diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6839d2e0..b3310d97 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ boto3 = "*"
 black = "^24.8.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
-flavors-parse = "src.python_gardenlinux_lib.flavors.parse_flavors:main"
+gl-cname = "python_gardenlinux_lib.cname:main"
+gl-flavors-parse = "python_gardenlinux_lib.flavors.parse_flavors:main"
+flavors-parse = "python_gardenlinux_lib.flavors.parse_flavors:main"
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 pythonpath = [
diff --git a/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/cname.py b/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/cname.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03c77b0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/cname.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from .features import parse_features
+
+from functools import reduce
+from os.path import basename, dirname
+
+import argparse
+import re
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+
+    parser.add_argument("--arch", dest="arch")
+    parser.add_argument("--feature-dir", default="features")
+    parser.add_argument("--version", dest="version")
+    parser.add_argument("cname")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    re_match = re.match(
+        "([a-zA-Z0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9\\_\\-]*?)?)(-([a-z0-9]+)(-([a-z0-9.]+)-([a-z0-9]+))*)?$",
+        args.cname
+    )
+
+    assert re_match, f"not a valid cname {args.cname}"
+
+    if re_match.lastindex == 1:
+        cname_base, arch = re_match[1].split("-", 1)
+        commit_id = None
+        version = None
+    else:
+        arch = re_match[4]
+        cname_base = re_match[1]
+        commit_id = re_match[7]
+        version = re_match[6]
+
+    if args.arch is not None:
+        arch = args.arch
+
+    if args.version is not None:
+        re_match = re.match("([a-z0-9.]+)(-([a-z0-9]+))?$", args.cname)
+        assert re_match, f"not a valid version {args.version}"
+
+        commit_id = re_match[3]
+        version = re_match[1]
+
+    gardenlinux_root = dirname(args.feature_dir)
+    feature_dir_name = basename(args.feature_dir)
+
+    if gardenlinux_root == "":
+        gardenlinux_root = "."
+
+    graph = parse_features.get_features_graph(
+        cname_base, gardenlinux_root, feature_dir_name
+    )
+
+    sorted_features = parse_features.sort_nodes(graph)
+
+    minimal_feature_set = get_minimal_feature_set(graph)
+
+    sorted_minimal_features = parse_features.sort_set(
+        minimal_feature_set, sorted_features
+    )
+
+    cname_base = get_cname_base(sorted_minimal_features)
+
+    cname = f"{cname_base}-{arch}"
+    if commit_id is not None:
+        cname += f"-{version}-{commit_id}"
+
+    print(cname)
+
+def get_cname_base(sorted_features):
+    return reduce(
+        lambda a, b : a + ("-" if not b.startswith("_") else "") + b, sorted_features
+    )
+
+def get_minimal_feature_set(graph):
+    return set([node for (node, degree) in graph.in_degree() if degree == 0])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/constants.py b/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/constants.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ffd4494d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/constants.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# It is important that this list is sorted in descending length of the entries
+GL_MEDIA_TYPES = [
+    "gcpimage.tar.gz.log",
+    "firecracker.tar.gz",
+    "platform.test.log",
+    "platform.test.xml",
+    "gcpimage.tar.gz",
+    "chroot.test.log",
+    "chroot.test.xml",
+    "pxe.tar.gz.log",
+    "root.squashfs",
+    "manifest.log",
+    "release.log",
+    "pxe.tar.gz",
+    "qcow2.log",
+    "test-log",
+    "boot.efi",
+    "manifest",
+    "vmdk.log",
+    "tar.log",
+    "uki.log",
+    "vmlinuz",
+    "release",
+    "vhd.log",
+    "ova.log",
+    "raw.log",
+    "oci.log",
+    "initrd",
+    "tar.gz",
+    "qcow2",
+    "tar",
+    "iso",
+    "oci",
+    "vhd",
+    "vmdk",
+    "ova",
+    "uki",
+    "raw",
+]
+
+GL_MEDIA_TYPE_LOOKUP = {
+    "tar": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.archive.format.tar",
+    "tar.gz": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.archive.format.tar.gz",
+    "pxe.tar.gz": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.archive.format.pxe.tar.gz",
+    "iso": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.archive.format.iso",
+    "oci": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.archive.format.oci",
+    "firecracker.tar.gz": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.archive.format.firecracker.tar.gz",
+    "qcow2": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.format.qcow2",
+    "vhd": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.format.vhd",
+    "gcpimage.tar.gz": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.format.gcpimage.tar.gz",
+    "vmdk": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.format.vmdk",
+    "ova": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.format.ova",
+    "uki": "application/io.gardenlinux.uki",
+    "uki.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
+    "raw": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.archive.format.raw",
+    "manifest.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
+    "release.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
+    "test-log": "application/io.gardenlinux.test-log",
+    "manifest": "application/io.gardenlinux.manifest",
+    "tar.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
+    "release": "application/io.gardenlinux.release",
+    "raw.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
+    "qcow2.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
+    "pxe.tar.gz.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
+    "gcpimage.tar.gz.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
+    "vmdk.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
+    "vhd.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
+    "ova.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
+    "vmlinuz": "application/io.gardenlinux.kernel",
+    "initrd": "application/io.gardenlinux.initrd",
+    "root.squashfs": "application/io.gardenlinux.squashfs",
+    "boot.efi": "application/io.gardenlinux.efi",
+    "platform.test.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.io.platform.test.log",
+    "platform.test.xml": "application/io.gardenlinux.io.platform.test.xml",
+    "chroot.test.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.io.chroot.test.log",
+    "chroot.test.xml": "application/io.gardenlinux.io.chroot.test.xml",
+    "oci.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
+}
diff --git a/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/features/parse_features.py b/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/features/parse_features.py
index e42234c7..d5d575cf 100644
--- a/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/features/parse_features.py
+++ b/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/features/parse_features.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+from ..constants import GL_MEDIA_TYPE_LOOKUP, GL_MEDIA_TYPES
+
 from glob import glob
-from git.objects import commit
 import yaml
 import networkx
 import os
@@ -9,86 +10,6 @@
 
