diff --git a/.changeset/cli-node-add-cli-plugin.md b/.changeset/cli-node-add-cli-plugin.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5a26979a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cli-node-add-cli-plugin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli-node': minor
+---
+
+Added `createCliPlugin` API and related types for building Backstage CLI plugins.
diff --git a/.changeset/cli-use-cli-plugin-api.md b/.changeset/cli-use-cli-plugin-api.md
index b55858ba62..cf7f7f12b5 100644
--- a/.changeset/cli-use-cli-plugin-api.md
+++ b/.changeset/cli-use-cli-plugin-api.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 '@backstage/cli': patch
 ---
 
-Migrated CLI plugin modules to use `createCliPlugin` from the new `@backstage/cli-plugin-api` package.
+Migrated CLI plugin modules to use `createCliPlugin` from `@backstage/cli-node`.
diff --git a/.changeset/create-cli-plugin-api.md b/.changeset/create-cli-plugin-api.md
deleted file mode 100644
index d740fe7897..0000000000
--- a/.changeset/create-cli-plugin-api.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'@backstage/cli-plugin-api': minor
----
-
-Added a new `@backstage/cli-plugin-api` package that provides the `createCliPlugin` API for building Backstage CLI plugins.
diff --git a/packages/cli-internal/package.json b/packages/cli-internal/package.json
index 80c68c74d3..068735bac3 100644
--- a/packages/cli-internal/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli-internal/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "test": "backstage-cli package test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@backstage/cli-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/cli-node": "workspace:^"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
diff --git a/packages/cli-internal/src/InternalCliPlugin.ts b/packages/cli-internal/src/InternalCliPlugin.ts
index 426f3d23e6..e51b2e3f0e 100644
--- a/packages/cli-internal/src/InternalCliPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-internal/src/InternalCliPlugin.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { BackstageCommand, CliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-plugin-api';
+import { BackstageCommand, CliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 import { OpaqueType } from '@internal/opaque';
 
 export const OpaqueCliPlugin = OpaqueType.create<{
diff --git a/packages/cli-internal/src/InternalCommandNode.ts b/packages/cli-internal/src/InternalCommandNode.ts
index fec79ffb8e..11147c3373 100644
--- a/packages/cli-internal/src/InternalCommandNode.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-internal/src/InternalCommandNode.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { BackstageCommand } from '@backstage/cli-plugin-api';
+import { BackstageCommand } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 import { OpaqueType } from '@internal/opaque';
 
 /** @internal */
diff --git a/packages/cli-node/report.api.md b/packages/cli-node/report.api.md
index 05d1545ae4..0ce66e7cb5 100644
--- a/packages/cli-node/report.api.md
+++ b/packages/cli-node/report.api.md
@@ -6,6 +6,21 @@
 import { JsonValue } from '@backstage/types';
 import { Package } from '@manypkg/get-packages';
 
+// @public
+export interface BackstageCommand {
+  deprecated?: boolean;
+  description: string;
+  execute:
+    | ((context: CommandContext) => Promise<void>)
+    | {
+        loader: () => Promise<{
+          default: (context: CommandContext) => Promise<void>;
+        }>;
+      };
+  experimental?: boolean;
+  path: string[];
+}
+
 // @public
 export type BackstagePackage = {
   dir: string;
@@ -86,6 +101,21 @@ export interface BackstagePackageJson {
   version: string;
 }
 
+// @public
+export interface CliPlugin {
+  // (undocumented)
+  readonly $$type: '@backstage/CliPlugin';
+}
+
+// @public
+export interface CommandContext {
+  args: string[];
+  info: {
+    usage: string;
+    name: string;
+  };
+}
+
 // @public
 export type ConcurrentTasksOptions<TItem> = {
   concurrencyFactor?: number;
@@ -93,6 +123,16 @@ export type ConcurrentTasksOptions<TItem> = {
   worker: (item: TItem) => Promise<void>;
 };
 
