diff --git a/internal/cli/wire_gen.go b/internal/cli/wire_gen.go
index 456ad5f0a3..186d78ab7c 100644
--- a/internal/cli/wire_gen.go
+++ b/internal/cli/wire_gen.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tilt-dev/tilt/internal/container"
 	"github.com/tilt-dev/tilt/internal/containerupdate"
 	"github.com/tilt-dev/tilt/internal/controllers"
+	"github.com/tilt-dev/tilt/internal/controllers/core/cmd"
 	"github.com/tilt-dev/tilt/internal/controllers/core/filewatch"
 	"github.com/tilt-dev/tilt/internal/docker"
 	"github.com/tilt-dev/tilt/internal/dockercompose"
@@ -183,7 +184,8 @@ func wireCmdUp(ctx context.Context, analytics3 *analytics.TiltAnalytics, cmdTags
 		return CmdUpDeps{}, err
 	}
 	controller := filewatch.NewController(storeStore)
-	v := controllers.ProvideControllers(controller)
+	cmdController := cmd.NewController()
+	v := controllers.ProvideControllers(controller, cmdController)
 	controllerBuilder := controllers.NewControllerBuilder(tiltServerControllerManager, v)
 	v2 := provideClock()
 	renderer := hud.NewRenderer(v2)
@@ -353,7 +355,8 @@ func wireCmdCI(ctx context.Context, analytics3 *analytics.TiltAnalytics, subcomm
 		return CmdCIDeps{}, err
 	}
 	controller := filewatch.NewController(storeStore)
-	v := controllers.ProvideControllers(controller)
+	cmdController := cmd.NewController()
+	v := controllers.ProvideControllers(controller, cmdController)
 	controllerBuilder := controllers.NewControllerBuilder(tiltServerControllerManager, v)
 	v2 := provideClock()
 	renderer := hud.NewRenderer(v2)
diff --git a/internal/controllers/core/cmd/controller.go b/internal/controllers/core/cmd/controller.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea2ce536ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/controllers/core/cmd/controller.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+)
+
+type Controller struct {
+	client.Client
+}
+
+func NewController() *Controller {
+	return &Controller{}
+}
+
+func (r *Controller) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result, error) {
+	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+}
+
+func (r *Controller) SetClient(client client.Client) {
+	r.Client = client
+}
+
+func (r *Controller) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
+	return ctrl.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).
+		For(&Cmd{}).
+		Complete(r)
+}
diff --git a/internal/controllers/core/cmd/types.go b/internal/controllers/core/cmd/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d3c4c4281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/controllers/core/cmd/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package cmd
+
+import "github.com/tilt-dev/tilt/pkg/apis/core/v1alpha1"
+
+type Cmd = v1alpha1.Cmd
diff --git a/internal/controllers/core/cmd/wire.go b/internal/controllers/core/cmd/wire.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79565630bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/controllers/core/cmd/wire.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package cmd
+
+import "github.com/google/wire"
+
+var WireSet = wire.NewSet(
+	NewController,
+)
diff --git a/internal/controllers/wire.go b/internal/controllers/wire.go
index 016647700c..0382f83939 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/wire.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/wire.go
@@ -3,18 +3,21 @@ package controllers
 import (
 	"github.com/google/wire"
 
+	"github.com/tilt-dev/tilt/internal/controllers/core/cmd"
 	"github.com/tilt-dev/tilt/internal/controllers/core/filewatch"
 )
 
 var controllerSet = wire.NewSet(
 	filewatch.NewController,
+	cmd.WireSet,
 
 	ProvideControllers,
 )
 
-func ProvideControllers(fileWatch *filewatch.Controller) []Controller {
+func ProvideControllers(fileWatch *filewatch.Controller, cmd *cmd.Controller) []Controller {
 	return []Controller{
 		fileWatch,
+		cmd,
 	}
 }