diff --git a/type/__wp_cli/gencode-remote b/type/__wp_cli/gencode-remote
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a4e05e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/type/__wp_cli/gencode-remote
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+cat << EOF
+curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli.phar -o wp-cli.phar
+chmod +x wp-cli.phar
+mv wp-cli.phar /usr/local/bin/wp
+EOF
diff --git a/type/__wp_cli/manifest b/type/__wp_cli/manifest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf54f47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/type/__wp_cli/manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+os=$(cat "${__global:?}/explorer/os")
+if [ "$os" != "alpine" ]; then
+	echo "This type is expected to run on Alpine Linux, not $os. Exiting." >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+for pkg in curl php7 php7-phar less; do
+	__package $pkg
+done
diff --git a/type/__wp_cli/singleton b/type/__wp_cli/singleton
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index 0000000..e69de29