diff --git a/local-cluster/Main.hs b/local-cluster/Main.hs
index 3bf4139..277cf1b 100644
--- a/local-cluster/Main.hs
+++ b/local-cluster/Main.hs
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ import Plutip.Config (
   WorkingDirectory (Fixed, Temporary),
   ecEpochSize,
   ecSlotLength,
+  ecRaiseExUnitsToMax,
+  ecMaxTxSize,
+  stdTxSize,
  )
 import Plutip.DistributeFunds (Lovelace)
 import Plutip.Keys (KeyPair, mainnetAddress, saveKeyPair, showPkh)
@@ -43,10 +46,15 @@ main = do
   case totalAmount config of
     Left e -> error e
     Right amt -> do
-      let ClusterConfig {numWallets, dirWallets, numUtxos, workDir, slotLength, epochSize} = config
+      let ClusterConfig {numWallets, dirWallets, numUtxos, workDir, slotLength, epochSize, maxTxSize, raiseUnitsToMax} = config
           workingDir = maybe Temporary (`Fixed` False) workDir
           -- todo: if needed pipe remaining extraConfig options from command line args
-          extraConf = def {ecSlotLength = slotLength, ecEpochSize = epochSize}
+          extraConf = def
+              { ecSlotLength = slotLength
+              , ecEpochSize = epochSize
+              , ecMaxTxSize = maxTxSize
+              , ecRaiseExUnitsToMax = raiseUnitsToMax
+              }
           plutipConfig = def {clusterWorkingDir = workingDir, extraConfig = extraConf}
 
       putStrLn "Starting cluster..."
@@ -199,6 +207,23 @@ pInfoJson =
           <> Options.value "local-cluster-info.json"
       )
 
+pTxSize :: Parser Natural
+pTxSize =
+  Options.option
+    Options.auto
+    ( Options.long "tx-size"
+        <> Options.short 't'
+        <> Options.metavar "MAX_TX_SIZE"
+        <> Options.value stdTxSize
+    )
+
+pRaiseUnits :: Parser Bool
+pRaiseUnits =
+  Options.switch
+    ( Options.long "max-units"
+        <> Options.help "Whether to raise budget to max units"
+    )
+
 pClusterConfig :: Parser ClusterConfig
 pClusterConfig =
   ClusterConfig
@@ -211,6 +236,8 @@ pClusterConfig =
     <*> pSlotLen
     <*> pEpochSize
     <*> pInfoJson
+    <*> pTxSize
+    <*> pRaiseUnits
 
 -- | Basic info about the cluster, to
 -- be used by the command-line
@@ -224,5 +251,7 @@ data ClusterConfig = ClusterConfig
   , slotLength :: NominalDiffTime
   , epochSize :: EpochSize
   , dumpInfo :: Maybe FilePath
+  , maxTxSize :: Natural
+  , raiseUnitsToMax :: Bool
   }
   deriving stock (Show, Eq)
diff --git a/src/Plutip/Config.hs b/src/Plutip/Config.hs
index 2133263..a960f18 100644
--- a/src/Plutip/Config.hs
+++ b/src/Plutip/Config.hs
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ module Plutip.Config (
   ExtraConfig (..),
   NominalDiffTime,
   EpochSize (..),
+  stdTxSize,
 ) where
 
 import Cardano.Ledger.Slot (EpochSize (EpochSize, unEpochSize))
 import Data.Default (Default, def)
 import Data.Time (NominalDiffTime)
 import GHC.Generics (Generic)
-import Plutip.Launch.Extra.Types (ExtraConfig (ExtraConfig, ecEpochSize, ecMaxTxSize, ecRaiseExUnitsToMax, ecSlotLength))
+import Plutip.Launch.Extra.Types (ExtraConfig (ExtraConfig, ecEpochSize, ecMaxTxSize, ecRaiseExUnitsToMax, ecSlotLength), stdTxSize)
 
 -- | Configuration for the cluster working directory
 -- This determines where the node database, chain-index database,