+// @public
+export function createCliPlugin(options: {
+  packageJson: {
+    name: string;
+  };
+  init: (registry: {
+    addCommand: (command: BackstageCommand) => void;
+  }) => Promise<void>;
+}): CliPlugin;
+
 // @public
 export class GitUtils {
   static listChangedFiles(ref: string): Promise<string[]>;
diff --git a/packages/cli-plugin-api/src/createCliPlugin.ts b/packages/cli-node/src/cli-plugin/createCliPlugin.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from packages/cli-plugin-api/src/createCliPlugin.ts
rename to packages/cli-node/src/cli-plugin/createCliPlugin.ts
index 17ddd8ebb9..f007f74eb4 100644
--- a/packages/cli-plugin-api/src/createCliPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-node/src/cli-plugin/createCliPlugin.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { BackstageCommand, CliPlugin } from './types';
  *
  * @example
  * ```
- * import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-plugin-api';
+ * import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-node';
  * import packageJson from '../package.json';
  *
  * export default createCliPlugin({
diff --git a/packages/cli-plugin-api/src/index.ts b/packages/cli-node/src/cli-plugin/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli-plugin-api/src/index.ts
rename to packages/cli-node/src/cli-plugin/index.ts
diff --git a/packages/cli-plugin-api/src/types.ts b/packages/cli-node/src/cli-plugin/types.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli-plugin-api/src/types.ts
rename to packages/cli-node/src/cli-plugin/types.ts
diff --git a/packages/cli-node/src/index.ts b/packages/cli-node/src/index.ts
index 35074507c4..7c18070bbe 100644
--- a/packages/cli-node/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-node/src/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  */
 
 export * from './cache';
+export * from './cli-plugin';
 export * from './concurrency';
 export * from './git';
 export * from './monorepo';
diff --git a/packages/cli-plugin-api/.eslintrc.js b/packages/cli-plugin-api/.eslintrc.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e2a53a6ad2..0000000000
--- a/packages/cli-plugin-api/.eslintrc.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = require('@backstage/cli/config/eslint-factory')(__dirname);
diff --git a/packages/cli-plugin-api/catalog-info.yaml b/packages/cli-plugin-api/catalog-info.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a0aca14b9..0000000000
--- a/packages/cli-plugin-api/catalog-info.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
-kind: Component
-metadata:
-  name: backstage-cli-plugin-api
-  title: '@backstage/cli-plugin-api'
-  description: API for building Backstage CLI plugins
-spec:
-  lifecycle: experimental
-  type: backstage-cli-plugin
-  owner: tooling-maintainers
diff --git a/packages/cli-plugin-api/package.json b/packages/cli-plugin-api/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d256f3c96..0000000000
--- a/packages/cli-plugin-api/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "@backstage/cli-plugin-api",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
-  "description": "API for building Backstage CLI plugins",
-  "backstage": {
-    "role": "cli-plugin"
-  },
-  "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public",
-    "main": "dist/index.cjs.js",
-    "types": "dist/index.d.ts"
-  },
-  "homepage": "https://backstage.io",
-  "repository": {
-    "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage",
-    "directory": "packages/cli-plugin-api"
-  },
-  "license": "Apache-2.0",
-  "main": "src/index.ts",
-  "types": "src/index.ts",
-  "files": [
-    "dist"
-  ],
-  "scripts": {
-    "build": "backstage-cli package build",
-    "clean": "backstage-cli package clean",
-    "lint": "backstage-cli package lint",
-    "prepack": "backstage-cli package prepack",
-    "postpack": "backstage-cli package postpack",
-    "test": "backstage-cli package test"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/cli-plugin-api/report.api.md b/packages/cli-plugin-api/report.api.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 0821e01085..0000000000
--- a/packages/cli-plugin-api/report.api.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-## API Report File for "@backstage/cli-plugin-api"
-
-> Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
-
-```ts
-// @public
-export interface BackstageCommand {
-  deprecated?: boolean;
-  description: string;
-  execute:
-    | ((context: CommandContext) => Promise<void>)
-    | {
-        loader: () => Promise<{
-          default: (context: CommandContext) => Promise<void>;
-        }>;
-      };
-  experimental?: boolean;
-  path: string[];
-}
-
-// @public
-export type CliFeature = CliPlugin;
-
-// @public
-export interface CliPlugin {
-  // (undocumented)
-  readonly $$type: '@backstage/CliPlugin';
-}
-
-// @public
-export interface CommandContext {
-  args: string[];
-  info: {
-    usage: string;
-    name: string;
-  };
-}
-
-// @public
-export function createCliPlugin(options: {
-  packageJson: {
-    name: string;
-  };
-  init: (registry: {
-    addCommand: (command: BackstageCommand) => void;
-  }) => Promise<void>;
-}): CliPlugin;
-
-// (No @packageDocumentation comment for this package)
-```
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index d309e0453c..8e03c60d0f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli-node": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/cli-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/config-loader": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/build/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/build/index.ts
index 1c8d2217ed..e3c04e6325 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/build/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/build/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-plugin-api';
+import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 
 export const buildPlugin = createCliPlugin({
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/config/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/config/index.ts
index 3c59f96948..e2ddec3678 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/config/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/config/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-plugin-api';
+import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 
