diff --git a/docs/scripts/formattedTSDemos.js b/docs/scripts/formattedTSDemos.js
index 08ecbd3be20d56..d23dd36f393dd3 100644
--- a/docs/scripts/formattedTSDemos.js
+++ b/docs/scripts/formattedTSDemos.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 const babel = require('@babel/core');
 const prettier = require('prettier');
 const typescriptToProptypes = require('typescript-to-proptypes');
+const yargs = require('yargs');
 const { fixBabelGeneratorIssues, fixLineEndings } = require('./helpers');
 
 const tsConfig = typescriptToProptypes.loadConfig(path.resolve(__dirname, '../tsconfig.json'));
@@ -28,9 +29,6 @@ const babelConfig = {
   configFile: false,
 };
 
-const watchMode = process.argv.some(arg => arg === '--watch');
-const cacheDisabled = process.argv.some(arg => arg === '--disable-cache');
-
 const workspaceRoot = path.join(__dirname, '../../');
 
 const prettierConfig = prettier.resolveConfig.sync(process.cwd(), {
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ const TranspileResult = {
 async function transpileFile(tsxPath, program, ignoreCache = false) {
   const jsPath = tsxPath.replace('.tsx', '.js');
   try {
-    if (!cacheDisabled && !ignoreCache && (await fse.exists(jsPath))) {
+    if (!ignoreCache && (await fse.exists(jsPath))) {
       const [jsStat, tsxStat] = await Promise.all([fse.stat(jsPath), fse.stat(tsxPath)]);
       if (jsStat.mtimeMs > tsxStat.mtimeMs) {
         // JavaScript version is newer, skip transpiling
@@ -108,7 +106,9 @@ async function transpileFile(tsxPath, program, ignoreCache = false) {
   }
 }
 
-(async () => {
+async function main(argv) {
+  const { watch: watchMode, disableCache: cacheDisabled } = argv;
+
   const tsxFiles = await getFiles(path.join(workspaceRoot, 'docs/src/pages'));
 
   const program = typescriptToProptypes.createProgram(tsxFiles, tsConfig);
@@ -116,25 +116,27 @@ async function transpileFile(tsxPath, program, ignoreCache = false) {
   let successful = 0;
   let failed = 0;
   let skipped = 0;
-  (await Promise.all(tsxFiles.map(file => transpileFile(file, program)))).forEach(result => {
-    switch (result) {
-      case TranspileResult.Success: {
-        successful += 1;
-        break;
-      }
-      case TranspileResult.Failed: {
-        failed += 1;
-        break;
-      }
-      case TranspileResult.Skipped: {
-        skipped += 1;
-        break;
-      }
-      default: {
-        throw new Error(`No handler for ${result}`);
+  (await Promise.all(tsxFiles.map(file => transpileFile(file, program, cacheDisabled)))).forEach(
+    result => {
+      switch (result) {
+        case TranspileResult.Success: {
+          successful += 1;
+          break;
+        }
+        case TranspileResult.Failed: {
+          failed += 1;
+          break;
+        }
+        case TranspileResult.Skipped: {
+          skipped += 1;
+          break;
+        }
+        default: {
+          throw new Error(`No handler for ${result}`);
+        }
       }
-    }
-  });
+    },
+  );
 
   console.log(
     [
@@ -164,4 +166,28 @@ async function transpileFile(tsxPath, program, ignoreCache = false) {
   });
 
   console.log('\nWatching for file changes...');
-})();
+}
+
+yargs
+  .command({
+    command: '$0',
+    description: 'transpile typescript demos',
+    builder: command => {
+      return command
+        .option('watch', {
+          default: false,
+          description: 'transpiles demos as soon as they changed',
+          type: 'boolean',
+        })
+        .option('disable-cache', {
+          default: false,
+          description: 'transpiles all demos even if they didnt change',
+          type: 'boolean',
+        });
+    },
+    handler: main,
+  })
+  .help()
+  .strict(true)
+  .version(false)
+  .parse();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2381df4b84cc61..b6cf2978db9c17 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
     "vrtest": "^0.2.0",
     "webpack": "^4.41.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^3.3.9",
+    "yargs": "^15.2.0",
     "yarn-deduplicate": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "resolutions": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ce588b149ccd19..277e57378a6de3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -15907,7 +15907,7 @@ yargs@^14.2.2:
     y18n "^4.0.0"
     yargs-parser "^15.0.0"
 
-yargs@^15.0.1, yargs@^15.0.2:
+yargs@^15.0.1, yargs@^15.0.2, yargs@^15.2.0:
   version "15.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-15.2.0.tgz#cb9fc7f7ec429f7e9329b623f5c707a62dae506a"
   integrity sha512-E+o8C37U+M7N15rBJVxr0MoInp+O7XNhMqveSGWA5uhddqs8qtkZ+uvT9FI32QML0SKidXdDONr40Xe3tDO9FA==