diff --git a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/CHANGELOG.md b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/CHANGELOG.md
index 679abc4cb..b39a0dfe4 100644
--- a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 - Remove v1.0 / v1.1 related serialization
 - Update SDK constraint to 3.5.0+
 - Remove (deprecated) support for accepting yaml as config
+- Remove usage of `package:cli_config` and `package:args`: it minimizes
+  dependencies and it simplifies logic any hook has to do (as it no longer has
+  to look into environment variables, arguments and json file, determine which
+  has presence over other, etc)
 
 ## 0.8.0
 
diff --git a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/api/build_config.dart b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/api/build_config.dart
index 9b256eaae..ff0401eb6 100644
--- a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/api/build_config.dart
+++ b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/api/build_config.dart
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 // for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
 // BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
+import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:io';
 
-import 'package:cli_config/cli_config.dart';
 import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 import 'package:pub_semver/pub_semver.dart';
 
+import '../args_parser.dart';
+import '../json_utils.dart';
 import '../model/hook.dart';
 import '../model/metadata.dart';
 import '../utils/json.dart';
diff --git a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/api/hook_config.dart b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/api/hook_config.dart
index 8171f005e..f05b8d748 100644
--- a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/api/hook_config.dart
+++ b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/api/hook_config.dart
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:io';
 
-import 'package:cli_config/cli_config.dart';
 import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 import 'package:crypto/crypto.dart';
 import 'package:pub_semver/pub_semver.dart';
 
+import '../json_utils.dart';
 import '../model/hook.dart';
 import '../model/metadata.dart';
 import '../model/target.dart';
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import 'ios_sdk.dart';
 import 'link_config.dart';
 import 'link_mode_preference.dart';
 import 'os.dart';
-
 part '../model/hook_config.dart';
 
 /// The shared properties of a [LinkConfig] and a [BuildConfig].
diff --git a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/api/link_config.dart b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/api/link_config.dart
index d5e4b71e8..e3897bd01 100644
--- a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/api/link_config.dart
+++ b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/api/link_config.dart
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:io';
 
-import 'package:args/args.dart';
-import 'package:cli_config/cli_config.dart';
 import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 import 'package:pub_semver/pub_semver.dart';
 
