diff --git a/modelopt/cli/__init__.py b/modelopt/cli/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9290aaead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modelopt/cli/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Nvidia Model Optimizer (modelopt) CLI package."""
diff --git a/modelopt/cli/nv_modelopt.py b/modelopt/cli/nv_modelopt.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5eef96919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modelopt/cli/nv_modelopt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Nvidia Model Optimizer (modelopt) Unified CLI Tool."""
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    """Program entry point for the nv-modelopt CLI."""
+    print(
+        "Nvidia Model Optimizer (modelopt) Unified CLI Tool! This is currently a placeholder. The functionality is WIP."
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 92ba9cb5e..854198033 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ dev = ["nvidia-modelopt[all,dev-docs,dev-lint,dev-test]"]
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://github.com/NVIDIA/Model-Optimizer"
 
+[project.scripts]
+nv-modelopt = "modelopt.cli.nv_modelopt:main"
+
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
 include = ["modelopt*"]