diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb
index a67d0e7d10..84c621fd8b 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "cli/named_args"
 require "ostruct"
 
 module Homebrew
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ module Homebrew
 
         # Can set these because they will be overwritten by freeze_named_args!
         # (whereas other values below will only be overwritten if passed).
-        self[:named_args] = []
+        self[:named_args] = NamedArgs.new
         self[:remaining] = []
       end
 
@@ -28,18 +29,12 @@ module Homebrew
       end
 
       def freeze_named_args!(named_args)
-        # Reset cache values reliant on named_args
-        @formulae = nil
-        @formulae_and_casks = nil
-        @resolved_formulae = nil
-        @resolved_formulae_casks = nil
-        @formulae_paths = nil
-        @casks = nil
-        @loaded_casks = nil
-        @kegs = nil
-        @kegs_casks = nil
-
-        self[:named_args] = named_args.freeze
+        self[:named_args] = NamedArgs.new(
+          *named_args.freeze,
+          override_spec: spec(nil),
+          force_bottle:  force_bottle?,
+          flags:         flags_only,
+        )
       end
 
       def freeze_processed_options!(processed_options)
@@ -54,7 +49,7 @@ module Homebrew
       end
 
       def named
-        named_args || []
+        named_args || NamedArgs.new
       end
 
       def no_named?
@@ -62,102 +57,39 @@ module Homebrew
       end
 
       def formulae
-        require "formula"
-
-        @formulae ||= (downcased_unique_named - casks).map do |name|
-          Formulary.factory(name, spec, force_bottle: force_bottle?, flags: flags_only)
-        end.uniq(&:name).freeze
+        named.to_formulae
       end
 
       def formulae_and_casks
-        @formulae_and_casks ||= begin
-          formulae_and_casks = []
-
-          downcased_unique_named.each do |name|
-            formulae_and_casks << Formulary.factory(name, spec)
-          rescue FormulaUnavailableError
-            begin
-              formulae_and_casks << Cask::CaskLoader.load(name)
-            rescue Cask::CaskUnavailableError
-              raise "No available formula or cask with the name \"#{name}\""
-            end
-          end
-
-          formulae_and_casks.freeze
-        end
+        named.to_formulae_and_casks
       end
 
       def resolved_formulae
-        require "formula"
-
-        @resolved_formulae ||= (downcased_unique_named - casks).map do |name|
-          Formulary.resolve(name, spec: spec(nil), force_bottle: force_bottle?, flags: flags_only)
-        end.uniq(&:name).freeze
+        named.to_resolved_formulae
       end
 
       def resolved_formulae_casks
-        @resolved_formulae_casks ||= begin
-          resolved_formulae = []
-          casks = []
-
-          downcased_unique_named.each do |name|
-            resolved_formulae << Formulary.resolve(name, spec: spec(nil),
-                                                   force_bottle: force_bottle?, flags: flags_only)
-          rescue FormulaUnavailableError
-            begin
-              casks << Cask::CaskLoader.load(name)
-            rescue Cask::CaskUnavailableError
-              raise "No available formula or cask with the name \"#{name}\""
-            end
-          end
-
-          [resolved_formulae.freeze, casks.freeze].freeze
-        end
+        named.to_resolved_formulae_to_casks
       end
 
       def formulae_paths
-        @formulae_paths ||= (downcased_unique_named - casks).map do |name|
-          Formulary.path(name)
-        end.uniq.freeze
+        named.to_formulae_paths
       end
 
       def casks
-        @casks ||= downcased_unique_named.grep(HOMEBREW_CASK_TAP_CASK_REGEX)
-                                         .freeze
+        named.homebrew_tap_cask_names
       end
 
       def loaded_casks
-        @loaded_casks ||= downcased_unique_named.map(&Cask::CaskLoader.method(:load)).freeze
+        named.to_casks
       end
 
       def kegs
-        @kegs ||= downcased_unique_named.map do |name|
-          resolve_keg name
-        rescue NoSuchKegError => e
-          if (reason = Homebrew::MissingFormula.suggest_command(name, "uninstall"))
-            $stderr.puts reason
-          end
-          raise e
-        end.freeze
+        named.to_kegs
       end
 