+import '../args_parser.dart';
+import '../json_utils.dart';
 import '../model/hook.dart';
 import '../utils/map.dart';
 import 'architecture.dart';
diff --git a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/args_parser.dart b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/args_parser.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..942b3a6d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/args_parser.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024, the Dart project authors. Please see the AUTHORS file
+// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+String getConfigArgument(List<String> arguments) {
+  for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; ++i) {
+    final argument = arguments[i];
+    if (argument.startsWith('--config=')) {
+      return argument.substring('--config='.length);
+    }
+    if (argument == '--config') {
+      if ((i + 1) < arguments.length) {
+        return arguments[i + 1];
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  throw StateError('No --config argument given.');
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/json_utils.dart b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/json_utils.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88ec59ca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/json_utils.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024, the Dart project authors. Please see the AUTHORS file
+// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import 'dart:core';
+import 'dart:core' as core;
+import 'dart:io';
+
+extension JsonUtils on Map<String, Object?> {
+  String string(String key, {Iterable<String>? validValues}) {
+    final value = get<String>(key);
+    if (validValues != null && !validValues.contains(value)) {
+      throw FormatException('Json "$key" had value $value but expected one of '
+          '${validValues.join(',')}');
+    }
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  String? optionalString(String key) => getOptional<String>(key);
+
+  bool? optionalBool(String key) => getOptional<bool>(key);
+  core.int int(String key) => get<core.int>(key);
+  core.int? optionalInt(String key) => getOptional<core.int>(key);
+
+  Uri path(String key,
+          {required Uri baseUri,
+          bool resolveUri = true,
+          bool mustExist = false}) =>
+      _pathToUri(get<String>(key), baseUri: baseUri, resolveUri: resolveUri);
+
+  Uri? optionalPath(String key,
+      {required Uri baseUri, bool resolveUri = true, bool mustExist = false}) {
+    final value = getOptional<String>(key);
+    if (value == null) return null;
+    final uri = _pathToUri(value, baseUri: baseUri, resolveUri: resolveUri);
+    if (mustExist) {
+      _throwIfNotExists(key, uri);
+    }
+    return uri;
+  }
+
+  List<String>? optionalStringList(String key) {
+    final value = getOptional<List<Object?>>(key);
+    if (value == null) return null;
+    return value.cast<String>();
+  }
+
+  List<Object?> list(String key) => get<List<Object?>>(key);
+  List<Object?>? optionalList(String key) => getOptional<List<Object?>>(key);
+  Map<String, Object?>? optionalMap(String key) =>
+      getOptional<Map<String, Object?>>(key);
+
+  T get<T extends Object>(String key) {
+    final value = this[key];
+    if (value == null) {
+      throw FormatException('No value was provided for required key: $key');
+    }
+    if (value is T) return value;
+    throw FormatException(
+        'Unexpected value \'$value\' for key \'.$key\' in config file. '
+        'Expected a $T.');
+  }
+
+  T? getOptional<T extends Object>(String key) {
+    final value = this[key];
+    if (value is T?) return value;
+    throw FormatException(
+        'Unexpected value \'$value\' for key \'.$key\' in config file. '
+        'Expected a $T?.');
+  }
+}
+
+Uri _pathToUri(
+  String path, {
+  required core.bool resolveUri,
+  required Uri? baseUri,
+}) {
+  final uri = _fileSystemPathToUri(path);
+  if (resolveUri && baseUri != null) {
+    return baseUri.resolveUri(uri);
+  }
+  return uri;
+}
+
+void _throwIfNotExists(String key, Uri value) {
+  final fileSystemEntity = value.fileSystemEntity;
+  if (!fileSystemEntity.existsSync()) {
+    throw FormatException("Path '$value' for key '$key' doesn't exist.");
+  }
+}
+
+extension on Uri {
+  FileSystemEntity get fileSystemEntity {
+    if (path.endsWith(Platform.pathSeparator) || path.endsWith('/')) {
+      return Directory.fromUri(this);
+    }
+    return File.fromUri(this);
+  }
+}
+
+Uri _fileSystemPathToUri(String path) {
+  if (path.endsWith(Platform.pathSeparator)) {
+    return Uri.directory(path);
+  }
+  return Uri.file(path);
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/model/build_config.dart b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/model/build_config.dart
index 4b6dabd0d..b7d0d5e45 100644
--- a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/model/build_config.dart
+++ b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/model/build_config.dart
@@ -97,37 +97,32 @@ final class BuildConfigImpl extends HookConfigImpl implements BuildConfig {
               _supportedAssetTypesBackwardsCompatibility(supportedAssetTypes),
         );
 
-  factory BuildConfigImpl._fromConfig(Config config) =>
-      _readFieldsFromConfig(config);
-
   static BuildConfigImpl fromArguments(
-    List<String> args, {
+    List<String> arguments, {
     Map<String, String>? environment,
     Uri? workingDirectory,
   }) {
-    // TODO(https://github.com/dart-lang/native/issues/1000): At some point,
-    // migrate away from package:cli_config, to get rid of package:yaml
-    // dependency.
-    final config = Config.fromArgumentsSync(
-      arguments: args,
-      environment: environment,
-      workingDirectory: workingDirectory,
-    );
-    return BuildConfigImpl._fromConfig(config);
+    final configPath = getConfigArgument(arguments);
+    final bytes = File(configPath).readAsBytesSync();
+    final linkConfigJson = const Utf8Decoder()
+        .fuse(const JsonDecoder())
+        .convert(bytes) as Map<String, Object?>;
+    return fromJson(linkConfigJson, baseUri: Uri.parse(configPath));
   }
 
   static const dependencyMetadataConfigKey = 'dependency_metadata';
 
   static const linkingEnabledKey = 'linking_enabled';
 
