diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 92500e093c3..59a5e0d0964 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -881,6 +881,18 @@ jobs:
           command: ./scripts/cond_run_script end-to-end $JOB_NAME ./scripts/run_tests_local e2e_public_token_contract.test.ts
           working_directory: yarn-project/end-to-end
 
+  e2e-cli:
+    machine:
+      image: ubuntu-2004:202010-01
+    resource_class: large
+    steps:
+      - *checkout
+      - *setup_env
+      - run:
+          name: "Test"
+          command: ./scripts/cond_run_script end-to-end $JOB_NAME ./scripts/run_tests_local e2e_cli.test.ts
+          working_directory: yarn-project/end-to-end
+
   e2e-p2p:
     docker:
       - image: aztecprotocol/alpine-build-image
@@ -1225,6 +1237,7 @@ workflows:
       - e2e-non-contract-account: *e2e_test
       - e2e-multiple-accounts-1-enc-key: *e2e_test
       - e2e-public-token-contract: *e2e_test
+      - e2e-cli: *e2e_test
       - e2e-cross-chain-messaging: *e2e_test
       - e2e-public-cross-chain-messaging: *e2e_test
       - e2e-public-to-private-messaging: *e2e_test
@@ -1249,6 +1262,7 @@ workflows:
             - e2e-non-contract-account
             - e2e-multiple-accounts-1-enc-key
             - e2e-public-token-contract
+            - e2e-cli
             - e2e-cross-chain-messaging
             - e2e-public-cross-chain-messaging
             - e2e-public-to-private-messaging
diff --git a/build_manifest.json b/build_manifest.json
index 96f7d2de625..7d994bb3751 100644
--- a/build_manifest.json
+++ b/build_manifest.json
@@ -300,8 +300,10 @@
       "archiver",
       "aztec-node",
       "aztec-rpc",
+      "aztec-sandbox",
       "aztec.js",
       "circuits.js",
+      "cli",
       "ethereum",
       "foundation",
       "l1-artifacts",
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec-cli/package.json b/yarn-project/aztec-cli/package.json
index 94b8112b128..09aa42df0a0 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec-cli/package.json
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec-cli/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dest/index.js",
   "bin": {
-    "aztec-cli": "./dest/index.js"
+    "aztec-cli": "./dest/bin/index.js"
   },
   "typedocOptions": {
     "entryPoints": [
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/bin/index.ts b/yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/bin/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..014d5e05a24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/bin/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env -S node --no-warnings
+import { createDebugLogger } from '@aztec/aztec.js';
+import { createConsoleLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+
+import { getProgram } from '../index.js';
+
+const debugLogger = createDebugLogger('aztec:cli');
+const log = createConsoleLogger();
+
+/** CLI main entrypoint */
+async function main() {
+  const program = getProgram(log, debugLogger);
+  await program.parseAsync(process.argv);
+}
+
+main().catch(err => {
+  log(`Error in command execution`);
+  log(err);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/cli_encoder.ts b/yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/encoding.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/cli_encoder.ts
rename to yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/encoding.ts
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/index.ts b/yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/index.ts
index 98c2d3f5fc8..23132d69caf 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env -S node --no-warnings
 import {
   AztecAddress,
   Contract,
@@ -13,15 +12,18 @@ import {
 } from '@aztec/aztec.js';
 import { StructType } from '@aztec/foundation/abi';
 import { JsonStringify } from '@aztec/foundation/json-rpc';
-import { createConsoleLogger, createDebugLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import { DebugLogger, LogFn } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { compileContract } from '@aztec/noir-compiler/cli';
 import { SchnorrAccountContractAbi } from '@aztec/noir-contracts/artifacts';
 import { CompleteAddress, ContractData, L2BlockL2Logs, PrivateKey, TxHash } from '@aztec/types';
 
 import { Command } from 'commander';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { dirname, resolve } from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import { mnemonicToAccount } from 'viem/accounts';
 
-import { encodeArgs, parseStructString } from './cli_encoder.js';
+import { encodeArgs, parseStructString } from './encoding.js';
 import {
   deployAztecContracts,
   getAbiFunction,
@@ -33,8 +35,6 @@ import {
 
 const accountCreationSalt = Fr.ZERO;
 
-const debugLogger = createDebugLogger('aztec:cli');
-const log = createConsoleLogger();
 const stripLeadingHex = (hex: string) => {
   if (hex.length > 2 && hex.startsWith('0x')) {
     return hex.substring(2);
@@ -42,16 +42,22 @@ const stripLeadingHex = (hex: string) => {
   return hex;
 };
 
-const program = new Command();
-
-program.name('aztec-cli').description('CLI for interacting with Aztec.').version('0.1.0');
-
 const { ETHEREUM_HOST, AZTEC_RPC_HOST, PRIVATE_KEY, API_KEY } = process.env;
 
