diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5162544..42d0614 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ BTrees
 transaction
 ZEO
 podman
-click
\ No newline at end of file
+click
+tabulate
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/packetserver/client/cli/__init__.py b/src/packetserver/client/cli/__init__.py
index 3ad09db..40bdb3c 100644
--- a/src/packetserver/client/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/src/packetserver/client/cli/__init__.py
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 import click
 from packetserver.client.cli.config import get_config, default_app_dir, config_path
 from packetserver.client.cli.constants import DEFAULT_DB_FILE
+from packetserver.client import Client
+from packetserver.common.constants import yes_values
+from packetserver.client.cli.util import format_list_dicts
 import ZODB
 import ZODB.FileStorage
+import ax25
 import sys
 import os
 import os.path
 from pathlib import Path
 from packetserver.client import Client
+from packetserver.client import users
 from packetserver.client.users import get_user_by_username, UserWrapper
 
 VERSION="0.1.0-alpha"
@@ -17,27 +22,85 @@ VERSION="0.1.0-alpha"
 @click.group()
 @click.option('--conf', default=config_path(), help='path to configfile')
 @click.option('--server', '-s', default='', help="server radio callsign to connect to (required)")
-@click.option('--agwpe', '-a', default='localhost', help="AGWPE TNC server address to connect to (config file)")
-@click.option('--port', '-p', default=8000, help="AGWPE TNC server port to connect to (config file)")
+@click.option('--agwpe', '-a', default='', help="AGWPE TNC server address to connect to (config file)")
+@click.option('--port', '-p', default=0, help="AGWPE TNC server port to connect to (config file)")
 @click.option('--callsign', '-c', default='', help="radio callsign[+ssid] of this client station (config file)")
 @click.version_option(VERSION,"--version", "-v")
 @click.pass_context
 def cli(ctx, conf, server, agwpe, port, callsign):
     """Command line interface for the PacketServer client and server API."""
+    ctx.ensure_object(dict)
     cfg = get_config(config_file_path=conf)
+
+    if callsign.strip() != '':
+        ctx.obj['callsign'] = callsign.strip().upper()
+    else:
+        if 'callsign' in cfg['cli']:
+            ctx.obj['callsign'] = cfg['cli']['callsign']
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("You must provide client station's callsign.")
+
+    if not ax25.Address.valid_call(ctx.obj['callsign']):
+        raise ValueError(f"Provided client callsign '{ctx.obj['callsign']}' is invalid.")
+
+    if server.strip() != '':
+        ctx.obj['server'] = server.strip().upper()
+    else:
+        if 'server' in cfg['cli']:
+            ctx.obj['server'] = cfg['cli']['server']
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Remote BBS server callsign must be specified.")
+
+    if not ax25.Address.valid_call(ctx.obj['server']):
+        raise ValueError(f"Provided remote server callsign '{ctx.obj['server']}' is invalid.")
+
+    if agwpe.strip() != '':
+        ctx.obj['agwpe_server'] = agwpe.strip()
+    else:
+        if 'agwpe_server' in cfg['cli']:
+            ctx.obj['agwpe_server'] = cfg['cli']['agwpe_server']
+        else:
+            ctx.obj['agwpe_server'] = 'localhost'
+
+    if port != 0:
+        ctx.obj['port'] = port
+    else:
+        if 'port' in cfg['cli']:
+            ctx.obj['port'] = int(cfg['cli']['port'])
+        else:
+            ctx.obj['port'] = 8000
+
     storage = ZODB.FileStorage.FileStorage(os.path.join(cfg['cli']['directory'], DEFAULT_DB_FILE))
     db = ZODB.DB(storage)
-    ctx.ensure_object(dict)
+    client = Client(ctx.obj['agwpe_server'], ctx.obj['port'], ctx.obj['callsign'], keep_log=True)
+    ctx.obj['client'] = client
     ctx.obj['CONFIG'] = cfg
     ctx.obj['bbs'] = server
     ctx.obj['db'] = db
 
 @click.command()
-@click.option('--username', '-u', default='', help="the username (CALLSIGN) to lookup on the bbs")
+@click.argument('username', required=False, default='', help="the username (CALLSIGN) to lookup on the bbs")
+@click.option('--list-users', '-l', is_flag=True, default=False, help="If set, downloads list of all users.")
+@click.option("--output-format", "-f", default="table", help="Print data as table[default], list, or JSON",
+              type=click.Choice(['table', 'json', 'list'], case_sensitive=False))
 @click.pass_context
-def user(ctx):
-    """Query users on the BBS and customize personal settings."""
-    pass
+def user(ctx, list_users, output_format, username):
+    """Query users on the BBS."""
+    client = ctx.obj['client']
+    # validate args
+    if list_users and (username.strip() != ""):
+        raise ValueError("Can't specify a username while listing all users.")
+
+    if not list_users and (username.strip() == ""):
+        raise ValueError("Must provide either a username or --list-users flag.")
+
+    output_objects = []
+    if list_users:
+        output_objects = users.get_users(client, ctx.obj['bbs'])
+    else:
+        output_objects.append(users.get_user_by_username(client, ctx.obj['bbs'], username))
+
+    click.echo(format_list_dicts([x.pretty_dict() for x in output_objects], output_format=output_format.lower()))
 
 cli.add_command(user)
 
diff --git a/src/packetserver/client/cli/util.py b/src/packetserver/client/cli/util.py
index 9e5f5f8..0fe56ad 100644
--- a/src/packetserver/client/cli/util.py
+++ b/src/packetserver/client/cli/util.py
@@ -1,4 +1,23 @@
-
+from tabulate import tabulate
+import json
+
+def format_list_dicts(dicts: list[dict], output_format: str = "table"):
+    if output_format == "table":
+        return tabulate(dicts, headers="keys")
+
+    elif output_format == "json":
+        return json.dumps(dicts, indent=2)
+
+    elif output_format == "list":
+        output = "-------------\n"
+        for i in dicts:
+            t = []
+            for key in i:
+                t.append([str(key), str(i[key])])
+            output = output + tabulate(t) + "-------------\n"
+
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Unsupported format type.")
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/packetserver/client/users.py b/src/packetserver/client/users.py
index fddf0d7..55dcdd9 100644
--- a/src/packetserver/client/users.py
+++ b/src/packetserver/client/users.py
@@ -15,6 +15,18 @@ class UserWrapper:
                 raise ValueError("Data dict was not an object dictionary.")
         self.data = data
 
+    def pretty_dict(self) -> dict:
+        out_dict = {}
+        for a in ['username', 'status', 'bio', 'socials', 'created', 'last_seen', 'email', 'location']:
+            if a != 'socials':
+                out_dict[a] = getattr(self, a)
+            else:
+                social_str = "\n".join(self.socials)
+                out_dict['socials'] = social_str
+
+        return out_dict
+
+
     def __repr__(self):
         return f"<UserWrapper: {self.username}>"
 
diff --git a/src/packetserver/setup.py b/src/packetserver/setup.py
index 4f90323..f0d4bf0 100644
--- a/src/packetserver/setup.py
+++ b/src/packetserver/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ setup(
         'pyham_ax25',
         'ZODB',
         'ZEO',
-        'podman'
+        'podman',
+        'tabulate'
     ],
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': [