diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c0b5670..1ff41a5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -144,12 +144,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Break Versioning](https://www.taoensso.com/break-ve
     ```
 
     Existing commands that call `Kernel#exit` itself still exit the process directly, and do not use `exit:`. To use `exit:`, change these calls to `throw :exit, code`, or raise `Dry::CLI::ExitError`.
+- `Dry::CLI.accepted_kwargs`, which returns only the keyword args that a method or proc accepts, based on its params. Use it when you wrap a command's `#call`, to pass on only the keyword args that the next `#call` accepts. (@timriley)
 
 ### Changed
 
-- Commands and callbacks are now passed only the params their `#call` actually declares, so they no longer need a `**` catch-all to tolerate params contributed by other gems. (@afomera in #165)
+- Commands and callbacks are now passed only the keyword args that match the params their `#call` declares, so they no longer need a `**` catch-all param to tolerate options contributed by other gems. (@afomera in #165)
 
-    Params are passed through in full when `#call` can take them as a whole: when it declares a keyword splat or a positional. Otherwise they're matched against the keywords it declares.
+    Every keyword arg is passed when `#call` can take them as a whole: when it declares a keyword splat param or a positional param. Otherwise they're matched against the keyword params it declares.
 - `Dry::CLI::Command.new` now takes three keyword arguments: `stdout:`, `stdin:` and `stderr:`. These can be used to inject I/O streams, which is useful for testing. (@aaronmallen in #151, @timriley in #167)
 
     These arguments are taken by `.new` and set on the command instance before `#initialize` runs, so `#initialize` in a subclass only needs to worry about its own arguments, with no call to `super` required:
diff --git a/lib/dry/cli.rb b/lib/dry/cli.rb
index f664b60..7e33723 100644
--- a/lib/dry/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/dry/cli.rb
@@ -68,6 +68,40 @@ def self.inherits?(obj, klass)
       end
     end
 
+    # Returns the keyword args from `kwargs` that `callable` can accept, based on the params it
+    # declares.
+    #
+    # A callable declaring a keyword splat param (`**`) or a positional param gets every keyword
+    # arg. Any other callable gets only the keyword args that match its keyword params.
+    #
+    # Dry CLI uses this to call each command's `#call` and callbacks with only the keyword args that
+    # they accept. Use this yourself if you wrap a command's `#call`, to ensure that you only pass
+    # on the keyword args that the next `#call` accepts.
+    #
+    # @example
+    #   class Deploy < Dry::CLI::Command
+    #     def call(target:, force: false) = ...
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   kwargs = {target: "production", env: "test"}
+    #
+    #   Dry::CLI.accepted_kwargs(Deploy.new.method(:call), kwargs)
+    #   # => {target: "production"}
+    #
+    #   Dry::CLI.accepted_kwargs(proc { |**opts| opts }, kwargs)
+    #   # => {target: "production", env: "test"}
+    #
+    # @param callable [Method, Proc] the method or proc to be called
+    # @param kwargs [Hash] the keyword args to choose from
+    #
+    # @return [Hash] the keyword args that `callable` can accept
+    #
+    # @since 2.0.0
+    # @api public
+    def self.accepted_kwargs(callable, kwargs)
+      Dispatch.accepted_kwargs(callable, kwargs)
+    end
+
     # Create a new instance
     #
     # @param command_or_registry [Dry::CLI::Registry, Dry::CLI::Command]
@@ -176,7 +210,7 @@ def call(
     # @api private
     def perform_command(arguments)
       command, args = parse(kommand, arguments, [])
-      command.call(**Dispatch.command_args_for(command, args))
+      command.call(**Dispatch.command_accepted_kwargs(command, args))
     end
 
     # Invoke the CLI if registry passed
@@ -194,7 +228,7 @@ def perform_registry(arguments)
       return stderr.puts(Usage.call(result)) unless command.respond_to?(:call)
 
       result.before_callbacks.run(command, **args)
-      command.call(**Dispatch.command_args_for(command, args))
+      command.call(**Dispatch.command_accepted_kwargs(command, args))
       result.after_callbacks.run(command, **args)
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/dry/cli/command_registry.rb b/lib/dry/cli/command_registry.rb
index 6a96c31..60ff03a 100644
--- a/lib/dry/cli/command_registry.rb
+++ b/lib/dry/cli/command_registry.rb
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ def append(&callback)
         # @api private
         def run(context, **args)
           chain.each do |callback|
-            context.instance_exec(**Dispatch.args_for(callback, args), &callback)
+            context.instance_exec(**Dispatch.accepted_kwargs(callback, args), &callback)
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/lib/dry/cli/dispatch.rb b/lib/dry/cli/dispatch.rb
index 2fa7831..c0f1974 100644
--- a/lib/dry/cli/dispatch.rb
+++ b/lib/dry/cli/dispatch.rb
@@ -2,50 +2,53 @@
 