 /**
- * Main function for the Aztec CLI.
+ * Returns commander program that defines the CLI.
+ * @param log - Console logger.
+ * @param debugLogger - Debug logger.
+ * @returns The CLI.
  */
-async function main() {
+export function getProgram(log: LogFn, debugLogger: DebugLogger): Command {
+  const program = new Command();
+
+  const packageJsonPath = resolve(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), '../package.json');
+  const version: string = JSON.parse(readFileSync(packageJsonPath).toString()).version;
+
+  program.name('aztec-cli').description('CLI for interacting with Aztec.').version(version);
+
   program
     .command('deploy-l1-contracts')
     .description('Deploys all necessary Ethereum contracts for Aztec.')
@@ -474,11 +480,5 @@ async function main() {
 
   compileContract(program, 'compile', log);
 
-  await program.parseAsync(process.argv);
+  return program;
 }
-
-main().catch(err => {
-  log(`Error in command execution`);
-  log(err);
-  process.exit(1);
-});
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/utils.ts b/yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/utils.ts
index 3587cdabac1..a1fd71648b2 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/utils.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/utils.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { DebugLogger, LogFn } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import { mnemonicToAccount, privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts';
 
-import { encodeArgs } from './cli_encoder.js';
+import { encodeArgs } from './encoding.js';
 
 /**
  * Helper type to dynamically import contracts.
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec-rpc/src/aztec_rpc_http/aztec_rpc_http_server.ts b/yarn-project/aztec-rpc/src/aztec_rpc_http/aztec_rpc_http_server.ts
index ef0fe709462..c3e8510e12a 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec-rpc/src/aztec_rpc_http/aztec_rpc_http_server.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec-rpc/src/aztec_rpc_http/aztec_rpc_http_server.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/aztec-address';
 import { Fr, Point } from '@aztec/foundation/fields';
 import { JsonRpcServer } from '@aztec/foundation/json-rpc/server';
 import {
+  AztecRPC,
   CompleteAddress,
   ContractData,
   ContractDataAndBytecode,
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ import {
 
 import { foundry } from 'viem/chains';
 
-import { AztecRPCServer, EthAddress } from '../index.js';
+import { EthAddress } from '../index.js';
 
 export const localAnvil = foundry;
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ export const localAnvil = foundry;
  * Wraps an instance of the Aztec RPC Server implementation to a JSON RPC HTTP interface.
  * @returns A new instance of the HTTP server.
  */
-export function getHttpRpcServer(aztecRpcServer: AztecRPCServer): JsonRpcServer {
+export function getHttpRpcServer(aztecRpcServer: AztecRPC): JsonRpcServer {
   const generatedRpcServer = new JsonRpcServer(
     aztecRpcServer,
     {
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec-sandbox/package.json b/yarn-project/aztec-sandbox/package.json
index 1639c088c87..92d59790e7a 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec-sandbox/package.json
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec-sandbox/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
   "name": "@aztec/aztec-sandbox",
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "type": "module",
-  "exports": "./dest/index.js",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./dest/index.js",
+    "./http": "./dest/server.js"
+  },
   "typedocOptions": {
     "entryPoints": [
       "./src/index.ts"
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec-sandbox/src/index.ts b/yarn-project/aztec-sandbox/src/index.ts
index 7edfbc5fdce..a4e07d4ebd2 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec-sandbox/src/index.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec-sandbox/src/index.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 import { AztecNodeConfig, AztecNodeService, getConfigEnvVars } from '@aztec/aztec-node';
-import { createAztecRPCServer, getHttpRpcServer, getConfigEnvVars as getRpcConfigEnvVars } from '@aztec/aztec-rpc';
+import { createAztecRPCServer, getConfigEnvVars as getRpcConfigEnvVars } from '@aztec/aztec-rpc';
 import { deployInitialSandboxAccounts } from '@aztec/aztec.js';
 import { PrivateKey } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 import { deployL1Contracts } from '@aztec/ethereum';
 import { createDebugLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { retryUntil } from '@aztec/foundation/retry';
 
-import http from 'http';
 import { HDAccount, createPublicClient, http as httpViemTransport } from 'viem';
 import { mnemonicToAccount } from 'viem/accounts';
 import { foundry } from 'viem/chains';
 
-import { createApiRouter } from './routes.js';
+import { startHttpRpcServer } from './server.js';
 import { github, splash } from './splash.js';
 
 const { SERVER_PORT = 8080, MNEMONIC = 'test test test test test test test test test test test junk' } = process.env;
@@ -84,15 +83,7 @@ async function main() {
   process.once('SIGINT', shutdown);
   process.once('SIGTERM', shutdown);
 
-  const rpcServer = getHttpRpcServer(aztecRpcServer);
-
-  const app = rpcServer.getApp();
-  const apiRouter = createApiRouter(deployedL1Contracts);
-  app.use(apiRouter.routes());
-  app.use(apiRouter.allowedMethods());
-
-  const httpServer = http.createServer(app.callback());
-  httpServer.listen(SERVER_PORT);
+  startHttpRpcServer(aztecRpcServer, deployedL1Contracts, SERVER_PORT);
   logger.info(`Aztec JSON RPC listening on port ${SERVER_PORT}`);
   const accountStrings = [`Initial Accounts:\n\n`];
 
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec-sandbox/src/server.ts b/yarn-project/aztec-sandbox/src/server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7d8893e05c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec-sandbox/src/server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { getHttpRpcServer } from '@aztec/aztec-rpc';
+import { DeployL1Contracts } from '@aztec/ethereum';
+import { AztecRPC } from '@aztec/types';
+
+import http from 'http';
+
+import { createApiRouter } from './routes.js';
+
+/**
+ * Creates an http server that forwards calls to the rpc server and starts it on the given port.
+ * @param aztecRpcServer - RPC server that answers queries to the created HTTP server.
+ * @param deployedL1Contracts - Info on L1 deployed contracts.
+ * @param port - Port to listen in.
+ * @returns A running http server.
+ */
+export function startHttpRpcServer(
+  aztecRpcServer: AztecRPC,
+  deployedL1Contracts: DeployL1Contracts,
+  port: string | number,
+): http.Server {
+  const rpcServer = getHttpRpcServer(aztecRpcServer);
+
+  const app = rpcServer.getApp();
+  const apiRouter = createApiRouter(deployedL1Contracts);
+  app.use(apiRouter.routes());
+  app.use(apiRouter.allowedMethods());
+
+  const httpServer = http.createServer(app.callback());
+  httpServer.listen(port);
+  return httpServer;
+}
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/package.json b/yarn-project/end-to-end/package.json
index b7cde35303c..29cbedb5584 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/package.json
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/package.json
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@
     "@aztec/archiver": "workspace:^",
     "@aztec/aztec-node": "workspace:^",
     "@aztec/aztec-rpc": "workspace:^",
+    "@aztec/aztec-sandbox": "workspace:^",
     "@aztec/aztec.js": "workspace:^",
     "@aztec/circuits.js": "workspace:^",
+    "@aztec/cli": "workspace:^",
     "@aztec/ethereum": "workspace:^",
     "@aztec/foundation": "workspace:^",
     "@aztec/l1-artifacts": "workspace:^",
@@ -51,11 +53,13 @@
     "koa": "^2.14.2",
     "koa-static": "^5.0.0",
     "levelup": "^5.1.1",
+    "lodash.compact": "^3.0.1",
     "lodash.every": "^4.6.0",
     "lodash.times": "^4.3.2",
     "lodash.zip": "^4.2.0",
     "lodash.zipwith": "^4.2.0",
     "puppeteer": "^20.9.0",
+    "string-argv": "^0.3.2",
     "ts-jest": "^29.1.0",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
     "tslib": "^2.4.0",
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@rushstack/eslint-patch": "^1.1.4",
+    "@types/lodash.compact": "^3.0.7",
     "concurrently": "^7.6.0"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_cli.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_cli.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e793fc93c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_cli.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { AztecNodeService } from '@aztec/aztec-node';
+import { AztecAddress, AztecRPCServer } from '@aztec/aztec-rpc';
+import { startHttpRpcServer } from '@aztec/aztec-sandbox/http';
+import { createDebugLogger } from '@aztec/aztec.js';
+import { getProgram } from '@aztec/cli';
+import { DebugLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import { AztecRPC } from '@aztec/types';
+
+import stringArgv from 'string-argv';
+import { format } from 'util';
+
+import { setup } from './fixtures/utils.js';
+
+const HTTP_PORT = 9009;
+
+// Spins up a new http server wrapping the set up rpc server, and tests cli commands against it
+describe('cli', () => {
+  let cli: ReturnType<typeof getProgram>;
+  let http: ReturnType<typeof startHttpRpcServer>;
+  let debug: DebugLogger;
+  let aztecNode: AztecNodeService | undefined;
+  let aztecRpcServer: AztecRPC;
+
+  // All logs emitted by the cli will be collected here, and reset between tests
+  const logs: string[] = [];
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    debug = createDebugLogger('aztec:e2e_cli');
+    const context = await setup(2);
+    debug(`Environment set up`);
+    const { deployL1ContractsValues } = context;
+    ({ aztecNode, aztecRpcServer } = context);
+    http = startHttpRpcServer(aztecRpcServer, deployL1ContractsValues, HTTP_PORT);
+    debug(`HTTP RPC server started in port ${HTTP_PORT}`);
+    const log = (...args: any[]) => {
+      logs.push(format(...args));
+      debug(...args);
+    };
+    cli = getProgram(log, debug);
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    http.close();
+    await aztecNode?.stop();
+    await (aztecRpcServer as AztecRPCServer).stop();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    logs.splice(0);
+  });
+
+  // Run a command on the CLI
+  const run = (cmd: string) =>
+    cli.parseAsync(stringArgv(cmd, 'node', 'dest/bin/index.js').concat(['--rpc-url', `http://localhost:${HTTP_PORT}`]));
+
+  // Returns first match across all logs collected so far
+  const findInLogs = (regex: RegExp) => {
+    for (const log of logs) {
+      const match = regex.exec(log);
+      if (match) return match;
+    }
+  };
+
+  it('creates an account', async () => {
+    const accountsBefore = await aztecRpcServer.getAccounts();
+    await run(`create-account`);
+    const newAddress = findInLogs(/Address:\s+(?<address>0x[a-fA-F0-9]+)/)?.groups?.address;
+    expect(newAddress).toBeDefined();
+
+    const accountsAfter = await aztecRpcServer.getAccounts();
+    const expectedAccounts = [...accountsBefore.map(a => a.address), AztecAddress.fromString(newAddress!)];
+    expect(accountsAfter.map(a => a.address)).toEqual(expectedAccounts);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/tsconfig.json b/yarn-project/end-to-end/tsconfig.json
index 3fac0d7c0ac..402777d34bd 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/tsconfig.json
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/tsconfig.json
@@ -15,12 +15,18 @@
     {
       "path": "../aztec-rpc"
     },
+    {
+      "path": "../aztec-sandbox"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../aztec.js"
     },
     {
       "path": "../circuits.js"
     },
+    {
+      "path": "../aztec-cli"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../ethereum"
     },
diff --git a/yarn-project/yarn.lock b/yarn-project/yarn.lock
index 75b450f85b3..6bcc989cd89 100644
--- a/yarn-project/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn-project/yarn.lock
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@aztec/aztec-sandbox@workspace:aztec-sandbox":
+"@aztec/aztec-sandbox@workspace:^, @aztec/aztec-sandbox@workspace:aztec-sandbox":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@aztec/aztec-sandbox@workspace:aztec-sandbox"
   dependencies:
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@aztec/cli@workspace:aztec-cli":
+"@aztec/cli@workspace:^, @aztec/cli@workspace:aztec-cli":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@aztec/cli@workspace:aztec-cli"
   dependencies:
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ __metadata:
     typescript: ^5.0.4
     viem: ^1.2.5
   bin:
-    aztec-cli: ./dest/index.js
+    aztec-cli: ./dest/bin/index.js
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -351,8 +351,10 @@ __metadata:
     "@aztec/archiver": "workspace:^"
     "@aztec/aztec-node": "workspace:^"
     "@aztec/aztec-rpc": "workspace:^"
+    "@aztec/aztec-sandbox": "workspace:^"
     "@aztec/aztec.js": "workspace:^"
     "@aztec/circuits.js": "workspace:^"
+    "@aztec/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@aztec/ethereum": "workspace:^"
     "@aztec/foundation": "workspace:^"
     "@aztec/l1-artifacts": "workspace:^"
@@ -367,6 +369,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/jest": ^29.5.0
     "@types/koa-static": ^4.0.2
     "@types/levelup": ^5.1.2
+    "@types/lodash.compact": ^3.0.7
     "@types/lodash.every": ^4.6.7
     "@types/lodash.times": ^4.3.7
     "@types/lodash.zip": ^4.2.7
@@ -377,11 +380,13 @@ __metadata:
     koa: ^2.14.2
     koa-static: ^5.0.0
     levelup: ^5.1.1
+    lodash.compact: ^3.0.1
     lodash.every: ^4.6.0
     lodash.times: ^4.3.2
     lodash.zip: ^4.2.0
     lodash.zipwith: ^4.2.0
     puppeteer: ^20.9.0
+    string-argv: ^0.3.2
     ts-jest: ^29.1.0
     ts-node: ^10.9.1
     tslib: ^2.4.0
@@ -11144,7 +11149,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"string-argv@npm:^0.3.1":
+"string-argv@npm:^0.3.1, string-argv@npm:^0.3.2":
   version: 0.3.2
   resolution: "string-argv@npm:0.3.2"
   checksum: 8703ad3f3db0b2641ed2adbb15cf24d3945070d9a751f9e74a924966db9f325ac755169007233e8985a39a6a292f14d4fee20482989b89b96e473c4221508a0f