diff --git a/sambacc/commands/addc.py b/sambacc/commands/addc.py
index 9c03578a..1cbcf02f 100644
--- a/sambacc/commands/addc.py
+++ b/sambacc/commands/addc.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 from sambacc import smbconf_api
 from sambacc import smbconf_samba
 
-from .cli import best_waiter, CommandBuilder, Context, Fail
+from .cli import Context, Fail, best_waiter, commands
 
 try:
     import dns
@@ -43,10 +43,8 @@
 _populated: str = "/var/lib/samba/POPULATED"
 _provisioned: str = "/etc/samba/smb.conf"
 
-dccommands = CommandBuilder()
 
-
-@dccommands.command(name="summary")
+@commands.command(name="summary")
 def summary(ctx: Context) -> None:
     print("Hello", ctx)
 
@@ -192,7 +190,7 @@ def _prep_krb5_conf(ctx: Context) -> None:
     shutil.copy("/var/lib/samba/private/krb5.conf", "/etc/krb5.conf")
 
 
-@dccommands.command(name="run", arg_func=_run_container_args)
+@commands.command(name="run", arg_func=_run_container_args)
 def run(ctx: Context) -> None:
     _logger.info("Running AD DC container")
     if _dosetup(ctx, "wait-domain"):
diff --git a/sambacc/commands/cli.py b/sambacc/commands/cli.py
index 5eab1c7f..2b0d52de 100644
--- a/sambacc/commands/cli.py
+++ b/sambacc/commands/cli.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 from collections import namedtuple
 import argparse
+import importlib
+import inspect
 import logging
 import typing
 
@@ -45,13 +47,11 @@ class Parser(typing.Protocol):
 
     def set_defaults(self, **kwargs: typing.Any) -> None:
         """Set a default value for an argument parser."""
-        ...  # pragma: no cover
 
     def add_argument(
         self, *args: typing.Any, **kwargs: typing.Any
     ) -> typing.Any:
         """Add an argument to be parsed."""
-        ...  # pragma: no cover
 
 
 Command = namedtuple("Command", "name cmd_func arg_func cmd_help")
@@ -74,6 +74,58 @@ def toggle_option(parser: Parser, arg: str, dest: str, helpfmt: str) -> Parser:
     return parser
 
 
+def ceph_id(
+    value: typing.Union[str, dict[str, typing.Any]]
+) -> dict[str, typing.Any]:
+    """Parse a string value into a dict containing ceph id values.
+    The input should contain name= or rados_id= to identify the kind
+    of name being provided. As a shortcut a bare name can be provided
+    and the code will guess at the kind.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(value, str):
+        return value
+    if value == "?":
+        # A hack to avoid putting tons of ceph specific info in the normal
+        # help output. There's probably a better way to do this but it
+        # gets the job done for now.
+        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(
+            "requested help:"
+            " Specify names in the form"
+            " --ceph-id=[key=value][,key=value][,...]."
+            ' Valid keys include "name" to set the exact name and "rados_id"'
+            ' to specify a name that lacks the "client." prefix (that will'
+            "automatically get added)."
+            " Alternatively, specify just the name to allow the system to"
+            " guess if the name is prefixed already or not."
+        )
+    result: dict[str, typing.Any] = {}
+    # complex mode
+    if "=" in value:
+        for part in value.split(","):
+            if "=" not in part:
+                raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(
+                    f"unexpected value for ceph-id: {value!r}"
+                )
+            key, val = part.split("=", 1)
+            if key == "name":
+                result["client_name"] = val
+                result["full_name"] = True
+            elif key == "rados_id":
+                result["client_name"] = val
+                result["full_name"] = False
+            else:
+                b = f"unexpected key {key!r} in value for ceph-id: {value!r}"
+                raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(b)
+    else:
+        # this shorthand is meant mainly for lazy humans (me) when running test
+        # images manually. The key-value form above is meant for automation.
+        result["client_name"] = value
+        # assume that if the name starts with client. it's the full name and
+        # avoid having the ceph library double up an create client.client.x.
+        result["full_name"] = value.startswith("client.")
+    return result
+
+
 def get_help(cmd: Command) -> str:
     if cmd.cmd_help is not None:
         return cmd.cmd_help
@@ -124,6 +176,30 @@ def dict(self) -> dict[str, Command]:
         """Return a dict mapping command names to Command object."""
         return {c.name: c for c in self._commands}
 