-  static BuildConfigImpl _readFieldsFromConfig(Config config) {
+  static BuildConfigImpl fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> config, {Uri? baseUri}) {
+    baseUri ??= Uri.base;
     final dryRun = HookConfigImpl.parseDryRun(config) ?? false;
     final targetOS = HookConfigImpl.parseTargetOS(config);
     return BuildConfigImpl(
-      outputDirectory: HookConfigImpl.parseOutDir(config),
-      outputDirectoryShared: HookConfigImpl.parseOutDirShared(config),
+      outputDirectory: HookConfigImpl.parseOutDir(baseUri, config),
+      outputDirectoryShared: HookConfigImpl.parseOutDirShared(baseUri, config),
       packageName: HookConfigImpl.parsePackageName(config),
-      packageRoot: HookConfigImpl.parsePackageRoot(config),
+      packageRoot: HookConfigImpl.parsePackageRoot(baseUri, config),
       buildMode: HookConfigImpl.parseBuildMode(config, dryRun),
       targetOS: targetOS,
       targetArchitecture:
@@ -136,7 +131,7 @@ final class BuildConfigImpl extends HookConfigImpl implements BuildConfig {
       dependencyMetadata: parseDependencyMetadata(config),
       linkingEnabled: parseHasLinkPhase(config),
       version: HookConfigImpl.parseVersion(config),
-      cCompiler: HookConfigImpl.parseCCompiler(config, dryRun),
+      cCompiler: HookConfigImpl.parseCCompiler(baseUri, config, dryRun),
       supportedAssetTypes: HookConfigImpl.parseSupportedAssetTypes(config),
       targetAndroidNdkApi:
           HookConfigImpl.parseTargetAndroidNdkApi(config, dryRun, targetOS),
@@ -149,9 +144,9 @@ final class BuildConfigImpl extends HookConfigImpl implements BuildConfig {
     );
   }
 
-  static Map<String, Metadata>? parseDependencyMetadata(Config config) {
-    final fileValue =
-        config.valueOf<Map<Object?, Object?>?>(dependencyMetadataConfigKey);
+  static Map<String, Metadata>? parseDependencyMetadata(
+      Map<String, Object?> config) {
+    final fileValue = config.optionalMap(dependencyMetadataConfigKey);
     if (fileValue == null) {
       return null;
     }
@@ -174,12 +169,9 @@ final class BuildConfigImpl extends HookConfigImpl implements BuildConfig {
     ).sortOnKey();
   }
 
-  static bool? parseHasLinkPhase(Config config) =>
+  static bool? parseHasLinkPhase(Map<String, Object?> config) =>
       config.optionalBool(linkingEnabledKey);
 
-  static BuildConfigImpl fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> buildConfigJson) =>
-      BuildConfigImpl._fromConfig(Config(fileParsed: buildConfigJson));
-
   @override
   Map<String, Object> toJson() => {
         ...hookToJson(),
diff --git a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/model/hook_config.dart b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/model/hook_config.dart
index 3057212bf..ded300194 100644
--- a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/model/hook_config.dart
+++ b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/model/hook_config.dart
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ abstract class HookConfigImpl implements HookConfig {
     }.sortOnKey();
   }
 
-  static Version parseVersion(Config config) {
+  static Version parseVersion(Map<String, Object?> config) {
     final version = Version.parse(config.string('version'));
     if (version.major > latestVersion.major) {
       throw FormatException(
@@ -223,34 +223,35 @@ abstract class HookConfigImpl implements HookConfig {
     return version;
   }
 
-  static bool? parseDryRun(Config config) =>
+  static bool? parseDryRun(Map<String, Object?> config) =>
       config.optionalBool(dryRunConfigKey);
 