       def kegs_casks
-        @kegs_casks ||= begin
-          kegs = []
-          casks = []
-
-          downcased_unique_named.each do |name|
-            kegs << resolve_keg(name)
-          rescue NoSuchKegError
-            begin
-              casks << Cask::CaskLoader.load(name)
-            rescue Cask::CaskUnavailableError
-              raise "No installed keg or cask with the name \"#{name}\""
-            end
-          end
-
-          [kegs.freeze, casks.freeze].freeze
-        end
+        named.to_kegs_to_casks
       end
 
       def build_stable?
@@ -218,17 +150,6 @@ module Homebrew
         @cli_args.freeze
       end
 
-      def downcased_unique_named
-        # Only lowercase names, not paths, bottle filenames or URLs
-        named.map do |arg|
-          if arg.include?("/") || arg.end_with?(".tar.gz") || File.exist?(arg)
-            arg
-          else
-            arg.downcase
-          end
-        end.uniq
-      end
-
       def spec(default = :stable)
         if HEAD?
           :head
@@ -238,50 +159,6 @@ module Homebrew
           default
         end
       end
-
-      def resolve_keg(name)
-        require "keg"
-        require "formula"
-        require "missing_formula"
-
-        raise UsageError if name.blank?
-
-        rack = Formulary.to_rack(name.downcase)
-
-        dirs = rack.directory? ? rack.subdirs : []
-        raise NoSuchKegError, rack.basename if dirs.empty?
-
-        linked_keg_ref = HOMEBREW_LINKED_KEGS/rack.basename
-        opt_prefix = HOMEBREW_PREFIX/"opt/#{rack.basename}"
-
-        begin
-          if opt_prefix.symlink? && opt_prefix.directory?
-            Keg.new(opt_prefix.resolved_path)
-          elsif linked_keg_ref.symlink? && linked_keg_ref.directory?
-            Keg.new(linked_keg_ref.resolved_path)
-          elsif dirs.length == 1
-            Keg.new(dirs.first)
-          else
-            f = if name.include?("/") || File.exist?(name)
-              Formulary.factory(name)
-            else
-              Formulary.from_rack(rack)
-            end
-
-            unless (prefix = f.installed_prefix).directory?
-              raise MultipleVersionsInstalledError, "#{rack.basename} has multiple installed versions"
-            end
-
-            Keg.new(prefix)
-          end
-        rescue FormulaUnavailableError
-          raise MultipleVersionsInstalledError, <<~EOS
-            Multiple kegs installed to #{rack}
-            However we don't know which one you refer to.
-            Please delete (with rm -rf!) all but one and then try again.
-          EOS
-        end
-      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cli/named_args.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cli/named_args.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0690bfb2f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cli/named_args.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "delegate"
+
+module Homebrew
+  module CLI
+    class NamedArgs < SimpleDelegator
+      def initialize(*args, override_spec: nil, force_bottle: false, flags: [])
+        @args = args
+        @override_spec = override_spec
+        @force_bottle = force_bottle
+        @flags = flags
+
+        __setobj__(@args)
+      end
+
+      def to_formulae
+        @to_formulae ||= (downcased_unique_named - homebrew_tap_cask_names).map do |name|
+          Formulary.factory(name, spec, force_bottle: @force_bottle, flags: @flags)
+        end.uniq(&:name).freeze
+      end
+
+      def to_formulae_and_casks
+        @to_formulae_and_casks ||= begin
+          formulae_and_casks = []
+
+          downcased_unique_named.each do |name|
+            formulae_and_casks << Formulary.factory(name, spec)
+          rescue FormulaUnavailableError
+            begin
+              formulae_and_casks << Cask::CaskLoader.load(name)
+            rescue Cask::CaskUnavailableError
+              raise "No available formula or cask with the name \"#{name}\""
+            end
+          end
+
+          formulae_and_casks.freeze
+        end
+      end
+
+      def to_resolved_formulae
+        @to_resolved_formulae ||= (downcased_unique_named - homebrew_tap_cask_names).map do |name|
+          Formulary.resolve(name, spec: spec(nil), force_bottle: @force_bottle, flags: @flags)
+        end.uniq(&:name).freeze
+      end