+    def include(
+        self, modname: str, *, package: str = "", check: bool = True
+    ) -> None:
+        """Import a python module to add commands to this command builder.
+        If check is true and no new commands are added by the import, raise an
+        error.
+        """
+        if modname.startswith(".") and not package:
+            package = "sambacc.commands"
+        mod = importlib.import_module(modname, package=package)
+        if not check:
+            return
+        loaded_fns = {c.cmd_func for c in self._commands}
+        mod_fns = {fn for _, fn in inspect.getmembers(mod, inspect.isfunction)}
+        if not mod_fns.intersection(loaded_fns):
+            raise Fail(f"import from {modname} did not add any new commands")
+
+    def include_multiple(
+        self, modnames: typing.Iterable[str], *, package: str = ""
+    ) -> None:
+        """Run the include function on multiple module names."""
+        for modname in modnames:
+            self.include(modname, package=package)
+
 
 class Context(typing.Protocol):
     """Protocol type for CLI Context.
@@ -138,22 +214,18 @@ class Context(typing.Protocol):
     @property
     def cli(self) -> argparse.Namespace:
         """Return a parsed command line namespace object."""
-        ...  # pragma: no cover
 
     @property
     def instance_config(self) -> config.InstanceConfig:
         """Return an instance config based on cli params and env."""
-        ...  # pragma: no cover
 
     @property
     def require_validation(self) -> typing.Optional[bool]:
         """Return true if configuration needs validation."""
-        ...  # pragma: no cover
 
     @property
     def opener(self) -> opener.Opener:
         """Return an appropriate opener object for this instance."""
-        ...  # pragma: no cover
 
