diff --git a/tunnel-nim/nimble.lock b/tunnel-nim/nimble.lock
index bd55fa6..cf04532 100644
--- a/tunnel-nim/nimble.lock
+++ b/tunnel-nim/nimble.lock
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   "version": 2,
   "packages": {
     "cligen": {
-      "version": "1.7.3",
-      "vcsRevision": "0e7b3b3a1fa77c448d3681c5fdf85197844cb7e4",
+      "version": "1.7.6",
+      "vcsRevision": "54f1da5d63cf7e116625e2392e85ae54c2b70719",
       "url": "https://github.com/c-blake/cligen.git",
       "downloadMethod": "git",
       "dependencies": [],
       "checksums": {
-        "sha1": "5a082835594887c0fdaea17dbfd2d3a2e744a2a9"
+        "sha1": "853785ddace4ee4f3c6c21bdf7f5e9ff0358eb3f"
       }
     },
     "hwylterm": {
diff --git a/tunnel-nim/tunnel.nim b/tunnel-nim/tunnel.nim
index 269fbc6..a69a1df 100644
--- a/tunnel-nim/tunnel.nim
+++ b/tunnel-nim/tunnel.nim
@@ -22,18 +22,28 @@ proc up(port: int, host: seq[string]) =
   quit activateTunnel(name, port)
 
 proc down(host: seq[string]) =
-  ## disable all tunnels
+  ## disable all tunnels for a host
   let name = checkHost host
   echo "deactivating connection to: ", name
   quit exitSsh(name)
 
-proc show() =
-  ## show active connections
+proc collectControllers(): seq[string] =
   let sshDir = (getEnv "HOME") / ".ssh"
-  let controllers =
-    collect(for _,p in walkDir(sshDir): p)
+  collect(for _,p in walkDir(sshDir): p)
     .map(extractFilename)
     .filterIt(it.startsWith("control"))
+
+proc killCmd() =
+  ## kill all open tunnels
+  let controllers = collectControllers()
+  if controllers.len == 0: quit 0
+  for c in controllers:
+    echo bbfmt"removing file: [b]{c}"
+    removeFile c
+
+proc show() =
+  ## show active connections
+  let controllers = collectControllers()
   echo bbfmt"[yellow]{controllers.len}[/] active connections"
   if controllers.len == 0: quit 0
   echo "hosts:"
@@ -42,7 +52,12 @@ proc show() =
 when isMainModule:
   import cligen, hwylterm/cligen
   hwylCli(clCfg)
-  let
-    # use= $bb("$command [[[i]flags[/]]\n${doc}[b]Options[/]:\n$options")
-    hostUse= $bb("$command [green]hostname[/] [[[i]flags[/]]\n${doc}[b]Options[/]:\n$options")
-  dispatchMulti([up,usage=hostUse], [down, usage=hostUse], [show, usage=clCfg.use])
+  let hostUse =
+    $bb("$command [green]hostname[/] [[[i]flags[/]]\n${doc}[b]Options[/]:\n$options")
+  dispatchMulti(
+    [up     , usage=hostUse                    ],
+    [down   , usage=hostUse                    ],
+    [show   , usage=clCfg.use                  ],
+    [killCmd, usage=clCfg.use, cmdName = "kill"],
+  )
+
diff --git a/tunnel-nim/tunnel.nimble b/tunnel-nim/tunnel.nimble
index e3574d4..7ec80e7 100644
--- a/tunnel-nim/tunnel.nimble
+++ b/tunnel-nim/tunnel.nimble
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bin           = @["tunnel"]
 
 # Dependencies
 requires "nim >= 2.0.8"
-requires "cligen"
+requires "cligen >= 1.7.6"
 requires "https://github.com/daylinmorgan/hwylterm#HEAD"