diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index c1323f88..a20640db 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 [run]
 branch = true
+# tox measures `coverage=hcl2`, so hcl2/cli/* only came into scope when the CLI moved
+# under the package in 8.2.0. Omitting it keeps the gate on library code, as before.
 omit =
     hcl2/lark_parser.py
     hcl2/version.py
     hcl2/__main__.py
     hcl2/__init__.py
     hcl2/rules/__init__.py
-    cli/__init__.py
+    hcl2/cli/*
 
 [report]
 show_missing = true
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 69a3666b..b8fda71d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ## \[Unreleased\]
 
+### Changed
+
+- **Breaking for direct `cli.*` imports.** The CLI modules moved from a top-level `cli` package
+  to `hcl2.cli`, so installing python-hcl2 no longer claims the generic top-level `cli` name.
+  Since 8.0 the distribution installed `cli/` into `site-packages`, where it collided with
+  projects that have a top-level `cli` package of their own and made their `cli.*` imports
+  resolve to the wrong module. The `hcl2tojson`, `jsontohcl2`, and `hq` commands and
+  `python -m hcl2` are unaffected; only code importing `cli.hcl_to_json`, `cli.json_to_hcl`,
+  `cli.hq`, or `cli.helpers` needs to add the `hcl2.` prefix. No compatibility shim ships,
+  because a shim would still occupy the colliding name.
+- The redundant `cli/py.typed` marker is gone; `hcl2/py.typed` already covers `hcl2.cli`.
+
 ### Added
 
 - Python 3.14 is now tested and declared as supported. No source changes were needed; the full
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 7ce75b76..5084697f 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ The **Direct** pipeline (`parse_to_tree` → `transform` → `to_lark` → `reco
 | `hcl2/walk.py` | Generic tree-walking primitives for the LarkElement IR tree |
 | `hcl2/utils.py` | `SerializationOptions`, `SerializationContext`, string helpers |
 | `hcl2/const.py` | Constants: `IS_BLOCK`, `COMMENTS_KEY`, `INLINE_COMMENTS_KEY` |
-| `cli/helpers.py` | File/directory/stdin conversion helpers |
-| `cli/hcl_to_json.py` | `hcl2tojson` entry point |
-| `cli/json_to_hcl.py` | `jsontohcl2` entry point |
-| `cli/hq.py` | `hq` CLI entry point — query dispatch, formatting, optional operator |
+| `hcl2/cli/helpers.py` | File/directory/stdin conversion helpers |
+| `hcl2/cli/hcl_to_json.py` | `hcl2tojson` entry point |
+| `hcl2/cli/json_to_hcl.py` | `jsontohcl2` entry point |
+| `hcl2/cli/hq.py` | `hq` CLI entry point — query dispatch, formatting, optional operator |
 | `hcl2/query/__init__.py` | Public query API exports |
 | `hcl2/query/_base.py` | `NodeView` base class, view registry, `view_for()` factory |
 | `hcl2/query/body.py` | `DocumentView`, `BodyView` facades for top-level and body queries |
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ The **Direct** pipeline (`parse_to_tree` → `transform` → `to_lark` → `reco
 | `hcl2/query/safe_eval.py` | AST-validated Python expression eval for hybrid/eval modes |
 | `hcl2/query/introspect.py` | `--describe` and `--schema` output generation |
 
-`hcl2/__main__.py` is a thin wrapper that imports `cli.hcl_to_json:main`.
+`hcl2/__main__.py` is a thin wrapper that imports `hcl2.cli.hcl_to_json:main`.
 
 ### Rules (one class per grammar rule)
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ python -m unittest discover -s test -p "test_*.py" -v
 **Unit tests** (`test/unit/`): instantiate rule objects directly (no parsing).
 
