diff --git a/OutOfProcessExtractor.cs b/OutOfProcessExtractor.cs
index 91f2432..3c15a80 100644
--- a/OutOfProcessExtractor.cs
+++ b/OutOfProcessExtractor.cs
@@ -1120,6 +1120,7 @@ public static List<CompileCommand> ExtractCompileCommandsFromSolution(
             string msbuildPath, string solutionPath, string configuration = "Debug",
             string platform = "x64", bool enableLogger = false,
             string? vcToolsInstallDir = null, string? vcTargetsPath = null,
+            string? clPath = null,
             IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string>? msbuildProperties = null,
             IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string>? msbuildEnv = null,
             MsBuildLauncher launcher = MsBuildLauncher.Auto,
@@ -1138,6 +1139,7 @@ public static List<CompileCommand> ExtractCompileCommandsFromSolution(
                     var extractor = new OutOfProcessExtractor(
                         msbuildPath, project.Path, configuration, platform, enableLogger,
                         solutionDir, vcToolsInstallDir, vcTargetsPath,
+                        clPath,
                         msbuildProperties: msbuildProperties,
                         msbuildEnv: msbuildEnv,
                         launcher: launcher,
@@ -1158,9 +1160,9 @@ public static List<CompileCommand> ExtractCompileCommandsFromSolution(
         public static void WriteCompileCommandsJsonFromSolution(
             string msbuildPath, string solutionPath, string configuration = "Debug",
             string platform = "x64", bool enableLogger = false, string? outputPath = null,
-            string? vcToolsInstallDir = null, string? vcTargetsPath = null)
+            string? vcToolsInstallDir = null, string? vcTargetsPath = null, string? clPath = null)
         {
-            var commands = ExtractCompileCommandsFromSolution(msbuildPath, solutionPath, configuration, platform, enableLogger, vcToolsInstallDir, vcTargetsPath);
+            var commands = ExtractCompileCommandsFromSolution(msbuildPath, solutionPath, configuration, platform, enableLogger, vcToolsInstallDir, vcTargetsPath, clPath);
             outputPath ??= Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Path.GetFullPath(solutionPath))!, "compile_commands.json");
 
             var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(commands, new JsonSerializerOptions
diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
index b7a3ebb..5f9567d 100644
--- a/Program.cs
+++ b/Program.cs
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ static List<CompileCommand> ExtractOutOfProcess(CommandLineOptions options)
                 return OutOfProcessExtractor.ExtractCompileCommandsFromSolution(
                     options.MsBuildPath!, options.Solution, options.Configuration, options.Platform,
                     options.EnableLogger, options.VcToolsInstallDir, options.VcTargetsPath,
+                    clPath: options.ClPath,
                     emitDefaults: options.EmitDefaults, mergeDefaults: options.MergeDefaults);
             }
             else
@@ -362,6 +363,7 @@ static List<CompileCommand> ExtractMultipleInputs(CommandLineOptions options)
                         commands = OutOfProcessExtractor.ExtractCompileCommandsFromSolution(
                             options.MsBuildPath!, sln, options.Configuration, options.Platform,
                             options.EnableLogger, options.VcToolsInstallDir, options.VcTargetsPath,
+                            clPath: options.ClPath,
                             msbuildProperties: options.MsBuildProperties,
                             msbuildEnv: options.MsBuildEnv,
                             launcher: ParseLauncher(options.MsBuildLauncher),
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 14b84d6..817e238 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,20 @@ msbuild-extractor-sample --solution myapp.sln --format rich -o compile_database.
 msbuild-extractor-sample --solution myapp.sln --msbuild-path "C:\VS\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe" -c Debug -a x64
 ```
 
+### Pin a specific toolchain (custom MSBuild, VC targets, and cl.exe)
+
+Useful when the build uses a non-Visual-Studio toolchain (e.g. a package-based
+MSBuild/MSVC) and you want `compile_commands.json` to reference that exact compiler
+instead of an auto-detected Visual Studio install. `--cl-path` is honored for both
+`--project` and `--solution` inputs.
+
+```bash
+msbuild-extractor-sample --solution myapp.sln -c Debug -a x64 \
+  --msbuild-path "C:\path\to\MSBuild\Current\Bin\amd64\MSBuild.exe" \
+  --vc-targets-path "C:\path\to\MSBuild\Extensions\Microsoft\VC\v170\" \
+  --cl-path "C:\path\to\VisualCppTools\lib\native\bin\cl.exe"
+```
+
 ## Features
 
 - **Zero-config extraction** - auto-detects Visual Studio via `vswhere.exe`, resolves `VCTargetsPath`, `VCToolsInstallDir`, and real `cl.exe` path automatically
@@ -129,6 +143,7 @@ Options:
   --list-instances                  List all Visual Studio installations and exit
   --vc-targets-path <path>          VC targets directory (auto-detected)
   --vc-tools-install-dir <path>     VCToolsInstallDir property (auto-detected)
+  --cl-path <path>                  cl.exe path (overrides the resolved compiler; honored for --project and --solution)
   --msbuild-path <path>             MSBuild.exe path (enables out-of-process mode)
   --use-dev-env                     Read Developer Command Prompt environment variables
   --c-cpp-properties                Emit .vscode/c_cpp_properties.json alongside the output