-  static Uri parseOutDir(Config config) =>
-      config.path(outDirConfigKey, mustExist: true);
+  static Uri parseOutDir(Uri baseUri, Map<String, Object?> config) =>
+      config.path(outDirConfigKey, baseUri: baseUri, mustExist: true);
 
-  static Uri parseOutDirShared(Config config) {
-    final configResult =
-        config.optionalPath(outDirSharedConfigKey, mustExist: true);
+  static Uri parseOutDirShared(Uri baseUri, Map<String, Object?> config) {
+    final configResult = config.optionalPath(outDirSharedConfigKey,
+        baseUri: baseUri, mustExist: true);
     if (configResult != null) {
       return configResult;
     }
     // Backwards compatibility, create a directory next to the output dir.
     // This is will not be shared so caching doesn't work, but it will make
     // the newer hooks not crash.
-    final outDir = config.path(outDirConfigKey);
+    final outDir = config.path(outDirConfigKey, baseUri: baseUri);
     final outDirShared = outDir.resolve('../out_shared/');
     Directory.fromUri(outDirShared).createSync();
     return outDirShared;
   }
 
-  static String parsePackageName(Config config) =>
+  static String parsePackageName(Map<String, Object?> config) =>
       config.string(packageNameConfigKey);
 
-  static Uri parsePackageRoot(Config config) =>
-      config.path(packageRootConfigKey, mustExist: true);
+  static Uri parsePackageRoot(Uri baseUri, Map<String, Object?> config) =>
+      config.path(packageRootConfigKey, baseUri: baseUri, mustExist: true);
 
-  static BuildModeImpl? parseBuildMode(Config config, bool dryRun) {
+  static BuildModeImpl? parseBuildMode(
+      Map<String, Object?> config, bool dryRun) {
     if (dryRun) {
       _throwIfNotNullInDryRun<String>(config, BuildModeImpl.configKey);
       return null;
@@ -264,7 +265,8 @@ abstract class HookConfigImpl implements HookConfig {
     }
   }
 
-  static LinkModePreferenceImpl parseLinkModePreference(Config config) =>
+  static LinkModePreferenceImpl parseLinkModePreference(
+          Map<String, Object?> config) =>
       LinkModePreferenceImpl.fromString(
         config.string(
           LinkModePreferenceImpl.configKey,
@@ -272,7 +274,7 @@ abstract class HookConfigImpl implements HookConfig {
         ),
       );
 
-  static OSImpl parseTargetOS(Config config) => OSImpl.fromString(
+  static OSImpl parseTargetOS(Map<String, Object?> config) => OSImpl.fromString(
         config.string(
           OSImpl.configKey,
           validValues: OSImpl.values.map((e) => '$e'),
@@ -280,7 +282,7 @@ abstract class HookConfigImpl implements HookConfig {
       );
 
   static ArchitectureImpl? parseTargetArchitecture(
-    Config config,
+    Map<String, Object?> config,
     bool dryRun,
     OSImpl? targetOS,
   ) {
@@ -305,7 +307,7 @@ abstract class HookConfigImpl implements HookConfig {
   }
 
   static IOSSdkImpl? parseTargetIOSSdk(
-      Config config, bool dryRun, OSImpl? targetOS) {
+      Map<String, Object?> config, bool dryRun, OSImpl? targetOS) {
     if (dryRun) {
       _throwIfNotNullInDryRun<String>(config, IOSSdkImpl.configKey);
       return null;
@@ -322,7 +324,7 @@ abstract class HookConfigImpl implements HookConfig {
   }
 
   static int? parseTargetAndroidNdkApi(
-    Config config,
+    Map<String, Object?> config,
     bool dryRun,
     OSImpl? targetOS,
   ) {
@@ -337,7 +339,7 @@ abstract class HookConfigImpl implements HookConfig {
   }
 
   static int? parseTargetIosVersion(
-    Config config,
+    Map<String, Object?> config,
     bool dryRun,
     OSImpl? targetOS,
   ) {
@@ -352,7 +354,7 @@ abstract class HookConfigImpl implements HookConfig {
   }
 
   static int? parseTargetMacOSVersion(
-    Config config,
+    Map<String, Object?> config,
     bool dryRun,
     OSImpl? targetOS,
   ) {
@@ -366,84 +368,106 @@ abstract class HookConfigImpl implements HookConfig {
     }
   }
 
