diff --git a/bin/dogapi b/bin/dogapi
index 10a6acf..882ac85 100755
--- a/bin/dogapi
+++ b/bin/dogapi
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ var args = minimist(process.argv);
 var command = args._[2];
 var subcommand = args._[3];
 
+// this is the one unusual case
+if(command === "servicecheck"){
+    command = "serviceCheck";
+}
+
 if(command === "now"){
     console.log(dogapi.now());
 } else if(command === "then" && args._.length > 3){
diff --git a/lib/api/serviceCheck.js b/lib/api/serviceCheck.js
index 5db6ea0..39edf5f 100644
--- a/lib/api/serviceCheck.js
+++ b/lib/api/serviceCheck.js
@@ -51,5 +51,40 @@ function check(check, hostName, status, parameters, callback){
 
 
 module.exports = {
-    check: check
+    check: check,
+    getUsage: function(){
+        return [
+            "${command} servicecheck check <check> <host> <status> [--time <timestamp>] [--message <message>] [--tags <tags>]"
+        ];
+    },
+    getHelp: function(){
+        return [
+            "Service Check:",
+            "  Commands:",
+            "    check <check> <host> <status>  add a new service check for <check> and <host> at level <status>",
+            "",
+            "  Options:",
+            "    <status>                       0=OK, 1=WARNING, 2=CRITICAL, 3=UNKNOWN",
+            "    --time <timestamp>             the POSIX timestamp to use for the check",
+            "    --message <message>            an optional message to accompany the check",
+            "    --tags <tags>                  a comma separated list of \"tag:value\"'s for the check"
+        ];
+    },
+    handleCli: function(subcommand, args, callback){
+        if(args._.length > 6){
+            var parameters = {};
+            if(args["time"]){
+                parameters.time = parseInt(args["time"]);
+            }
+            if(args["message"]){
+                paramaters.message = args["message"];
+            }
+            if(args["tags"]){
+                parameters.tags = args["tags"].split(",");
+            }
+            check(args._[4], args._[5], parseInt(args._[6]), parameters, callback);
+        } else {
+            callback("not enough arguments try `dogapi servicecheck --help` for help", false);
+        }
+    }
 };