 
 def best_waiter(
diff --git a/sambacc/commands/common.py b/sambacc/commands/common.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1658cc93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sambacc/commands/common.py
@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+#
+# sambacc: a samba container configuration tool
+# Copyright (C) 2025  John Mulligan
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see 
+#
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import time
+import typing
+
+from sambacc import config
+from sambacc import opener
+from sambacc import rados_opener
+from sambacc import samba_cmds
+from sambacc import url_opener
+
+from . import skips
+from .cli import Parser, ceph_id
+
+DEFAULT_CONFIG = "/etc/samba/container/config.json"
+DEFAULT_JOIN_MARKER = "/var/lib/samba/container-join-marker.json"
+
+
+class CommandContext:
+    """CLI Context for standard samba-container commands."""
+
+    def __init__(self, cli_args: argparse.Namespace):
+        self._cli = cli_args
+        self._iconfig: typing.Optional[config.InstanceConfig] = None
+        self.expects_ctdb = False
+        self._opener: typing.Optional[opener.Opener] = None
+
+    @property
+    def cli(self) -> argparse.Namespace:
+        return self._cli
+
+    @property
+    def instance_config(self) -> config.InstanceConfig:
+        if self._iconfig is None:
+            cfgs = self.cli.config or []
+            self._iconfig = config.read_config_files(
+                cfgs,
+                require_validation=self.require_validation,
+                opener=self.opener,
+            ).get(self.cli.identity)
+        return self._iconfig
+
+    @property
+    def require_validation(self) -> typing.Optional[bool]:
+        if self.cli.validate_config in ("required", "true"):
+            return True
+        if self.cli.validate_config == "false":
+            return False
+        return None
+
+    @property
+    def opener(self) -> opener.Opener:
+        if self._opener is None:
+            self._opener = opener.FallbackOpener([url_opener.URLOpener()])
+        return self._opener
+
+
+def split_entries(value: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Split a env var up into separate strings. The string can be
+    an "old school" colon seperated list of values (like PATH).
+    Or, it can be JSON-formatted if it starts and ends with square
+    brackets ('[...]'). Strings are the only permitted type within
+    this JSON-formatted list.
+    """
+    out: list[str] = []
+    if not isinstance(value, str):
+        raise ValueError(value)
+    if not value:
+        return out
+    # in order to cleanly allow passing uris as config "paths" we can't
+    # simply split on colons. Avoid coming up with a hokey custom scheme
+    # and enter "JSON-mode" if the env var starts and ends with brackets
+    # hinting it contains a JSON list.
+    v = value.rstrip(None)  # permit trailing whitespace (trailing only!)
+    if v[0] == "[" and v[-1] == "]":
+        for item in json.loads(v):
+            if not isinstance(item, str):
+                raise ValueError("Variable JSON must be a list of strings")
+            out.append(item)
+    else:
+        # backwards compatibilty mode with `PATH` like syntax
+        for part in value.split(":"):
+            out.append(part)
+    return out
+
+
+def from_env(
+    ns: argparse.Namespace,
+    var: str,
+    ename: str,
+    default: typing.Any = None,
+    convert_env: typing.Optional[typing.Callable] = None,
+    convert_value: typing.Optional[typing.Callable] = str,
+) -> None:
+    """Bind an environment variable to a command line option. This allows
+    certain cli options to be set from env vars if the cli option is
+    not directly provided.
+    """
+    value = getattr(ns, var, None)
+    if not value:
+        value = os.environ.get(ename, "")
+        if convert_env is not None:
+            value = convert_env(value)
+    if convert_value is not None:
+        value = convert_value(value)
+    if value:
+        setattr(ns, var, value)
+
+
+def env_to_cli(cli: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+    """Configure the sambacc default command line option to environment
+    variable mappings.
+    """
+    from_env(
+        cli,
+        "config",
+        "SAMBACC_CONFIG",
+        convert_env=split_entries,
+        convert_value=None,
+        default=DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+    )
+    from_env(
+        cli,
+        "join_files",
+        "SAMBACC_JOIN_FILES",
+        convert_env=split_entries,
+        convert_value=None,
+    )
+    from_env(cli, "identity", "SAMBA_CONTAINER_ID")
+    from_env(cli, "username", "JOIN_USERNAME")
+    from_env(cli, "password", "INSECURE_JOIN_PASSWORD")
+    from_env(cli, "samba_debug_level", "SAMBA_DEBUG_LEVEL")
+    from_env(cli, "validate_config", "SAMBACC_VALIDATE_CONFIG")
+    from_env(cli, "ceph_id", "SAMBACC_CEPH_ID", convert_value=ceph_id)
+
+
+def pre_action(cli: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+    """Handle debugging/diagnostic related options before the target
+    action of the command is performed.
