diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1d49b2b31..d1ac33e9c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 keywords = ["chia", "chialisp", "clvm"]
 categories = ["command-line-utilities"]
 
+[package.metadata.maturin]
+python-source = "python"
+
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf7051a8d..f6bd23e86 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@ Theory of operation of the modern compiler: ./HOW_CHIALISP_IS_COMPILED.md
 This repo can be installed via cargo
 
     cargo install clvm_tools_rs
-    
+
+or via pip
+
+    pip install clvm_tools_rs@git+https://github.com/Chia-Network/clvm_tools_rs.git@e17412032aa7d3b8b1d1f931893fb5802eee626a
+
+Note: `pip` installs a subset of the tools installed by `cargo`, including `brun`, `run`, `opc` and `opd`.
+
+
 The most current version of the language is in the rollup branch:
 
     20221005-rollup
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ff09300bf..d51676c56 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,3 +4,13 @@ build-backend = "maturin"
 
 [tool.maturin]
 bindings = "pyo3"
+
+[project]
+name = "clvm_tools_rs"
+
+[project.scripts]
+brun = "clvm_tools_rs.cmds:brun"
+run = "clvm_tools_rs.cmds:run"
+opc = "clvm_tools_rs.cmds:opc"
+opd = "clvm_tools_rs.cmds:opd"
+cldb = "clvm_tools_rs.cmds:cldb"
diff --git a/python/clvm_tools_rs/__init__.py b/python/clvm_tools_rs/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43342043f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/clvm_tools_rs/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .clvm_tools_rs import *
diff --git a/python/clvm_tools_rs/cmds.py b/python/clvm_tools_rs/cmds.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90b849e54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/clvm_tools_rs/cmds.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import sys
+
+from clvm_tools_rs.clvm_tools_rs import cmds
+
+
+# this dynamic bit of programming may look super-complicated,
+# but it's just me being lazy and automating with a macro to
+# produce code of the form:
+#  brun = lambda: cmds.brun_main(sys.argv)
+#  run = lambda: cmds.run_main(sys.argv)
+# etc.
+
+
+for cmd in "brun run opc opd cldb shrink clisp_to_json repl".split():
+    code = f"{cmd} = lambda: cmds.{cmd}_main(sys.argv)"
+    exec(code)
diff --git a/src/py/api.rs b/src/py/api.rs
index 3b64b7b91..4fe093b8e 100644
--- a/src/py/api.rs
+++ b/src/py/api.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ use crate::util::version;
 
 use crate::py::pyval::{clvm_value_to_python, python_value_to_clvm};
 
+use super::cmds::create_cmds_module;
+
 create_exception!(mymodule, CldbError, PyException);
 create_exception!(mymodule, CompError, PyException);
 
@@ -370,6 +372,8 @@ pub fn compose_run_function(
 
 #[pymodule]
 fn clvm_tools_rs(py: Python, m: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
+    m.add_submodule(create_cmds_module(py)?)?;
+
     m.add("CldbError", py.get_type::<CldbError>())?;
     m.add("CompError", py.get_type::<CompError>())?;
 
diff --git a/src/py/cmds.rs b/src/py/cmds.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1a6516b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/py/cmds.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+use pyo3::prelude::*;
+
+use crate::classic::clvm_tools::cmds;
+
+#[pyfunction]
+pub fn brun_main(args: Vec<String>) {
+    cmds::brun(&args);
+}
+
+#[pyfunction]
+pub fn run_main(args: Vec<String>) {
+    cmds::run(&args);
+}
+
+#[pyfunction]
+pub fn opc_main(args: Vec<String>) {
+    cmds::opc(&args);
+}
+
+#[pyfunction]
+pub fn opd_main(args: Vec<String>) {
+    cmds::opd(&args);
+}
+
+#[pyfunction]
+pub fn cldb_main(args: Vec<String>) {
+    cmds::cldb(&args);
+}
+
+/// A Python module implemented in Rust.
+pub fn create_cmds_module(py: Python) -> PyResult<&'_ PyModule> {
+    let m = PyModule::new(py, "cmds")?;
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(brun_main, m)?)?;
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(run_main, m)?)?;
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(opc_main, m)?)?;
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(opd_main, m)?)?;
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(cldb_main, m)?)?;
+    Ok(m)
+}
diff --git a/src/py/mod.rs b/src/py/mod.rs
index bebfa93e5..748696197 100644
--- a/src/py/mod.rs
+++ b/src/py/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pub mod api;
+mod cmds;
 pub mod pyval;