diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4960f54dd9..e01e670a1b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3019,7 +3019,6 @@ name = "nu-std"
 version = "0.78.1"
 dependencies = [
  "miette",
- "nu-cli",
  "nu-parser",
  "nu-protocol",
 ]
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands.rs
index 3811143c31..6eae2163c2 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use log::info;
 use miette::Result;
-use nu_command::util::report_error;
 use nu_engine::{convert_env_values, eval_block};
 use nu_parser::parse;
 use nu_protocol::engine::Stack;
+use nu_protocol::report_error;
 use nu_protocol::{
     engine::{EngineState, StateWorkingSet},
     PipelineData, Spanned, Value,
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/config_files.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/config_files.rs
index fb5826c083..5199a1b051 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/config_files.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/config_files.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use crate::util::eval_source;
-use nu_command::util::report_error;
 #[cfg(feature = "plugin")]
 use nu_path::canonicalize_with;
 use nu_protocol::engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet};
+use nu_protocol::report_error;
 use nu_protocol::{HistoryFileFormat, PipelineData};
 #[cfg(feature = "plugin")]
 use nu_protocol::{ParseError, Spanned};
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/eval_file.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/eval_file.rs
index e1948a88ee..b14fe5fb2c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/eval_file.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/eval_file.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ use crate::util::eval_source;
 use log::info;
 use log::trace;
 use miette::{IntoDiagnostic, Result};
-use nu_command::util::report_error;
 use nu_engine::{convert_env_values, current_dir};
 use nu_parser::parse;
 use nu_path::canonicalize_with;
+use nu_protocol::report_error;
 use nu_protocol::{
     ast::Call,
     engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/lib.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/lib.rs
index 97e042b328..890124d599 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub use completions::{FileCompletion, NuCompleter};
 pub use config_files::eval_config_contents;
 pub use eval_file::evaluate_file;
 pub use menus::{DescriptionMenu, NuHelpCompleter};
-pub use nu_command::util::{get_init_cwd, report_error, report_error_new};
+pub use nu_command::util::get_init_cwd;
 pub use nu_highlight::NuHighlight;
 pub use print::Print;
 pub use prompt::NushellPrompt;
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/prompt_update.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/prompt_update.rs
index c8c21fcdb0..127c02458b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/prompt_update.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/prompt_update.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::NushellPrompt;
 use log::trace;
-use nu_command::util::report_error;
 use nu_engine::eval_subexpression;
+use nu_protocol::report_error;
 use nu_protocol::{
     engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
     Config, PipelineData, Value,
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs
index 9c9731e1b1..861fc3fadd 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ use log::{trace, warn};
 use miette::{IntoDiagnostic, Result};
 use nu_color_config::StyleComputer;
 use nu_command::hook::eval_hook;
-use nu_command::util::{get_guaranteed_cwd, report_error, report_error_new};
+use nu_command::util::get_guaranteed_cwd;
 use nu_engine::{convert_env_values, eval_block};
 use nu_parser::{lex, parse, trim_quotes_str};
 use nu_protocol::{
     config::NuCursorShape,
     engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
-    format_duration, HistoryFileFormat, PipelineData, ShellError, Span, Spanned, Value,
+    format_duration, report_error, report_error_new, HistoryFileFormat, PipelineData, ShellError,
+    Span, Spanned, Value,
 };
 use nu_utils::utils::perf;
 use reedline::{CursorConfig, DefaultHinter, EditCommand, Emacs, SqliteBackedHistory, Vi};
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/util.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/util.rs
index 60ec43a786..9cdbdf1573 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/util.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/util.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use nu_command::hook::eval_hook;
-use nu_command::util::{report_error, report_error_new};
 use nu_engine::{eval_block, eval_block_with_early_return};
 use nu_parser::{escape_quote_string, lex, parse, unescape_unquote_string, Token, TokenContents};
 use nu_protocol::engine::StateWorkingSet;
@@ -7,6 +6,7 @@ use nu_protocol::{
     engine::{EngineState, Stack},
     print_if_stream, PipelineData, ShellError, Span, Value,
 };
+use nu_protocol::{report_error, report_error_new};
 #[cfg(windows)]
 use nu_utils::enable_vt_processing;
 use nu_utils::utils::perf;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/hook.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/hook.rs
index f075d4077a..40b9a77a03 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/hook.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/hook.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-use crate::util::{get_guaranteed_cwd, report_error, report_error_new};
+use crate::util::get_guaranteed_cwd;
 use miette::Result;
 use nu_engine::{eval_block, eval_block_with_early_return};
 use nu_parser::parse;
 use nu_protocol::ast::PathMember;
+use nu_protocol::cli_error::{report_error, report_error_new};
 use nu_protocol::engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet};
 use nu_protocol::{BlockId, PipelineData, PositionalArg, ShellError, Span, Type, Value, VarId};
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/util.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/util.rs
index dff05b4089..f107ae447b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/util.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/util.rs
@@ -1,31 +1,11 @@
+use nu_protocol::report_error;
 use nu_protocol::{
     ast::RangeInclusion,
     engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
-    CliError, Range, ShellError, Span, Value,
+    Range, ShellError, Span, Value,
 };
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-pub fn report_error(
-    working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
-    error: &(dyn miette::Diagnostic + Send + Sync + 'static),
-) {
-    eprintln!("Error: {:?}", CliError(error, working_set));
-    // reset vt processing, aka ansi because illbehaved externals can break it
-    #[cfg(windows)]
-    {
-        let _ = nu_utils::enable_vt_processing();
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn report_error_new(
-    engine_state: &EngineState,
-    error: &(dyn miette::Diagnostic + Send + Sync + 'static),
-) {
-    let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
-
-    report_error(&working_set, error);
-}
-
 pub fn get_init_cwd() -> PathBuf {
     std::env::current_dir().unwrap_or_else(|_| {
         std::env::var("PWD")
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/cli_error.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/cli_error.rs
index 1626abb841..b563ff003c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/cli_error.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/cli_error.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::engine::StateWorkingSet;
+use crate::engine::{EngineState, StateWorkingSet};
 use miette::{LabeledSpan, MietteHandlerOpts, ReportHandler, RgbColors, Severity, SourceCode};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
@@ -18,6 +18,27 @@ pub fn format_error(
     format!("Error: {:?}", CliError(error, working_set))
 }
 