+    """
+    if cli.debug_delay:
+        time.sleep(int(cli.debug_delay))
+    if cli.samba_debug_level:
+        samba_cmds.set_global_debug(cli.samba_debug_level)
+    if cli.samba_command_prefix:
+        samba_cmds.set_global_prefix([cli.samba_command_prefix])
+
+    # should there be an option to force {en,dis}able rados?
+    # Right now we just always try to enable rados when possible.
+    rados_opener.enable_rados(
+        url_opener.URLOpener,
+        client_name=cli.ceph_id.get("client_name", ""),
+        full_name=cli.ceph_id.get("full_name", False),
+    )
+
+
+def enable_logging(cli: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+    """Configure sambacc command line logging."""
+    level = logging.DEBUG if cli.debug else logging.INFO
+    logger = logging.getLogger()
+    logger.setLevel(level)
+    handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+    handler.setFormatter(
+        logging.Formatter("{asctime}: {levelname}: {message}", style="{")
+    )
+    handler.setLevel(level)
+    logger.addHandler(handler)
+
+
+def global_args(parser: Parser) -> None:
+    """Configure sambacc default global command line arguments."""
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--config",
+        action="append",
+        help=(
+            "Specify source configuration"
+            " (can also be set in the environment by SAMBACC_CONFIG)."
+        ),
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--identity",
+        help=(
+            "A string identifying the local identity"
+            " (can also be set in the environment by SAMBA_CONTAINER_ID)."
+        ),
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--etc-passwd-path",
+        default="/etc/passwd",
+        help="Specify a path for the passwd file.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--etc-group-path",
+        default="/etc/group",
+        help="Specify a path for the group file.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--username",
+        default="Administrator",
+        help="Specify a user name for domain access.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--password", default="", help="Specify a password for domain access."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--debug-delay",
+        type=int,
+        help="Delay activity for a specified number of seconds.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--join-marker",
+        default=DEFAULT_JOIN_MARKER,
+        help="Path to a file used to indicate a join has been peformed.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--samba-debug-level",
+        choices=[str(v) for v in range(0, 11)],
+        help="Specify samba debug level for commands.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--samba-command-prefix",
+        help="Wrap samba commands within a supplied command prefix",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--skip-if",
+        dest="skip_conditions",
+        action="append",
+        type=skips.parse,
+        help=(
+            "Skip execution based on a condition. Conditions include"
+            " 'file:[!]', 'env:(==|!=)', and 'always:'."
+            " (Pass `?` for more details)"
+        ),
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--skip-if-file",
+        action="append",
+        dest="skip_conditions",
+        type=skips.SkipFile.parse,
+        help="(DEPRECATED) Perform no action if the specified path exists.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--validate-config",
+        choices=("auto", "required", "true", "false"),
+        help="Perform schema based validation of configuration.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--ceph-id",
+        type=ceph_id,
+        help=(
+            "Specify a user/client ID to ceph libraries"
+            "(can also be set in the environment by SAMBACC_CEPH_ID."
+            " Ignored if Ceph RADOS libraries are not present or unused."
+            " Pass `?` for more details)."
+        ),
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--debug",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Enable debug level logging of sambacc.",
+    )
diff --git a/sambacc/commands/dcmain.py b/sambacc/commands/dcmain.py
index da133215..589a08cf 100644
--- a/sambacc/commands/dcmain.py
+++ b/sambacc/commands/dcmain.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 from . import addc
 from . import skips
-from .cli import Fail
-from .main import (
+from .cli import Fail, commands
+from .common import (
     CommandContext,
     enable_logging,
     env_to_cli,
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 
 def main(args: typing.Optional[typing.Sequence[str]] = None) -> None:
-    cli = addc.dccommands.assemble(arg_func=global_args).parse_args(args)
+    cli = commands.assemble(arg_func=global_args).parse_args(args)
     env_to_cli(cli)
     enable_logging(cli)
     if not cli.identity:
diff --git a/sambacc/commands/main.py b/sambacc/commands/main.py
index 6996bc0c..b720a050 100644
--- a/sambacc/commands/main.py
+++ b/sambacc/commands/main.py
@@ -16,314 +16,28 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see 
 #
 
