diff --git a/frontends/cli/src/commands/command_dispatch.cpp b/frontends/cli/src/commands/command_dispatch.cpp
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+++ b/frontends/cli/src/commands/command_dispatch.cpp
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+#include "command_dispatch.h"
+
+#include <cpr/cpr.h>
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace {
+
+void print_help() {
+  std::cout << R"(Usage: metabuilder-cli <command> [options]
+Available commands:
+  auth session                Show the current authentication session
+  auth login <email> <password>   Authenticate with credentials
+  user list                   List all users
+  user get <userId>           Get a user by ID
+  tenant list                 List all tenants
+  tenant get <tenantId>       Get a tenant by ID
+)";
+}
+
+void print_response(const cpr::Response &response) {
+  std::cout << "status: " << response.status_code << '\n';
+  if (response.error) {
+    std::cout << "error: " << response.error.message << '\n';
+  }
+  std::cout << response.text << '\n';
+}
+
+int handle_auth(const HttpClient &client, const std::vector<std::string> &args) {
+  if (args.size() < 2) {
+    std::cout << "auth command requires a subcommand\n";
+    print_help();
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if (args[1] == "session") {
+    print_response(client.get("/api/auth/session"));
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  if (args[1] == "login") {
+    if (args.size() != 4) {
+      std::cout << "auth login requires email and password\n";
+      return 1;
+    }
+    std::string body =
+        "{\"email\":\"" + args[2] + "\",\"password\":\"" + args[3] + "\"}";
+    print_response(client.post("/api/auth/login", body));
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  std::cout << "unknown auth subcommand\n";
+  print_help();
+  return 1;
+}
+
+int handle_user(const HttpClient &client, const std::vector<std::string> &args) {
+  if (args.size() < 2) {
+    std::cout << "user command requires a subcommand\n";
+    print_help();
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if (args[1] == "list") {
+    print_response(client.get("/api/users"));
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  if (args[1] == "get") {
+    if (args.size() != 3) {
+      std::cout << "user get requires a user ID\n";
+      return 1;
+    }
+    print_response(client.get("/api/users/" + args[2]));
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  std::cout << "unknown user subcommand\n";
+  print_help();
+  return 1;
+}
+
+int handle_tenant(const HttpClient &client, const std::vector<std::string> &args) {
+  if (args.size() < 2) {
+    std::cout << "tenant command requires a subcommand\n";
+    print_help();
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if (args[1] == "list") {
+    print_response(client.get("/api/tenants"));
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  if (args[1] == "get") {
+    if (args.size() != 3) {
+      std::cout << "tenant get requires a tenant ID\n";
+      return 1;
+    }
+    print_response(client.get("/api/tenants/" + args[2]));
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  std::cout << "unknown tenant subcommand\n";
+  print_help();
+  return 1;
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+namespace commands {
+
+int dispatch(const HttpClient &client, const std::vector<std::string> &args) {
+  if (args.empty()) {
+    print_help();
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  if (args[0] == "auth") {
+    return handle_auth(client, args);
+  }
+
+  if (args[0] == "user") {
+    return handle_user(client, args);
+  }
+
+  if (args[0] == "tenant") {
+    return handle_tenant(client, args);
+  }
+
+  print_help();
+  return 1;
+}
+
+} // namespace commands
diff --git a/frontends/cli/src/commands/command_dispatch.h b/frontends/cli/src/commands/command_dispatch.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "../utils/http_client.h"
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace commands {
+
+int dispatch(const HttpClient &client, const std::vector<std::string> &args);
+
+} // namespace commands