diff --git a/rclcpp_components/src/component_container.cpp b/rclcpp_components/src/component_container.cpp
index cc5018ef3a..7e49ae3fec 100644
--- a/rclcpp_components/src/component_container.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp_components/src/component_container.cpp
@@ -13,18 +13,156 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <optional>
+#include <string>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
 
+#include "rcutils/logging_macros.h"
+#include "rclcpp/executors/multi_threaded_executor.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/executors/single_threaded_executor.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/experimental/executors/events_executor/events_executor.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/utilities.hpp"
 
 #include "rclcpp_components/component_manager.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp_components/component_manager_isolated.hpp"
+
+enum class ExecutorType
+{
+  SingleThreaded,
+  MultiThreaded,
+  Events
+};
+
+std::optional<ExecutorType>
+parse_executor_type(const std::string & arg)
+{
+  if (arg == "single-threaded") {
+    return ExecutorType::SingleThreaded;
+  }
+  if (arg == "multi-threaded") {
+    return ExecutorType::MultiThreaded;
+  }
+  if (arg == "events") {
+    return ExecutorType::Events;
+  }
+  return std::nullopt;
+}
+
+struct ParsedArgs
+{
+  ExecutorType executor_type = ExecutorType::SingleThreaded;
+  bool isolated = false;
+  bool help = false;
+  bool invalid = false;
+  std::string error_message;
+};
+
+ParsedArgs
+parse_args(const std::vector<std::string> & args)
+{
+  ParsedArgs parsed;
+
+  for (size_t i = 1; i < args.size(); ++i) {
+    const std::string & arg = args[i];
+
+    if (arg == "--isolated") {
+      parsed.isolated = true;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (arg == "--help" || arg == "-h") {
+      parsed.help = true;
+      return parsed;
+    }
+
+    if (arg == "--executor-type") {
+      if (i + 1 >= args.size()) {
+        parsed.invalid = true;
+        parsed.error_message = "Missing value for --executor-type";
+        return parsed;
+      }
+      auto option = parse_executor_type(args[++i]);
+      if (!option) {
+        parsed.invalid = true;
+        parsed.error_message = "Invalid executor type: " + args[i];
+        return parsed;
+      }
+      parsed.executor_type = option.value();
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    parsed.invalid = true;
+    parsed.error_message = "Unknown argument: " + arg;
+    return parsed;
+  }
+
+  return parsed;
+}
+
+void
+print_usage()
+{
+  RCUTILS_LOG_INFO_NAMED(
+    "component_container",
+    "Usage: component_container [--executor-type <single-threaded|multi-threaded|events>] [--isolated]\n"
+    "       component_container --help|-h\n"
+    "Defaults: single-threaded, non-isolated\n"
+    "Examples: component_container --executor-type multi-threaded\n"
+    "          component_container --executor-type single-threaded --isolated");
+}
 
 int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 {
-  /// Component container with a single-threaded executor.
   rclcpp::init(argc, argv);
-  auto exec = std::make_shared<rclcpp::executors::SingleThreadedExecutor>();
-  auto node = std::make_shared<rclcpp_components::ComponentManager>(exec);
+
+  std::vector<std::string> args = rclcpp::remove_ros_arguments(argc, argv);
+  ParsedArgs parsed = parse_args(args);
+
+  if (parsed.help) {
+    print_usage();
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  if (parsed.invalid) {
+    RCUTILS_LOG_ERROR_NAMED("component_container", "%s", parsed.error_message.c_str());
+    print_usage();
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  ExecutorType executor_type = parsed.executor_type;
+  bool isolated = parsed.isolated;
+
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Executor> exec = nullptr;
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp_components::ComponentManager> node = nullptr;
+
+  if (executor_type == ExecutorType::MultiThreaded) {
+    if (isolated) {
+      exec = std::make_shared<rclcpp::executors::SingleThreadedExecutor>();
+      node = std::make_shared<rclcpp_components::ComponentManagerIsolated<rclcpp::executors::MultiThreadedExecutor>>();
+    } else {
+      node = std::make_shared<rclcpp_components::ComponentManager>();
+      if (node->has_parameter("thread_num")) {
+        const auto thread_num = node->get_parameter("thread_num").as_int();
+        exec = std::make_shared<rclcpp::executors::MultiThreadedExecutor>(
+          rclcpp::ExecutorOptions(), thread_num);
+      } else {
+        exec = std::make_shared<rclcpp::executors::MultiThreadedExecutor>();
+      }
+    }
+  } else if (executor_type == ExecutorType::Events) {
+    exec = std::make_shared<rclcpp::experimental::executors::EventsExecutor>();
+    node = std::make_shared<rclcpp_components::ComponentManager>();
+  } else {
+    exec = std::make_shared<rclcpp::executors::SingleThreadedExecutor>();
+    if (isolated) {
+      node = std::make_shared<rclcpp_components::ComponentManagerIsolated<rclcpp::executors::SingleThreadedExecutor>>();
+    } else {
+      node = std::make_shared<rclcpp_components::ComponentManager>();
+    }
+  }
+
+  node->set_executor(exec);
   exec->add_node(node);
   exec->spin();
 
diff --git a/rclcpp_components/src/component_container_event.cpp b/rclcpp_components/src/component_container_event.cpp
index f693281023..c47c9681f3 100644
--- a/rclcpp_components/src/component_container_event.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp_components/src/component_container_event.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 {
+  RCUTILS_LOG_WARN_NAMED("component_container_event",
+    "This executable is deprecated and will be removed in M-turtle.\n"
+    "Use 'component_container --executor-type events' instead.");
+
   /// Component container with an events executor.
   rclcpp::init(argc, argv);
   auto exec = std::make_shared<rclcpp::experimental::executors::EventsExecutor>();
diff --git a/rclcpp_components/src/component_container_isolated.cpp b/rclcpp_components/src/component_container_isolated.cpp
index dbb4c134eb..5768e5e29a 100644
--- a/rclcpp_components/src/component_container_isolated.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp_components/src/component_container_isolated.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 {
+  RCUTILS_LOG_WARN_NAMED("component_container_isolated",
+    "This executable is deprecated and will be removed in M-turtle.\n"
+    "Use 'component_container --executor-type single-threaded --isolated' instead.\n"
+    "For a multi-threaded isolated setup, use 'component_container --executor-type multi-threaded --isolated'.");
+
   /// Component container with dedicated single-threaded executors for each components.
   rclcpp::init(argc, argv);
   // parse arguments
diff --git a/rclcpp_components/src/component_container_mt.cpp b/rclcpp_components/src/component_container_mt.cpp
index f752c4d06b..5a3faf40de 100644
--- a/rclcpp_components/src/component_container_mt.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp_components/src/component_container_mt.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 {
+  RCUTILS_LOG_WARN_NAMED("component_container_mt",
+    "This executable is deprecated and will be removed in M-turtle.\n"
+    "Use 'component_container --executor-type multi-threaded' instead.");
   /// Component container with a multi-threaded executor.
   rclcpp::init(argc, argv);