diff --git a/implement-shell-tools/cat/cat.js b/implement-shell-tools/cat/cat.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ea795ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implement-shell-tools/cat/cat.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { program } from "commander";
+import { promises as fs } from "node:fs";
+
+program
+  .name("cat")
+  .description("concatenate and print files")
+  .option("-n, --number", "number all output lines")
+  .option("-b, --number-nonblank", "number nonempty output lines")
+  .argument("<paths...>", "the file paths to process");
+
+program.parse();
+
+const options = program.opts();
+const paths = program.args;
+
+const numberAll = options.number;
+const numberNonBlank = options.numberNonblank;
+
+const shouldNumberAll = numberNonBlank ? false : numberAll;
+
+let lineNumber = 1;
+let nonBlankNumber = 1;
+
+for (const filePath of paths) {
+  try {
+    const content = await fs.readFile(filePath, "utf8");
+    process.stdout.write(formatContent(content));
+  } catch (error) {
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+    process.stderr.write(`cat: ${filePath}: ${error.message}\n`);
+  }
+}
+
+function formatContent(text) {
+  const normalized = text.replace(/\r\n/g, "\n");
+  const endsWithNewline = normalized.endsWith("\n");
+  const lines = endsWithNewline
+    ? normalized.slice(0, -1).split("\n")
+    : normalized.split("\n");
+
+  const output = [];
+
+  for (const line of lines) {
+    if (numberNonBlank) {
+      if (line === "") {
+        output.push("");
+      } else {
+        output.push(`${String(nonBlankNumber++).padStart(6, " ")}\t${line}`);
+      }
+    } else if (shouldNumberAll) {
+      output.push(`${String(lineNumber++).padStart(6, " ")}\t${line}`);
+    } else {
+      output.push(line);
+    }
+  }
+
+  let result = output.join("\n");
+
+  if (endsWithNewline) {
+    result += "\n";
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/implement-shell-tools/ls/README.md b/implement-shell-tools/ls/README.md
index edbfb811a..d6355d0e5 100644
--- a/implement-shell-tools/ls/README.md
+++ b/implement-shell-tools/ls/README.md
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ Your task is to implement your own version of `ls`.
 
 It must act the same as `ls` would, if run from the directory containing this README.md file, for the following command lines:
 
-* `ls -1`
-* `ls -1 sample-files`
-* `ls -1 -a sample-files`
+- `ls -1`
+- `ls -1 sample-files`
+- `ls -1 -a sample-files`
 
 Matching any additional behaviours or flags are optional stretch goals.
 
