diff --git a/include/cliutils/custom_util.hpp b/include/cliutils/custom_util.hpp
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+#pragma once
+#include <string>
+
+namespace cliutils {
+
+// Returns the reverse of a given string
+inline std::string reverse_string(const std::string &input) { return std::string(input.rbegin(), input.rend()); }
+
+}  // namespace cliutils