diff --git a/chatmastermind/commands/config.py b/chatmastermind/commands/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..262164c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chatmastermind/commands/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import argparse
+from pathlib import Path
+from ..configuration import Config
+
+
+def config_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+    """
+    Handler for the 'config' command.
+    """
+    if args.create:
+        Config.create_default(Path(args.create))
diff --git a/chatmastermind/commands/hist.py b/chatmastermind/commands/hist.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88ed3be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chatmastermind/commands/hist.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import argparse
+from pathlib import Path
+from ..configuration import Config
+from ..chat import ChatDB
+from ..message import MessageFilter
+
+
+def hist_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
+    """
+    Handler for the 'hist' command.
+    """
+
+    mfilter = MessageFilter(tags_or=args.or_tags,
+                            tags_and=args.and_tags,
+                            tags_not=args.exclude_tags,
+                            question_contains=args.question,
+                            answer_contains=args.answer)
+    chat = ChatDB.from_dir(Path('.'),
+                           Path(config.db),
+                           mfilter=mfilter)
+    chat.print(args.source_code_only,
+               args.with_tags,
+               args.with_files)
diff --git a/chatmastermind/commands/print.py b/chatmastermind/commands/print.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51e76f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chatmastermind/commands/print.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import sys
+import argparse
+from pathlib import Path
+from ..configuration import Config
+from ..message import Message, MessageError
+
+
+def print_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
+    """
+    Handler for the 'print' command.
+    """
+    fname = Path(args.file)
+    try:
+        message = Message.from_file(fname)
+        if message:
+            print(message.to_str(source_code_only=args.source_code_only))
+    except MessageError:
+        print(f"File is not a valid message: {args.file}")
+        sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/chatmastermind/commands/question.py b/chatmastermind/commands/question.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39af6c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chatmastermind/commands/question.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import argparse
+from pathlib import Path
+from ..configuration import Config
+from ..chat import ChatDB
+from ..message import Message, Question
+from ..ai_factory import create_ai
+from ..ai import AI, AIResponse
+
+
+def question_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
+    """
+    Handler for the 'question' command.
+    """
+    chat = ChatDB.from_dir(cache_path=Path('.'),
+                           db_path=Path(config.db))
+    # if it's a new question, create and store it immediately
+    if args.ask or args.create:
+        # FIXME: add sources to the question
+        message = Message(question=Question(args.question),
+                          tags=args.ouput_tags,  # FIXME
+                          ai=args.ai,
+                          model=args.model)
+        chat.add_to_cache([message])
+    if args.create:
+        return
+
+    # create the correct AI instance
+    ai: AI = create_ai(args, config)
+    if args.ask:
+        response: AIResponse = ai.request(message,
+                                          chat,
+                                          args.num_answers,  # FIXME
+                                          args.otags)  # FIXME
+        assert response
+        # TODO:
+        # * add answer to the message above (and create
+        #   more messages for any additional answers)
+        pass
+    elif args.repeat:
+        lmessage = chat.latest_message()
+        assert lmessage
+        # TODO: repeat either the last question or the
+        # one(s) given in 'args.repeat' (overwrite
+        # existing ones if 'args.overwrite' is True)
+        pass
+    elif args.process:
+        # TODO: process either all questions without an
+        # answer or the one(s) given in 'args.process'
+        pass
diff --git a/chatmastermind/commands/tags.py b/chatmastermind/commands/tags.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2906a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chatmastermind/commands/tags.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import argparse
+from pathlib import Path
+from ..configuration import Config
+from ..chat import ChatDB
+
+
+def tags_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
+    """
+    Handler for the 'tags' command.
