diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c5a71b6ebe..4cf43919ef 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3096,9 +3096,13 @@ name = "iroh-node-util"
 version = "0.28.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "clap",
+ "colored",
+ "comfy-table",
  "derive_more",
  "dirs-next",
  "futures-lite 2.5.0",
+ "human-time",
  "iroh-net",
  "nested_enum_utils",
  "quic-rpc",
@@ -3109,6 +3113,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_with",
  "strum 0.26.3",
  "tempfile",
+ "time",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-appender",
diff --git a/iroh-cli/Cargo.toml b/iroh-cli/Cargo.toml
index d15efbbf0a..ce89de2c52 100644
--- a/iroh-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/iroh-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ iroh-blobs = { version = "0.28.1", features = ["cli"] }
 iroh-docs = { version = "0.28.0", features = ["cli"] }
 iroh-gossip = { version = "0.28.1", features = ["cli"] }
 iroh-metrics = { version = "0.28.0" }
-iroh-node-util = { path = "../iroh-node-util", features = ["config", "logging"] }
+iroh-node-util = { path = "../iroh-node-util", features = ["config", "logging", "cli"] }
 parking_lot = "0.12.1"
 pkarr = { version = "2.2.0", default-features = false }
 portable-atomic = "1"
diff --git a/iroh-cli/src/commands.rs b/iroh-cli/src/commands.rs
index c016e08841..741baf3f82 100644
--- a/iroh-cli/src/commands.rs
+++ b/iroh-cli/src/commands.rs
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ use crate::config::NodeConfig;
 
 pub(crate) mod console;
 pub(crate) mod doctor;
-pub(crate) mod net;
 pub(crate) mod rpc;
 pub(crate) mod start;
 pub(crate) use iroh_blobs::{cli as blobs, cli::tags};
 pub(crate) use iroh_docs::{cli as docs, cli::authors};
 pub(crate) use iroh_gossip::cli as gossip;
+pub(crate) use iroh_node_util::cli::net;
 
 /// iroh is a tool for building distributed apps.
 ///
diff --git a/iroh-cli/src/commands/rpc.rs b/iroh-cli/src/commands/rpc.rs
index e7d5c9fd75..69c93783b1 100644
--- a/iroh-cli/src/commands/rpc.rs
+++ b/iroh-cli/src/commands/rpc.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::Subcommand;
 use iroh::client::Iroh;
 use iroh_docs::cli::ConsoleEnv;
+use iroh_node_util::cli::node::NodeCommands;
 
 use super::{
     authors::AuthorCommands, blobs::BlobCommands, docs::DocCommands, gossip::GossipCommands,
@@ -74,19 +75,8 @@ pub enum RpcCommands {
         command: TagCommands,
     },
 
-    /// Get statistics and metrics from the running node.
-    Stats,
-    /// Get status of the running node.
-    Status,
-    /// Shutdown the running node.
-    Shutdown {
-        /// Shutdown mode.
-        ///
-        /// Hard shutdown will immediately terminate the process, soft shutdown will wait
-        /// for all connections to close.
-        #[clap(long, default_value_t = false)]
-        force: bool,
-    },
+    #[clap(flatten)]
+    Node(NodeCommands),
 }
 
