diff --git a/cloud/equinix/cli/main.go b/cloud/equinix/cli/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+
+	"source.monogon.dev/cloud/equinix/wrapngo"
+)
+
+// rootCmd represents the base command when called without any subcommands
+var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		if c.APIKey == "" || c.User == "" {
+			klog.Exitf("-equinix_api_username and -equinix_api_key must be set")
+		}
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
+var c wrapngo.Opts
+
+func init() {
+	c.RegisterFlags()
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().AddGoFlagSet(flag.CommandLine)
+}
+
+func main() {
+	cobra.CheckErr(rootCmd.Execute())
+}