+    """
+    chat = ChatDB.from_dir(cache_path=Path('.'),
+                           db_path=Path(config.db))
+    if args.list:
+        tags_freq = chat.tags_frequency(args.prefix, args.contain)
+        for tag, freq in tags_freq.items():
+            print(f"- {tag}: {freq}")
+    # TODO: add renaming
diff --git a/chatmastermind/main.py b/chatmastermind/main.py
index 857bb5a..5c3a458 100755
--- a/chatmastermind/main.py
+++ b/chatmastermind/main.py
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ import sys
 import argcomplete
 import argparse
 from pathlib import Path
-from .configuration import Config, default_config_path
-from .chat import ChatDB
-from .message import Message, MessageFilter, MessageError, Question
-from .ai_factory import create_ai
-from .ai import AI, AIResponse
 from typing import Any
+from .configuration import Config, default_config_path
+from .message import Message
+from .commands.question import question_cmd
+from .commands.tags import tags_cmd
+from .commands.config import config_cmd
+from .commands.hist import hist_cmd
+from .commands.print import print_cmd
 
 
 def tags_completer(prefix: str, parsed_args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> list[str]:
@@ -19,101 +21,6 @@ def tags_completer(prefix: str, parsed_args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> list[str]:
     return list(Message.tags_from_dir(Path(config.db), prefix=prefix))
 
 
-def tags_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
-    """
-    Handler for the 'tags' command.
-    """
-    chat = ChatDB.from_dir(cache_path=Path('.'),
-                           db_path=Path(config.db))
-    if args.list:
-        tags_freq = chat.tags_frequency(args.prefix, args.contain)
-        for tag, freq in tags_freq.items():
-            print(f"- {tag}: {freq}")
-    # TODO: add renaming
-
-
-def config_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
-    """
-    Handler for the 'config' command.
-    """
-    if args.create:
-        Config.create_default(Path(args.create))
-
-
-def question_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
-    """
-    Handler for the 'question' command.
-    """
-    chat = ChatDB.from_dir(cache_path=Path('.'),
-                           db_path=Path(config.db))
-    # if it's a new question, create and store it immediately
-    if args.ask or args.create:
-        # FIXME: add sources to the question
-        message = Message(question=Question(args.question),
-                          tags=args.ouput_tags,  # FIXME
-                          ai=args.ai,
-                          model=args.model)
-        chat.add_to_cache([message])
-    if args.create:
-        return
-
-    # create the correct AI instance
-    ai: AI = create_ai(args, config)
-    if args.ask:
-        response: AIResponse = ai.request(message,
-                                          chat,
-                                          args.num_answers,  # FIXME
-                                          args.otags)  # FIXME
-        assert response
-        # TODO:
-        # * add answer to the message above (and create
-        #   more messages for any additional answers)
-        pass
-    elif args.repeat:
-        lmessage = chat.latest_message()
-        assert lmessage
-        # TODO: repeat either the last question or the
-        # one(s) given in 'args.repeat' (overwrite
-        # existing ones if 'args.overwrite' is True)
-        pass
-    elif args.process:
-        # TODO: process either all questions without an
-        # answer or the one(s) given in 'args.process'
-        pass
-
-
-def hist_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
-    """
-    Handler for the 'hist' command.
-    """
-
-    mfilter = MessageFilter(tags_or=args.or_tags,
-                            tags_and=args.and_tags,
-                            tags_not=args.exclude_tags,
-                            question_contains=args.question,
-                            answer_contains=args.answer)
-    chat = ChatDB.from_dir(Path('.'),
-                           Path(config.db),
-                           mfilter=mfilter)
-    chat.print(args.source_code_only,
-               args.with_tags,
-               args.with_files)
-
-
-def print_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
-    """
-    Handler for the 'print' command.
-    """
-    fname = Path(args.file)
-    try:
-        message = Message.from_file(fname)
-        if message:
-            print(message.to_str(source_code_only=args.source_code_only))
-    except MessageError:
-        print(f"File is not a valid message: {args.file}")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-
 def create_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="ChatMastermind is a Python application that automates conversation with AI")
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8484629..a311605 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ setup(
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     url="https://github.com/ok2/ChatMastermind",
-    packages=find_packages() + ["chatmastermind.ais"],
+    packages=find_packages() + ["chatmastermind.ais", "chatmastermind.commands"],
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
         "Environment :: Console",