 impl RpcCommands {
@@ -94,36 +84,13 @@ impl RpcCommands {
     pub async fn run(self, iroh: &Iroh, env: &ConsoleEnv) -> Result<()> {
         let node_id = || async move { iroh.net().node_addr().await };
         match self {
-            Self::Net { command } => command.run(iroh).await,
+            Self::Net { command } => command.run(&iroh.net()).await,
             Self::Blobs { command } => command.run(&iroh.blobs(), node_id().await?).await,
             Self::Docs { command } => command.run(&iroh.docs(), &iroh.blobs(), env).await,
             Self::Authors { command } => command.run(&iroh.authors(), env).await,
             Self::Tags { command } => command.run(&iroh.tags()).await,
             Self::Gossip { command } => command.run(&iroh.gossip()).await,
-            Self::Stats => {
-                let stats = iroh.node().stats().await?;
-                for (name, details) in stats.iter() {
-                    println!(
-                        "{:23} : {:>6}    ({})",
-                        name, details.value, details.description
-                    );
-                }
-                Ok(())
-            }
-            Self::Shutdown { force } => {
-                iroh.node().shutdown(force).await?;
-                Ok(())
-            }
-            Self::Status => {
-                let response = iroh.node().status().await?;
-                println!("Listening addresses: {:#?}", response.listen_addrs);
-                println!("Node ID: {}", response.addr.node_id);
-                println!("Version: {}", response.version);
-                if let Some(addr) = response.rpc_addr {
-                    println!("RPC Addr: {}", addr);
-                }
-                Ok(())
-            }
+            Self::Node(command) => command.run(&iroh.node()).await,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/iroh-node-util/Cargo.toml b/iroh-node-util/Cargo.toml
index 624148255a..7398b5d7d3 100644
--- a/iroh-node-util/Cargo.toml
+++ b/iroh-node-util/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
+clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 tokio = "1"
 iroh-net = { path = "../iroh-net" }
 tempfile = "3"
@@ -29,16 +30,26 @@ serde-error = "0.1.3"
 futures-lite = "2.5.0"
 tracing = "0.1.40"
 
-derive_more = { version = "1.0.0", features = ["display"], optional = true }
+# config
 dirs-next = { version = "2.0.0", optional = true }
+
+# logging
+derive_more = { version = "1.0.0", features = ["display"], optional = true }
 rustyline = { version = "12.0.0", optional = true }
 serde_with = { version = "3.7.0", optional = true }
 tracing-appender = { version = "0.2.3", optional = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"], optional = true }
 
+# cli
+colored = { version = "2.0.4", optional = true }
+comfy-table = { version = "7.0.1", optional = true }
+time = { version = "0.3", features = ["formatting"], optional = true }
+human-time = { version = "0.1.6", optional = true }
+
 [features]
 logging = ["dep:derive_more", "dep:serde_with", "dep:rustyline", "dep:tracing-appender", "dep:tracing-subscriber"]
 config = ["dep:dirs-next"]
+cli = ["dep:clap", "dep:colored", "dep:comfy-table", "dep:time", "dep:human-time"]
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
diff --git a/iroh-node-util/src/cli.rs b/iroh-node-util/src/cli.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..409d601699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iroh-node-util/src/cli.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+//! Cli commands.
+pub mod net;
+pub mod node;
diff --git a/iroh-cli/src/commands/net.rs b/iroh-node-util/src/cli/net.rs
similarity index 93%
rename from iroh-cli/src/commands/net.rs
rename to iroh-node-util/src/cli/net.rs
index a2b786583c..9e004f4208 100644
--- a/iroh-cli/src/commands/net.rs
+++ b/iroh-node-util/src/cli/net.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //! Define the net subcommands.
-
 use std::{net::SocketAddr, time::Duration};
 
 use anyhow::Result;
@@ -8,17 +7,14 @@ use colored::Colorize;
 use comfy_table::{presets::NOTHING, Cell, Table};
 use futures_lite::{Stream, StreamExt};
 use human_time::ToHumanTimeString;
-use iroh::{
-    client::Iroh,
-    net::{
-        endpoint::{DirectAddrInfo, RemoteInfo},
-        NodeAddr, NodeId, RelayUrl,
-    },
+use iroh_net::{
+    endpoint::{DirectAddrInfo, RemoteInfo},
+    NodeAddr, NodeId, RelayUrl,
 };
 
