diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 17c24c9..e14b459 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,6 +102,19 @@ for _, stmt := range statements {
 }
 ```
 
+- Convenience helpers for single statements and expression fragments
+
+```Go
+// Parse exactly one statement (errors if the input has zero or multiple statements)
+stmt, err := clickhouse.ParseStmt("SELECT a FROM t")
+
+// Parse an expression fragment, e.g. a column expression or function call
+expr, err := clickhouse.ParseExpr("toDate(created_at) + 1")
+
+// Format AST into multi-line indented SQL (same output as the -beautify CLI flag)
+fmt.Println(clickhouse.FormatBeautify(stmt))
+```
+
 ## AST Traversal
 
 ### Walk Pattern (Recommended)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d9cf7c1..abc0dce 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -69,10 +69,7 @@ func main() {
 	} else { // format SQL
 		for _, stmt := range stmts {
 			if options.beautify {
-				formatter := clickhouse.NewFormatter()
-				formatter.WithBeautify()
-				formatter.WriteExpr(stmt)
-				fmt.Println(formatter.String())
+				fmt.Println(clickhouse.FormatBeautify(stmt))
 			} else {
 				fmt.Println(clickhouse.Format(stmt))
 			}
diff --git a/parser/api.go b/parser/api.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0473eda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/api.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package parser
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+// ParseStmt parses exactly one statement from the input. It returns an error
+// if the input contains no statement or more than one statement. To parse a
+// script with multiple statements, use NewParser(sql).ParseStmts().
+func ParseStmt(sql string) (Expr, error) {
+	stmts, err := NewParser(sql).ParseStmts()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(stmts) == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("no statement found in input")
+	}
+	if len(stmts) > 1 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected exactly one statement, but found %d", len(stmts))
+	}
+	return stmts[0], nil
+}
+
+// ParseExpr parses a single expression fragment, such as a column reference,
+// a function call or an arithmetic expression — e.g. `toDate(created_at) + 1`.
+// The whole input must be consumed by the expression.
+func ParseExpr(sql string) (Expr, error) {
+	p := NewParser(sql)
+	if err := p.lexer.consumeToken(); err != nil {
+		return nil, p.wrapError(err)
+	}
+	expr, err := p.parseExpr(p.Pos())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, p.wrapError(err)
+	}
+	if p.last() != nil {
+		return nil, p.wrapError(fmt.Errorf("unexpected token after expression: %q", p.lastTokenString()))
+	}
+	return expr, nil
+}
+
+// FormatBeautify renders an expression into multi-line indented SQL. It is a
+// convenience for NewFormatter().WithBeautify(); use Format for compact
+// single-line SQL.
+func FormatBeautify(expr Expr) string {
+	formatter := NewFormatter().WithBeautify()
+	formatter.WriteExpr(expr)
+	return formatter.String()
+}
diff --git a/parser/api_test.go b/parser/api_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76f5194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/api_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package parser
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestParseStmt(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("single statement", func(t *testing.T) {
+		stmt, err := ParseStmt("SELECT a FROM t")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.IsType(t, &SelectQuery{}, stmt)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("single statement with trailing semicolon", func(t *testing.T) {
+		stmt, err := ParseStmt("SELECT a FROM t;")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.IsType(t, &SelectQuery{}, stmt)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("empty input", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := ParseStmt("")
+		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "no statement")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiple statements", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := ParseStmt("SELECT 1; SELECT 2")
+		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "exactly one statement")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("syntax error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := ParseStmt("SELECT a FROM WHERE")
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestParseExpr(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("column reference", func(t *testing.T) {
+		expr, err := ParseExpr("a")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.IsType(t, &Ident{}, expr)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("function call", func(t *testing.T) {
+		expr, err := ParseExpr("toDate(created_at) + 1")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, "toDate(created_at) + 1", Format(expr))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("case expression", func(t *testing.T) {
+		expr, err := ParseExpr("CASE WHEN a > 1 THEN 'x' ELSE 'y' END")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.IsType(t, &CaseExpr{}, expr)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("empty input", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := ParseExpr("")
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("trailing tokens", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := ParseExpr("a + 1 b")
+		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "unexpected token after expression")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("syntax error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := ParseExpr("f(")
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestFormatBeautify(t *testing.T) {
+	stmt, err := ParseStmt("SELECT a, b FROM t WHERE a = 1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	beautified := FormatBeautify(stmt)
+	require.Contains(t, beautified, "\n")
+
+	// Must match the long-form formatter API it wraps.
+	formatter := NewFormatter().WithBeautify()
+	formatter.WriteExpr(stmt)
+	require.Equal(t, formatter.String(), beautified)
+
+	// Beautified SQL must still parse to the same compact form.
+	reparsed, err := ParseStmt(beautified)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, Format(stmt), Format(reparsed))
+
+	require.Equal(t, "", FormatBeautify(nil))
+	require.False(t, strings.Contains(Format(stmt), "\n"))
+}