 module Dry
   class CLI
-    # Matches parsed params against what a command or callback can actually accept.
+    # Matches the parsed keyword args against the params that a command or callback declares.
     #
-    # Commands and callbacks only declare the params they care about, but the parsed params also
-    # carry whatever other gems have contributed to the same command (see {Registry#option}). This
-    # keeps each of them free of a catch-all `**` just to tolerate params they know nothing about.
+    # Commands and callbacks only declare params for the keyword args they care about, but the
+    # parsed keyword args also carry whatever other gems have contributed to the same command (see
+    # {Registry#option}). This keeps each of them free of a catch-all `**` param just to tolerate
+    # keyword args they know nothing about.
+    #
+    # For public use, see {Dry::CLI.accepted_kwargs}.
     #
     # @api private
     module Dispatch
-      # Parameter kinds that mean the callable can be given every param. See {.args_for}.
+      # Param kinds that mean the callable can be given every keyword arg. See {.accepted_kwargs}.
       WHOLE_HASH = %i[keyrest req opt rest].freeze
 
-      # The params from `args` that `callable` can accept.
+      # The keyword args from `kwargs` that `callable` can accept.
       #
-      # Two kinds of callable are given every param: one declaring a keyword splat, which absorbs
-      # whatever it doesn't name; and one declaring a positional, because `**` collapses to a
-      # single Hash when the callable declares no keywords.
+      # Two kinds of callable are given every keyword arg: one declaring a keyword splat param,
+      # which absorbs whatever it doesn't name; and one declaring a positional param, because `**`
+      # collapses to a single Hash when the callable declares no keyword params.
       #
-      # Every other callable is given only the keywords it declares. This also means that a callable
-      # declaring no params (e.g. `def call`) will receive none.
+      # Every other callable is given only the keyword args that match its keyword params. This also
+      # means that a callable declaring no params (e.g. `def call`) will receive no args.
       #
       # @param callable [Method, Proc] the command's `#call` method, or a callback
-      # @param args [Hash] the parsed params
+      # @param kwargs [Hash] the parsed keyword args
       #
       # @return [Hash]
-      def self.args_for(callable, args)
-        parameters = callable.parameters
-        return args if parameters.any? { |type, _| WHOLE_HASH.include?(type) }
+      def self.accepted_kwargs(callable, kwargs)
+        params = callable.parameters
+        return kwargs if params.any? { |type, _| WHOLE_HASH.include?(type) }
 
-        args.slice(*parameters.filter_map { |type, name| name if type == :key || type == :keyreq })
+        kwargs.slice(*params.filter_map { |type, name| name if type == :key || type == :keyreq })
       end
 
-      # The params that `command` can accept, for commands implementing `#call`.
+      # The keyword args that `command` can accept, for commands implementing `#call`.
       #
-      # Falls back to all of them for commands that answer `#call` via `method_missing`, and so
-      # have no signature to inspect.
+      # Falls back to all of them for commands that answer `#call` via `method_missing`, and so have
+      # no params to inspect.
       #
       # @param command [Dry::CLI::Command] the command instance
-      # @param args [Hash] the parsed params
+      # @param kwargs [Hash] the parsed keyword args
       #
       # @return [Hash]
-      def self.command_args_for(command, args)
-        args_for(command.method(:call), args)
+      def self.command_accepted_kwargs(command, kwargs)
+        accepted_kwargs(command.method(:call), kwargs)
       rescue NameError
-        args
+        kwargs
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/unit/dry/cli/accepted_kwargs_spec.rb b/spec/unit/dry/cli/accepted_kwargs_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f05acfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/dry/cli/accepted_kwargs_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+RSpec.describe "Dry::CLI.accepted_kwargs" do
+  let(:kwargs) { {name: "web", verbose: true} }
+
+  it "returns the keyword args the callable can accept" do
+    method = Class.new { def call(name:) = name }.new.method(:call)
+
+    expect(Dry::CLI.accepted_kwargs(method, kwargs)).to eq(name: "web")
+  end
+
+  it "returns every keyword arg for a callable declaring a keyword splat" do
+    block = proc { |**opts| opts }
+
+    expect(Dry::CLI.accepted_kwargs(block, kwargs)).to eq(kwargs)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/dry/cli/dispatch_spec.rb b/spec/unit/dry/cli/dispatch_spec.rb
index 8378387..4ec85ad 100644
--- a/spec/unit/dry/cli/dispatch_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/dry/cli/dispatch_spec.rb
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@ def callable(&definition)
     Class.new { define_method(:call, &definition) }.new.method(:call)
   end
 