-import argparse
-import json
-import logging
-import os
-import time
 import typing
 
-from sambacc import config
-from sambacc import opener
-from sambacc import rados_opener
-from sambacc import samba_cmds
-from sambacc import url_opener
 
-from . import check  # noqa: F401
 from . import config as config_cmds
-from . import ctdb  # noqa: F401
-from . import dns  # noqa: F401
-from . import initialize  # noqa: F401
-from . import join  # noqa: F401
-from . import run  # noqa: F401
 from . import skips
-from . import users  # noqa: F401
-from .cli import commands, Fail, Parser
-
-DEFAULT_CONFIG = "/etc/samba/container/config.json"
-DEFAULT_JOIN_MARKER = "/var/lib/samba/container-join-marker.json"
+from .cli import commands, Fail
+from .common import (
+    CommandContext,
+    enable_logging,
+    env_to_cli,
+    global_args,
+    pre_action,
+)
 
 default_cfunc = config_cmds.print_config
 
 
-def global_args(parser: Parser) -> None:
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--config",
-        action="append",
-        help=(
-            "Specify source configuration"
-            " (can also be set in the environment by SAMBACC_CONFIG)."
-        ),
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--identity",
-        help=(
-            "A string identifying the local identity"
-            " (can also be set in the environment by SAMBA_CONTAINER_ID)."
-        ),
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--etc-passwd-path",
-        default="/etc/passwd",
-        help="Specify a path for the passwd file.",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--etc-group-path",
-        default="/etc/group",
-        help="Specify a path for the group file.",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--username",
-        default="Administrator",
-        help="Specify a user name for domain access.",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--password", default="", help="Specify a password for domain access."
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--debug-delay",
-        type=int,
-        help="Delay activity for a specified number of seconds.",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--join-marker",
-        default=DEFAULT_JOIN_MARKER,
-        help="Path to a file used to indicate a join has been peformed.",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--samba-debug-level",
-        choices=[str(v) for v in range(0, 11)],
-        help="Specify samba debug level for commands.",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--samba-command-prefix",
-        help="Wrap samba commands within a supplied command prefix",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--skip-if",
-        dest="skip_conditions",
-        action="append",
-        type=skips.parse,
-        help=(
-            "Skip execution based on a condition. Conditions include"
-            " 'file:[!]', 'env:(==|!=)', and 'always:'."
-            " (Pass `?` for more details)"
-        ),
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--skip-if-file",
-        action="append",
-        dest="skip_conditions",
-        type=skips.SkipFile.parse,
-        help="(DEPRECATED) Perform no action if the specified path exists.",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--validate-config",
-        choices=("auto", "required", "true", "false"),
-        help="Perform schema based validation of configuration.",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--ceph-id",
-        type=_ceph_id,
-        help=(
-            "Specify a user/client ID to ceph libraries"
-            "(can also be set in the environment by SAMBACC_CEPH_ID."
-            " Ignored if Ceph RADOS libraries are not present or unused."
-            " Pass `?` for more details)."
-        ),
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--debug",
-        action="store_true",
-        help="Enable debug level logging of sambacc.",
-    )
-
-
-def _ceph_id(
-    value: typing.Union[str, dict[str, typing.Any]]
-) -> dict[str, typing.Any]:
-    if not isinstance(value, str):
-        return value
-    if value == "?":
-        # A hack to avoid putting tons of ceph specific info in the normal
-        # help output. There's probably a better way to do this but it
-        # gets the job done for now.
-        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(
-            "requested help:"
-            " Specify names in the form"
-            " --ceph-id=[key=value][,key=value][,...]."
-            ' Valid keys include "name" to set the exact name and "rados_id"'
-            ' to specify a name that lacks the "client." prefix (that will'
-            "automatically get added)."
-            " Alternatively, specify just the name to allow the system to"
-            " guess if the name is prefixed already or not."
-        )
-    result: dict[str, typing.Any] = {}
-    # complex mode
-    if "=" in value:
-        for part in value.split(","):
-            if "=" not in part:
-                raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(
-                    f"unexpected value for ceph-id: {value!r}"
-                )
-            key, val = part.split("=", 1)
-            if key == "name":
-                result["client_name"] = val
-                result["full_name"] = True
-            elif key == "rados_id":
-                result["client_name"] = val
-                result["full_name"] = False
-            else:
-                b = f"unexpected key {key!r} in value for ceph-id: {value!r}"
-                raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(b)
-    else:
-        # this shorthand is meant mainly for lazy humans (me) when running test
-        # images manually. The key-value form above is meant for automation.
-        result["client_name"] = value
-        # assume that if the name starts with client. it's the full name and