 from pygments.filter import apply_filters
 
-# It is important that this list is sorted in descending length of the entries
-GL_MEDIA_TYPES = [
-    "gcpimage.tar.gz.log",
-    "firecracker.tar.gz",
-    "platform.test.log",
-    "platform.test.xml",
-    "gcpimage.tar.gz",
-    "chroot.test.log",
-    "chroot.test.xml",
-    "pxe.tar.gz.log",
-    "root.squashfs",
-    "manifest.log",
-    "release.log",
-    "pxe.tar.gz",
-    "qcow2.log",
-    "test-log",
-    "boot.efi",
-    "manifest",
-    "vmdk.log",
-    "tar.log",
-    "uki.log",
-    "vmlinuz",
-    "release",
-    "vhd.log",
-    "ova.log",
-    "raw.log",
-    "oci.log",
-    "initrd",
-    "tar.gz",
-    "qcow2",
-    "tar",
-    "iso",
-    "oci",
-    "vhd",
-    "vmdk",
-    "ova",
-    "uki",
-    "raw",
-]
-
-
-GL_MEDIA_TYPE_LOOKUP = {
-    "tar": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.archive.format.tar",
-    "tar.gz": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.archive.format.tar.gz",
-    "pxe.tar.gz": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.archive.format.pxe.tar.gz",
-    "iso": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.archive.format.iso",
-    "oci": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.archive.format.oci",
-    "firecracker.tar.gz": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.archive.format.firecracker.tar.gz",
-    "qcow2": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.format.qcow2",
-    "vhd": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.format.vhd",
-    "gcpimage.tar.gz": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.format.gcpimage.tar.gz",
-    "vmdk": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.format.vmdk",
-    "ova": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.format.ova",
-    "uki": "application/io.gardenlinux.uki",
-    "uki.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
-    "raw": "application/io.gardenlinux.image.archive.format.raw",
-    "manifest.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
-    "release.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
-    "test-log": "application/io.gardenlinux.test-log",
-    "manifest": "application/io.gardenlinux.manifest",
-    "tar.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
-    "release": "application/io.gardenlinux.release",
-    "raw.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
-    "qcow2.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
-    "pxe.tar.gz.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
-    "gcpimage.tar.gz.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
-    "vmdk.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
-    "vhd.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
-    "ova.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
-    "vmlinuz": "application/io.gardenlinux.kernel",
-    "initrd": "application/io.gardenlinux.initrd",
-    "root.squashfs": "application/io.gardenlinux.squashfs",
-    "boot.efi": "application/io.gardenlinux.efi",
-    "platform.test.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.io.platform.test.log",
-    "platform.test.xml": "application/io.gardenlinux.io.platform.test.xml",
-    "chroot.test.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.io.chroot.test.log",
-    "chroot.test.xml": "application/io.gardenlinux.io.chroot.test.xml",
-    "oci.log": "application/io.gardenlinux.log",
-}
-
 
 def get_gardenlinux_commit(gardenlinux_root: str, limit: Optional[int] = None) -> str:
     """
@@ -117,57 +38,74 @@ def get_gardenlinux_commit(gardenlinux_root: str, limit: Optional[int] = None) -
     else:
         return commit_str
 
