diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 85c332194..f493c24e9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ dist:
 	$(git-archive-all) \
 	       	--include ./configure \
 	       	--include ./packages/taler-wallet-cli/configure \
+	       	--include ./packages/anastasis-cli/configure \
 	       	--include ./packages/demobank-ui/configure \
 	       	--include ./packages/taler-harness/configure \
 	       	--include ./packages/merchant-backoffice-ui/configure \
@@ -121,15 +122,17 @@ install:
 	pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 	pnpm run compile
 	make -C packages/taler-wallet-cli TOPLEVEL=yes install-nodeps
+	make -C packages/anastasis-cli TOPLEVEL=yes install-nodeps
 	make -C packages/taler-harness TOPLEVEL=yes install-nodeps
 	make -C packages/demobank-ui TOPLEVEL=yes install-nodeps
 	make -C packages/merchant-backoffice-ui TOPLEVEL=yes install-nodeps
 	make -C packages/aml-backoffice-ui TOPLEVEL=yes install-nodeps
 
 .PHONY: install-tools
-# Install taler-wallet-cli and taler-harness
+# Install taler-wallet-cli, anastasis-cli and taler-harness
 install-tools:
-	pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --filter @gnu-taler/taler-wallet-cli... --filter @gnu-taler/taler-harness...
-	pnpm run --filter @gnu-taler/taler-wallet-cli... --filter @gnu-taler/taler-harness... compile
+	pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --filter @gnu-taler/taler-wallet-cli... --filder @gnu-taler/anastasis-cli... --filter @gnu-taler/taler-harness...
+	pnpm run --filter @gnu-taler/taler-wallet-cli... --filter @gnu-taler/anastasis-cli... --filter @gnu-taler/taler-harness... compile
 	make -C packages/taler-wallet-cli TOPLEVEL=yes install-nodeps
+	make -C packages/anastasis-cli TOPLEVEL=yes install-nodeps
 	make -C packages/taler-harness TOPLEVEL=yes install-nodeps
diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index d5e3838d6..4b03f0921 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ copy_configure() {
 our_configure=build-system/taler-build-scripts/configure
 copy_configure "$our_configure" ./configure
 copy_configure "$our_configure" ./packages/taler-wallet-cli/configure
+copy_configure "$our_configure" ./packages/anastasis-cli/configure
 copy_configure "$our_configure" ./packages/demobank-ui/configure
 copy_configure "$our_configure" ./packages/merchant-backoffice-ui/configure
 copy_configure "$our_configure" ./packages/taler-harness/configure
diff --git a/packages/anastasis-cli/Makefile b/packages/anastasis-cli/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..292f7000f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/anastasis-cli/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# This Makefile has been placed in the public domain.
+
+ifeq ($(TOPLEVEL), yes)
+  $(info top-level build)
+  -include ../../.config.mk
+else
+  $(info package-level build)
+  -include ../../.config.mk
+  -include .config.mk
+endif
+
+$(info prefix is $(prefix))
+
+all:
+	@echo use 'make install' to build and install anastasis-cli
+
+ifndef prefix
+.PHONY: warn-noprefix install
+warn-noprefix:
+	@echo "no prefix configured, did you run ./configure?"
+install: warn-noprefix
+else
+install_target = $(prefix)/lib/anastasis-cli
+.PHONY: install install-nodeps deps
+install-nodeps:
+	./build-node.mjs
+	install -d $(prefix)/bin
+	install -d $(install_target)/bin
+	install -d $(install_target)/node_modules/anastasis-cli
+	install -d $(install_target)/node_modules/anastasis-cli/bin
+	install -d $(install_target)/node_modules/anastasis-cli/dist
+	install ./dist/anastasis-cli-bundled.cjs $(install_target)/node_modules/anastasis-cli/dist/
+	install ./dist/anastasis-cli-bundled.cjs.map $(install_target)/node_modules/anastasis-cli/dist/
+	install ./bin/anastasis-cli.mjs $(install_target)/node_modules/anastasis-cli/bin/
+	ln -sf $(install_target)/node_modules/anastasis-cli/bin/anastasis-cli.mjs $(prefix)/bin/anastasis-cli
+deps:
+	pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --filter @gnu-taler/anastasis-cli...
+install:
+	$(MAKE) deps
+	$(MAKE) install-nodeps
+endif
diff --git a/packages/anastasis-cli/README.md b/packages/anastasis-cli/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a48fd3c51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/anastasis-cli/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# anastasis-cli
+
+This package provides `anastasis-cli`, the command-line interface for the
+Anastasis backup system.
diff --git a/packages/anastasis-cli/bin/anastasis-cli.mjs b/packages/anastasis-cli/bin/anastasis-cli.mjs
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7506e4ba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/anastasis-cli/bin/anastasis-cli.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/*
+ This file is part of GNU Taler
