diff --git a/packages/ethernaut-ai/src/index.js b/packages/ethernaut-ai/src/index.js
index 8feb2d2b..7cb59c20 100644
--- a/packages/ethernaut-ai/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/ethernaut-ai/src/index.js
@@ -2,13 +2,18 @@ const { extendEnvironment, extendConfig } = require('hardhat/config')
 const requireAll = require('common/src/require-all')
 const spinner = require('common/src/spinner')
 const storage = require('./internal/storage')
+const hardhatParser = require('./internal/hardhat-parser')
 
 requireAll(__dirname, 'tasks')
 
+hardhatParser.modifyArgumentsParser()
+
 extendEnvironment((hre) => {
   spinner.enable(!hre.hardhatArguments.verbose)
 
   storage.init()
+
+  hardhatParser.preParse(hre)
 })
 
 extendConfig((config, userConfig) => {
diff --git a/packages/ethernaut-ai/src/internal/hardhat-parser.js b/packages/ethernaut-ai/src/internal/hardhat-parser.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5efdcde7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ethernaut-ai/src/internal/hardhat-parser.js
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+const {
+  getEnvHardhatArguments,
+} = require('hardhat/internal/core/params/env-variables')
+const {
+  HARDHAT_PARAM_DEFINITIONS,
+} = require('hardhat/internal/core/params/hardhat-params')
+const { ArgumentsParser } = require('hardhat/internal/cli/ArgumentsParser')
+const getNodes = require('common/src/get-nodes')
+const debug = require('common/src/debug')
+const output = require('common/src/output')
+
+let _allUnparsedCLAs
+
+function modifyArgumentsParser() {
+  debug.log('Modifying ArgumentsParser', 'parse')
+
+  const originalParseScopeAndTaskNames =
+    ArgumentsParser.prototype.parseScopeAndTaskNames
+
+  ArgumentsParser.prototype.parseScopeAndTaskNames = function (
+    allUnparsedCLAs,
+    taskDefinitions,
+    scopeDefinitions,
+  ) {
+    return originalParseScopeAndTaskNames.call(
+      this,
+      _allUnparsedCLAs || allUnparsedCLAs,
+      taskDefinitions,
+      scopeDefinitions,
+    )
+  }
+  debug.log(
+    `ArgumentsParser modified: ${ArgumentsParser.prototype.parseScopeAndTaskNames}`,
+    'parse-deep',
+  )
+}
+
+function preParse(hre) {
+  debug.log(`Pre-parsing... ${JSON.stringify(process.argv, null, 2)}`, 'parse')
+
+  const envVariableArguments = getEnvHardhatArguments(
+    HARDHAT_PARAM_DEFINITIONS,
+    process.env,
+  )
+
+  const argumentsParser = new ArgumentsParser()
+  const { hardhatArguments, scopeOrTaskName, allUnparsedCLAs } =
+    argumentsParser.parseHardhatArguments(
+      HARDHAT_PARAM_DEFINITIONS,
+      envVariableArguments,
+      process.argv.slice(2),
+    )
+  debug.log(
+    `hardhatArguments: ${JSON.stringify(hardhatArguments, null, 2)}`,
+    'parse',
+  )
+  debug.log(`scopeOrTaskName: ${scopeOrTaskName}`, 'parse')
+  debug.log(`allUnparsedCLAs: ${allUnparsedCLAs}`, 'parse')
+
+  const nodes = getNodes(hre)
+  const tasks = nodes.filter((node) => !node.isScope)
+  const scopes = nodes.filter((node) => node.isScope)
+  const taskDefinitions = tasks.reduce((map, task) => {
+    map[task._task] = task
+    return map
+  }, {})
+  const scopesDefinitions = scopes.reduce((map, scope) => {
+    map[scope.name] = scope
+    return map
+  }, {})
+
+  try {
+    let { scopeName, taskName, unparsedCLAs } =
+      argumentsParser.parseScopeAndTaskNames(
+        allUnparsedCLAs,
+        taskDefinitions,
+        scopesDefinitions,
+      )
+    debug.log(`Pre-parse ok: ${scopeName} ${taskName} ${unparsedCLAs}`, 'parse')
+    _allUnparsedCLAs = allUnparsedCLAs
+  } catch (err) {
+    debug.log(`Pre-parse failed: ${err}`, 'parse')
+    const newArgs = [
+      'ai',
+      'interpret',
+      '--model',
+      'assistant-defined',
+      '--no-confirm',
+      '--new-thread',
+      allUnparsedCLAs.join(' '),
+    ]
+    debug.log(`Modifying args to: ${newArgs}`, 'parse')
+    output.info('Uh? Not sure what you mean, interpreting with ai...')
+    _allUnparsedCLAs = newArgs
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  modifyArgumentsParser,
+  preParse,
+}