diff --git a/ovos_utils/scripts.py b/ovos_utils/scripts.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa693ae9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ovos_utils/scripts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# each method here is a console_script defined in setup.py
+# each corresponds to a cli util
+from mycroft_bus_client import MessageBusClient, Message
+from ovos_config import Configuration
+import sys
+
+
+def ovos_speak():
+    if (args_count := len(sys.argv)) == 2:
+        utt = sys.argv[1]
+        lang = Configuration().get("lang", "en-us")
+    elif args_count == 3:
+        utt = sys.argv[1]
+        lang = sys.argv[2]
+    else:
+        print("USAGE: ovos-speak {utterance} [lang]")
+        raise SystemExit(2)
+    client = MessageBusClient()
+    client.run_in_thread()
+    client.emit(Message("speak", {"utterance": utt, "lang": lang}))
+    client.close()
+
+
+def ovos_say_to():
+    if (args_count := len(sys.argv)) == 2:
+        utt = sys.argv[1]
+        lang = Configuration().get("lang", "en-us")
+    elif args_count == 3:
+        utt = sys.argv[1]
+        lang = sys.argv[2]
+    else:
+        print("USAGE: ovos-say-to {utterance} [lang]")
+        raise SystemExit(2)
+    client = MessageBusClient()
+    client.run_in_thread()
+    client.emit(Message("recognizer_loop:utterance", {"utterances": [utt], "lang": lang}))
+    client.close()
+
+
+def ovos_listen():
+    client = MessageBusClient()
+    client.run_in_thread()
+    client.emit(Message("mycroft.mic.listen"))
+    client.close()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c8e7aa5e..a5a5fa06 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -70,5 +70,12 @@ def required(requirements_file):
     license='Apache',
     author='jarbasAI',
     author_email='jarbasai@mailfence.com',
-    description='collection of simple utilities for use across the mycroft ecosystem'
+    description='collection of simple utilities for use across the mycroft ecosystem',
+    entry_points={
+        'console_scripts': [
+            'ovos-listen=ovos_utils.scripts:ovos_listen',
+            'ovos-speak=ovos_utils.scripts:ovos_speak',
+            'ovos-say-to=ovos_utils.scripts:ovos_say_to',
+        ]
+    }
 )