-
-def get_features_dict(cname: str, gardenlinux_root: str) -> dict:
+def get_features_dict(
+    cname: str, gardenlinux_root: str, feature_dir_name: str = "features"
+) -> dict:
     """
     :param str cname: the target cname to get the feature dict for
     :param str gardenlinux_root: path of garden linux src root
     :return: dict with list of features for a given cname, split into platform, element and flag
 
     """
-    feature_base_dir = f"{gardenlinux_root}/features"
-    input_features = __reverse_cname_base(cname)
-    feature_graph = read_feature_files(feature_base_dir)
-    graph = filter_graph(feature_graph, input_features)
+
+    graph = get_features_graph(cname, gardenlinux_root, feature_dir_name)
     features = __reverse_sort_nodes(graph)
     features_by_type = dict()
+
     for type in ["platform", "element", "flag"]:
         features_by_type[type] = [
             feature
             for feature in features
             if __get_node_type(graph.nodes[feature]) == type
         ]
-    return features_by_type
 
+    return features_by_type
 
-def get_features_list(cname: str, gardenlinux_root: str) -> list:
+def get_features_graph(
+    cname: str, gardenlinux_root: str, feature_dir_name: str = "features"
+) -> networkx.graph:
     """
     :param str cname: the target cname to get the feature dict for
     :param str gardenlinux_root: path of garden linux src root
     :return: list of features for a given cname
 
     """
-    feature_base_dir = f"{gardenlinux_root}/features"
+
+    feature_base_dir = f"{gardenlinux_root}/{feature_dir_name}"
     input_features = __reverse_cname_base(cname)
     feature_graph = read_feature_files(feature_base_dir)
     graph = filter_graph(feature_graph, input_features)
+
+    return graph
+
+def get_features_list(
+    cname: str, gardenlinux_root: str, feature_dir_name: str = "features"
+) -> list:
+    """
+    :param str cname: the target cname to get the feature dict for
+    :param str gardenlinux_root: path of garden linux src root
+    :return: list of features for a given cname
+
+    """
+
+    graph = get_features_graph(cname, gardenlinux_root, feature_dir_name)
     features = __reverse_sort_nodes(graph)
-    return features
 
+    return features
 
-def get_features(cname: str, gardenlinux_root: str) -> str:
+def get_features(
+    cname: str, gardenlinux_root: str, feature_dir_name: str = "features"
+) -> str:
     """
     :param str cname: the target cname to get the feature set for
     :param str gardenlinux_root: path of garden linux src root
     :return: a comma separated string with the expanded feature set for the cname
     """
-    feature_base_dir = f"{gardenlinux_root}/features"
-    input_features = __reverse_cname_base(cname)
-    feature_graph = read_feature_files(feature_base_dir)
-    graph = filter_graph(feature_graph, input_features)
+
+    graph = get_features_graph(cname, gardenlinux_root, feature_dir_name)
     features = __reverse_sort_nodes(graph)
-    return ",".join(features)
 
+    return ",".join(features)
 
 def construct_layer_metadata(
     filetype: str, cname: str, version: str, arch: str, commit: str
@@ -187,7 +125,6 @@ def construct_layer_metadata(
         "annotations": {"io.gardenlinux.image.layer.architecture": arch},
     }
 
-
 def construct_layer_metadata_from_filename(filename: str, arch: str) -> dict:
     """
     :param str filename: filename of the blob
@@ -201,7 +138,6 @@ def construct_layer_metadata_from_filename(filename: str, arch: str) -> dict:
         "annotations": {"io.gardenlinux.image.layer.architecture": arch},
     }
 
-
 def get_file_set_from_cname(cname: str, version: str, arch: str, gardenlinux_root: str):
     """
     :param str cname: the target cname of the image
@@ -224,7 +160,6 @@ def get_file_set_from_cname(cname: str, version: str, arch: str, gardenlinux_roo
             )
     return file_set
 