-  describe ".args_for" do
+  describe ".accepted_kwargs" do
     context "when the callable declares a keyword splat" do
       it "passes everything through for `**opts`" do
         method = callable { |**opts| opts }
 
-        expect(described_class.args_for(method, args)).to eq(args)
+        expect(described_class.accepted_kwargs(method, args)).to eq(args)
       end
 
       it "passes everything through for `name:, **`" do
         method = callable { |name:, **| name }
 
-        expect(described_class.args_for(method, args)).to eq(args)
+        expect(described_class.accepted_kwargs(method, args)).to eq(args)
       end
     end
 
@@ -28,19 +28,19 @@ def callable(&definition)
       it "passes everything through for `*args`" do
         method = callable { |*positional| positional }
 
-        expect(described_class.args_for(method, args)).to eq(args)
+        expect(described_class.accepted_kwargs(method, args)).to eq(args)
       end
 
       it "passes everything through for one required positional" do
-        method = callable { |params| params }
+        method = callable { |hash| hash }
 
-        expect(described_class.args_for(method, args)).to eq(args)
+        expect(described_class.accepted_kwargs(method, args)).to eq(args)
       end
 
       it "passes everything through for a block taking one positional" do
-        block = proc { |params| params }
+        block = proc { |hash| hash }
 
-        expect(described_class.args_for(block, args)).to eq(args)
+        expect(described_class.accepted_kwargs(block, args)).to eq(args)
       end
     end
 
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ def callable(&definition)
       it "passes nothing to a method taking no params" do
         method = callable { nil }
 
-        expect(described_class.args_for(method, args)).to eq({})
+        expect(described_class.accepted_kwargs(method, args)).to eq({})
       end
 
       it "passes nothing to a block taking nothing" do
         block = proc { nil }
 
-        expect(described_class.args_for(block, args)).to eq({})
+        expect(described_class.accepted_kwargs(block, args)).to eq({})
       end
     end
 
@@ -62,47 +62,47 @@ def callable(&definition)
       it "passes only the declared keywords" do
         method = callable { |name:, skip_tests: false| [name, skip_tests] }
 
-        expect(described_class.args_for(method, args)).to eq(name: "web", skip_tests: true)
+        expect(described_class.accepted_kwargs(method, args)).to eq(name: "web", skip_tests: true)
       end
 
       it "omits keywords that weren't parsed" do
         method = callable { |name:, missing: nil| [name, missing] }
 
-        expect(described_class.args_for(method, args)).to eq(name: "web")
+        expect(described_class.accepted_kwargs(method, args)).to eq(name: "web")
       end
 
       it "leaves a required keyword missing, so the call still raises" do
         method = callable { |absent:| absent }
 
-        expect(described_class.args_for(method, args)).to eq({})
+        expect(described_class.accepted_kwargs(method, args)).to eq({})
         # JRuby renders the keyword without the leading colon
-        expect { method.call(**described_class.args_for(method, args)) }
+        expect { method.call(**described_class.accepted_kwargs(method, args)) }
           .to raise_error(ArgumentError, /missing keyword: :?absent/)
       end
     end
 
-    it "lets a narrow signature accept params it doesn't declare" do
+    it "lets a narrow signature accept args it doesn't declare" do
       method = callable { |name:| name }
 
       expect { method.call(**args) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, /unknown keyword/)
-      expect { method.call(**described_class.args_for(method, args)) }.not_to raise_error
+      expect { method.call(**described_class.accepted_kwargs(method, args)) }.not_to raise_error
     end
 
     it "lets a signature declaring no params be called at all" do
       method = callable { nil }
 
       expect { method.call(**args) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, /wrong number of arguments/)
-      expect { method.call(**described_class.args_for(method, args)) }.not_to raise_error
+      expect { method.call(**described_class.accepted_kwargs(method, args)) }.not_to raise_error
     end
   end
 
-  describe ".command_args_for" do
+  describe ".command_accepted_kwargs" do
     it "filters against the command's #call" do
       command = Class.new(Dry::CLI::Command) do
         def call(name:); end
       end.new
 
-      expect(described_class.command_args_for(command, args)).to eq(name: "web")
+      expect(described_class.command_accepted_kwargs(command, args)).to eq(name: "web")
     end
 
     it "passes nothing to a command declaring no params" do
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def call(name:); end
         def call; end
       end.new
 
-      expect(described_class.command_args_for(command, args)).to eq({})
+      expect(described_class.command_accepted_kwargs(command, args)).to eq({})
     end
 
     it "passes everything through when #call has no inspectable signature" do
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def method_missing(name, *rest)
         end
       end.new
 
-      expect(described_class.command_args_for(command, args)).to eq(args)
+      expect(described_class.command_accepted_kwargs(command, args)).to eq(args)
     end
   end
 end