diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69e5fbb..a4f94e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,23 +2,39 @@
 
 `jt` is a CLI tool for viewing and manipulating JIRA issues.
 
+An example usage to transition an issue to a new status:
+```
+jt "In Progress" TEAM-1234
+```
+
+If you are in a git repository on a topic branch who's name matches `team-1234[-whatever]`, you can omit
+the issue argument as it is implied.
+
 ### Usage:
-jt [command]
+jt [new state] [issue number]
+
+**Note:** 
+
+We case insensitively look for valid transition states in your issue's workflow. If you give `tRiAgE`
+we will find `Triage`, if that is a valid transition for your issue's current status.
 
-### Available Commands:
+If no valid transition state matches *exactly*, we then try matching against
+possible states that have had their whitespace removed. If you give "todo" we will find possible state `To Do`.
+
+If still no valid transition state is matched, we will then try partial match, so that
+"done" will match possible state `Deployed / Done`.
+
+This will otherwise only transition an issue to a matching valid state according to your
+JIRA board's workflow.
+
+### Other Available Commands:
 | command | what it does |
 |---|---|
-| block       | Transition an issue to Blocked status |
 | completion  | generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell |
-| done        | Transition an issue to Deployed / Done status |
 | help        | Help about any command |
-| land        | Transition an issue to Landed status |
 | onit        | Self-assign and transition an issue to In Progress status |
-| review      | Transition an issue to Review status |
 | take        | Assign an issue to you |
-| todo        | Transition an issue to To Do status |
-| triage      | Transition an issue to Triage status |
-| wti         | What The Issue? - View an issue |
+| wti         | What The Issue? - View an issue in Github Markdown |
 
 Shared Flags:
 | flag | what it does |
@@ -41,7 +57,9 @@ Go developers with `$HOME/bin` in their `$PATH` can run `mage` if they have [mag
 Alternatively, `go run mage.go` will work even without `mage` installed, but it will still put the binary in `$HOME/bin`. 
 
 ### Development and Limitations
-Currently, the config does not allow overriding the workflow states.
-
 Also, if a user doesn't have a config file, it should help them create one.
 
+### Alternatives
+
+There is another [jira cli](https://github.com/go-jira/jira) that is quite sophisticated, featureful,
+and maybe complicated, but I found custom workflow transitions either didn't work, or were cumbersome.
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diff --git a/cmd/block.go b/cmd/block.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 91234dd..0000000
--- a/cmd/block.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"github.com/StevenACoffman/jt/pkg/atlassian"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
-
-// blockCmd represents the block command
-var blockCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "block",
-	Short: "Transition an issue to Blocked status",
-	Long: `Transition an issue to Blocked status`,
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		if len(args) == 0 {
-			fmt.Println("You failed to pass a jira issue argument")
-			os.Exit(exitFail)
-		}
-		issueKey := args[0]
-		issue, _, issueErr := jiraClient.Issue.Get(issueKey, nil)
-		if issueErr != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("Unable to get Issue %s: %+v", issueKey, issueErr)
-			os.Exit(exitFail)
-		}
-
-		err := atlassian.MoveIssueToStatus(jiraClient, issue, issueKey, atlassian.BlockedStatusID)
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Println(err)
-			os.Exit(exitFail)
-		}
-		os.Exit(exitSuccess)
-	},
-}
-
-func init() {
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(blockCmd)
-
-	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
-
-	// Cobra supports Persistent Flags which will work for this command
-	// and all subcommands, e.g.:
-	// blockCmd.PersistentFlags().String("foo", "", "A help for foo")
-
-	// Cobra supports local flags which will only run when this command
-	// is called directly, e.g.:
-	// blockCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
-}
diff --git a/cmd/done.go b/cmd/done.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ca7db51..0000000
--- a/cmd/done.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright © 2021 Steve Coffman <steve@khanacademy.org>
-
-*/
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"github.com/StevenACoffman/jt/pkg/atlassian"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
-
-// doneCmd represents the done command
-var doneCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "done",
-	Short: "Transition an issue to Deployed / Done status",
-	Long: `Transition an issue to Deployed / Done status`,
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		if len(args) == 0 {
-			fmt.Println("You failed to pass a jira issue argument")
-			os.Exit(exitFail)
-		}
-		issueKey := args[0]
-		issue, _, issueErr := jiraClient.Issue.Get(issueKey, nil)
-		if issueErr != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("Unable to get Issue %s: %+v", issueKey, issueErr)
-			os.Exit(exitFail)
-		}
-
-		err := atlassian.MoveIssueToStatus(jiraClient, issue, issueKey, atlassian.DeployedDoneStatusID)
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Println(err)
-			os.Exit(exitFail)
-		}
-		os.Exit(exitSuccess)
-	},
-}
-
-func init() {
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(doneCmd)
-
-	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
-
-	// Cobra supports Persistent Flags which will work for this command
-	// and all subcommands, e.g.:
-	// doneCmd.PersistentFlags().String("foo", "", "A help for foo")
-
-	// Cobra supports local flags which will only run when this command
-	// is called directly, e.g.:
-	// doneCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
-}
diff --git a/cmd/land.go b/cmd/land.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e9406d..0000000
--- a/cmd/land.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"github.com/StevenACoffman/jt/pkg/atlassian"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
-
-// landCmd represents the land command
-var landCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "land",
-	Short: "Transition an issue to Landed status",
-	Long: `Transition an issue to Landed status`,
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		if len(args) == 0 {
-			fmt.Println("You failed to pass a jira issue argument")
-			os.Exit(exitFail)
-		}
-		issueKey := args[0]
-		issue, _, issueErr := jiraClient.Issue.Get(issueKey, nil)
-		if issueErr != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("Unable to get Issue %s: %+v", issueKey, issueErr)
-			os.Exit(exitFail)
-		}
-
-		err := atlassian.MoveIssueToStatus(jiraClient, issue, issueKey, atlassian.LandedStatusID)
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Println(err)
-			os.Exit(exitFail)
-		}
-		os.Exit(exitSuccess)
-	},
-}
-
-func init() {
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(landCmd)
-
-	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
-
-	// Cobra supports Persistent Flags which will work for this command
-	// and all subcommands, e.g.:
-	// landCmd.PersistentFlags().String("foo", "", "A help for foo")
-
-	// Cobra supports local flags which will only run when this command
-	// is called directly, e.g.:
-	// landCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
-}
diff --git a/cmd/onit.go b/cmd/onit.go
index 41c2661..a26fdc0 100644
--- a/cmd/onit.go
+++ b/cmd/onit.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var onitCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			os.Exit(exitFail)
 		}
 
