diff --git a/go/cmd/vtclient/docgen/main.go b/go/cmd/vtclient/docgen/main.go
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+/*
+Copyright 2023 The Vitess Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/cmd/internal/docgen"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/cmd/vtclient/cli"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	var dir string
+	cmd := cobra.Command{
+		Use: "docgen [-d <dir>]",
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			return docgen.GenerateMarkdownTree(cli.Main, dir)
+		},
+	}
+
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&dir, "dir", "d", "doc", "output directory to write documentation")
+	_ = cmd.Execute()
+}