diff --git a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/main.go b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/main.go
index 8714332..19b378d 100644
--- a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/main.go
+++ b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 	"github.com/adrg/xdg"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"source.monogon.dev/metropolis/cli/metroctl/core"
 )
 
 // rootCmd represents the base command when called without any subcommands
@@ -58,3 +60,13 @@
 func main() {
 	cobra.CheckErr(rootCmd.Execute())
 }
+
+// connectOptions returns core.ConnectOptions as defined by the metroctl flags
+// currently set.
+func connectOptions() *core.ConnectOptions {
+	return &core.ConnectOptions{
+		ProxyServer: flags.proxyAddr,
+		Endpoints:   flags.clusterEndpoints,
+		ConfigPath:  flags.configPath,
+	}
+}