+
+      def to_resolved_formulae_to_casks
+        @to_resolved_formulae_to_casks ||= begin
+          resolved_formulae = []
+          casks = []
+
+          downcased_unique_named.each do |name|
+            resolved_formulae << Formulary.resolve(name, spec: spec(nil), force_bottle: @force_bottle, flags: @flags)
+          rescue FormulaUnavailableError
+            begin
+              casks << Cask::CaskLoader.load(name)
+            rescue Cask::CaskUnavailableError
+              raise "No available formula or cask with the name \"#{name}\""
+            end
+          end
+
+          [resolved_formulae.freeze, casks.freeze].freeze
+        end
+      end
+
+      def to_formulae_paths
+        @to_formulae_paths ||= (downcased_unique_named - homebrew_tap_cask_names).map do |name|
+          Formulary.path(name)
+        end.uniq.freeze
+      end
+
+      def to_casks
+        @to_casks ||= downcased_unique_named.map(&Cask::CaskLoader.method(:load)).freeze
+      end
+
+      def to_kegs
+        @to_kegs ||= downcased_unique_named.map do |name|
+          resolve_keg name
+        rescue NoSuchKegError => e
+          if (reason = Homebrew::MissingFormula.suggest_command(name, "uninstall"))
+            $stderr.puts reason
+          end
+          raise e
+        end.freeze
+      end
+
+      def to_kegs_to_casks
+        @to_kegs_to_casks ||= begin
+          kegs = []
+          casks = []
+
+          downcased_unique_named.each do |name|
+            kegs << resolve_keg(name)
+          rescue NoSuchKegError, FormulaUnavailableError
+            begin
+              casks << Cask::CaskLoader.load(name)
+            rescue Cask::CaskUnavailableError
+              raise "No installed keg or cask with the name \"#{name}\""
+            end
+          end
+
+          [kegs.freeze, casks.freeze].freeze
+        end
+      end
+
+      def homebrew_tap_cask_names
+        downcased_unique_named.grep(HOMEBREW_CASK_TAP_CASK_REGEX)
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def downcased_unique_named
+        # Only lowercase names, not paths, bottle filenames or URLs
+        map do |arg|
+          if arg.include?("/") || arg.end_with?(".tar.gz") || File.exist?(arg)
+            arg
+          else
+            arg.downcase
+          end
+        end.uniq
+      end
+
+      def spec(default = :stable)
+        @override_spec || default
+      end
+
+      def resolve_keg(name)
+        raise UsageError if name.blank?
+
+        rack = Formulary.to_rack(name.downcase)
+
+        dirs = rack.directory? ? rack.subdirs : []
+        raise NoSuchKegError, rack.basename if dirs.empty?
+
+        linked_keg_ref = HOMEBREW_LINKED_KEGS/rack.basename
+        opt_prefix = HOMEBREW_PREFIX/"opt/#{rack.basename}"
+
+        begin
+          if opt_prefix.symlink? && opt_prefix.directory?
+            Keg.new(opt_prefix.resolved_path)
+          elsif linked_keg_ref.symlink? && linked_keg_ref.directory?
+            Keg.new(linked_keg_ref.resolved_path)
+          elsif dirs.length == 1
+            Keg.new(dirs.first)
+          else
+            f = if name.include?("/") || File.exist?(name)
+              Formulary.factory(name)
+            else
+              Formulary.from_rack(rack)
+            end
+
+            unless (prefix = f.installed_prefix).directory?
+              raise MultipleVersionsInstalledError, "#{rack.basename} has multiple installed versions"
+            end
+
+            Keg.new(prefix)
+          end
+        rescue FormulaUnavailableError
+          raise MultipleVersionsInstalledError, <<~EOS
+            Multiple kegs installed to #{rack}
+            However we don't know which one you refer to.
+            Please delete (with rm -rf!) all but one and then try again.
+          EOS
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/cli/named_args_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/cli/named_args_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3bc0f6e62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/cli/named_args_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "cli/named_args"
+
+describe Homebrew::CLI::NamedArgs do
+  let(:foo) do
+    formula "foo" do
+      url "https://brew.sh"
+      version "1.0"
+    end
+  end
+
+  let(:foo_keg) do
+    path = (HOMEBREW_CELLAR/"foo/1.0").resolved_path