-
 def get_oci_metadata_from_fileset(fileset: list, arch: str):
     """
     :param str arch: arch of the target image
@@ -240,7 +175,6 @@ def get_oci_metadata_from_fileset(fileset: list, arch: str):
 
     return oci_layer_metadata_list
 
-
 def get_oci_metadata(cname: str, version: str, arch: str, gardenlinux_root: str):
     """
     :param str cname: the target cname of the image
@@ -263,7 +197,6 @@ def get_oci_metadata(cname: str, version: str, arch: str, gardenlinux_root: str)
 
     return oci_layer_metadata_list
 
-
 def lookup_media_type_for_filetype(filetype: str) -> str:
     """
     :param str filetype: filetype of the target layer
@@ -276,7 +209,6 @@ def lookup_media_type_for_filetype(filetype: str) -> str:
             f"media type for {filetype} is not defined. You may want to add the definition to parse_features_lib"
         )
 
-
 def lookup_media_type_for_file(filename: str) -> str:
     """
     :param str filename: filename of the target layer
@@ -290,7 +222,6 @@ def lookup_media_type_for_file(filename: str) -> str:
             f"media type for {filename} is not defined. You may want to add the definition to parse_features_lib"
         )
 
-
 def deduce_feature_name(feature_dir: str):
     """
     :param str feature_dir: Directory of single Feature
@@ -301,7 +232,6 @@ def deduce_feature_name(feature_dir: str):
         raise ValueError("Expected name from parse_feature_yaml function to be set")
     return parsed["name"]
 
-
 def deduce_archive_filetypes(feature_dir):
     """
     :param str feature_dir: Directory of single Feature
@@ -309,7 +239,6 @@ def deduce_archive_filetypes(feature_dir):
     """
     return deduce_filetypes_from_string(feature_dir, "image")
 
-
 def deduce_image_filetypes(feature_dir):
     """
     :param str feature_dir: Directory of single Feature
@@ -317,7 +246,6 @@ def deduce_image_filetypes(feature_dir):
     """
     return deduce_filetypes_from_string(feature_dir, "convert")
 
-
 def deduce_filetypes(feature_dir):
     """
     :param str feature_dir: Directory of single Feature
@@ -332,7 +260,6 @@ def deduce_filetypes(feature_dir):
     image_file_types.extend(archive_file_types)
     return image_file_types
 
-
 def deduce_filetypes_from_string(feature_dir: str, script_base_name: str):
     """
     Garden Linux features can optionally have an image.<filetype> or convert.<filetype> script,
@@ -356,7 +283,6 @@ def deduce_filetypes_from_string(feature_dir: str, script_base_name: str):
 
     return sorted(result)
 
-
 def read_feature_files(feature_dir):
     """
     Legacy function copied from gardenlinux/builder
@@ -386,7 +312,6 @@ def read_feature_files(feature_dir):
         raise ValueError("Graph is not directed acyclic graph")
     return feature_graph
 
-
 def parse_feature_yaml(feature_yaml_file: str):
     """
     Legacy function copied from gardenlinux/builder
@@ -403,11 +328,9 @@ def parse_feature_yaml(feature_yaml_file: str):
         content = yaml.safe_load(f)
     return {"name": name, "content": content}
 
-
 def __get_node_features(node):
     return node.get("content", {}).get("features", {})
 
-
 def filter_graph(feature_graph, feature_set, ignore_excludes=False):
     filter_set = set(feature_graph.nodes())
 
@@ -446,35 +369,29 @@ def filter_func(node):
         raise ValueError("Including explicitly excluded feature")
     return graph
 
-
 def sort_set(input_set, order_list):
     return [item for item in order_list if item in input_set]
 
-
 def __sort_key(graph, node):
     prefix_map = {"platform": "0", "element": "1", "flag": "2"}
     node_type = __get_node_type(graph.nodes.get(node, {}))
     prefix = prefix_map[node_type]
     return f"{prefix}-{node}"
 
-
-def __sort_nodes(graph):
+def sort_nodes(graph):
     def key_function(node):
         return __sort_key(graph, node)
 
     return list(networkx.lexicographical_topological_sort(graph, key=key_function))
 
-
 def __reverse_cname_base(cname):
     cname = cname.replace("_", "-_")
     return set(cname.split("-"))
 
-
 def __reverse_sort_nodes(graph):
     reverse_graph = graph.reverse()
     assert networkx.is_directed_acyclic_graph(reverse_graph)
-    return __sort_nodes(reverse_graph)
-
+    return sort_nodes(reverse_graph)
 
 def __get_node_type(node):
     return node.get("content", {}).get("type")