diff --git a/cli/build.gradle b/cli/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88699dd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+apply plugin : 'application'
+
+mainClassName = 'com.muwire.cli.Cli'
diff --git a/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/Cli.groovy b/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/Cli.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..caf7ac61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/Cli.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package com.muwire.cli
+
+class Cli {
+    
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        println "MuWire command-line interface"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 0e85015b..f538d5ee 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ include 'host-cache'
 include 'update-server'
 include 'core'
 include 'gui'
+include 'cli'