diff --git a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/main.go b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// rootCmd represents the base command when called without any subcommands
+var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "metroctl",
+	Short: "metroctl controls Metropolis nodes and clusters.",
+}
+
+func main() {
+	cobra.CheckErr(rootCmd.Execute())
+}