-		err := atlassian.MoveIssueToStatus(jiraClient, issue, issueKey, atlassian.InProgressStatusID)
+		err := atlassian.MoveIssueToStatusByName(jiraClient, issue, issueKey, "In Progress")
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println(err)
 			os.Exit(exitFail)
diff --git a/cmd/review.go b/cmd/review.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e80dc5..0000000
--- a/cmd/review.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"github.com/StevenACoffman/jt/pkg/atlassian"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
-
-// reviewCmd represents the review command
-var reviewCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "review",
-	Short: "Transition an issue to Review status",
-	Long: `Transition an issue to Review status`,
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		if len(args) == 0 {
-			fmt.Println("You failed to pass a jira issue argument")
-			os.Exit(exitFail)
-		}
-		issueKey := args[0]
-		issue, _, issueErr := jiraClient.Issue.Get(issueKey, nil)
-		if issueErr != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("Unable to get Issue %s: %+v", issueKey, issueErr)
-			os.Exit(exitFail)
-		}
-
-		err := atlassian.MoveIssueToStatus(jiraClient, issue, issueKey, atlassian.InReviewStatusID)
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Println(err)
-			os.Exit(exitFail)
-		}
-		os.Exit(exitSuccess)
-	},
-}
-
-func init() {
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(reviewCmd)
-
-	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
-
-	// Cobra supports Persistent Flags which will work for this command
-	// and all subcommands, e.g.:
-	// reviewCmd.PersistentFlags().String("foo", "", "A help for foo")
-
-	// Cobra supports local flags which will only run when this command
-	// is called directly, e.g.:
-	// reviewCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
-}
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index e524374..8ea49c6 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -27,11 +27,34 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
   Use:   "jt",
   Short: "jt - JIRA Issue Tool",
   Long: `jt is a CLI tool for viewing and manipulating JIRA issues.`,
+  Args: cobra.RangeArgs(1, 2),
   // Uncomment the following line if your bare application
   // has an action associated with it:
-  //	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-  //	  fmt.Println("hi")
-  //  },
+  	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+      if len(args) == 0 {
+        fmt.Println("You need to pass a desired jira status argument (and maybe a jira issue like TEAM-1234)")
+        os.Exit(exitFail)
+      }
+      var issueKey string
+      statusName := args[0]
+      if len(args) > 1 {
+        issueKey = args[1]
+      } else {
+
+      }
+      issue, _, issueErr := jiraClient.Issue.Get(issueKey, nil)
+      if issueErr != nil {
+        fmt.Printf("Unable to get Issue %s: %+v", issueKey, issueErr)
+        os.Exit(exitFail)
+      }
+
+      err := atlassian.MoveIssueToStatusByName(jiraClient, issue, issueKey, statusName)
+      if err != nil {
+        fmt.Println(err)
+        os.Exit(exitFail)
+      }
+      os.Exit(exitSuccess)
+   },
 }
 
