diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c3e2c86..c2626b3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
-"tembo" = "tembo.cli:run"
+"tembo" = "tembo.cli.cli:run"
diff --git a/tembo/__init__.py b/tembo/__init__.py
index c688a8d..4cd6b98 100644
--- a/tembo/__init__.py
+++ b/tembo/__init__.py
@@ -1,30 +1,3 @@
-import os
-
-import panaetius
-from panaetius.exceptions import LoggingDirectoryDoesNotExistException
+from .journal.pages import ScopedPageCreator, PageCreatorOptions
 
 __version__ = "0.1.0"
-
-if (config_path := os.environ.get("TEMBO_CONFIG")) is not None:
-    CONFIG = panaetius.Config("tembo", config_path)
-else:
-    CONFIG = panaetius.Config("tembo", "~/tembo/.config", skip_header_init=True)
-
-
-panaetius.set_config(CONFIG, "base_path", "~/tembo")
-panaetius.set_config(CONFIG, "template_path", "~/tembo/.templates")
-panaetius.set_config(CONFIG, "scopes", {})
-panaetius.set_config(CONFIG, "logging.level", "DEBUG")
-panaetius.set_config(CONFIG, "logging.path")
-
-try:
-    logger = panaetius.set_logger(
-        CONFIG, panaetius.SimpleLogger(logging_level=CONFIG.logging_level)
-    )
-except LoggingDirectoryDoesNotExistException:
-    _LOGGING_PATH = CONFIG.logging_path
-    CONFIG.logging_path = ""
-    logger = panaetius.set_logger(
-        CONFIG, panaetius.SimpleLogger(logging_level=CONFIG.logging_level)
-    )
-    logger.warning("Logging directory %s does not exist", _LOGGING_PATH)
diff --git a/tembo/cli/__init__.py b/tembo/cli/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c688a8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tembo/cli/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import os
+
+import panaetius
+from panaetius.exceptions import LoggingDirectoryDoesNotExistException
+
+__version__ = "0.1.0"
+
+if (config_path := os.environ.get("TEMBO_CONFIG")) is not None:
+    CONFIG = panaetius.Config("tembo", config_path)
+else:
+    CONFIG = panaetius.Config("tembo", "~/tembo/.config", skip_header_init=True)
+
+
+panaetius.set_config(CONFIG, "base_path", "~/tembo")
+panaetius.set_config(CONFIG, "template_path", "~/tembo/.templates")
+panaetius.set_config(CONFIG, "scopes", {})
+panaetius.set_config(CONFIG, "logging.level", "DEBUG")
+panaetius.set_config(CONFIG, "logging.path")
+
+try:
+    logger = panaetius.set_logger(
+        CONFIG, panaetius.SimpleLogger(logging_level=CONFIG.logging_level)
+    )
+except LoggingDirectoryDoesNotExistException:
+    _LOGGING_PATH = CONFIG.logging_path
+    CONFIG.logging_path = ""
+    logger = panaetius.set_logger(
+        CONFIG, panaetius.SimpleLogger(logging_level=CONFIG.logging_level)
+    )
+    logger.warning("Logging directory %s does not exist", _LOGGING_PATH)
diff --git a/tembo/journal/cli/cli.py b/tembo/cli/cli.py
similarity index 85%
rename from tembo/journal/cli/cli.py
rename to tembo/cli/cli.py
index 52561d1..8a59c5d 100644
--- a/tembo/journal/cli/cli.py
+++ b/tembo/cli/cli.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from typing import Collection
 
 import click
 
-import tembo
+import tembo.cli
 from tembo.journal import pages
 from tembo import exceptions
 
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ def run():
 @click.command(options_metavar="<options>", name="list")
 def list_all():
     """List all scopes defined in the config.yml."""
-    _all_scopes = [user_scope["name"] for user_scope in tembo.CONFIG.scopes]
-    tembo.logger.info(
+    _all_scopes = [user_scope["name"] for user_scope in tembo.cli.CONFIG.scopes]
+    tembo.cli.logger.info(
         "%s names found in config.yml: '%s'", len(_all_scopes), "', '".join(_all_scopes)
     )
     raise SystemExit(0)
@@ -85,21 +85,21 @@ def new(scope: str, inputs: Collection[str], dry_run: bool, example: bool):
 