 /// Commands to manage the iroh network.
 #[derive(Subcommand, Debug, Clone)]
-#[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
+#[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant, missing_docs)]
 pub enum NetCommands {
     /// Get information about the different remote nodes.
     RemoteList,
@@ -38,10 +34,10 @@ pub enum NetCommands {
 
 impl NetCommands {
     /// Runs the net command given the iroh client.
-    pub async fn run(self, iroh: &Iroh) -> Result<()> {
+    pub async fn run(self, client: &crate::rpc::client::net::Client) -> Result<()> {
         match self {
             Self::RemoteList => {
-                let connections = iroh.net().remote_info_iter().await?;
+                let connections = client.remote_info_iter().await?;
                 let timestamp = time::OffsetDateTime::now_utc()
                     .format(&time::format_description::well_known::Rfc2822)
                     .unwrap_or_else(|_| String::from("failed to get current time"));
@@ -54,14 +50,14 @@ impl NetCommands {
                 );
             }
             Self::Remote { node_id } => {
-                let info = iroh.net().remote_info(node_id).await?;
+                let info = client.remote_info(node_id).await?;
                 match info {
                     Some(info) => println!("{}", fmt_info(info)),
                     None => println!("Not Found"),
                 }
             }
             Self::NodeAddr => {
-                let addr = iroh.net().node_addr().await?;
+                let addr = client.node_addr().await?;
                 println!("Node ID: {}", addr.node_id);
                 let relay = addr
                     .info
@@ -83,10 +79,10 @@ impl NetCommands {
                 if let Some(relay) = relay {
                     addr = addr.with_relay_url(relay);
                 }
-                iroh.net().add_node_addr(addr).await?;
+                client.add_node_addr(addr).await?;
             }
             Self::HomeRelay => {
-                let relay = iroh.net().home_relay().await?;
+                let relay = client.home_relay().await?;
                 let relay = relay
                     .map(|s| s.to_string())
                     .unwrap_or_else(|| "Not Available".to_string());
diff --git a/iroh-node-util/src/cli/node.rs b/iroh-node-util/src/cli/node.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aabca5ce3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iroh-node-util/src/cli/node.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+//! Node commands
+use clap::Subcommand;
+
+use crate::rpc::client::node;
+
+/// Commands to manage the iroh RPC.
+#[derive(Subcommand, Debug, Clone)]
+#[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
+pub enum NodeCommands {
+    /// Get statistics and metrics from the running node.
+    Stats,
+    /// Get status of the running node.
+    Status,
+    /// Shutdown the running node.
+    Shutdown {
+        /// Shutdown mode.
+        ///
+        /// Hard shutdown will immediately terminate the process, soft shutdown will wait
+        /// for all connections to close.
+        #[clap(long, default_value_t = false)]
+        force: bool,
+    },
+}
+
+impl NodeCommands {
+    /// Run the RPC command given the iroh client and the console environment.
+    pub async fn run(self, node: &node::Client) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Stats => {
+                let stats = node.stats().await?;
+                for (name, details) in stats.iter() {
+                    println!(
+                        "{:23} : {:>6}    ({})",
+                        name, details.value, details.description
+                    );
+                }
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            Self::Shutdown { force } => {
+                node.shutdown(force).await?;
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            Self::Status => {
+                let response = node.status().await?;
+                println!("Listening addresses: {:#?}", response.listen_addrs);
+                println!("Node ID: {}", response.addr.node_id);
+                println!("Version: {}", response.version);
+                if let Some(addr) = response.rpc_addr {
+                    println!("RPC Addr: {}", addr);
+                }
+                Ok(())
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/iroh-node-util/src/lib.rs b/iroh-node-util/src/lib.rs
index d0f6200716..0f21b059f1 100644
--- a/iroh-node-util/src/lib.rs
+++ b/iroh-node-util/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 //! Utilities for building iroh nodes.
 #![deny(missing_docs, rustdoc::broken_intra_doc_links)]
 #![cfg_attr(iroh_docsrs, feature(doc_cfg))]
+#[cfg_attr(iroh_docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "cli")))]
+#[cfg(feature = "cli")]
+pub mod cli;
 #[cfg_attr(iroh_docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "config")))]
 #[cfg(feature = "config")]
 pub mod config;