diff --git a/npm/cli.js b/npm/cli.js
index 67c86e7f2..9f3e6df61 100755
--- a/npm/cli.js
+++ b/npm/cli.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-const { CircomRunner, bindings } = require('./index')
+const { CircomRunner } = require('./index')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 
@@ -8,23 +8,13 @@ async function main() {
     let args = process.argv
         .slice(2)
         .map((k) => (k.startsWith('-') ? k : k.endsWith('/') ? path.resolve(k) + '/' : path.resolve(k)))
-    if (!(args.includes('-o') && args.includes('--output')))
+    if (!(args.includes('-o') || args.includes('--output')))
         args.push('-o', process.cwd() + '/')
     if (args.length === 0) args.push('--help')
     const circom = new CircomRunner({
         args,
         env: process.env,
         preopens: {"/":"/"},
-        bindings: {
-            ...bindings,
-            exit(code) {
-                process.exit(code)
-            },
-            kill(signal) {
-                process.kill(process.pid, signal)
-            },
-            fs,
-        },
     })
     const wasm_bytes = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('./circom.wasm'))
     // There is a slight delay between this logging and the circom compiler version logging
diff --git a/npm/index.js b/npm/index.js
index aa9366f7e..e96054426 100644
--- a/npm/index.js
+++ b/npm/index.js
@@ -1,108 +1,34 @@
-const isTypedArray = require('is-typed-array')
-const path = require('path-browserify')
-
-const { WASI, WASIExitError, WASIKillError } = require('./vendor/wasi')
-
-const baseNow = Math.floor((Date.now() - performance.now()) * 1e-3)
-
-function hrtime() {
-    let clocktime = performance.now() * 1e-3
-    let seconds = Math.floor(clocktime) + baseNow
-    let nanoseconds = Math.floor((clocktime % 1) * 1e9)
-    // return BigInt(seconds) * BigInt(1e9) + BigInt(nanoseconds)
-    return seconds * 1e9 + nanoseconds
-}
-
-function randomFillSync(buf, offset, size) {
-    if (typeof crypto !== 'undefined' && typeof crypto.getRandomValues === 'function') {
-        // Similar to the implementation of `randomfill` on npm
-        let uint = new Uint8Array(buf.buffer, offset, size)
-        crypto.getRandomValues(uint)
-        return buf
-    } else {
-        try {
-            // Try to load webcrypto in node
-            let crypto = require('crypto')
-            // TODO: Update to webcrypto in nodejs
-            return crypto.randomFillSync(buf, offset, size)
-        } catch {
-            // If an error occurs, fall back to the least secure version
-            // TODO: Should we throw instead since this would be a crazy old browser
-            //       or nodejs built without crypto APIs
-            if (buf instanceof Uint8Array) {
-                for (let i = offset; i < offset + size; i++) {
-                    buf[i] = Math.floor(Math.random() * 256)
-                }
-            }
-            return buf
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-const defaultBindings = {
-    hrtime: hrtime,
-    exit(code) {
-        throw new WASIExitError(code)
-    },
-    kill(signal) {
-        throw new WASIKillError(signal)
-    },
-    randomFillSync: randomFillSync,
-    isTTY: () => true,
-    path: path,
-    fs: null,
-}
+const { WASI, WASIExitError } = require('wasi')
+const fs = require('fs')
+const os = require('node:os')
 
 const defaultPreopens = {
     '.': '.',
 }
 
+const nullDescriptor = fs.openSync(os.devNull)
+
 class CircomRunner {
     constructor({
         args,
         env,
         preopens = defaultPreopens,
-        bindings = defaultBindings,
         quiet = false,
     } = {}) {
-        if (!bindings.fs) {
-            throw new Error('You must specify an `fs`-compatible API as part of bindings')
-        }
         this.wasi = new WASI({
+            version: 'preview1',
             args: ['circom2', ...args],
             env,
             preopens,
-            bindings,
-            quiet,
+            stdout: quiet ? nullDescriptor : 1,
+            stderr: quiet ? nullDescriptor : 2,
         })
     }
 
-    async compile(bufOrResponse) {
-        // TODO: Handle ArrayBuffer
-        if (isTypedArray(bufOrResponse)) {
-            return WebAssembly.compile(bufOrResponse)
-        }
-
-        // Require Response object if not a TypedArray
-        const response = await bufOrResponse
-        if (!(response instanceof Response)) {
-            throw new Error('Expected TypedArray or Response object')
-        }
-
-        const contentType = response.headers.get('Content-Type') || ''
-
-        if ('instantiateStreaming' in WebAssembly && contentType.startsWith('application/wasm')) {
-            return WebAssembly.compileStreaming(response)
-        }
-
-        const buffer = await response.arrayBuffer()
-        return WebAssembly.compile(buffer)
-    }
-
     async execute(bufOrResponse) {
-        const mod = await this.compile(bufOrResponse)
+        const mod = await WebAssembly.compile(bufOrResponse)
         const instance = await WebAssembly.instantiate(mod, {
-            ...this.wasi.getImports(mod),
+            ...this.wasi.getImportObject(),
         })
 
         try {
@@ -124,4 +50,3 @@ class CircomRunner {
 
 module.exports.CircomRunner = CircomRunner
 module.exports.preopens = defaultPreopens
-module.exports.bindings = defaultBindings
diff --git a/npm/package-lock.json b/npm/package-lock.json
index 69011565a..0738097f3 100644
--- a/npm/package-lock.json
+++ b/npm/package-lock.json
@@ -1,25 +1,28 @@
 {
   "name": "@distributedlab/circom2",
-  "version": "0.2.18-rc.2",
+  "version": "0.2.18-rc.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@distributedlab/circom2",
-      "version": "0.2.18-rc.2",
+      "version": "0.2.18-rc.3",
       "license": "GPL-3.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@wasmer/wasi": "^0.12.0",
         "is-typed-array": "^1.1.8",
         "path-browserify": "^1.0.1"
       },
+      "bin": {
+        "circom2": "cli.js"
+      },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@iden3/binfileutils": "^0.0.11",
         "prettier": "^2.5.1",
         "r1csfile": "^0.0.41"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=15"
+        "node": ">=16.3.0"
       },
       "optionalDependencies": {
         "rustwasmc": "^0.1.29"
diff --git a/npm/package.json b/npm/package.json
index ff3094404..179154628 100644
--- a/npm/package.json
+++ b/npm/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@distributedlab/circom2",
-  "version": "0.2.18-rc.2",
+  "version": "0.2.18-rc.3",
   "description": "Circom 2.0 in WebAssembly",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@
     "build-dev": "rustwasmc build --dev ../circom && cp ../circom/pkg/circom.wasm circom.wasm"
   },
   "repository": "https://github.com/distributed-lab/circom-wasm",
+  "bin": {
+    "circom2": "./cli.js"
+  },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=15"
+    "node": ">=16.3.0"
   },
   "author": "Distributed Lab",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",