diff --git a/.project b/.project
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73e7ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.project
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>ccstudiodss</name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.python.pydev.PyDevBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.python.pydev.pythonNature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>
diff --git a/.pydevproject b/.pydevproject
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98114ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pydevproject
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<?eclipse-pydev version="1.0"?><pydev_project>
+<pydev_property name="org.python.pydev.PYTHON_PROJECT_INTERPRETER">python</pydev_property>
+<pydev_property name="org.python.pydev.PYTHON_PROJECT_VERSION">python interpreter</pydev_property>
+</pydev_project>
diff --git a/src/ccstudiodss/api.py b/src/ccstudiodss/api.py
index 6eacd0e..f73fb0f 100644
--- a/src/ccstudiodss/api.py
+++ b/src/ccstudiodss/api.py
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
+
 import contextlib
 import os
 import pathlib
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
 
 import attr
 import javabridge
 
 import ccstudiodss.utils
 
+build_type_choices = ('incremental', 'full', 'clean')
 
 def add_jars(base_path=None):
     if base_path is None:
@@ -103,3 +107,42 @@ def run(self):
     def restart(self):
         self.debug_session.target.reset()
         self.debug_session.target.runAsynch()
+
+def build(target, build_type, project_root, project_name):
+    if project_name is None:
+        project_name = pathlib.Path(project_root).parts[-1]
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+        base_command = (
+            os.fspath(ccstudiodss.utils.find_executable()),
+            '-noSplash',
+            '-data', d,
+        )
+
+        try:
+            subprocess.run(
+                [
+                    *base_command,
+                    '-application', 'com.ti.ccstudio.apps.projectImport',
+                    '-ccs.location', str(project_root),
+                    '-ccs.renameTo', project_name,
+                ],
+                check=True,
+            )
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            pass
+
+        for this_build_type in (build_type, 'incremental'):
+            completed_process = subprocess.run(
+                [
+                    *base_command,
+                    '-application', 'com.ti.ccstudio.apps.projectBuild',
+                    '-ccs.projects', project_name,
+                    '-ccs.configuration', target,
+                    '-ccs.buildType', this_build_type,
+                ],
+            )
+
+        completed_process.check_returncode()
+
+        return pathlib.Path(project_root)/target/(project_name + '.out')
diff --git a/src/ccstudiodss/cli.py b/src/ccstudiodss/cli.py
index ba87762..ab63fb5 100644
--- a/src/ccstudiodss/cli.py
+++ b/src/ccstudiodss/cli.py
@@ -8,6 +8,46 @@
 import ccstudiodss.utils
 
 
+DSS_PROJECT_ROOT = 'DSS_PROJECT_ROOT'
+project_root_option = click.option(
+    '--project-root',
+    type=click.Path(exists=True, file_okay=False, resolve_path=True),
+    envvar=DSS_PROJECT_ROOT,
+    help=(
+         'Directory containing the .project file'
+         ' (${})'.format(DSS_PROJECT_ROOT)
+    ),
+)
+
+
+DSS_PROJECT_NAME = 'DSS_PROJECT_NAME'
+project_name_option = click.option(
+    '--project-name',
+    type=str,
+    envvar=DSS_PROJECT_NAME,
+    help=(
+         'Project name used for build artifacts'
+         ' (${})'.format(DSS_PROJECT_NAME)
+    ),
+)
+
+
+def default_base_path():
+    base_path = ccstudiodss.utils.find_base_path()
+    if base_path is None:
+        return {'required': True}
+    
+    return {'default': base_path}
+
+ccs_base_path_option = click.option(
+    '--ccs-base-path',
+    type=click.Path(exists=True, file_okay=False),
+    show_default=True,
+    **default_base_path(),
+    help='CCS base directory, e.g. /ti/ccsv8/ccs_base'
+)
+
+
 @click.group()
 def cli():
     pass
@@ -33,11 +73,6 @@ def default_ccxml():
     **default_ccxml(),
 )
 
-ccs_base_path_option = click.option(
-    '--ccs-base-path',
-    type=click.Path(exists=True, file_okay=False),
-)
-
 
 @cli.command()
 @click.option(
@@ -80,3 +115,47 @@ def docs(ccs_base_path, open_):
         webbrowser.open(path)
     else:
         click.echo(path)
+
+build_type_option = click.option(
+    '--build-type',
+    type=click.Choice(ccstudiodss.api.build_type_choices),
+    default=ccstudiodss.api.build_type_choices[0],
+    show_default=True,
+)
+
+target_option = click.option('--target', required=True)
+@cli.command()
+@target_option
+@build_type_option
+@project_root_option
+@project_name_option
+def build(target, build_type, project_root, project_name):
+    """Build the project using Code Composer Studio
+    """
+    ccstudiodss.api.build(
+        target=target, 
+        build_type=build_type,
+        project_root=project_root,
+        project_name=project_name,
+    )
+
+
+GRIDTIED_CCXML = 'GRIDTIED_CCXML'
+
+def create_ccxml_option(project_root):
+    paths = list(project_root.glob('*.ccxml'))
+    if len(paths) != 1:
+        default_or_required = {'required': True}
+    else:
+        default_or_required = {'default': paths[0]}
+        
+    ccxml_option = click.option(
+        '--ccxml',
+        type=click.Path(exists=True, dir_okay=False),
+        envvar=GRIDTIED_CCXML,
+        **default_or_required,
+        help='.ccxml device configuration file (${})'.format(GRIDTIED_CCXML),
+        show_default=True,
+        )
+
+    return ccxml_option
diff --git a/src/ccstudiodss/utils.py b/src/ccstudiodss/utils.py
index 5eba817..b3dde49 100644
--- a/src/ccstudiodss/utils.py
+++ b/src/ccstudiodss/utils.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class BasePathError(Exception):
             pathlib.Path(os.sep)/'opt'/'ti'/'ccsv{}'.format(version)/'ccs_base'
             for version in versions
         ),
-        *( # in case the ccsv8 or such gets doubled up
+        *(
             pathlib.Path(os.sep)/'opt'/'ti'/'ccsv{}'.format(version)/'ccsv{}'.format(version)/'ccs_base'
             for version in versions
         ),
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class BasePathError(Exception):
             pathlib.Path.home()/'ti'/'ccsv{}'.format(version)/'ccs_base'
             for version in versions
         ),
-        *( # in case the ccsv8 or such gets doubled up
+        *(
             pathlib.Path.home()/'ti'/'ccsv{}'.format(version)/'ccsv{}'.format(version)/'ccs_base'
             for version in versions
         ),
@@ -59,3 +59,7 @@ def find_base_path():
     raise BasePathError('Unable to find base path in: {}'.format(
         ', '.join(repr(str(path)) for path in base_paths),
     ))
+
+
+def find_executable():
+    return find_base_path().parents[0]/'eclipse'/'ccstudio'