diff --git a/cmd/create/createCluster.go b/cmd/create/createCluster.go
index a9b2bf6e..17af8e87 100644
--- a/cmd/create/createCluster.go
+++ b/cmd/create/createCluster.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func NewCmdCreateCluster() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "cluster",
 		Short: "Create a new k3s cluster in docker",
 		Long:  `Create a new k3s cluster with containerized nodes (k3s in docker).`,
+		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1), // exactly one cluster name can be set
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			runtime, cluster := parseCmd(cmd, args)
 			if err := k3dCluster.CreateCluster(cluster, runtime); err != nil {
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func parseCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (runtimes.Runtime, *k3d.Cluster
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln(err)
 	}
-	cluster := k3d.Cluster{}
+	cluster := k3d.Cluster{Name: args[0]}
 
 	return runtime, &cluster
 }
diff --git a/cmd/create/createNode.go b/cmd/create/createNode.go
index c1d3968d..376ad051 100644
--- a/cmd/create/createNode.go
+++ b/cmd/create/createNode.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/rancher/k3d/pkg/cluster"
+	"github.com/rancher/k3d/pkg/runtimes"
 	k3d "github.com/rancher/k3d/pkg/types"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -37,18 +38,26 @@ func NewCmdCreateNode() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "node",
 		Short: "Create a new k3s node in docker",
 		Long:  `Create a new containerized k3s node (k3s in docker).`,
+		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1), // exactly one name accepted
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			log.Debugln("create node called")
 			rt, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("runtime")
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Debugln("runtime not defined")
 			}
-			if err := cluster.CreateNode(&k3d.Node{}, rt); err != nil {
+			runtime, err := runtimes.GetRuntime(rt)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Unsupported runtime '%s'", rt)
+			}
+			if err := cluster.CreateNode(&k3d.Node{Name: args[0]}, runtime); err != nil {
 				log.Fatalln(err)
 			}
 		},
 	}
 
+	// add flags
+	cmd.Flags().Int("replicas", 1, "Number of replicas of this node specification.")
+
 	// done
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/cmd/delete/deleteCluster.go b/cmd/delete/deleteCluster.go
index 0cc13055..ece07945 100644
--- a/cmd/delete/deleteCluster.go
+++ b/cmd/delete/deleteCluster.go
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 package delete
 
 import (
+	"github.com/rancher/k3d/pkg/cluster"
+	"github.com/rancher/k3d/pkg/runtimes"
+	k3d "github.com/rancher/k3d/pkg/types"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -37,6 +40,19 @@ func NewCmdDeleteCluster() *cobra.Command {
 		Long:  `Delete a cluster.`,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			log.Debugln("delete cluster called")
+			rt, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("runtime")
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Debugln("runtime not defined")
+			}
+			runtime, err := runtimes.GetRuntime(rt)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Unsupported runtime '%s'", rt)
+			}
+			for _, name := range args {
+				if err := cluster.DeleteCluster(&k3d.Cluster{Name: name}, runtime); err != nil {
+					log.Errorln(err)
+				}
+			}
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/delete/deleteNode.go b/cmd/delete/deleteNode.go
index a97ba92f..0b537112 100644
--- a/cmd/delete/deleteNode.go
+++ b/cmd/delete/deleteNode.go
@@ -36,20 +36,25 @@ func NewCmdDeleteNode() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "node",
 		Short: "Delete a node.",
 		Long:  `Delete a node.`,
+		Args:  cobra.MinimumNArgs(1), // at least one node has to be specified
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			log.Debugln("delete node called")
 			rt, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("runtime")
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Debugln("runtime not defined")
 			}
-			if err := cluster.DeleteNode(&k3d.Node{Name: "test"}, rt); err != nil {
-				log.Fatalln(err)
+			for _, name := range args {
+				if err := cluster.DeleteNode(&k3d.Node{Name: name}, rt); err != nil {
+					log.Errorln(err)
+				}
 			}
 		},
 	}
 
 	// add subcommands
 
+	// add flags
+
 	// done
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
index 8eefc06b..b908b403 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -38,3 +38,7 @@ func CreateCluster(cluster *k3d.Cluster, runtime k3drt.Runtime) error {
 	log.Debugln("...success")
 	return nil
 }
+
+func DeleteCluster(cluster *k3d.Cluster, runtime k3drt.Runtime) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/node.go b/pkg/cluster/node.go
index bc36e74b..db362e86 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/node.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/node.go
@@ -31,14 +31,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // CreateNode creates a new containerized k3s node
-func CreateNode(nodeSpec *k3d.Node, runtimeChoice string) error {
-	var runtime k3drt.Runtime
-	if runtimeChoice == "docker" {
-		runtime = k3dDocker.Docker{}
-	} else {
-		runtime = k3dContainerd.Containerd{}
-	}
-
+func CreateNode(nodeSpec *k3d.Node, runtime k3drt.Runtime) error {
 	if err := runtime.CreateNode(nodeSpec); err != nil {
 		log.Error(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/runtimes/containerd/container.go b/pkg/runtimes/containerd/container.go
index 6f396502..1e366545 100644
--- a/pkg/runtimes/containerd/container.go
+++ b/pkg/runtimes/containerd/container.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (d Containerd) CreateNode(nodeSpec *k3d.Node) error {
 		log.Errorln("Couldn't create container")
 		return err
 	}
-	log.Debugln("Created container with ID", resp.ID)
+	log.Infoln("Created container with ID", resp.ID())
 	return nil
 }