diff --git a/collector/matcher.go b/collector/matcher.go
index 779cef0..d063d72 100644
--- a/collector/matcher.go
+++ b/collector/matcher.go
@@ -116,4 +116,24 @@ func (m *PatternMatcher) dirMatchesPattern(dirPath string) (bool, error) {
 	}
 	
 	return true, nil
+}
+
+// CompositeMatcher combines multiple matchers with OR logic
+type CompositeMatcher struct {
+	matchers []Matcher
+}
+
+// NewCompositeMatcher creates a matcher that combines multiple matchers
+func NewCompositeMatcher(matchers []Matcher) *CompositeMatcher {
+	return &CompositeMatcher{matchers: matchers}
+}
+
+// ShouldInclude returns true if ANY of the matchers match the file
+func (m *CompositeMatcher) ShouldInclude(path string, info os.FileInfo) bool {
+	for _, matcher := range m.matchers {
+		if matcher.ShouldInclude(path, info) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c21f09f..fb36195 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	
 	"github.com/atomaka/collect/archiver"
 	"github.com/atomaka/collect/collector"
@@ -17,27 +18,43 @@ const (
 	exitInvalidArgs = 3
 )
 
+// stringSlice is a custom flag type that accumulates string values
+type stringSlice []string
+
+func (s *stringSlice) String() string {
+	return strings.Join(*s, ", ")
+}
+
+func (s *stringSlice) Set(value string) error {
+	*s = append(*s, value)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func main() {
-	// Define flags
-	nameFlag := flag.String("name", "", "Match exact filename")
-	matchFlag := flag.String("match", "", "Match directory pattern")
+	// Define flags using custom type for multiple values
+	var nameFlags stringSlice
+	var matchFlags stringSlice
+	
+	flag.Var(&nameFlags, "name", "Match exact filename (can be specified multiple times)")
+	flag.Var(&matchFlags, "match", "Match directory pattern (can be specified multiple times)")
 	
 	// Custom usage message
 	flag.Usage = func() {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Usage: %s [--name <filename> | --match <pattern>] <source-dir> <output-archive>\n\n", os.Args[0])
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Usage: %s [--name <filename>]... [--match <pattern>]... <source-dir> <output-archive>\n\n", os.Args[0])
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Collects files recursively matching specific criteria and archives them.\n\n")
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Options:\n")
 		flag.PrintDefaults()
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\nExamples:\n")
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  %s --name .mise.toml ./ backup.tgz\n", os.Args[0])
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  %s --match 'aet-*/' ./ backup.zip\n", os.Args[0])
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  %s --name .mise.toml --name README.md --match 'test-*' ./ backup.tgz\n", os.Args[0])
 	}
 	
 	flag.Parse()
 	
 	// Validate flags
-	if (*nameFlag == "" && *matchFlag == "") || (*nameFlag != "" && *matchFlag != "") {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: Exactly one of --name or --match must be specified\n\n")
+	if len(nameFlags) == 0 && len(matchFlags) == 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: At least one --name or --match must be specified\n\n")
 		flag.Usage()
 		os.Exit(exitInvalidArgs)
 	}
@@ -60,12 +77,25 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(exitInvalidArgs)
 	}
 	
-	// Create matcher
+	// Create matchers
+	var matchers []collector.Matcher
+	
+	// Add name matchers
+	for _, name := range nameFlags {
+		matchers = append(matchers, collector.NewNameMatcher(name))
+	}
+	
+	// Add pattern matchers
+	for _, pattern := range matchFlags {
+		matchers = append(matchers, collector.NewPatternMatcher(pattern))
+	}
+	
+	// Create a composite matcher if we have multiple matchers, otherwise use the single one
 	var matcher collector.Matcher
-	if *nameFlag != "" {
-		matcher = collector.NewNameMatcher(*nameFlag)
+	if len(matchers) == 1 {
+		matcher = matchers[0]
 	} else {
-		matcher = collector.NewPatternMatcher(*matchFlag)
+		matcher = collector.NewCompositeMatcher(matchers)
 	}
 	
 	// Create collector and collect files
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index e98e322..2e91b1a 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ run_test "no files found error" \
 run_test "invalid arguments - no flags" \
     "./collect test/ output.zip" 3
 
-# Test 6: Invalid arguments - both flags
-run_test "invalid arguments - both flags" \
-    "./collect --name .mise.toml --match 'aet-*' test/ output.zip" 3
+# Test 6: Invalid arguments - no positional args
+run_test "invalid arguments - no positional args" \
+    "./collect --name .mise.toml" 3
 
 # Test 7: Invalid arguments - missing output file
 run_test "invalid arguments - missing output file" \
@@ -144,6 +144,28 @@ run_test "name matching finds files in pattern dirs too" \
     "./collect --name .mise.toml test/ test-name-all.tgz"
 verify_archive_contents "test-name-all.tgz" ".mise.toml subdir/.mise.toml subdir/aet-bin/.mise.toml"
 
+# Test 12: Multiple name flags
+echo "readme" > test/README.md
+echo "makefile" > test/Makefile
+echo "another makefile" > test/subdir/Makefile
+run_test "multiple name flags" \
+    "./collect --name .mise.toml --name README.md --name Makefile test/ test-multi-name.tgz"
+verify_archive_contents "test-multi-name.tgz" ".mise.toml Makefile README.md subdir/.mise.toml subdir/Makefile subdir/aet-bin/.mise.toml"
+
+# Test 13: Multiple match flags
+mkdir -p test/prefix-one test/prefix-two test/other-prefix
+echo "file1" > test/prefix-one/data.txt
+echo "file2" > test/prefix-two/config.yml
+echo "file3" > test/other-prefix/info.log
+run_test "multiple match flags" \
+    "./collect --match 'prefix-*' --match 'aet-*' test/ test-multi-match.tgz"
+verify_archive_contents "test-multi-match.tgz" "deep/nested/aet-tools/deep.sh prefix-one/data.txt prefix-two/config.yml subdir/aet-bin/.mise.toml subdir/aet-bin/tool subdir/aet-config/settings.conf"
+
+# Test 14: Combined name and match flags
+run_test "combined name and match flags" \
+    "./collect --name .mise.toml --match 'aet-*' --name README.md test/ test-combined.tgz"
+verify_archive_contents "test-combined.tgz" ".mise.toml README.md deep/nested/aet-tools/deep.sh subdir/.mise.toml subdir/aet-bin/.mise.toml subdir/aet-bin/tool subdir/aet-config/settings.conf"
+
 # Clean up
 echo -e "\nCleaning up..."
 rm -rf test test-*.tgz test-*.zip collect /tmp/test_output.txt