diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/igniter.add.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/igniter.add.ex
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+defmodule Mix.Tasks.Igniter.Add do
+  use Igniter.Mix.Task
+
+  @example "mix igniter.add dep1 dep2"
+
+  @shortdoc "Adds the provided deps to `mix.exs`"
+  @moduledoc """
+  #{@shortdoc}
+
+  This is only useful when you want to add a dependency without running its installer, since `igniter.install` already adds the dependency to `mix.exs`.
+
+  This task also gets the dependencies after completion.
+
+  ## Example
+
+  ```bash
+  #{@example}
+  ```
+  """
+
+  @impl Igniter.Mix.Task
+  def info(_argv, _composing_task) do
+    %Igniter.Mix.Task.Info{
+      positional: [deps: [rest: true]]
+    }
+  end
+
+  @impl Igniter.Mix.Task
+  def igniter(igniter) do
+    igniter.args.positional.deps
+    |> Enum.join(",")
+    |> String.split(",")
+    |> Enum.reduce(igniter, fn dep, igniter ->
+      case Igniter.Project.Deps.determine_dep_type_and_version(dep) do
+        {name, version} ->
+          Igniter.Project.Deps.add_dep(igniter, {name, version})
+
+        :error ->
+          raise "Could not determine source for requested package #{dep}"
+      end
+    end)
+    |> Igniter.add_task("deps.get")
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/mix/tasks/igniter.add_test.exs b/test/mix/tasks/igniter.add_test.exs
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+defmodule Mix.Tasks.Igniter.AddTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case
+  import Igniter.Test
+
+  test "adds dependencies" do
+    test_project()
+    |> apply_igniter!()
+    |> Igniter.compose_task("igniter.add", ["req"])
+    |> assert_has_patch("mix.exs", """
+     + |  {:req,
+    """)
+    |> assert_has_task("deps.get", [])
+  end
+end