-  summary?: boolean;
-  help?: boolean;
-  h?: boolean;
-}
-
-/**
- * Validates and normalizes common CLI arguments
- */
-export function validateCommonArgs(argv: Partial<ParsedArgs>): ValidatedArgv {
-  const validated: ValidatedArgv = {
-    ...argv,
-    cwd: argv.cwd || process.cwd(),
-    _: argv._ || []
-  };
-
-  const booleanFlags = ['recursive', 'yes', 'tx', 'fast', 'logOnly', 'createdb', 'usePlan', 'cache', 'drop', 'all', 'summary', 'help', 'h'];
-  
-  for (const flag of booleanFlags) {
-    if (argv[flag] !== undefined && typeof argv[flag] !== 'boolean') {
-      log.warn(`--${flag} flag should be boolean, converting to true`);
-      validated[flag] = true;
-    }
-  }
-
-  const stringFlags = ['package', 'to', 'database'];
-  
-  for (const flag of stringFlags) {
-    if (argv[flag] !== undefined && typeof argv[flag] !== 'string') {
-      log.warn(`--${flag} should be a string, converting`);
-      validated[flag] = String(argv[flag]);
-    }
-  }
-
-  return validated;
-}
-
-/**
- * Checks if required flags are provided when certain conditions are met
- */
-export function validateFlagDependencies(argv: ValidatedArgv): void {
-  if (argv.to && !argv.package && !argv.recursive) {
-    log.warn('--to flag provided without --package or --recursive. Target may not work as expected.');
-  }
-
-  if (argv.package && argv.recursive) {
-    if (argv.package.includes(':')) {
-      log.warn('--package should not contain ":" when using --recursive. Use --to for target specification.');
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Logs the effective CLI arguments for debugging
- */
-export function logEffectiveArgs(argv: ValidatedArgv, commandName: string): void {
-  const relevantArgs = {
-    cwd: argv.cwd,
-    database: argv.database,
-    package: argv.package,
-    to: argv.to,
-    recursive: argv.recursive,
-    yes: argv.yes,
-    tx: argv.tx,
-    fast: argv.fast,
-    logOnly: argv.logOnly,
-    createdb: argv.createdb,
-    usePlan: argv.usePlan,
-    cache: argv.cache,
-    drop: argv.drop,
-    all: argv.all,
-    summary: argv.summary
-  };
-  
-  const definedArgs = Object.fromEntries(
-    Object.entries(relevantArgs).filter(([_, value]) => value !== undefined)
-  );
-  
-  if (Object.keys(definedArgs).length > 1) { // More than just cwd
-    log.debug(`${commandName} effective arguments:`, definedArgs);
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Constructs a deployment target string from package and to arguments
- */
-export function constructTarget(argv: ValidatedArgv, packageName?: string): string | undefined {
-  if (packageName && argv.to) {
-    return `${packageName}:${argv.to}`;
-  } else if (packageName) {
-    return packageName;
-  } else if (argv.package && argv.to) {
-    return `${argv.package}:${argv.to}`;
-  } else if (argv.package) {
-    return argv.package;
-  }
-  return undefined;
-}
diff --git a/pgpm/cli/src/utils/display.ts b/pgpm/cli/src/utils/display.ts
index ed71cecc0..261df4c69 100644
--- a/pgpm/cli/src/utils/display.ts
+++ b/pgpm/cli/src/utils/display.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-import { findAndRequirePackageJson } from 'find-and-require-package-json';
-import yanse from 'yanse';
-
-// Function to display the version information
-export function displayVersion() {
-  const pkg = findAndRequirePackageJson(__dirname);
-  console.log(yanse.green(`Name: ${pkg.name}`));
-  console.log(yanse.blue(`Version: ${pkg.version}`));
-}
-
 export const usageText = `
   Usage: pgpm <command> [options]
   
@@ -57,7 +47,3 @@ export const usageText = `
     pgpm init workspace      Initialize new workspace
     pgpm install @pgpm/base32  Install a database module
   `;
-
-export function displayUsage() {
-  console.log(usageText);
-}