-  static Uri? _parseArchiver(Config config, bool dryRun) {
-    if (dryRun) {
-      _throwIfNotNullInDryRun<int>(config, CCompilerConfigImpl.arConfigKeyFull);
-      return null;
-    } else {
-      return config.optionalPath(
-        CCompilerConfigImpl.arConfigKeyFull,
+  static Uri? _parseArchiver(Uri baseUri, Map<String, Object?> config) =>
+      config.optionalPath(
+        CCompilerConfigImpl.arConfigKey,
+        baseUri: baseUri,
         mustExist: true,
       );
-    }
-  }
 
-  static Uri? _parseCompiler(Config config, bool dryRun) {
-    if (dryRun) {
-      _throwIfNotNullInDryRun<int>(config, CCompilerConfigImpl.ccConfigKeyFull);
-      return null;
-    } else {
-      return config.optionalPath(
-        CCompilerConfigImpl.ccConfigKeyFull,
+  static Uri? _parseCompiler(Uri baseUri, Map<String, Object?> config) =>
+      config.optionalPath(
+        CCompilerConfigImpl.ccConfigKey,
+        baseUri: baseUri,
         mustExist: true,
       );
-    }
-  }
 
-  static Uri? _parseLinker(Config config, bool dryRun) {
-    if (dryRun) {
-      _throwIfNotNullInDryRun<int>(config, CCompilerConfigImpl.ccConfigKeyFull);
-      return null;
-    } else {
-      return config.optionalPath(
-        CCompilerConfigImpl.ldConfigKeyFull,
+  static Uri? _parseLinker(Uri baseUri, Map<String, Object?> config) =>
+      config.optionalPath(
+        CCompilerConfigImpl.ldConfigKey,
+        baseUri: baseUri,
         mustExist: true,
       );
-    }
-  }
 
-  static Uri? _parseEnvScript(Config config, bool dryRun, Uri? compiler) {
-    if (dryRun) {
-      _throwIfNotNullInDryRun<int>(config, CCompilerConfigImpl.ccConfigKeyFull);
-      return null;
-    } else {
-      return (compiler != null && compiler.toFilePath().endsWith('cl.exe'))
-          ? config.path(CCompilerConfigImpl.envScriptConfigKeyFull,
-              mustExist: true)
+  static Uri? _parseEnvScript(
+          Uri baseUri, Map<String, Object?> config, Uri? compiler) =>
+      (compiler != null && compiler.toFilePath().endsWith('cl.exe'))
+          ? config.path(CCompilerConfigImpl.envScriptConfigKey,
+              baseUri: baseUri, mustExist: true)
           : null;
-    }
-  }
 
-  static List<String>? _parseEnvScriptArgs(Config config, bool dryRun) {
-    if (dryRun) {
-      _throwIfNotNullInDryRun<int>(config, CCompilerConfigImpl.ccConfigKeyFull);
-      return null;
-    } else {
-      return config.optionalStringList(
-        CCompilerConfigImpl.envScriptArgsConfigKeyFull,
-        splitEnvironmentPattern: ' ',
-      );
-    }
-  }
+  static List<String>? _parseEnvScriptArgs(Map<String, Object?> config) =>
+      config.optionalStringList(CCompilerConfigImpl.envScriptArgsConfigKey);
 
-  static List<String> parseSupportedAssetTypes(Config config) =>
+  static List<String> parseSupportedAssetTypes(Map<String, Object?> config) =>
       config.optionalStringList(supportedAssetTypesKey) ??
       [NativeCodeAsset.type];
 