+ (C) 2022 Taler Systems SA
+
+ TALER 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, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ TALER 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
+ TALER; see the file COPYING.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+ */
+
+import { reducerCliMain } from '../dist/anastasis-cli-bundled.cjs';
+
+reducerCliMain();
diff --git a/packages/anastasis-cli/build-node.mjs b/packages/anastasis-cli/build-node.mjs
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..04b1c5256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/anastasis-cli/build-node.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/*
+ This file is part of GNU Taler
+ (C) 2022 Taler Systems S.A.
+
+ GNU Taler 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, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ GNU Taler 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
+ GNU Taler; see the file COPYING.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+ */
+
+import esbuild from "esbuild";
+import path from "path";
+import fs from "fs";
+
+const BASE = process.cwd();
+
+let GIT_ROOT = BASE;
+while (!fs.existsSync(path.join(GIT_ROOT, ".git")) && GIT_ROOT !== "/") {
+  GIT_ROOT = path.join(GIT_ROOT, "../");
+}
+if (GIT_ROOT === "/") {
+  console.log("not found");
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+const GIT_HASH = GIT_ROOT === "/" ? undefined : git_hash();
+
+let _package = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(BASE, "package.json")));
+
+function git_hash() {
+  const rev = fs
+    .readFileSync(path.join(GIT_ROOT, ".git", "HEAD"))
+    .toString()
+    .trim()
+    .split(/.*[: ]/)
+    .slice(-1)[0];
+  if (rev.indexOf("/") === -1) {
+    return rev;
+  } else {
+    return fs.readFileSync(path.join(GIT_ROOT, ".git", rev)).toString().trim();
+  }
+}
+
+export const buildConfig = {
+  entryPoints: ["src/index.ts"],
+  outfile: "dist/anastasis-cli-bundled.cjs",
+  bundle: true,
+  minify: false,
+  target: ["es2020"],
+  format: "cjs",
+  platform: "node",
+  sourcemap: true,
+  inject: ["src/import-meta-url.js"],
+  define: {
+    __VERSION__: `"${_package.version}"`,
+    __GIT_HASH__: `"${GIT_HASH}"`,
+    ["import.meta.url"]: "import_meta_url",
+  },
+};
+
+esbuild.build(buildConfig).catch((e) => {
+  console.log(e);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/packages/anastasis-cli/package.json b/packages/anastasis-cli/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1821cd696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/anastasis-cli/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{
+  "name": "@gnu-taler/anastasis-cli",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "description": "",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=0.18.0"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git://git.taler.net/wallet-core.git"
+  },
+  "author": "Florian Dold",
+  "license": "GPL-3.0",
+  "bin": {
+    "anastasis-cli": "./bin/anastasis-cli.mjs"
+  },
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "compile": "tsc --build && ./build-node.mjs",
+    "test": "tsc",
+    "clean": "rimraf lib dist tsconfig.tsbuildinfo",
+    "pretty": "prettier --write src"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "AUTHORS",
+    "README",
+    "COPYING",
+    "bin/",
+    "dist/node",
+    "src/"
+  ],
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^18.11.17",
+    "prettier": "^2.8.8",
+    "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+    "typedoc": "^0.24.8",
+    "typescript": "^5.1.3"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@gnu-taler/taler-util": "workspace:*",
+    "@gnu-taler/anastasis-core": "workspace:*",
+    "tslib": "^2.5.3"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/anastasis-cli/src/import-meta-url.js b/packages/anastasis-cli/src/import-meta-url.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0e657160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/anastasis-cli/src/import-meta-url.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// Helper to make 'import.meta.url' available in esbuild-bundled code as well.
+export const import_meta_url = require("url").pathToFileURL(__filename);
diff --git a/packages/anastasis-core/src/cli.ts b/packages/anastasis-cli/src/index.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from packages/anastasis-core/src/cli.ts
rename to packages/anastasis-cli/src/index.ts
index df53d6bd0..560574276 100644
--- a/packages/anastasis-core/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/anastasis-cli/src/index.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
   getBackupStartState,
   getRecoveryStartState,
   reduceAction,
-} from "./index.js";
+} from "@gnu-taler/anastasis-core";
 import fs from "fs";
 
