diff --git a/cli/src/cli_util.rs b/cli/src/cli_util.rs
index 2ab8a0d590..fa12f2155d 100644
--- a/cli/src/cli_util.rs
+++ b/cli/src/cli_util.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::SystemTime;
-use std::{fs, iter, str};
+use std::{fs, str};
 
 use clap::builder::{NonEmptyStringValueParser, TypedValueParser, ValueParserFactory};
 use clap::{Arg, ArgAction, ArgMatches, Command, FromArgMatches};
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ use tracing_chrome::ChromeLayerBuilder;
 use tracing_subscriber::prelude::*;
 
 use crate::command_error::{
-    internal_error, internal_error_with_message, user_error, user_error_with_hint,
-    user_error_with_message, CommandError,
+    handle_command_result, internal_error, internal_error_with_message, user_error,
+    user_error_with_hint, user_error_with_message, CommandError, BROKEN_PIPE_EXIT_CODE,
 };
 use crate::commit_templater::CommitTemplateLanguageExtension;
 use crate::config::{
@@ -90,21 +90,6 @@ use crate::templater::Template;
 use crate::ui::{ColorChoice, Ui};
 use crate::{commit_templater, text_util};
 
-fn print_error_sources(ui: &Ui, source: Option<&dyn std::error::Error>) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let Some(err) = source else {
-        return Ok(());
-    };
-    if err.source().is_none() {
-        writeln!(ui.stderr(), "Caused by: {err}")?;
-    } else {
-        writeln!(ui.stderr(), "Caused by:")?;
-        for (i, err) in iter::successors(Some(err), |err| err.source()).enumerate() {
-            writeln!(ui.stderr(), "{n}: {err}", n = i + 1)?;
-        }
-    }
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 #[derive(Clone)]
 struct ChromeTracingFlushGuard {
     _inner: Option<Rc<tracing_chrome::FlushGuard>>,
@@ -2361,73 +2346,6 @@ pub fn parse_args(
     Ok((matches, args))
 }
 
-const BROKEN_PIPE_EXIT_CODE: u8 = 3;
-
-pub fn handle_command_result(
-    ui: &mut Ui,
-    result: Result<(), CommandError>,
-) -> std::io::Result<ExitCode> {
-    match &result {
-        Ok(()) => Ok(ExitCode::SUCCESS),
-        Err(CommandError::UserError { err, hint }) => {
-            writeln!(ui.error(), "Error: {err}")?;
-            print_error_sources(ui, err.source())?;
-            if let Some(hint) = hint {
-                writeln!(ui.hint(), "Hint: {hint}")?;
-            }
-            Ok(ExitCode::from(1))
-        }
-        Err(CommandError::ConfigError(message)) => {
-            writeln!(ui.error(), "Config error: {message}")?;
-            writeln!(
-                ui.hint(),
-                "For help, see https://github.com/martinvonz/jj/blob/main/docs/config.md."
-            )?;
-            Ok(ExitCode::from(1))
-        }
-        Err(CommandError::CliError(message)) => {
-            writeln!(ui.error(), "Error: {message}")?;
-            Ok(ExitCode::from(2))
-        }
-        Err(CommandError::ClapCliError(inner)) => {
-            let clap_str = if ui.color() {
-                inner.render().ansi().to_string()
-            } else {
-                inner.render().to_string()
-            };
-
-            match inner.kind() {
-                clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayHelp
-                | clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayHelpOnMissingArgumentOrSubcommand => {
-                    ui.request_pager()
-                }
-                _ => {}
-            };
-            // Definitions for exit codes and streams come from
-            // https://github.com/clap-rs/clap/blob/master/src/error/mod.rs
-            match inner.kind() {
-                clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayHelp | clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayVersion => {
-                    write!(ui.stdout(), "{clap_str}")?;
-                    Ok(ExitCode::SUCCESS)
-                }
-                _ => {
-                    write!(ui.stderr(), "{clap_str}")?;
-                    Ok(ExitCode::from(2))
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        Err(CommandError::BrokenPipe) => {
-            // A broken pipe is not an error, but a signal to exit gracefully.
-            Ok(ExitCode::from(BROKEN_PIPE_EXIT_CODE))
-        }
-        Err(CommandError::InternalError(err)) => {
-            writeln!(ui.error(), "Internal error: {err}")?;
-            print_error_sources(ui, err.source())?;
-            Ok(ExitCode::from(255))
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 /// CLI command builder and runner.
 #[must_use]
 pub struct CliRunner {
diff --git a/cli/src/command_error.rs b/cli/src/command_error.rs
index fa3287b7fa..e50fa0a4bf 100644
--- a/cli/src/command_error.rs
+++ b/cli/src/command_error.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+use std::io::Write as _;
+use std::process::ExitCode;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::{error, io, iter, str};
 