diff --git a/implement-shell-tools/ls/ls.js b/implement-shell-tools/ls/ls.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4490ebd0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implement-shell-tools/ls/ls.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { promises as fs } from "node:fs";
+import { program } from "commander";
+
+program
+  .name("list files and directories")
+  .option("-a", "show hidden files")
+  .option("-1", "force displaying each item in a new line")
+  .argument("[paths...]", "path of directory");
+
+program.parse();
+
+const showHiddenFiles = program.opts()["a"];
+const showFilesInLines = program.opts()["1"];
+const paths = program.args.length ? program.args : ["."];
+
+const fetchedDirectories = await fetchDirectoriesFunc(paths);
+
+console.log(formatDisplay(fetchedDirectories));
+
+function formatDisplay(fetchedDirectories) {
+  const controlDisplaying = fetchedDirectories.map((directoryFilesInArray) => {
+    const joiner = showFilesInLines ? `\n\r` : `  `;
+    const showFolderName =
+      fetchedDirectories.length > 1
+        ? `${directoryFilesInArray.folderName}:\n\r`
+        : "";
+
+    return `${showFolderName}${directoryFilesInArray.files.join(joiner)}`;
+  });
+  return controlDisplaying.join("\n\r\n\r");
+}
+
+// returns array of objects, like: [{folderName: [file1, file2]}]
+async function fetchDirectoriesFunc(directories) {
+  const result = [];
+
+  for (const folderName of directories) {
+    let files = await fs.readdir(folderName);
+
+    // sort by name + but those starting with . at the end
+    files.sort((a, b) => {
+      const isHiddenA = a.startsWith(".");
+      const isHiddenB = b.startsWith(".");
+
+      if (isHiddenA !== isHiddenB) {
+        return isHiddenA ? 1 : -1;
+      }
+
+      const cleanA = a.replace(/^\.+/, "");
+      const cleanB = b.replace(/^\.+/, "");
+
+      return cleanA.localeCompare(cleanB);
+    });
+
+    if (showHiddenFiles) {
+      files.unshift(".", "..");
+    } else {
+      files = files.filter((fileName) => !fileName.startsWith("."));
+    }
+
+    result.push({
+      folderName,
+      files,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/implement-shell-tools/package-lock.json b/implement-shell-tools/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8cd4b3de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implement-shell-tools/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "name": "implement-shell-tools",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {
+    "": {
+      "dependencies": {
+        "commander": "^14.0.3"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/commander": {
+      "version": "14.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-14.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-H+y0Jo/T1RZ9qPP4Eh1pkcQcLRglraJaSLoyOtHxu6AapkjWVCy2Sit1QQ4x3Dng8qDlSsZEet7g5Pq06MvTgw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/implement-shell-tools/package.json b/implement-shell-tools/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..402b2a4e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implement-shell-tools/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "dependencies": {
+    "commander": "^14.0.3"
+  },
+  "type": "module"
+}
diff --git a/implement-shell-tools/wc/wc.js b/implement-shell-tools/wc/wc.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2b5086b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implement-shell-tools/wc/wc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import { promises as fs } from "node:fs";
+import { program } from "commander";
+
+program
+  .name("print newline, word, and byte counts for each file")
+  .option("-l", "count lines")
+  .option("-w", "count words")
+  .option("-c", "count bytes")
+  .argument("<paths...>", "file name");
+
+program.parse();
+
+const opts = program.opts();
+const flags = Object.keys(opts);
+const columns = flags.length > 0 ? flags : ["l", "w", "c"];
+const paths = program.args;
+
+async function getFilesData(paths) {
+  let output = [];
+
+  for (const filename of paths) {
+    try {
+      const file = await fs.stat(filename);
+
+      if (file.isFile()) {
+        const fileContent = await fs.readFile(filename, "utf-8");
+        const lineCount = (fileContent.match(/\n/g) || []).length;
+        const wordCount = fileContent
+          .trim()
+          .split(/\s+/)
+          .filter(Boolean).length;
+        const fileSize = file.size;
+
+        output.push([filename, lineCount, wordCount, fileSize]);
+      } else {
+        output.push([filename, `wc: ${filename}: Is a directory`]);
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      output.push([filename, `wc: ${filename} ${err.message}`]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return output;
+}
+
+function displayWcOutput(output, columns) {
+  const results = output.filter((entry) => entry.length === 4);
+
+  const totalLines = results.reduce((sum, e) => sum + e[1], 0);
+  const totalWords = results.reduce((sum, e) => sum + e[2], 0);
+  const totalBytes = results.reduce((sum, e) => sum + e[3], 0);
+
+  const allRows =
+    results.length > 1
+      ? [...results, ["total", totalLines, totalWords, totalBytes]]
+      : results;
+
+  const colMap = { l: 1, w: 2, c: 3 };
+  const w = columns.map((col) =>
+    Math.max(...allRows.map((e) => String(e[colMap[col]]).length)),
+  );
+
+  const formatRow = (entry) =>
+    columns
+      .map((col, i) => String(entry[colMap[col]]).padStart(w[i]))
+      .join(" ");
+
+  for (const entry of output) {
+    if (entry.length === 2) {
+      console.log(entry[1]);
+    } else {
+      console.log(`${formatRow(entry)} ${entry[0]}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (results.length > 1) {
+    const totalsRow = ["total", totalLines, totalWords, totalBytes];
+    console.log(`${formatRow(totalsRow)} total`);
+  }
+}
+
+displayWcOutput(await getFilesData(paths), columns);