-        # avoid having the ceph library double up an create client.client.x.
-        result["full_name"] = value.startswith("client.")
-    return result
-
-
-def from_env(
-    ns: typing.Any,
-    var: str,
-    ename: str,
-    default: typing.Any = None,
-    convert_env: typing.Optional[typing.Callable] = None,
-    convert_value: typing.Optional[typing.Callable] = str,
-) -> None:
-    value = getattr(ns, var, None)
-    if not value:
-        value = os.environ.get(ename, "")
-        if convert_env is not None:
-            value = convert_env(value)
-    if convert_value is not None:
-        value = convert_value(value)
-    if value:
-        setattr(ns, var, value)
-
-
-def split_entries(value):
-    out = []
-    if not isinstance(value, str):
-        raise ValueError(value)
-    if not value:
-        return out
-    # in order to cleanly allow passing uris as config "paths" we can't
-    # simply split on colons. Avoid coming up with a hokey custom scheme
-    # and enter "JSON-mode" if the env var starts and ends with brackets
-    # hinting it contains a JSON list.
-    v = value.rstrip(None)  # permit trailing whitespace (trailing only!)
-    if v[0] == "[" and v[-1] == "]":
-        for item in json.loads(v):
-            if not isinstance(item, str):
-                raise ValueError("Variable JSON must be a list of strings")
-            out.append(item)
-    else:
-        # backwards compatibilty mode with `PATH` like syntax
-        for part in value.split(":"):
-            out.append(part)
-    return out
-
-
-def env_to_cli(cli: typing.Any) -> None:
-    from_env(
-        cli,
-        "config",
-        "SAMBACC_CONFIG",
-        convert_env=split_entries,
-        convert_value=None,
-        default=DEFAULT_CONFIG,
-    )
-    from_env(
-        cli,
-        "join_files",
-        "SAMBACC_JOIN_FILES",
-        convert_env=split_entries,
-        convert_value=None,
-    )
-    from_env(cli, "identity", "SAMBA_CONTAINER_ID")
-    from_env(cli, "username", "JOIN_USERNAME")
-    from_env(cli, "password", "INSECURE_JOIN_PASSWORD")
-    from_env(cli, "samba_debug_level", "SAMBA_DEBUG_LEVEL")
-    from_env(cli, "validate_config", "SAMBACC_VALIDATE_CONFIG")
-    from_env(cli, "ceph_id", "SAMBACC_CEPH_ID", convert_value=_ceph_id)
-
-
-class CommandContext:
-    """CLI Context for standard samba-container commands."""
-
-    def __init__(self, cli_args: argparse.Namespace):
-        self._cli = cli_args
-        self._iconfig: typing.Optional[config.InstanceConfig] = None
-        self.expects_ctdb = False
-        self._opener: typing.Optional[opener.Opener] = None
-
-    @property
-    def cli(self) -> argparse.Namespace:
-        return self._cli
-
-    @property
-    def instance_config(self) -> config.InstanceConfig:
-        if self._iconfig is None:
-            cfgs = self.cli.config or []
-            self._iconfig = config.read_config_files(
-                cfgs,
-                require_validation=self.require_validation,
-                opener=self.opener,
-            ).get(self.cli.identity)
-        return self._iconfig
-
-    @property
-    def require_validation(self) -> typing.Optional[bool]:
-        if self.cli.validate_config in ("required", "true"):
-            return True
-        if self.cli.validate_config == "false":
-            return False
-        return None
-
-    @property
-    def opener(self) -> opener.Opener:
-        if self._opener is None:
-            self._opener = opener.FallbackOpener([url_opener.URLOpener()])
-        return self._opener
-
-
-def pre_action(cli: typing.Any) -> None:
-    """Handle debugging/diagnostic related options before the target
-    action of the command is performed.
-    """
-    if cli.debug_delay:
-        time.sleep(int(cli.debug_delay))
-    if cli.samba_debug_level:
-        samba_cmds.set_global_debug(cli.samba_debug_level)
-    if cli.samba_command_prefix:
-        samba_cmds.set_global_prefix([cli.samba_command_prefix])
-
-    # should there be an option to force {en,dis}able rados?
-    # Right now we just always try to enable rados when possible.
-    rados_opener.enable_rados(
-        url_opener.URLOpener,
-        client_name=cli.ceph_id.get("client_name", ""),
-        full_name=cli.ceph_id.get("full_name", False),
-    )
-
-
-def enable_logging(cli: typing.Any) -> None:
-    level = logging.DEBUG if cli.debug else logging.INFO
-    logger = logging.getLogger()
-    logger.setLevel(level)
-    handler = logging.StreamHandler()
-    handler.setFormatter(
-        logging.Formatter("{asctime}: {levelname}: {message}", style="{")
+def main(args: typing.Optional[typing.Sequence[str]] = None) -> None:
+    commands.include_multiple(
+        [".check", ".ctdb", ".dns", ".initialize", ".join", ".run", ".users"]
     )
-    handler.setLevel(level)
-    logger.addHandler(handler)
 
-
-def main(args: typing.Optional[typing.Sequence[str]] = None) -> None:
     cli = commands.assemble(arg_func=global_args).parse_args(args)
     env_to_cli(cli)
     enable_logging(cli)
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 4a4eb17e..7f30cb18 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 [tox]
-envlist = formatting, {py3,py39}-mypy, py3, py39, schemacheck, py3-sys
+envlist = flake8, formatting, {py3,py39}-mypy, py3, py39, schemacheck, py3-sys
 isolated_build = True
 
 [testenv]
@@ -51,14 +51,19 @@ allowlist_externals =
     /usr/bin/py.test
 
 [testenv:formatting]
-description = Check the formatting for the source files
+description = Check the style/formatting for the source files
 deps =
-    flake8
     black>=24, <25
 commands =
-    flake8 sambacc tests
     black --check -v .
 
+[testenv:flake8]
+description = Basic python linting for the source files
+deps =
+    flake8
+commands =
+    flake8 sambacc tests
+
 [testenv:schemacheck]
 description = Check the JSON Schema files are valid
 deps =