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ use crate::merge_tools::{
     ConflictResolveError, DiffEditError, DiffGenerateError, MergeToolConfigError,
 };
 use crate::template_parser::{TemplateParseError, TemplateParseErrorKind};
+use crate::ui::Ui;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum CommandError {
@@ -432,3 +435,85 @@ impl From<GitIgnoreError> for CommandError {
         user_error_with_message("Failed to process .gitignore.", err)
     }
 }
+
+pub(crate) const BROKEN_PIPE_EXIT_CODE: u8 = 3;
+
+pub(crate) fn handle_command_result(
+    ui: &mut Ui,
+    result: Result<(), CommandError>,
+) -> io::Result<ExitCode> {
+    match &result {
+        Ok(()) => Ok(ExitCode::SUCCESS),
+        Err(CommandError::UserError { err, hint }) => {
+            writeln!(ui.error(), "Error: {err}")?;
+            print_error_sources(ui, err.source())?;
+            if let Some(hint) = hint {
+                writeln!(ui.hint(), "Hint: {hint}")?;
+            }
+            Ok(ExitCode::from(1))
+        }
+        Err(CommandError::ConfigError(message)) => {
+            writeln!(ui.error(), "Config error: {message}")?;
+            writeln!(
+                ui.hint(),
+                "For help, see https://github.com/martinvonz/jj/blob/main/docs/config.md."
+            )?;
+            Ok(ExitCode::from(1))
+        }
+        Err(CommandError::CliError(message)) => {
+            writeln!(ui.error(), "Error: {message}")?;
+            Ok(ExitCode::from(2))
+        }
+        Err(CommandError::ClapCliError(inner)) => {
+            let clap_str = if ui.color() {
+                inner.render().ansi().to_string()
+            } else {
+                inner.render().to_string()
+            };
+
+            match inner.kind() {
+                clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayHelp
+                | clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayHelpOnMissingArgumentOrSubcommand => {
+                    ui.request_pager()
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            };
+            // Definitions for exit codes and streams come from
+            // https://github.com/clap-rs/clap/blob/master/src/error/mod.rs
+            match inner.kind() {
+                clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayHelp | clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayVersion => {
+                    write!(ui.stdout(), "{clap_str}")?;
+                    Ok(ExitCode::SUCCESS)
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    write!(ui.stderr(), "{clap_str}")?;
+                    Ok(ExitCode::from(2))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Err(CommandError::BrokenPipe) => {
+            // A broken pipe is not an error, but a signal to exit gracefully.
+            Ok(ExitCode::from(BROKEN_PIPE_EXIT_CODE))
+        }
+        Err(CommandError::InternalError(err)) => {
+            writeln!(ui.error(), "Internal error: {err}")?;
+            print_error_sources(ui, err.source())?;
+            Ok(ExitCode::from(255))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn print_error_sources(ui: &Ui, source: Option<&dyn error::Error>) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let Some(err) = source else {
+        return Ok(());
+    };
+    if err.source().is_none() {
+        writeln!(ui.stderr(), "Caused by: {err}")?;
+    } else {
+        writeln!(ui.stderr(), "Caused by:")?;
+        for (i, err) in iter::successors(Some(err), |err| err.source()).enumerate() {
+            writeln!(ui.stderr(), "{n}: {err}", n = i + 1)?;
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}