 export const reducerCli = clk
diff --git a/packages/anastasis-cli/tsconfig.json b/packages/anastasis-cli/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83da34277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/anastasis-cli/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+  "compileOnSave": true,
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "composite": true,
+    "target": "ES2018",
+    "module": "ESNext",
+    "moduleResolution": "Node16",
+    "sourceMap": true,
+    "lib": ["es6"],
+    "noImplicitReturns": true,
+    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+    "strict": true,
+    "strictPropertyInitialization": false,
+    "outDir": "lib",
+    "noImplicitAny": true,
+    "noImplicitThis": true,
+    "incremental": true,
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "importHelpers": true,
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "baseUrl": "./src",
+    "typeRoots": ["./node_modules/@types"]
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*"],
+  "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "../anastasis-core/"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../taler-util/"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/anastasis-core/src/cli-entry.ts b/packages/anastasis-core/src/cli-entry.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8eea42a18..000000000
--- a/packages/anastasis-core/src/cli-entry.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-import { reducerCliMain } from "./cli.js";
-
-async function r() {
-  reducerCliMain();
-}
-
-r();
diff --git a/packages/anastasis-core/src/index.node.ts b/packages/anastasis-core/src/index.node.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d08906a22..000000000
--- a/packages/anastasis-core/src/index.node.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-export * from "./index.js";
-export { reducerCliMain } from "./cli.js";
diff --git a/packages/taler-util/package.json b/packages/taler-util/package.json
index b0bfbbaef..73eed814c 100644
--- a/packages/taler-util/package.json
+++ b/packages/taler-util/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     },
     "#argon2-impl": {
       "node": "./lib/argon2-impl.node.js",
-      "default": "/lib/argon2-impl.missing.js"
+      "default": "./lib/argon2-impl.missing.js"
     }
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 45b11cf08..d9d1a2fa3 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -112,6 +112,34 @@ importers:
         specifier: 5.1.3
         version: 5.1.3
 
+  packages/anastasis-cli:
+    dependencies:
+      '@gnu-taler/anastasis-core':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../anastasis-core
+      '@gnu-taler/taler-util':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../taler-util
+      tslib:
+        specifier: ^2.5.3
+        version: 2.5.3
+    devDependencies:
+      '@types/node':
+        specifier: ^18.11.17
+        version: 18.11.17
+      prettier:
+        specifier: ^2.8.8
+        version: 2.8.8
+      rimraf:
+        specifier: ^3.0.2
+        version: 3.0.2
+      typedoc:
+        specifier: ^0.24.8
+        version: 0.24.8(typescript@5.1.3)
+      typescript:
+        specifier: ^5.1.3
+        version: 5.1.3
+
   packages/anastasis-core:
     dependencies:
       '@gnu-taler/taler-util':
@@ -6295,7 +6323,7 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=14.15.0'}
     dependencies:
       js-yaml: 3.14.1
-      tslib: 2.4.1
+      tslib: 2.5.3
     dev: true
 
   /@zkochan/js-yaml@0.0.6:
@@ -12308,6 +12336,7 @@ packages:
   /marked@4.3.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-PRsaiG84bK+AMvxziE/lCFss8juXjNaWzVbN5tXAm4XjeaS9NAHhop+PjQxz2A9h8Q4M/xGmzP8vqNwy6JeK0A==}
     engines: {node: '>= 12'}
+    hasBin: true
     dev: true
 
   /matcher@5.0.0:
@@ -15089,6 +15118,7 @@ packages:
 
   /rimraf@2.7.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-uWjbaKIK3T1OSVptzX7Nl6PvQ3qAGtKEtVRjRuazjfL3Bx5eI409VZSqgND+4UNnmzLVdPj9FqFJNPqBZFve4w==}
+    hasBin: true
     dependencies:
       glob: 7.2.3
     dev: true
@@ -16447,10 +16477,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-d6xOpEDfsi2CZVlPQzGeux8XMwLT9hssAsaPYExaQMuYskwb+x1x7J371tWlbBdWHroy99KnVB6qIkUbs5X3UQ==}
     dev: true
 
-  /tslib@2.4.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-tGyy4dAjRIEwI7BzsB0lynWgOpfqjUdq91XXAlIWD2OwKBH7oCl/GZG/HT4BOHrTlPMOASlMQ7veyTqpmRcrNA==}
-    dev: true
-
   /tslib@2.5.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-mSxlJJwl3BMEQCUNnxXBU9jP4JBktcEGhURcPR6VQVlnP0FdDEsIaz0C35dXNGLyRfrATNofF0F5p2KPxQgB+w==}
 
@@ -16552,6 +16578,7 @@ packages:
   /typescript@4.6.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-9ia/jWHIEbo49HfjrLGfKbZSuWo9iTMwXO+Ca3pRsSpbsMbc7/IU8NKdCZVRRBafVPGnoJeFL76ZOAA84I9fEg==}
     engines: {node: '>=4.2.0'}
+    hasBin: true
     dev: true
 
   /typescript@5.1.3:
diff --git a/tsconfig.build.json b/tsconfig.build.json
index 3a8d2433c..cc6a9ab1e 100644
--- a/tsconfig.build.json
+++ b/tsconfig.build.json
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
     },
     {
       "path": "packages/taler-wallet-webextension//"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "packages/anastasis-core/"
     }
   ],
   "files": []