diff --git a/crates/bin/pcli/src/lib.rs b/crates/bin/pcli/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ebc6867d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/bin/pcli/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#![deny(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+#![allow(clippy::clone_on_copy)]
+
+use {
+    crate::{command::*, config::PcliConfig},
+    anyhow::Result,
+    futures::StreamExt,
+    penumbra_proto::{
+        box_grpc_svc::BoxGrpcService, custody::v1::custody_service_client::CustodyServiceClient,
+        view::v1::view_service_client::ViewServiceClient,
+    },
+    penumbra_view::ViewClient,
+};
+
+pub mod command;
+pub mod config;
+pub mod opt;
+pub mod warning;
+
+mod dex_utils;
+mod network;
+mod terminal;
+mod transaction_view_ext;
+
+const CONFIG_FILE_NAME: &str = "config.toml";
+const VIEW_FILE_NAME: &str = "pcli-view.sqlite";
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct App {
+    /// view will be `None` when a command indicates that it can be run offline via
+    /// `.offline()` and Some(_) otherwise. Assuming `.offline()` has been implemenented
+    /// correctly, this can be unwrapped safely.
+    pub view: Option<ViewServiceClient<BoxGrpcService>>,
+    pub custody: CustodyServiceClient<BoxGrpcService>,
+    pub governance_custody: CustodyServiceClient<BoxGrpcService>,
+    pub config: PcliConfig,
+}
+
+impl App {
+    pub fn view(&mut self) -> &mut impl ViewClient {
+        self.view.as_mut().expect("view service initialized")
+    }
+
+    pub async fn sync(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut status_stream =
+            ViewClient::status_stream(self.view.as_mut().expect("view service initialized"))
+                .await?;
+
+        // Pull out the first message from the stream, which has the current state, and use
+        // it to set up a progress bar.
+        let initial_status = status_stream
+            .next()
+            .await
+            .transpose()?
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("view service did not report sync status"))?;
+
+        eprintln!(
+            "Scanning blocks from last sync height {} to latest height {}",
+            initial_status.full_sync_height, initial_status.latest_known_block_height,
+        );
+
+        use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressDrawTarget, ProgressStyle};
+        let progress_bar = ProgressBar::with_draw_target(
+            initial_status.latest_known_block_height - initial_status.full_sync_height,
+            ProgressDrawTarget::stdout(),
+        )
+        .with_style(
+            ProgressStyle::default_bar()
+                .template("[{elapsed}] {bar:50.cyan/blue} {pos:>7}/{len:7} {per_sec} ETA: {eta}"),
+        );
+        progress_bar.set_position(0);
+
+        while let Some(status) = status_stream.next().await.transpose()? {
+            progress_bar.set_position(status.full_sync_height - initial_status.full_sync_height);
+        }
+        progress_bar.finish();
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/bin/pcli/src/main.rs b/crates/bin/pcli/src/main.rs
index 151aa776cf..b308769aac 100644
--- a/crates/bin/pcli/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/pcli/src/main.rs
@@ -5,86 +5,14 @@ use std::fs;
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use clap::Parser;
-use futures::StreamExt;
-use penumbra_proto::{
-    box_grpc_svc::BoxGrpcService, custody::v1::custody_service_client::CustodyServiceClient,
-    view::v1::view_service_client::ViewServiceClient,
-};
-use penumbra_view::ViewClient;
 
-use crate::{command::*, config::PcliConfig, opt::Opt};
-
-mod command;
-mod config;
-mod dex_utils;
-mod network;
-mod opt;
-mod terminal;
-mod transaction_view_ext;
-mod warning;
-
-const CONFIG_FILE_NAME: &str = "config.toml";
-const VIEW_FILE_NAME: &str = "pcli-view.sqlite";
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct App {
-    /// view will be `None` when a command indicates that it can be run offline via
-    /// `.offline()` and Some(_) otherwise. Assuming `.offline()` has been implemenented
-    /// correctly, this can be unwrapped safely.
-    pub view: Option<ViewServiceClient<BoxGrpcService>>,
-    pub custody: CustodyServiceClient<BoxGrpcService>,
-    pub governance_custody: CustodyServiceClient<BoxGrpcService>,
-    pub config: PcliConfig,
-}
-
-impl App {
-    pub fn view(&mut self) -> &mut impl ViewClient {
-        self.view.as_mut().expect("view service initialized")
-    }
-
-    async fn sync(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        let mut status_stream =
-            ViewClient::status_stream(self.view.as_mut().expect("view service initialized"))
-                .await?;
-
-        // Pull out the first message from the stream, which has the current state, and use
-        // it to set up a progress bar.
-        let initial_status = status_stream
-            .next()
-            .await
-            .transpose()?
-            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("view service did not report sync status"))?;
-
-        eprintln!(
-            "Scanning blocks from last sync height {} to latest height {}",
-            initial_status.full_sync_height, initial_status.latest_known_block_height,
-        );
-
-        use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressDrawTarget, ProgressStyle};
-        let progress_bar = ProgressBar::with_draw_target(
-            initial_status.latest_known_block_height - initial_status.full_sync_height,
-            ProgressDrawTarget::stdout(),
-        )
-        .with_style(
-            ProgressStyle::default_bar()
-                .template("[{elapsed}] {bar:50.cyan/blue} {pos:>7}/{len:7} {per_sec} ETA: {eta}"),
-        );
-        progress_bar.set_position(0);
-
-        while let Some(status) = status_stream.next().await.transpose()? {
-            progress_bar.set_position(status.full_sync_height - initial_status.full_sync_height);
-        }
-        progress_bar.finish();
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
+use pcli::{command::*, opt::Opt};
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     // Display a warning message to the user so they don't get upset when all their tokens are lost.
     if std::env::var("PCLI_UNLEASH_DANGER").is_err() {
-        warning::display();
+        pcli::warning::display();
     }
 
     let mut opt = Opt::parse();