 export const configOption = [
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/create-github-app/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/create-github-app/index.ts
index 69fe5869d4..2171f2ca2e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/create-github-app/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/create-github-app/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-plugin-api';
+import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 
 export default createCliPlugin({
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/info/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/info/index.ts
index df8a848f11..b1fa885f03 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/info/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/info/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-plugin-api';
+import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 
 export default createCliPlugin({
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/lint/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/lint/index.ts
index 51e5b981a4..7da72679d4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/lint/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/lint/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-plugin-api';
+import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 
 export default createCliPlugin({
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/maintenance/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/maintenance/index.ts
index 142bd543f2..cf6cf00b2c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/maintenance/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/maintenance/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-plugin-api';
+import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 
 export default createCliPlugin({
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/migrate/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/migrate/index.ts
index 603712f8e2..16cf45d244 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/migrate/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/migrate/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-plugin-api';
+import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 
 export default createCliPlugin({
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/new/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/new/index.ts
index 076a49f9be..9ceb50e272 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/new/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/new/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-plugin-api';
+import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 import { NotImplementedError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/test/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/test/index.ts
index 596572cb9a..07eabbf3f7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/test/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/test/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-plugin-api';
+import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 
 export default createCliPlugin({
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/index.ts
index 16c19d9345..1903d87684 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-plugin-api';
+import { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 
 export default createCliPlugin({
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/wiring/CliInitializer.ts b/packages/cli/src/wiring/CliInitializer.ts
index ad9c483d33..37156641ee 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/wiring/CliInitializer.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/wiring/CliInitializer.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
   OpaqueCommandLeafNode,
 } from '@internal/cli';
 import type { CommandNode } from '@internal/cli';
-import type { CliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-plugin-api';
+import type { CliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 import { CommandRegistry } from './CommandRegistry';
 import { Command } from 'commander';
 import { version } from './version';
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/wiring/factory.ts b/packages/cli/src/wiring/factory.ts
index 19c68e805f..e840e694c6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/wiring/factory.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/wiring/factory.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-plugin-api';
+export { createCliPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-node';
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/wiring/types.ts b/packages/cli/src/wiring/types.ts
index 98a20427b3..04eedfbd0d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/wiring/types.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/wiring/types.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ export type {
   CommandContext,
   BackstageCommand,
   CliPlugin,
-} from '@backstage/cli-plugin-api';
+} from '@backstage/cli-node';
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2ef9ed9764..7465a75f4d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2822,15 +2822,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@backstage/cli-plugin-api@workspace:^, @backstage/cli-plugin-api@workspace:packages/cli-plugin-api":
-  version: 0.0.0-use.local
-  resolution: "@backstage/cli-plugin-api@workspace:packages/cli-plugin-api"
-  dependencies:
-    "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^"
-  languageName: unknown
-  linkType: soft
-
 "@backstage/cli@workspace:*, @backstage/cli@workspace:^, @backstage/cli@workspace:packages/cli":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@backstage/cli@workspace:packages/cli"
@@ -2841,7 +2832,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli-node": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/cli-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/config-loader": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/core-app-api": "workspace:^"
@@ -9685,7 +9675,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "@internal/cli@workspace:packages/cli-internal"
   dependencies:
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/cli-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/cli-node": "workspace:^"
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft