diff --git a/cli.go b/cli.go
index c8371a3..8a292d0 100644
--- a/cli.go
+++ b/cli.go
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ type Cli struct {
 	banner func(*Cli) string
 }
 
+// New creates a Cli bound to a Core instance.
+//
+//	cli := core.Cli{}.New(c)
+func (cl Cli) New(c *Core) *Cli {
+	return &Cli{core: c, output: os.Stdout}
+}
+
 // Print writes to the CLI output (defaults to os.Stdout).
 //
 //	c.Cli().Print("hello %s", "world")
diff --git a/contract.go b/contract.go
index 43b82c0..e5a9be3 100644
--- a/contract.go
+++ b/contract.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func New(opts ...CoreOption) Result {
 		commands: &commandRegistry{commands: make(map[string]*Command)},
 	}
 	c.context, c.cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	c.cli = &Cli{core: c}
+	c.cli = Cli{}.New(c)
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		if r := opt(c); !r.OK {