diff --git a/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index b442ba96a..83a869579 100644
--- a/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,3 +49,7 @@ add_executable(yul-phaser yulPhaser/main.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(yul-phaser PRIVATE phaser)
 
 install(TARGETS yul-phaser DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
+
+
+add_executable(satsolver satsolver-main.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(satsolver PUBLIC solidity range-v3 Boost::boost Boost::program_options)
diff --git a/tools/satsolver-main.cpp b/tools/satsolver-main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e09b0eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/satsolver-main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+/*
+	This file is part of solidity.
+
+	solidity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+
+	solidity is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+	along with solidity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
+
+#include <libsolutil/CDCL.h>
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <range/v3/view/split.hpp>
+#include <range/v3/to_container.hpp>
+
+using namespace solidity::util;
+using std::vector;
+using std::string;
+using std::cout;
+using std::endl;
+using std::optional;
+using std::nullopt;
+using std::stringstream;
+using std::make_pair;
+
+const int verbose = 0;
+vector<string> cutStringBySpace(string& input);
+optional<vector<Literal>> parseLine(std::string& line);
+std::pair<vector<vector<Literal>>, size_t> readCNFFile(const string& fname);
+size_t getNumVars(const vector<vector<Literal>>& cls);
+
+
+vector<string> cutStringBySpace(string& input)
+{
+    return input | ranges::views::split(' ') | ranges::to<vector<string>>();
+}
+
+optional<vector<Literal>> parseLine(std::string& line)
+{
+	vector<Literal> cl;
+	bool end_of_clause = false;
+	for (auto const& part: line | ranges::views::split(' '))
+	{
+		if (end_of_clause)
+		{
+			cout << "ERROR: trailing elements after finishing `0` at the end of a clause in CNF file" << endl;
+			exit(-1);
+		}
+		const long lit = std::stol(ranges::to<string>(part));
+		const long var = std::abs(lit);
+		if (var == 0)
+		{
+			//end of clause
+			end_of_clause = true;
+			continue;
+		}
+		assert(var > 0);
+		const Literal l {lit > 0, (size_t)var-1};
+		cl.push_back(l);
+	}
+
+	if (verbose)
+	{
+		cout << "cl: ";
+		for (auto const& l: cl)
+			cout << (l.positive ? "" : "-") << (l.variable+1) << " ";
+		cout << " end: " << (int)end_of_clause << endl;
+	}
+
+	if (end_of_clause)
+		return cl;
+	else
+		return nullopt;
+}
+
+std::pair<vector<vector<Literal>>, size_t> readCNFFile(const string& fname)
+{
+	long vars_by_header = -1;
+	long cls_by_header = -1;
+	vector<vector<Literal>> cls;
+	std::ifstream infile(fname.c_str());
+
+	std::string line;
+	while (std::getline(infile, line))
+	{
+		if (line.empty())
+			continue;
+		if (line[0] == 'p') {
+			assert(line.substr(0,6) == string("p cnf "));
+			line = line.substr(6);
+			vector<string> parts = cutStringBySpace(line);
+			vars_by_header = std::stol(parts[0]);
+			assert(vars_by_header >= 0);
+			cls_by_header =  std::stol(parts[1]);
+			assert(cls_by_header >= 0);
+
+			continue;
+		}
+		const auto cl = parseLine(line);
+		if (cl)
+			cls.push_back(cl.value());
+	}
+	if (vars_by_header == -1)
+	{
+		cout << "ERROR: CNF did not have a header" << endl;
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	assert(cls_by_header >= 0);
+	if (cls.size() != (size_t)cls_by_header)
+	{
+		cout << "ERROR: header said number of clauses will be " << cls_by_header << " but we read " << cls.size() << endl;
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	return make_pair(cls, (size_t)vars_by_header);
+}
+
+size_t getNumVars(const vector<vector<Literal>>& cls)
+{
+	size_t largestVar = 0;
+	for (auto const& cl: cls)
+		for (auto const& l: cl)
+			largestVar = std::max(largestVar, l.variable+1);
+
+	return largestVar;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+	if (argc != 2)
+	{
+		cout << "ERROR: you must give CNF a parameters" << endl;
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	const string cnf_file_name = argv[1];
+	auto&& [cls, max_vars_by_header] = readCNFFile(cnf_file_name);
+	const size_t num_vars_by_cls = getNumVars(cls);
+	vector<string> m_variables;
+
+	if (max_vars_by_header < num_vars_by_cls)
+	{
+		cout << "ERROR: header promises less variables than what clauses say" << endl;
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+	assert(max_vars_by_header >= num_vars_by_cls);
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < max_vars_by_header; i ++)
+		m_variables.push_back(string("x") + std::to_string(i));
+
+	auto model = CDCL{m_variables, move(cls)}.solve();
+
+	if (model) {
+		const size_t line_break_after = 80;
+		stringstream ss;
+		ss << "v";
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < model->size(); i++) {
+			if (ss.str().size() > line_break_after) {
+				cout << ss.str() << endl;
+				ss.clear();
+				ss << "v";
+			}
+// 			if (model->at(i) != TriState::t_unset()) {
+// 				ss << " " << (model->at(i) == TriState::t_true() ? "" : "-") << i+1;
+// 			}
+
+		}
+		cout << ss.str() << " 0" << endl;
+		cout << "s SATISFIABLE" << endl;
+	} else
+		cout << "s UNSATISFIABLE" << endl;
+
+	return 0;
+}