 // Execute adds all child commands to the root command and sets flags appropriately.
@@ -51,10 +74,6 @@ func init() {
   // will be global for your application.
 
   rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cfgFile, "config", "", "config file (default is $HOME/.config/jira)")
-
-  // Cobra also supports local flags, which will only run
-  // when this action is called directly.
-  rootCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
 }
 
 
diff --git a/cmd/todo.go b/cmd/todo.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f63c85f..0000000
--- a/cmd/todo.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"github.com/StevenACoffman/jt/pkg/atlassian"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
-
-// todoCmd represents the todo command
-var todoCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "todo",
-	Short: "Transition an issue to To Do status",
-	Long: `Transition an issue to To Do status`,
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		if len(args) == 0 {
-			fmt.Println("You failed to pass a jira issue argument")
-			os.Exit(exitFail)
-		}
-		issueKey := args[0]
-		issue, _, issueErr := jiraClient.Issue.Get(issueKey, nil)
-		if issueErr != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("Unable to get Issue %s: %+v", issueKey, issueErr)
-			os.Exit(exitFail)
-		}
-
-		err := atlassian.MoveIssueToStatus(jiraClient, issue, issueKey, atlassian.ToDoStatusID)
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Println(err)
-			os.Exit(exitFail)
-		}
-		os.Exit(exitSuccess)
-	},
-}
-
-func init() {
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(todoCmd)
-
-	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
-
-	// Cobra supports Persistent Flags which will work for this command
-	// and all subcommands, e.g.:
-	// todoCmd.PersistentFlags().String("foo", "", "A help for foo")
-
-	// Cobra supports local flags which will only run when this command
-	// is called directly, e.g.:
-	// todoCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
-}
diff --git a/cmd/triage.go b/cmd/triage.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d8628c..0000000
--- a/cmd/triage.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"github.com/StevenACoffman/jt/pkg/atlassian"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
-
-// triageCmd represents the triage command
-var triageCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "triage",
-	Short: "Transition an issue to Triage status",
-	Long: `Transition an issue to Triage status`,
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		if len(args) == 0 {
-			fmt.Println("You failed to pass a jira issue argument")
-			os.Exit(exitFail)
-		}
-		issueKey := args[0]
-		issue, _, issueErr := jiraClient.Issue.Get(issueKey, nil)
-		if issueErr != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("Unable to get Issue %s: %+v", issueKey, issueErr)
-			os.Exit(exitFail)
-		}
-
-		err := atlassian.MoveIssueToStatus(jiraClient, issue, issueKey, atlassian.TriageStatusID)
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Println(err)
-			os.Exit(exitFail)
-		}
-		os.Exit(exitSuccess)
-	},
-}
-
-func init() {
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(triageCmd)
-
-	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
-
-	// Cobra supports Persistent Flags which will work for this command
-	// and all subcommands, e.g.:
-	// triageCmd.PersistentFlags().String("foo", "", "A help for foo")
-
-	// Cobra supports local flags which will only run when this command
-	// is called directly, e.g.:
-	// triageCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
-}
diff --git a/cmd/wti.go b/cmd/wti.go
index 6993323..dd2eeb8 100644
--- a/cmd/wti.go
+++ b/cmd/wti.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ var wtiCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "wti",
 	Short: "What The Issue? - View an issue",
 	Long: `What The Issue? Will View an issue.`,
+	Args: cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		if len(args) == 0 {
 			fmt.Println("You failed to pass a jira issue argument")
diff --git a/pkg/atlassian/jira.go b/pkg/atlassian/jira.go
index c2bddd8..c645924 100644
--- a/pkg/atlassian/jira.go
+++ b/pkg/atlassian/jira.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"unicode"
 
 	"github.com/StevenACoffman/jt/pkg/middleware"
 
