diff --git a/src/cli/backup/exchange.go b/src/cli/backup/exchange.go
index 4475456e1..c2da42563 100644
--- a/src/cli/backup/exchange.go
+++ b/src/cli/backup/exchange.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func addExchangeApp(parent *cobra.Command) *cobra.Command {
 // `corso backup create exchange [<flag>...]`
 var exchangeCreateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "exchange",
-	Short: "Backup M365 Exchange",
+	Short: "Backup M365 Exchange service data",
 	RunE:  createExchangeCmd,
 	Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
 }
diff --git a/src/cli/cli.go b/src/cli/cli.go
index f6fabb848..d0d4c709f 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.go
+++ b/src/cli/cli.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/cli/backup"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/cli/config"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/cli/repo"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/cli/restore"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/pkg/logger"
 )
 
@@ -57,8 +58,11 @@ func Handle() {
 	corsoCmd.Flags().BoolP("version", "v", version, "current version info")
 	corsoCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cfgFile, "config-file", "", "config file (default is $HOME/.corso)")
 
+	corsoCmd.CompletionOptions.DisableDefaultCmd = true
+
 	repo.AddCommands(corsoCmd)
 	backup.AddCommands(corsoCmd)
+	restore.AddCommands(corsoCmd)
 
 	ctx, log := logger.Seed(context.Background())
 	defer log.Sync() // flush all logs in the buffer
diff --git a/src/cli/config/config.go b/src/cli/config/config.go
index 21de643e1..b457c3497 100644
--- a/src/cli/config/config.go
+++ b/src/cli/config/config.go
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/cli/utils"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/pkg/credentials"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/pkg/repository"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/pkg/storage"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/src/cli/repo/repo.go b/src/cli/repo/repo.go
index 20a588b95..6836344ab 100644
--- a/src/cli/repo/repo.go
+++ b/src/cli/repo/repo.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func AddCommands(parent *cobra.Command) {
 // `corso repo [<subcommand>] [<flag>...]`
 var repoCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "repo",
-	Short: "Manage your repositories.",
+	Short: "Manage your repositories",
 	Long:  `Initialize, configure, and connect to your account backup repositories.`,
 	Run:   handleRepoCmd,
 	Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
diff --git a/src/cli/restore/exchange.go b/src/cli/restore/exchange.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc775aebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/restore/exchange.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package restore
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/cli/config"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/cli/utils"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/pkg/credentials"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/pkg/repository"
+)
+
+// exchange bucket info from flags
+var (
+	user string
+)
+
+// called by restore.go to map parent subcommands to provider-specific handling.
+func addExchangeApp(parent *cobra.Command) *cobra.Command {
+	parent.AddCommand(exchangeCreateCmd)
+
+	// todo (keepers): add flags.
+
+	return exchangeCreateCmd
+}
+
+// `corso restore create exchange [<flag>...]`
+var exchangeCreateCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "exchange",
+	Short: "Restore M365 Exchange service data",
+	RunE:  createExchangeCmd,
+	Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
+}
+
+// initializes a s3 repo.
+func createExchangeCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	s, cfgTenantID, err := config.MakeS3Config(true, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	m365 := credentials.GetM365()
+	a := repository.Account{
+		TenantID:     m365.TenantID,
+		ClientID:     m365.ClientID,
+		ClientSecret: m365.ClientSecret,
+	}
+	if len(cfgTenantID) > 0 {
+		a.TenantID = cfgTenantID
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf(
+		"Called - %s\n\t365TenantID:\t%s\n\t356Client:\t%s\n\tfound 356Secret:\t%v\n",
+		cmd.CommandPath(),
+		m365.TenantID,
+		m365.ClientID,
+		len(m365.ClientSecret) > 0)
+
+	r, err := repository.Connect(cmd.Context(), a, s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to connect to the %s repository", s.Provider)
+	}
+	defer utils.CloseRepo(cmd.Context(), r)
+
+	// todo (keepers): actually restore things
+
+	fmt.Printf("Restored Exchange in %s for user %s.\n", s.Provider, user)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/restore/restore.go b/src/cli/restore/restore.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c5364d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/restore/restore.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package restore
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var restoreApplications = []func(parent *cobra.Command) *cobra.Command{
+	addExchangeApp,
+}
+
+// AddCommands attaches all `corso restore * *` commands to the parent.
+func AddCommands(parent *cobra.Command) {
+	parent.AddCommand(restoreCmd)
+
+	for _, addRestoreTo := range restoreApplications {
+		addRestoreTo(restoreCmd)
+	}
+}
+
+// The restore category of commands.
+// `corso restore [<subcommand>] [<flag>...]`
+var restoreCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "restore",
+	Short: "Restore your service data",
+	Long:  `Restore the data stored in one of your M365 services.`,
+	Run:   handleRestoreCmd,
+	Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
+}
+
+// Handler for flat calls to `corso restore`.
+// Produces the same output as `corso restore --help`.
+func handleRestoreCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	cmd.Help()
+}
diff --git a/src/go.mod b/src/go.mod
index 616f521b9..02d806916 100644
--- a/src/go.mod
+++ b/src/go.mod
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220525230936-793ad666bf5e // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220607020251-c690dde0001d // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220601150217-0de741cfad7f // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220610221304-9f5ed59c137d // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220614162138-6c1b26c55098 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20220608133413-ed9918b62aac // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.47.0 // indirect
diff --git a/src/go.sum b/src/go.sum
index 6c60f4fb3..8e132ab8d 100644
--- a/src/go.sum
+++ b/src/go.sum
@@ -536,8 +536,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210615035016-665e8c7367d1/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211216021012-1d35b9e2eb4e/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220114195835-da31bd327af9/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220412211240-33da011f77ad/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220610221304-9f5ed59c137d h1:Zu/JngovGLVi6t2J3nmAf3AoTDwuzw85YZ3b9o4yU7s=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220610221304-9f5ed59c137d/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220614162138-6c1b26c55098 h1:PgOr27OhUx2IRqGJ2RxAWI4dJQ7bi9cSrB82uzFzfUA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220614162138-6c1b26c55098/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
 golang.org/x/text v0.0.0-20170915032832-14c0d48ead0c/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
diff --git a/src/internal/testing/config.go b/src/internal/testing/config.go
index 7def8fda1..20af7be2c 100644
--- a/src/internal/testing/config.go
+++ b/src/internal/testing/config.go
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/alcionai/corso/pkg/credentials"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/pkg/credentials"
 )
 
 const (