diff --git a/tribes-cli/utils/command.ts b/tribes-cli/utils/command.ts
index 0e8dcc43..28f1b48c 100644
--- a/tribes-cli/utils/command.ts
+++ b/tribes-cli/utils/command.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { parseSubcommand } from './parsing.ts';
 export class Command {
   name: string;
   description: string;
-  action: (args: ParsedArgs) => void | Promise<void> = (_) => {};
+  private action: (args: ParsedArgs) => void | Promise<void> = (_) => {};
   options: Record<string, Option> = {};
   commands: Record<string, Command> = {};
 
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ export class Command {
     return this;
   }
 
+  async doAction(args: ParsedArgs) {
+    return await this.action(args);
+  }
+
   subcommand(command: Command) {
     if (this.isValidSubcommand(command.name)) {
       throw new Error(`tribes-cli: ${command.name} is already a subcommand.`);