diff --git a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/main.go b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/main.go
index 949eb63..780b8dd 100644
--- a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/main.go
+++ b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/main.go
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@
 	// verbose, if set, will make this utility log additional runtime
 	// information.
 	verbose bool
+	// format refers to how the output data, except logs, is formatted.
+	format string
+	// filter specifies a CEL filter used to narrow down the set of output
+	// objects.
+	filter string
+	// output is an optional output file path the resulting data will be saved
+	// at. If unspecified, the data will be written to stdout.
+	output string
 }
 
 var flags metroctlFlags
@@ -34,6 +42,9 @@
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&flags.proxyAddr, "proxy", "", "SOCKS5 proxy address")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&flags.configPath, "config", filepath.Join(xdg.ConfigHome, "metroctl"), "An alternative cluster config path")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&flags.verbose, "verbose", false, "Log additional runtime information")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&flags.format, "format", "f", "plaintext", "Data output format")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&flags.filter, "filter", "", "The object filter applied to the output data")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&flags.output, "output", "o", "", "Redirects output to the specified file")
 }
 
 // rpcLogger passes through the cluster resolver logs, if "--verbose" flag was