-  static CCompilerConfigImpl parseCCompiler(Config config, bool dryRun) {
-    final parseCompiler = _parseCompiler(config, dryRun);
-    final cCompiler = CCompilerConfigImpl(
-      archiver: _parseArchiver(config, dryRun),
-      compiler: parseCompiler,
-      envScript: _parseEnvScript(config, dryRun, parseCompiler),
-      envScriptArgs: _parseEnvScriptArgs(config, dryRun),
-      linker: _parseLinker(config, dryRun),
+  static CCompilerConfigImpl parseCCompiler(
+      Uri baseUri, Map<String, Object?> config, bool dryRun) {
+    if (dryRun) {
+      _throwIfNotNullInDryRun<int>(config, CCompilerConfigImpl.configKey);
+    }
+
+    final cCompilerJson =
+        config.getOptional<Map<String, Object?>>(CCompilerConfigImpl.configKey);
+
+    Uri? archiver;
+    Uri? compiler;
+    Uri? linker;
+    Uri? envScript;
+    List<String>? envScriptArgs;
+    if (cCompilerJson != null) {
+      compiler = _parseCompiler(baseUri, cCompilerJson);
+      archiver = _parseArchiver(baseUri, cCompilerJson);
+      envScript = _parseEnvScript(baseUri, cCompilerJson, compiler);
+      envScriptArgs = _parseEnvScriptArgs(cCompilerJson);
+      linker = _parseLinker(baseUri, cCompilerJson);
+    }
+
+    // If the bundling tool didn't specify a C compiler we fallback to
+    // identifying the C compiler based on specific environment variables.
+    {
+      final env = Platform.environment;
+      String? unparseKey(String key) => key.replaceAll('.', '__').toUpperCase();
+      String? lookup(String key) => env[unparseKey(key)];
+      Uri? lookupUri(String key) {
+        final value = lookup(key);
+        return value != null ? Uri.file(value) : null;
+      }
+
+      List<String>? lookupList(String key) {
+        final value = lookup(key);
+        if (value == null) return null;
+        final list = value
+            .split(' ')
+            .map((arg) => arg.trim())
+            .where((arg) => arg.isNotEmpty)
+            .toList();
+        if (list.isEmpty) return null;
+        return list;
+      }
+
+      archiver ??= lookupUri(CCompilerConfigImpl.arConfigKeyFull);
+      compiler ??= lookupUri(CCompilerConfigImpl.ccConfigKeyFull);
+      linker ??= lookupUri(CCompilerConfigImpl.ldConfigKeyFull);
+      envScript ??= lookupUri(CCompilerConfigImpl.envScriptConfigKeyFull);
+      envScriptArgs ??=
+          lookupList(CCompilerConfigImpl.envScriptArgsConfigKeyFull);
+    }
+
+    return CCompilerConfigImpl(
+      archiver: archiver,
+      compiler: compiler,
+      envScript: envScript,
+      envScriptArgs: envScriptArgs,
+      linker: linker,
     );
-    return cCompiler;
   }
 
-  static void _throwIfNotNullInDryRun<T>(Config config, String key) {
-    final object = config.valueOf<T?>(key);
+  static void _throwIfNotNullInDryRun<T extends Object>(
+      Map<String, Object?> config, String key) {
+    final object = config.getOptional<T>(key);
     if (object != null) {
       throw const FormatException('''This field is not available in dry runs.
 In Flutter projects, native builds are generated per OS which target multiple
diff --git a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/model/link_config.dart b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/model/link_config.dart
index 08a9aab7b..211dbefe9 100644
--- a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/model/link_config.dart
+++ b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/model/link_config.dart
@@ -78,34 +78,30 @@ class LinkConfigImpl extends HookConfigImpl implements LinkConfig {
       }.sortOnKey();
 
