diff --git a/app/herms.hs b/app/herms.hs
--- a/app/herms.hs
+++ b/app/herms.hs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import Text.Read
 import Utils
 import AddCLI
+import AddFile
 import RichText
 import Types
 import UnitConversions
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@
 
 -- Global constants
 versionStr :: String
-versionStr = "1.9.0.2"
+versionStr = "1.9.0.3"
 
 configPath :: IO FilePath
 configPath = getDataFileName "config.hs"
@@ -75,12 +76,22 @@
     liftIO $ putStrLn ("\n" ++ (t Str.badEntry) ++ "\n")
     saveOrDiscard input oldRecp
 
-add :: HermsReader IO ()
-add = do
+addInteractive :: HermsReader IO ()
+addInteractive = do
   (config, recipeBook) <- ask
   input <- liftIO $ getAddInput (translator config)
   saveOrDiscard input Nothing
 
+
+add :: [String] -> HermsReader IO ()
+add []        = addInteractive
+add filenames = do
+  (config, recipeBook) <- ask
+  forM_ filenames $ \ filename -> do
+    contents <- liftIO $ readFile filename
+    saveOrDiscard (readRecipeFileData contents) Nothing
+  
+
 doEdit :: Recipe -> Maybe Recipe -> HermsReader IO ()
 doEdit recp origRecp = do
   (config, recipeBook) <- ask
@@ -325,7 +336,7 @@
 -- @runWithOpts runs the action of selected command.
 runWithOpts :: Command -> HermsReader IO ()
 runWithOpts (List tags group nameOnly)              = list tags group nameOnly
-runWithOpts Add                                     = add
+runWithOpts (Add targets)                           = add targets
 runWithOpts (Edit target)                           = edit target
 runWithOpts (Import target)                         = importFile target
 runWithOpts (Export targets)                        = export targets
@@ -344,7 +355,7 @@
 -- | 'Command' data type represents commands of CLI
 data Command = List   [String] Bool Bool         -- ^ shows recipes
              | View   [String] Int Bool String   -- ^ shows specified recipes with given serving
-             | Add                               -- ^ adds the recipe (interactively)
+             | Add    [String]                   -- ^ adds the recipe (interactively or from files)
              | Edit    String                    -- ^ edits the recipe
              | Import  String                    -- ^ imports a recipe file
              | Export  [String]                  -- ^ exports recipes to stdout
@@ -354,7 +365,7 @@
 
 listP, addP, viewP, editP, importP, exportP, shopP, dataDirP :: Translator -> Parser Command
 listP    t = List   <$> (words <$> (tagsP t)) <*> (groupByTagsP t) <*> (nameOnlyP t)
-addP     _ = pure Add
+addP     t = Add    <$> (severalFilesP t)
 editP    t = Edit   <$> (recipeNameP t)
 importP  t = Import <$> (fileNameP t)
 exportP  t = Export <$> (severalRecipesP t)
@@ -413,6 +424,11 @@
 fileNameP :: Translator -> Parser String
 fileNameP t = strArgument (  metavar (t Str.fileNameMetavar)
                           <> help    (t Str.fileNameDesc))
+
+-- | @severalFilesP parses several file names at once
+--   and returns th parser of a list of names
+severalFilesP :: Translator -> Parser [String]
+severalFilesP t = many (fileNameP t)
 
 -- | @severalRecipesP parses several recipe names at once
 --   and returns the parser of list of names
diff --git a/herms.cabal b/herms.cabal
--- a/herms.cabal
+++ b/herms.cabal
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 -- PVP summary:      +-+------- New features or improvements with significant API change
 --                   | | +----- Bugfixes and improvements with minor change to API
 --                   | | | +--- Bugfixes and improvements with no change to API
-version:             1.9.0.2
+version:             1.9.0.3
 
 -- A short (one-line) description of the package.
 synopsis:            A command-line manager for delicious kitchen recipes
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
   -- Modules included in this executable, other than Main.
   other-modules:       Utils
                      , AddCLI
+                     , AddFile
                      , RichText
                      , ReadConfig
                      , Types
@@ -84,15 +85,15 @@
   -- Other library packages from which modules are imported.
   build-depends:       ansi-terminal >= 0.7.0 && <= 0.8.1
                      , base >=4.8 && <5
-                     , brick >= 0.19 && < 0.38
+                     , brick >= 0.19 && <= 0.38
                      , directory >= 0.0
                      , microlens >=0.4 && <0.5
                      , microlens-th >=0.4 && <0.5
-                     , mtl >= 2.2.1 && <= 2.2.2
+                     , mtl >= 2.2.1 && < 2.3
                      , optparse-applicative >=0.14 && <0.15
                      , semigroups >= 0.18.3 && < 0.19
                      , split >=0.2 && <0.3
-                     , vty >=5.15 && < 5.22
+                     , vty >=5.15 && <= 5.22
 
 
   -- Directories containing source files.
diff --git a/src/AddFile.hs b/src/AddFile.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AddFile.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module AddFile where
+
+import UnitConversions
+
+readRecipeFileData :: String -> [[String]]
+readRecipeFileData _ = [["Nazzzme"],["Des lol","djdj",""],["2"],["2","1 2/2"],["units","units"],["name","name2"],["lol","ehe"],["jejej","ejeje","kks","lslsl","slsl"],["spicy licy lol"]]
+