diff --git a/config/paths.js b/config/paths.js
index ab925d5..e5dc834 100644
--- a/config/paths.js
+++ b/config/paths.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ module.exports = {
   backendEntryPoints: {
     sourcecred: resolveApp("src/oclif/sourcecred.js"),
     "commands/load": resolveApp("src/oclif/commands/load.js"),
+    cli: resolveApp("src/cli/main.js"),
     //
     fetchAndPrintGithubRepo: resolveApp(
       "src/plugins/github/bin/fetchAndPrintGithubRepo.js"
diff --git a/src/cli/help.js b/src/cli/help.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b211b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/help.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// @flow
+// Implementation of `sourcecred help`.
+
+import type {Command} from "./command";
+import dedent from "../util/dedent";
+
+const help: Command = async (args, std) => {
+  if (args.length === 0) {
+    usage(std.out);
+    return 0;
+  }
+  const command = args[0];
+  const subHelps: {[string]: Command} = {
+    help: metaHelp,
+  };
+  if (subHelps[command] !== undefined) {
+    return subHelps[command](args.slice(1), std);
+  } else {
+    usage(std.err);
+    return 1;
+  }
+};
+
+function usage(print: (string) => void): void {
+  print(
+    dedent`\
+    usage: sourcecred COMMAND [ARGS...]
+           sourcecred [--version] [--help]
+
+    Commands:
+      help      show this help message
+
+    Use 'sourcecred help COMMAND' for help about an individual command.
+    `.trimRight()
+  );
+}
+
+const metaHelp: Command = async (args, std) => {
+  if (args.length === 0) {
+    std.out(
+      dedent`\
+      usage: sourcecred help [COMMAND]
+
+      Use 'sourcecred help' for general help and a list of commands.
+      Use 'sourcecred help COMMAND' for help about COMMAND.
+      `.trimRight()
+    );
+    return 0;
+  } else {
+    usage(std.err);
+    return 1;
+  }
+};
+
+export default help;
diff --git a/src/cli/help.test.js b/src/cli/help.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d6f058
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/help.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// @flow
+
+import help from "./help";
+import {run} from "./testUtil";
+
+describe("cli/help", () => {
+  it("prints general help with no arguments", async () => {
+    expect(await run(help, [])).toEqual({
+      exitCode: 0,
+      stdout: expect.arrayContaining([
+        expect.stringMatching(/^usage: sourcecred/),
+        expect.stringMatching(/Commands:/),
+      ]),
+      stderr: [],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("prints help about itself", async () => {
+    expect(await run(help, ["help"])).toEqual({
+      exitCode: 0,
+      stdout: expect.arrayContaining([
+        expect.stringMatching(/^usage: sourcecred help/),
+      ]),
+      stderr: [],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("fails when given an unknown command", async () => {
+    expect(await run(help, ["wat"])).toEqual({
+      exitCode: 1,
+      stdout: [],
+      stderr: expect.arrayContaining([
+        expect.stringMatching(/^usage: /),
+        expect.stringMatching(/Commands:/),
+      ]),
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("fails when given multiple arguments", async () => {
+    expect(await run(help, ["help", "help"])).toEqual({
+      exitCode: 1,
+      stdout: [],
+      stderr: expect.arrayContaining([
+        expect.stringMatching(/^usage: /),
+        expect.stringMatching(/Commands:/),
+      ]),
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/cli/main.js b/src/cli/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1c15b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// @flow
+
+import {handlingErrors} from "./command";
+import sourcecred from "./sourcecred";
+
+require("../tools/entry");
+
+export default function main(): Promise<void> {
+  return handlingErrors(sourcecred)(process.argv.slice(2), {
+    out: (x) => console.log(x),
+    err: (x) => console.error(x),
+  }).then((exitCode) => {
+    process.exitCode = exitCode;
+  });
+}
+
+// Only run in the Webpack bundle, not as a Node module (during tests).
