diff --git a/metropolis/cli/pkg/context/context.go b/metropolis/cli/pkg/context/context.go
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+++ b/metropolis/cli/pkg/context/context.go
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+package clicontext
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+)
+
+// WithInterrupt returns a context for use in a command-line utility. It gets
+// cancelled if the user interrupts the command, for example by pressing
+// Ctrl+C.
+func WithInterrupt(parent context.Context) context.Context {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(parent)
+	c := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(c, os.Interrupt)
+	go func() {
+		<-c
+		cancel()
+	}()
+	return ctx
+}