diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/CommandSystem/Context/ContextFlagsExt.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/CommandSystem/Context/ContextFlagsExt.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..564a5f30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/CommandSystem/Context/ContextFlagsExt.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+using PluralKit.Core;
+
+namespace PluralKit.Bot;
+
+public static class ContextFlagsExt
+{
+    public static async Task<string?> FlagResolveOpaque(this Context ctx, string param_name)
+    {
+        return await ctx.Parameters.ResolveFlag(
+            ctx, param_name,
+            param => (param as Parameter.Opaque)?.value
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static async Task<PKMember?> FlagResolveMember(this Context ctx, string param_name)
+    {
+        return await ctx.Parameters.ResolveFlag(
+            ctx, param_name,
+            param => (param as Parameter.MemberRef)?.member
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static async Task<PKSystem?> FlagResolveSystem(this Context ctx, string param_name)
+    {
+        return await ctx.Parameters.ResolveFlag(
+            ctx, param_name,
+            param => (param as Parameter.SystemRef)?.system
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static async Task<MemberPrivacySubject?> FlagResolveMemberPrivacyTarget(this Context ctx, string param_name)
+    {
+        return await ctx.Parameters.ResolveFlag(
+            ctx, param_name,
+            param => (param as Parameter.MemberPrivacyTarget)?.target
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static async Task<string?> FlagResolvePrivacyLevel(this Context ctx, string param_name)
+    {
+        return await ctx.Parameters.ResolveFlag(
+            ctx, param_name,
+            param => (param as Parameter.PrivacyLevel)?.level
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static async Task<bool?> FlagResolveToggle(this Context ctx, string param_name)
+    {
+        return await ctx.Parameters.ResolveFlag(
+            ctx, param_name,
+            param => (param as Parameter.Toggle)?.value
+        );
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/command_definitions/src/help.rs b/crates/command_definitions/src/help.rs
index 2719fa9d..7b206e03 100644
--- a/crates/command_definitions/src/help.rs
+++ b/crates/command_definitions/src/help.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ use super::*;
 pub fn cmds() -> impl Iterator<Item = Command> {
     let help = ["help", "h"];
     [
-        command!([help] => "help").help("Shows the help command"),
+        command!([help] => "help")
+            .value_flag("foo", OpaqueString) // todo: just for testing
+            .help("Shows the help command"),
         command!([help, "commands"] => "help_commands").help("help commands"),
         command!([help, "proxy"] => "help_proxy").help("help proxy"),
     ]