 
 def _cli_verify_name_exists(scope: str) -> None:
-    _name_found = scope in [user_scope["name"] for user_scope in tembo.CONFIG.scopes]
+    _name_found = scope in [user_scope["name"] for user_scope in tembo.cli.CONFIG.scopes]
     if _name_found:
         return
-    if len(tembo.CONFIG.scopes) > 0:
+    if len(tembo.cli.CONFIG.scopes) > 0:
         # if the name is missing in the config.yml, raise error
         cli_message(f"Command {scope} not found in config.yml.")
         raise SystemExit(0)
     # raise error if no config.yml found
-    if pathlib.Path(tembo.CONFIG.config_path).exists():
-        tembo.logger.critical(
-            "Config.yml found in %s is empty - exiting", tembo.CONFIG.config_path
+    if pathlib.Path(tembo.cli.CONFIG.config_path).exists():
+        tembo.cli.logger.critical(
+            "Config.yml found in %s is empty - exiting", tembo.cli.CONFIG.config_path
         )
     else:
-        tembo.logger.critical(
-            "No config.yml found in %s - exiting", tembo.CONFIG.config_path
+        tembo.cli.logger.critical(
+            "No config.yml found in %s - exiting", tembo.cli.CONFIG.config_path
         )
     raise SystemExit(1)
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def _cli_get_config_scope(scope: str) -> dict:
             config_scope.update(
                 {
                     option: str(user_scope[option])
-                    for user_scope in tembo.CONFIG.scopes
+                    for user_scope in tembo.cli.CONFIG.scopes
                     if user_scope["name"] == scope
                 }
             )
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def _cli_get_config_scope(scope: str) -> dict:
             if key_error.args[0] in ["example", "template_filename"]:
                 config_scope.update({key_error.args[0]: None})
                 continue
-            tembo.logger.critical(
+            tembo.cli.logger.critical(
                 "Key %s not found in config.  yml - exiting", key_error
             )
             raise SystemExit(1) from key_error
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def _cli_get_config_scope(scope: str) -> dict:
 
 def _cli_show_example(example: bool, config_scope: dict) -> None:
     if example:
-        tembo.logger.info(
+        tembo.cli.logger.info(
             "Example for 'tembo new %s': %s",
             config_scope["name"],
             config_scope["example"]
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def _cli_show_example(example: bool, config_scope: dict) -> None:
 
 def _cli_create_scoped_page(config_scope: dict, inputs: Collection[str]) -> pages.Page:
     page_creator_options = pages.PageCreatorOptions(
-        base_path=tembo.CONFIG.base_path,
+        base_path=tembo.cli.CONFIG.base_path,
         page_path=config_scope["path"],
         filename=config_scope["filename"],
         extension=config_scope["extension"],
@@ -155,26 +155,26 @@ def _cli_create_scoped_page(config_scope: dict, inputs: Collection[str]) -> page
         example=config_scope["example"],
         user_input=inputs,
         template_filename=config_scope["template_filename"],
-        template_path=tembo.CONFIG.template_path,
+        template_path=tembo.cli.CONFIG.template_path,
     )
     try:
         return pages.ScopedPageCreator(page_creator_options).create_page()
     except exceptions.BasePathDoesNotExistError as base_path_does_not_exist_error:
-        tembo.logger.critical(base_path_does_not_exist_error)
+        tembo.cli.logger.critical(base_path_does_not_exist_error)
         raise SystemExit(1) from base_path_does_not_exist_error
     except exceptions.TemplateFileNotFoundError as template_file_not_found_error:
-        tembo.logger.critical(template_file_not_found_error.args[0])
+        tembo.cli.logger.critical(template_file_not_found_error.args[0])
         raise SystemExit(1) from template_file_not_found_error
     except exceptions.MismatchedTokenError as mismatched_token_error:
         if config_scope["example"] is not None:
-            tembo.logger.critical(
+            tembo.cli.logger.critical(
                 "Your tembo config.yml/template specifies %s input tokens, you gave %s. Example: %s",
                 mismatched_token_error.expected,
                 mismatched_token_error.given,
                 config_scope["example"],
             )
             raise SystemExit(1) from mismatched_token_error
-        tembo.logger.critical(
+        tembo.cli.logger.critical(
             "Your tembo config.yml/template specifies %s input tokens, you gave %s",
             mismatched_token_error.expected,
             mismatched_token_error.given,
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ def _cli_create_scoped_page(config_scope: dict, inputs: Collection[str]) -> page
         raise SystemExit(1) from mismatched_token_error
 
 
-
 def cli_message(message: str) -> None:
     click.echo(f"[TEMBO] {message} 🐘")
 
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ run.add_command(list_all)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # new(["meeting", "robs presentation", "meeting on gcp"])
-    new(["meeting", "a", "b", "c", "d"])
+    new(["meeting", "a", "b", "c", "d"])  # noqa
     # new(["meeting", "robs presentation"])
 
     # pyinstaller
diff --git a/tembo/journal/cli/new.py b/tembo/journal/cli/new.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/tembo/journal/pages.py b/tembo/journal/pages.py
index 536b124..417f969 100644
--- a/tembo/journal/pages.py
+++ b/tembo/journal/pages.py
@@ -278,4 +278,4 @@ class ScopedPage(Page):
         with scoped_page_file.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as scoped_page:
             scoped_page.write(self.page_content)
         # TODO: pass this back somehow
-        tembo.logger.info("Saved %s to disk", self.path)
+        tembo.cli.cli.logger.info("Saved %s to disk", self.path)
diff --git a/tests/test_journal/test_pages.py b/tests/test_journal/test_pages.py
index 7cf101a..7164fcc 100644
--- a/tests/test_journal/test_pages.py
+++ b/tests/test_journal/test_pages.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import pathlib
 
 import pytest
 
-from tembo.journal.pages import PageCreatorOptions, ScopedPageCreator
+from tembo import PageCreatorOptions, ScopedPageCreator
 from tembo import exceptions