+/* istanbul ignore next */
+/*:: declare var __webpack_require__: mixed; */
+if (typeof __webpack_require__ !== "undefined") {
+  main();
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/main.test.js b/src/cli/main.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caf6ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/main.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+// @flow
+
+import main from "./main";
+import sourcecred from "./sourcecred";
+
+jest.mock("./sourcecred");
+
+describe("cli/main", () => {
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    jest.spyOn(console, "log").mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, "error").mockImplementation(() => {});
+  });
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    sourcecred.mockReset();
+    jest.spyOn(console, "log").mockClear();
+    jest.spyOn(console, "error").mockClear();
+  });
+
+  it("forwards the exit code", async () => {
+    process.argv = ["node", "sourcecred", "help"];
+    sourcecred.mockResolvedValueOnce(22);
+    await main();
+    expect(process.exitCode).toBe(22);
+  });
+
+  it("forwards arguments", async () => {
+    process.argv = ["node", "sourcecred", "help", "me"];
+    sourcecred.mockResolvedValueOnce(0);
+    await main();
+    expect(sourcecred).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(sourcecred).toHaveBeenCalledWith(["help", "me"], {
+      out: expect.any(Function),
+      err: expect.any(Function),
+    });
+    expect(process.exitCode).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("forwards stdout and stderr", async () => {
+    process.argv = ["node", "sourcecred", "help"];
+    jest.spyOn(console, "log").mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, "error").mockImplementation(() => {});
+    sourcecred.mockImplementation(async (args, std) => {
+      std.out("out and away");
+      std.err("err, what?");
+      return 0;
+    });
+    await main();
+    expect(console.log.mock.calls).toEqual([["out and away"]]);
+    expect(console.error.mock.calls).toEqual([["err, what?"]]);
+    expect(process.exitCode).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("captures an error", async () => {
+    process.argv = ["node", "sourcecred", "wat"];
+    jest.spyOn(console, "error").mockImplementation(() => {});
+    sourcecred.mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+      throw new Error("wat");
+    });
+    await main();
+    expect(console.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringMatching("Error: wat")
+    );
+    expect(process.exitCode).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it("captures a rejection", async () => {
+    process.argv = ["node", "sourcecred", "wat"];
+    jest.spyOn(console, "error").mockImplementation(() => {});
+    sourcecred.mockRejectedValueOnce("wat?");
+    await main();
+    expect(console.log).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(console.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith('"wat?"');
+    expect(process.exitCode).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/cli/sourcecred.js b/src/cli/sourcecred.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea33c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/sourcecred.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// @flow
+// Implementation of the root `sourcecred` command.
+
+import type {Command} from "./command";
+
+import {VERSION_SHORT} from "../app/version";
+
+import help from "./help";
+
+const sourcecred: Command = async (args, std) => {
+  if (args.length === 0) {
+    help([], {out: std.err, err: std.err});
+    return 1;
+  }
+  switch (args[0]) {
+    case "--version":
+      std.out("sourcecred " + VERSION_SHORT);
+      return 0;
+    case "--help":
+    case "help":
+      return help(args.slice(1), std);
+    default:
+      std.err("fatal: unknown command: " + JSON.stringify(args[0]));
+      std.err("fatal: run 'sourcecred help' for commands and usage");
+      return 1;
+  }
+};
+
+export default sourcecred;
diff --git a/src/cli/sourcecred.test.js b/src/cli/sourcecred.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca129aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/sourcecred.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// @flow
+
+import {run} from "./testUtil";
+import sourcecred from "./sourcecred";
+
+function mockCommand(name) {
+  return jest.fn().mockImplementation(async (args, std) => {
+    std.out(`out(${name}): ${JSON.stringify(args)}`);
+    std.err(`err(${name})`);
+    return args.length;
+  });
+}
+
+jest.mock("./help", () => mockCommand("help"));
+
+describe("cli/sourcecred", () => {
+  it("fails with usage when invoked with no arguments", async () => {
+    expect(await run(sourcecred, [])).toEqual({
+      exitCode: 1,
+      stdout: [],
+      stderr: ["out(help): []", "err(help)"],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("responds to '--version'", async () => {
+    expect(await run(sourcecred, ["--version"])).toEqual({
+      exitCode: 0,
+      stdout: [expect.stringMatching(/^sourcecred v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/)],
+      stderr: [],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("responds to '--help'", async () => {
+    expect(await run(sourcecred, ["--help"])).toEqual({
+      exitCode: 0,
+      stdout: ["out(help): []"],
+      stderr: ["err(help)"],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("responds to 'help'", async () => {
+    expect(await run(sourcecred, ["help"])).toEqual({
+      exitCode: 0,
+      stdout: ["out(help): []"],
+      stderr: ["err(help)"],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("fails given an unknown command", async () => {
+    expect(await run(sourcecred, ["wat"])).toEqual({
+      exitCode: 1,
+      stdout: [],
+      stderr: [
+        'fatal: unknown command: "wat"',
+        "fatal: run 'sourcecred help' for commands and usage",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+});