   static LinkConfig fromArguments(List<String> arguments) {
-    final argParser = ArgParser()..addOption('config');
-
-    final results = argParser.parse(arguments);
-    final linkConfigContents =
-        File(results['config'] as String).readAsStringSync();
-    final linkConfigJson =
-        jsonDecode(linkConfigContents) as Map<String, dynamic>;
-
-    return fromJson(linkConfigJson);
+    final configPath = getConfigArgument(arguments);
+    final bytes = File(configPath).readAsBytesSync();
+    final linkConfigJson = const Utf8Decoder()
+        .fuse(const JsonDecoder())
+        .convert(bytes) as Map<String, Object?>;
+    return fromJson(linkConfigJson, baseUri: Uri.parse(configPath));
   }
 
-  static LinkConfigImpl fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> linkConfigJson) {
-    final config =
-        Config.fromConfigFileContents(fileContents: jsonEncode(linkConfigJson));
+  static LinkConfigImpl fromJson(Map<String, Object?> config, {Uri? baseUri}) {
+    baseUri = Uri.base;
     final dryRun = HookConfigImpl.parseDryRun(config) ?? false;
     final targetOS = HookConfigImpl.parseTargetOS(config);
     return LinkConfigImpl(
-      outputDirectory: HookConfigImpl.parseOutDir(config),
-      outputDirectoryShared: HookConfigImpl.parseOutDirShared(config),
+      outputDirectory: HookConfigImpl.parseOutDir(baseUri, config),
+      outputDirectoryShared: HookConfigImpl.parseOutDirShared(baseUri, config),
       packageName: HookConfigImpl.parsePackageName(config),
-      packageRoot: HookConfigImpl.parsePackageRoot(config),
+      packageRoot: HookConfigImpl.parsePackageRoot(baseUri, config),
       buildMode: HookConfigImpl.parseBuildMode(config, dryRun),
       targetOS: targetOS,
       targetArchitecture:
           HookConfigImpl.parseTargetArchitecture(config, dryRun, targetOS),
       linkModePreference: HookConfigImpl.parseLinkModePreference(config),
       version: HookConfigImpl.parseVersion(config),
-      cCompiler: HookConfigImpl.parseCCompiler(config, dryRun),
+      cCompiler: HookConfigImpl.parseCCompiler(baseUri, config, dryRun),
       supportedAssetTypes: HookConfigImpl.parseSupportedAssetTypes(config),
       targetAndroidNdkApi:
           HookConfigImpl.parseTargetAndroidNdkApi(config, dryRun, targetOS),
@@ -115,16 +111,17 @@ class LinkConfigImpl extends HookConfigImpl implements LinkConfig {
       targetMacOSVersion:
           HookConfigImpl.parseTargetMacOSVersion(config, dryRun, targetOS),
       assets: parseAssets(config),
-      recordedUsagesFile: parseRecordedUsagesUri(config),
+      recordedUsagesFile: parseRecordedUsagesUri(baseUri, config),
       dryRun: dryRun,
     );
   }
 
-  static Uri? parseRecordedUsagesUri(Config config) =>
-      config.optionalPath(resourceIdentifierKey);
+  static Uri? parseRecordedUsagesUri(
+          Uri baseUri, Map<String, Object?> config) =>
+      config.optionalPath(resourceIdentifierKey, baseUri: baseUri);
 
-  static List<AssetImpl> parseAssets(Config config) =>
-      AssetImpl.listFromJson(config.valueOf(assetsKey));
+  static List<AssetImpl> parseAssets(Map<String, Object?> config) =>
+      AssetImpl.listFromJson(config.optionalList(assetsKey));
 
   @override
   bool operator ==(Object other) {
diff --git a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/pubspec.yaml b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/pubspec.yaml
index 5530f45ed..944665ffe 100644
--- a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/pubspec.yaml
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ environment:
   sdk: '>=3.5.0 <4.0.0'
 
 dependencies:
-  args: ^2.4.2
-  cli_config: ^0.2.0
   collection: ^1.17.1
   crypto: ^3.0.3
   logging: ^1.2.0