 - `rules/` — one file per rules module
-- `cli/` — one file per CLI module
+- `cli/` — one file per module in `hcl2/cli/`
 - `test_*.py` — tests for corresponding files from `hcl2/` directory
 
 Use concrete stubs when testing ABCs (e.g., `StubExpression(ExpressionRule)`).
diff --git a/cli/py.typed b/cli/py.typed
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/docs/06_migrating_to_v8.md b/docs/06_migrating_to_v8.md
index 0c4703bf..b3ce260a 100644
--- a/docs/06_migrating_to_v8.md
+++ b/docs/06_migrating_to_v8.md
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ Reverse:  dict -> from_dict() -> reconstruct() -> HCL text
 
 ## CLI changes
 
-The `hcl2tojson` entry point moved from `hcl2.__main__:main` to `cli.hcl_to_json:main`. A shim keeps `python -m hcl2` working, but direct imports from `hcl2.__main__` should be updated.
+The `hcl2tojson` entry point moved from `hcl2.__main__:main` to `hcl2.cli.hcl_to_json:main`. A shim keeps `python -m hcl2` working, but direct imports from `hcl2.__main__` should be updated.
+
+In 8.0 through 8.1.x these modules lived in a top-level `cli` package; 8.2.0 moved them under `hcl2.cli` so the distribution no longer claims the generic `cli` name. Only direct `import cli.*` is affected — the `hcl2tojson`, `jsontohcl2`, and `hq` commands are unchanged.
 
 Two new CLI tools ship with v8:
 
diff --git a/hcl2/__main__.py b/hcl2/__main__.py
index 9beb4a75..c07b250c 100644
--- a/hcl2/__main__.py
+++ b/hcl2/__main__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Allow ``python -m hcl2`` to run the hcl2tojson command."""
 
-from cli.hcl_to_json import main
+from hcl2.cli.hcl_to_json import main
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/cli/__init__.py b/hcl2/cli/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/__init__.py
rename to hcl2/cli/__init__.py
diff --git a/cli/hcl_to_json.py b/hcl2/cli/hcl_to_json.py
similarity index 99%
rename from cli/hcl_to_json.py
rename to hcl2/cli/hcl_to_json.py
index 87dae289..6c8b7d98 100644
--- a/cli/hcl_to_json.py
+++ b/hcl2/cli/hcl_to_json.py
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
 import sys
 from typing import IO, List, Optional, TextIO
 
-from cli.helpers import (
+from hcl2 import load
+from hcl2.utils import SerializationOptions
+from hcl2.version import __version__
+
+from .helpers import (
     EXIT_IO_ERROR,
     EXIT_PARSE_ERROR,
     EXIT_PARTIAL,
@@ -20,9 +24,6 @@
     _expand_file_args,
     _install_sigpipe_handler,
 )
-from hcl2 import load
-from hcl2.utils import SerializationOptions
-from hcl2.version import __version__
 
 _HCL_EXTENSIONS = {".tf", ".hcl"}
 
diff --git a/cli/helpers.py b/hcl2/cli/helpers.py
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/helpers.py
rename to hcl2/cli/helpers.py
diff --git a/cli/hq.py b/hcl2/cli/hq.py
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/hq.py
rename to hcl2/cli/hq.py
diff --git a/cli/json_to_hcl.py b/hcl2/cli/json_to_hcl.py
similarity index 99%
rename from cli/json_to_hcl.py
rename to hcl2/cli/json_to_hcl.py
index d14daed5..9684bfc6 100644
--- a/cli/json_to_hcl.py
+++ b/hcl2/cli/json_to_hcl.py
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@
 from typing import TextIO
 
 import hcl2
-from cli.helpers import (
+from hcl2 import dump
+from hcl2.deserializer import DeserializerOptions
+from hcl2.formatter import FormatterOptions
+from hcl2.query.diff import diff_dicts, format_diff_json, format_diff_text
+from hcl2.utils import SerializationOptions
+from hcl2.version import __version__
+
+from .helpers import (
     EXIT_DIFF,
     EXIT_IO_ERROR,
     EXIT_PARSE_ERROR,
@@ -22,12 +29,6 @@
     _expand_file_args,
     _install_sigpipe_handler,
 )
-from hcl2 import dump
-from hcl2.deserializer import DeserializerOptions
-from hcl2.formatter import FormatterOptions
-from hcl2.query.diff import diff_dicts, format_diff_json, format_diff_text
-from hcl2.utils import SerializationOptions
-from hcl2.version import __version__
 
 
 def _json_to_hcl(
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cc4c243a..6541b5d7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ content-type = "text/markdown"
 Homepage = "https://github.com/amplify-education/python-hcl2"
 
 [project.scripts]
-hcl2tojson = "cli.hcl_to_json:main"
-jsontohcl2 = "cli.json_to_hcl:main"
-hq = "cli.hq:main"
+hcl2tojson = "hcl2.cli.hcl_to_json:main"
+jsontohcl2 = "hcl2.cli.json_to_hcl:main"
+hq = "hcl2.cli.hq:main"
 