+pub fn report_error(
+    working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
+    error: &(dyn miette::Diagnostic + Send + Sync + 'static),
+) {
+    eprintln!("Error: {:?}", CliError(error, working_set));
+    // reset vt processing, aka ansi because illbehaved externals can break it
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    {
+        let _ = nu_utils::enable_vt_processing();
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn report_error_new(
+    engine_state: &EngineState,
+    error: &(dyn miette::Diagnostic + Send + Sync + 'static),
+) {
+    let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
+
+    report_error(&working_set, error);
+}
+
 impl std::fmt::Debug for CliError<'_> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         let ansi_support = self.1.get_config().use_ansi_coloring;
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/lib.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/lib.rs
index 6e47d44bf3..4b9d2361e6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 mod alias;
 pub mod ast;
-mod cli_error;
+pub mod cli_error;
 pub mod config;
 pub mod engine;
 mod example;
diff --git a/crates/nu-std/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-std/Cargo.toml
index 22c6b5bbec..097e86b246 100644
--- a/crates/nu-std/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-std/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@ version = "0.78.1"
 
 [dependencies]
 miette = { version = "5.6.0", features = ["fancy-no-backtrace"] }
-nu-cli = { version = "0.78.1", path = "../nu-cli" }
 nu-parser = { version = "0.78.1", path = "../nu-parser" }
 nu-protocol = { version = "0.78.1", path = "../nu-protocol" }
diff --git a/crates/nu-std/src/lib.rs b/crates/nu-std/src/lib.rs
index 8597e00e36..627c42d72f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-std/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-std/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use nu_cli::report_error;
 use nu_parser::{parse, parse_module_block};
+use nu_protocol::report_error;
 use nu_protocol::{engine::StateWorkingSet, Module, ShellError, Span};
 
 fn get_standard_library() -> &'static str {
diff --git a/src/command.rs b/src/command.rs
index 2c7050ecbd..e4e502e8c4 100644
--- a/src/command.rs
+++ b/src/command.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-use nu_command::util::report_error;
 use nu_engine::{get_full_help, CallExt};
 use nu_parser::parse;
 use nu_parser::{escape_for_script_arg, escape_quote_string};
+use nu_protocol::report_error;
 use nu_protocol::{
     ast::{Call, Expr, Expression, PipelineElement},
     engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
diff --git a/src/config_files.rs b/src/config_files.rs
index f061cb0542..be8632b6c2 100644
--- a/src/config_files.rs
+++ b/src/config_files.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ use log::info;
 #[cfg(feature = "plugin")]
 use nu_cli::read_plugin_file;
 use nu_cli::{eval_config_contents, eval_source};
-use nu_command::util::report_error;
 use nu_path::canonicalize_with;
 use nu_protocol::engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet};
+use nu_protocol::report_error;
 use nu_protocol::{ParseError, PipelineData, Spanned};
 use nu_utils::{get_default_config, get_default_env};
 use std::fs::File;
diff --git a/src/ide.rs b/src/ide.rs
index 11fe5617f3..18e249a90f 100644
--- a/src/ide.rs
+++ b/src/ide.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use miette::IntoDiagnostic;
-use nu_cli::{report_error, NuCompleter};
+use nu_cli::NuCompleter;
 use nu_parser::{flatten_block, parse, FlatShape};
+use nu_protocol::report_error;
 use nu_protocol::{
     engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
     DeclId, ShellError, Span, Value, VarId,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 87a3f809bb..1f64e2c191 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ use command::gather_commandline_args;
 use log::Level;
 use miette::Result;
 use nu_cli::gather_parent_env_vars;
-use nu_command::util::report_error_new;
 use nu_command::{create_default_context, get_init_cwd};
+use nu_protocol::report_error_new;
 use nu_protocol::{util::BufferedReader, PipelineData, RawStream};
 use nu_utils::utils::perf;
 use run::{run_commands, run_file, run_repl};