diff --git a/src/mdio/__main__.py b/src/mdio/__main__.py
index 10e3ae3e..4223f383 100644
--- a/src/mdio/__main__.py
+++ b/src/mdio/__main__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 import mdio
 
+from mdio.commands.utility import copy, info
 
 plugin_folder = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "commands")
 
@@ -40,11 +41,18 @@ class MyCLI(click.MultiCommand):
         http://lybniz2.sourceforge.net/safeeval.html
     """
 
+    _command_mapping = {
+        "copy": copy,
+        "info": info,
+    }
+
+    protected_files = ["__init__.py", "utility.py"]
+
     def list_commands(self, ctx: click.Context) -> list[str]:
         """List commands available under `commands` module."""
-        rv = []
+        rv = list(self._command_mapping.keys())
         for filename in os.listdir(plugin_folder):
-            if filename.endswith(".py") and filename != "__init__.py":
+            if filename.endswith(".py") and filename not in self.protected_files:
                 rv.append(filename[:-3])
         rv.sort()
 
@@ -61,6 +69,8 @@ def get_command(self, ctx: click.Context, name: str) -> dict[Callable]:
         }
         local_ns = {}
 
+        if name in self._command_mapping.keys():
+            return self._command_mapping[name]
         fn = os.path.join(plugin_folder, name + ".py")
         with open(fn) as f:
             code = compile(f.read(), fn, "exec")
diff --git a/src/mdio/commands/utility.py b/src/mdio/commands/utility.py
index 9b0d3d78..595a2d1a 100644
--- a/src/mdio/commands/utility.py
+++ b/src/mdio/commands/utility.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 """Dataset CLI Plugin."""
 
-
 try:
     import click
     import click_params
 
     import mdio
+    from typing import Optional
 except SystemError:
     pass
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def cli():
     click.echo("MDIO CLI utilities")
 
 
-@cli.command(name="copy")
+@click.command(name="copy")
 @click.option(
     "-i",
     "--input-mdio-path",
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def copy(
     output_mdio_path: str,
     includes: str = "",
     excludes: str = "",
-    storage_options: dict | None = None,
+    storage_options: Optional[dict] = None,
     overwrite: bool = False,
 ):
     """Copy MDIO to MDIO.
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def copy(
     )
 
 
-@cli.command(name="info")
+@click.command(name="info")
 @click.option(
     "-i",
     "--input-mdio-file",