 [tool.setuptools]
-packages = ["hcl2", "hcl2.rules", "hcl2.query", "cli"]
+packages = ["hcl2", "hcl2.rules", "hcl2.query", "hcl2.cli"]
 zip-safe = false
 include-package-data = true
 
diff --git a/test/integration/test_cli_subprocess.py b/test/integration/test_cli_subprocess.py
index ce4b1226..403bcd3b 100644
--- a/test/integration/test_cli_subprocess.py
+++ b/test/integration/test_cli_subprocess.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 JSON_RESERIALIZED_DIR = INTEGRATION_DIR / "json_reserialized"
 PROJECT_ROOT = INTEGRATION_DIR.parent.parent
 
-_HCL2TOJSON = [sys.executable, "-c", "from cli.hcl_to_json import main; main()"]
-_JSONTOHCL2 = [sys.executable, "-c", "from cli.json_to_hcl import main; main()"]
+_HCL2TOJSON = [sys.executable, "-c", "from hcl2.cli.hcl_to_json import main; main()"]
+_JSONTOHCL2 = [sys.executable, "-c", "from hcl2.cli.json_to_hcl import main; main()"]
 
 _TIMEOUT = 30
 
diff --git a/test/unit/cli/test_hcl_to_json.py b/test/unit/cli/test_hcl_to_json.py
index 3b41e606..78fa5dbb 100644
--- a/test/unit/cli/test_hcl_to_json.py
+++ b/test/unit/cli/test_hcl_to_json.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 from unittest import TestCase
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
-from cli.hcl_to_json import main
-from cli.helpers import EXIT_IO_ERROR, EXIT_PARSE_ERROR, EXIT_PARTIAL
+from hcl2.cli.hcl_to_json import main
+from hcl2.cli.helpers import EXIT_IO_ERROR, EXIT_PARSE_ERROR, EXIT_PARTIAL
 
 SIMPLE_HCL = "x = 1\n"
 SIMPLE_JSON_DICT = {"x": 1}
diff --git a/test/unit/cli/test_helpers.py b/test/unit/cli/test_helpers.py
index 8ba078f2..f77cf38d 100644
--- a/test/unit/cli/test_helpers.py
+++ b/test/unit/cli/test_helpers.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from unittest import TestCase
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
-from cli.helpers import (
+from hcl2.cli.helpers import (
     _collect_files,
     _convert_directory,
     _convert_multiple_files,
diff --git a/test/unit/cli/test_hq.py b/test/unit/cli/test_hq.py
index 3ec9142e..6ff263a1 100644
--- a/test/unit/cli/test_hq.py
+++ b/test/unit/cli/test_hq.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from unittest import TestCase
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
-from cli.hq import (
+from hcl2.cli.hq import (
     EXIT_IO_ERROR,
     EXIT_NO_RESULTS,
     EXIT_PARSE_ERROR,
diff --git a/test/unit/cli/test_json_to_hcl.py b/test/unit/cli/test_json_to_hcl.py
index aebdbc28..32c0b2e8 100644
--- a/test/unit/cli/test_json_to_hcl.py
+++ b/test/unit/cli/test_json_to_hcl.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 from unittest import TestCase
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
-from cli.helpers import EXIT_DIFF, EXIT_IO_ERROR, EXIT_PARSE_ERROR, EXIT_PARTIAL
-from cli.json_to_hcl import main
+from hcl2.cli.helpers import EXIT_DIFF, EXIT_IO_ERROR, EXIT_PARSE_ERROR, EXIT_PARTIAL
+from hcl2.cli.json_to_hcl import main
 
 SIMPLE_JSON_DICT = {"x": 1}
 SIMPLE_JSON = json.dumps(SIMPLE_JSON_DICT)
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ def test_structure_error_exits_2(self):
 
             stderr = StringIO()
             with patch("sys.argv", ["jsontohcl2", path]):
-                with patch("cli.json_to_hcl.dump", side_effect=TypeError("bad structure")):
+                with patch("hcl2.cli.json_to_hcl.dump", side_effect=TypeError("bad structure")):
                     with patch("sys.stderr", stderr):
                         with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as cm:
                             main()