@@ -267,65 +268,6 @@ func JiraMarkupToGithubMarkdown(jiraClient *jira.Client, str string) string {
 	resolved := jiraAccountResolver.JiraMarkupMentionToEmail(str)
 	return JiraToMD(resolved)
 }
-// ordered states
-const TriageStatusID  = "10111"
-const ToDoStatusID = "10000"
-const BlockedStatusID = "10107"
-const InProgressStatusID = "10105"
-const DeployedDoneStatusID = "10001"
-const ReadyForQEStatusID = "10357"
-const InReviewStatusID = "10108"
-const LandedStatusID = "10149"
-const WontDoStatusID = "10250"
-
-var statusIDToName = map[string]string{
- TriageStatusID : "Triage",
- ToDoStatusID : "ToDo",
- BlockedStatusID : "Blocked",
- InProgressStatusID : "InProgress",
- DeployedDoneStatusID : "DeployedDone",
- ReadyForQEStatusID : "ReadyForQE",
- InReviewStatusID : "InReview",
- LandedStatusID : "Landed",
- WontDoStatusID : "WontDo",
-}
-
-var nameToID = map[string]string{
-"Triage":TriageStatusID,
-"ToDo":ToDoStatusID,
-"Blocked":BlockedStatusID,
-"InProgress":InProgressStatusID,
-"DeployedDone":DeployedDoneStatusID,
-"ReadyForQE":ReadyForQEStatusID,
-"InReview":InReviewStatusID,
-"Landed":LandedStatusID,
-"WontDo":WontDoStatusID,
-}
-
-func StatusNameFromID(statusID string) string {
-	return statusIDToName[statusID]
-}
-
-func MoveIssueToStatus(jiraClient *jira.Client, issue *jira.Issue, issueKey string, statusID string) error {
-	originalStatus := issue.Fields.Status.Name
-	if issue.Fields.Status.ID == statusID {
-		return fmt.Errorf("issue is Already in Status %s\n", statusIDToName[statusID])
-	}
-
-	err := transitionIssue(jiraClient, issueKey, statusID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	issue, _, err = jiraClient.Issue.Get(issueKey, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("Issue %s Status successfully changed from: %s and set to: %+v\n",
-		issueKey, originalStatus, issue.Fields.Status.Name)
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 
 func AssignIssueToSelf(jiraClient *jira.Client, issue *jira.Issue, issueKey string) error {
 	self, _, selfErr := jiraClient.User.GetSelf()
@@ -407,21 +349,78 @@ func TrimJira(s string) string {
 	return result
 }
 
-func transitionIssue(jiraClient *jira.Client, issueKey string, statusID string) error {
+func MoveIssueToStatusByName(jiraClient *jira.Client, issue *jira.Issue, issueKey string, statusName string) error {
+	originalStatus := issue.Fields.Status.Name
+	if issue.Fields.Status.Name == statusName ||
+		CaseInsensitiveContains(issue.Fields.Status.Name, statusName){
+		return fmt.Errorf("issue is Already in Status %s\n", issue.Fields.Status.Name)
+	}
+
+	err := transitionIssueByStatusName(jiraClient, issueKey, statusName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	issue, _, err = jiraClient.Issue.Get(issueKey, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Issue %s Status successfully changed from: %s and set to: %+v\n",
+		issueKey, originalStatus, issue.Fields.Status.Name)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func transitionIssueByStatusName(jiraClient *jira.Client, issueKey string, statusName string) error {
 	var transitionID string
 	possibleTransitions, _, err := jiraClient.Issue.GetTransitions(issueKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	for _, v := range possibleTransitions {
-		if v.To.ID == statusID {
+		if strings.EqualFold(v.To.Name, statusName) {
 			transitionID = v.ID
 			break
 		}
 	}
+	// no exact match, so remove whitespace so that "ToDo" arg will match "TO DO" status
+	if transitionID == "" {
+		for _, v := range possibleTransitions {
+			if strings.EqualFold(RemoveWhiteSpace(v.To.Name), statusName) {
+				transitionID = v.ID
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// still no match, so look for partial, so "Done" arg will match "Deployed / Done"
 	if transitionID == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("there does not appear to be a valid transition to %s", statusIDToName[statusID])
+		// substring match only if exact match fails
+		for _, v := range possibleTransitions {
+			if CaseInsensitiveContains(v.To.Name, statusName) {
+				transitionID = v.ID
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if transitionID == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("there does not appear to be a valid transition to %s", statusName)
 	}
 	_, err = jiraClient.Issue.DoTransition(issueKey, transitionID)
 	return err
 }
+
+func RemoveWhiteSpace(str string) string {
+	var b strings.Builder
+	b.Grow(len(str))
+	for _, ch := range str {
+		if !unicode.IsSpace(ch) {
+			b.WriteRune(ch)
+		}
+	}
+	return b.String()
+}
+
+func CaseInsensitiveContains(s, substr string) bool {
+	s, substr = strings.ToUpper(s), strings.ToUpper(substr)
+	return strings.Contains(s, substr)
+}
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