+    mkdir_p path
+    Keg.new(path)
+  end
+
+  let(:bar) do
+    formula "bar" do
+      url "https://brew.sh"
+      version "1.0"
+    end
+  end
+
+  let(:bar_keg) do
+    path = (HOMEBREW_CELLAR/"bar/1.0").resolved_path
+    mkdir_p path
+    Keg.new(path)
+  end
+
+  let(:baz) do
+    Cask::CaskLoader.load(+<<~RUBY)
+      cask "baz" do
+        version "1.0"
+      end
+    RUBY
+  end
+
+  describe "#to_formulae" do
+    it "returns formulae" do
+      allow(Formulary).to receive(:loader_for).and_call_original
+      stub_formula_loader foo
+      stub_formula_loader bar
+
+      expect(described_class.new("foo", "bar").to_formulae).to eq [foo, bar]
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#to_formulae_and_casks" do
+    it "returns formulae and casks" do
+      allow(Formulary).to receive(:loader_for).and_call_original
+      stub_formula_loader foo
+      stub_cask_loader baz
+
+      expect(described_class.new("foo", "baz").to_formulae_and_casks).to eq [foo, baz]
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#to_resolved_formulae" do
+    it "returns resolved formulae" do
+      allow(Formulary).to receive(:resolve).and_return(foo, bar)
+
+      expect(described_class.new("foo", "bar").to_resolved_formulae).to eq [foo, bar]
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#to_resolved_formulae_to_casks" do
+    it "returns resolved formulae, as well as casks" do
+      allow(Formulary).to receive(:resolve).and_call_original
+      allow(Formulary).to receive(:resolve).with("foo", any_args).and_return foo
+      stub_cask_loader baz
+
+      resolved_formulae, casks = described_class.new("foo", "baz").to_resolved_formulae_to_casks
+
+      expect(resolved_formulae).to eq [foo]
+      expect(casks).to eq [baz]
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#to_casks" do
+    it "returns casks" do
+      stub_cask_loader baz
+
+      expect(described_class.new("baz").to_casks).to eq [baz]
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#to_kegs" do
+    it "returns kegs" do
+      named_args = described_class.new("foo", "bar")
+      allow(named_args).to receive(:resolve_keg).with("foo").and_return foo_keg
+      allow(named_args).to receive(:resolve_keg).with("bar").and_return bar_keg
+
+      expect(named_args.to_kegs).to eq [foo_keg, bar_keg]
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#to_kegs_to_casks" do
+    it "returns kegs, as well as casks" do
+      named_args = described_class.new("foo", "baz")
+      allow(named_args).to receive(:resolve_keg).and_call_original
+      allow(named_args).to receive(:resolve_keg).with("foo").and_return foo_keg
+      stub_cask_loader baz
+
+      kegs, casks = named_args.to_kegs_to_casks
+
+      expect(kegs).to eq [foo_keg]
+      expect(casks).to eq [baz]
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/spec_helper.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/spec_helper.rb
index 9e6ee3e826..1aad194f5e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/spec_helper.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ $LOAD_PATH.push(File.expand_path("#{ENV["HOMEBREW_LIBRARY"]}/Homebrew/test/suppo
 require_relative "../global"
 
 require "test/support/no_seed_progress_formatter"
+require "test/support/helper/cask"
 require "test/support/helper/fixtures"
 require "test/support/helper/formula"
 require "test/support/helper/mktmpdir"
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
 
   config.include(RuboCop::RSpec::ExpectOffense)
 
+  config.include(Test::Helper::Cask)
   config.include(Test::Helper::Fixtures)
   config.include(Test::Helper::Formula)
   config.include(Test::Helper::MkTmpDir)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/support/helper/cask.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/support/helper/cask.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..875d9ac8a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/support/helper/cask.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "cask/cask_loader"
+
+module Test
+  module Helper
+    module Cask
+      def stub_cask_loader(cask, ref = cask.token)
+        loader = ::Cask::CaskLoader::FromInstanceLoader.new cask
+        allow(::Cask::CaskLoader).to receive(:for).with(ref).and_return(loader)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end