diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 191ad9deef..bedeac419e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 secrets.env
 .DS_Store
+cjs/
+esm/
diff --git a/frontend/packages/cli/cli.js b/frontend/packages/cli/cli.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..4ad3db98a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/packages/cli/cli.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+const hello = require('./src/index.ts');
+
+console.log('output:', hello());
diff --git a/frontend/packages/cli/package.json b/frontend/packages/cli/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f145e4ee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "name": "@spotify-backstage/cli",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "main": "src/index.ts",
+  "main:src": "src/index.ts",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "private": false,
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "web-scripts build",
+    "lint": "web-scripts lint",
+    "test": "web-scripts test"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@spotify/web-scripts": "^6.0.0"
+  },
+  "bin": {
+    "backstage-cli": "cli.js"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/packages/cli/src/index.test.ts b/frontend/packages/cli/src/index.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f8b50cf26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/packages/cli/src/index.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+describe('dummy', () => {
+  it('dummy', () => {
+    expect(1).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/frontend/packages/cli/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6e3282955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const hello = () => 'Hello World';
+
+module.exports = hello;