diff --git a/scripts/cli-util/get-hacker.ts b/scripts/cli-util/get-hacker.ts
index e65da658..a6c67c4d 100644
--- a/scripts/cli-util/get-hacker.ts
+++ b/scripts/cli-util/get-hacker.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
 import { input, select } from '@inquirer/prompts';
-import { UserData } from '../../types/database';
-import useSWR from 'swr';
 import dbConnect from '../../middleware/database';
+import User from '../../models/user';
+import team from '../../models/team';
+import { promptAction } from '../dev-cli';
+import { UserData, TeamData } from '../../types/database';
 
 export const handleGetHacker = async () => {
 	const hackerEmail = await input({
 		message: 'Enter hacker email',
 	});
 
+	const user: UserData | null = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(await User.findOne({ email: hackerEmail })));
+	if (!user) {
+		console.log('Hacker not found');
+		return promptAction();
+	}
+
 	const subAction1 = await select({
 		message: 'Select an action to perform',
 		choices: [
 			{
-				name: 'Get events',
+				name: 'Get events attended',
 				value: 'get-events',
 			},
 			{
@@ -30,18 +38,21 @@ export const handleGetHacker = async () => {
 		],
 	});
 
+	// connect to db
+	await dbConnect();
+
 	switch (subAction1) {
 		case 'get-events':
 			await getEvents();
 			break;
 		case 'get-team':
-			await getTeam();
+			await getTeam(user);
 			break;
 		case 'get-application':
 			await getApplication();
 			break;
 		case 'get-document':
-			await getDocument();
+			console.log(user);
 			break;
 		default:
 			console.log('Invalid action');
@@ -50,8 +61,12 @@ export const handleGetHacker = async () => {
 
 const getEvents = async () => {};
 
-const getTeam = async () => {};
+const getTeam = async (user: UserData) => {
+	const teamId = user.team;
+	const hackerTeam = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(await team.findOne({ _id: teamId })));
+	console.log(hackerTeam);
 
-const getApplication = async () => {};
+	return promptAction();
+};
 
-const getDocument = async () => {};
+const getApplication = async () => {};
diff --git a/scripts/cli-util/modify-hacker.ts b/scripts/cli-util/modify-hacker.ts
index 31cdd7f5..ed3200d7 100644
--- a/scripts/cli-util/modify-hacker.ts
+++ b/scripts/cli-util/modify-hacker.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { input, select } from '@inquirer/prompts';
-import dbConnect from '../../middleware/database';
+import User from '../../models/user';
+import { promptAction } from '../dev-cli';
+import { ApplicationStatus, UserData } from '../../types/database';
 
 // TODO: zi
 /**
@@ -12,8 +14,17 @@ export const handleModifyHacker = async () => {
 		message: 'Enter hacker email',
 	});
 
+	// query for hacker document
+	const hacker: UserData | null = await User.findOne({ email: hackerEmail });
+
+	// if hacker not found, re-prompt
+	if (!hacker) {
+		console.log('Oops, Hacker not found! Please try again.');
+		return promptAction();
+	}
+
 	// get sub-action
-	const subAction1 = await select({
+	const subAction = await select({
 		message: 'Select sub-action to perform',
 		choices: [
 			{
@@ -39,9 +50,10 @@ export const handleModifyHacker = async () => {
 		],
 	});
 
-	// perf
-	switch (subAction1) {
+	// perform sub-action
+	switch (subAction) {
 		case 'change-status':
+			await changeStatus(hacker);
 			break;
 		case 'delete-application':
 			break;
@@ -54,7 +66,11 @@ export const handleModifyHacker = async () => {
 	}
 };
 
-const changeStatus = async () => {
+const changeStatus = async (hacker: UserData) => {
+	const oldStatus: ApplicationStatus = hacker.applicationStatus;
+
+	// console.log(`Current status: ${Object.values(ApplicationStatus)[oldStatus]}`);
+
 	const newStatus = await select({
 		message: 'Select new status',
 		choices: [
@@ -89,8 +105,7 @@ const changeStatus = async () => {
 		],
 	});
 
-	//
-	await dbConnect();
+	// TODO:
 };
 
 const deleteApplication = async () => {};
diff --git a/scripts/dev-cli.ts b/scripts/dev-cli.ts
index 81a97162..27aba9e1 100644
--- a/scripts/dev-cli.ts
+++ b/scripts/dev-cli.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ const executeCLI = async () => {
 		],
 	});
 
+	// connect to db
+	await dbConnect(process.env.DATABASE_URL);
+
+	// prompt action
+	await promptAction();
+
+	// exit
+	process.exit(0);
+};
+
+export const promptAction = async () => {
 	// TODO:
 	// list actions we as devs will need to do and can be simplified with this CLI tool
 	// [ ] populate collections with dummy data