diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 23cb3a14d23..203fc22d027 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3217,6 +3217,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
  "light-poseidon",
  "nargo",
+ "nargo_expand",
  "nargo_fmt",
  "nargo_toml",
  "noir_artifact_cli",
@@ -3259,6 +3260,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-subscriber",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nargo_expand"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.7"
+dependencies = [
+ "fm",
+ "nargo",
+ "nargo_fmt",
+ "noirc_driver",
+ "noirc_errors",
+ "noirc_frontend",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nargo_fmt"
 version = "1.0.0-beta.7"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b3597165fae..527703bcbbe 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ members = [
     "tooling/ast_fuzzer/fuzz",
     "tooling/greybox_fuzzer",
     "tooling/nargo",
+    "tooling/nargo_expand",
     "tooling/nargo_fmt",
     "tooling/nargo_cli",
     "tooling/nargo_toml",
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ noirc_printable_type = { path = "compiler/noirc_printable_type" }
 noir_greybox_fuzzer = { path = "tooling/greybox_fuzzer" }
 nargo = { path = "tooling/nargo" }
 nargo_cli = { path = "tooling/nargo_cli" }
+nargo_expand = { path = "tooling/nargo_expand" }
 nargo_fmt = { path = "tooling/nargo_fmt" }
 nargo_toml = { path = "tooling/nargo_toml" }
 noir_lsp = { path = "tooling/lsp" }
diff --git a/tooling/nargo_cli/Cargo.toml b/tooling/nargo_cli/Cargo.toml
index 5e319d68555..ee6da9fe1fe 100644
--- a/tooling/nargo_cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tooling/nargo_cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ iter-extended.workspace = true
 # and that is a different target, and for that the feature
 # aren't unified with this one.
 nargo = { workspace = true, features = ["rpc"] }
+nargo_expand.workspace = true
 nargo_fmt.workspace = true
 nargo_toml.workspace = true
 noir_lsp.workspace = true
diff --git a/tooling/nargo_cli/src/cli/expand_cmd.rs b/tooling/nargo_cli/src/cli/expand_cmd.rs
index 69c01641120..9fa113bd730 100644
--- a/tooling/nargo_cli/src/cli/expand_cmd.rs
+++ b/tooling/nargo_cli/src/cli/expand_cmd.rs
@@ -1,27 +1,19 @@
 use clap::Args;
 use fm::FileManager;
-use items::ItemBuilder;
 use nargo::{
     errors::CompileError, insert_all_files_for_workspace_into_file_manager,
     ops::check_crate_and_report_errors, package::Package, parse_all, prepare_package,
     workspace::Workspace,
 };
-use nargo_fmt::ImportsGranularity;
+use nargo_expand::get_expanded_crate;
 use nargo_toml::PackageSelection;
 use noirc_driver::CompileOptions;
-use noirc_frontend::{
-    hir::{ParsedFiles, def_map::ModuleId},
-    parse_program_with_dummy_file,
-};
-use printer::ItemPrinter;
+use noirc_frontend::hir::ParsedFiles;
 
 use crate::errors::CliError;
 
 use super::{LockType, PackageOptions, WorkspaceCommand};
 
-mod items;
-mod printer;
-
 /// Show the result of macro expansion
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Args, Default)]
 pub(crate) struct ExpandCommand {
@@ -61,12 +53,12 @@ fn expand_package(
     package: &Package,
     compile_options: &CompileOptions,
 ) -> Result<(), CompileError> {
-    let code = get_expanded_package(file_manager, parsed_files, package, compile_options)?;
+    let code = get_expanded_package_or_error(file_manager, parsed_files, package, compile_options)?;
     println!("{code}");
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn get_expanded_package(
+fn get_expanded_package_or_error(
     file_manager: &FileManager,
     parsed_files: &ParsedFiles,
     package: &Package,
@@ -79,34 +71,5 @@ fn get_expanded_package(
 
     check_crate_and_report_errors(&mut context, crate_id, compile_options)?;
 
-    let root_module_id = context.def_maps[&crate_id].root();
-    let module_id = ModuleId { krate: crate_id, local_id: root_module_id };
-
-    let mut builder = ItemBuilder::new(crate_id, &context.def_interner, &context.def_maps);
-    let item = builder.build_module(module_id);
-
-    let dependencies = &context.crate_graph[context.root_crate_id()].dependencies;
-
-    let mut string = String::new();
-    let mut printer = ItemPrinter::new(
-        crate_id,
-        &context.def_interner,
-        &context.def_maps,
-        dependencies,
-        &mut string,
-    );
-    printer.show_item(item);
-
-    let (parsed_module, errors) = parse_program_with_dummy_file(&string);
-    if errors.is_empty() {
-        let config = nargo_fmt::Config {
-            reorder_imports: true,
-            imports_granularity: ImportsGranularity::Crate,
-            ..Default::default()
-        };
-        Ok(nargo_fmt::format(&string, parsed_module, &config))
-    } else {
-        string.push_str("\n\n// Warning: the generated code has syntax errors");
-        Ok(string)
-    }
+    Ok(get_expanded_crate(&context, crate_id))
 }
diff --git a/tooling/nargo_expand/Cargo.toml b/tooling/nargo_expand/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d4b4d09bb3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tooling/nargo_expand/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[package]
+name = "nargo_expand"
+version.workspace = true
+authors.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+fm.workspace = true
+nargo.workspace = true
+nargo_fmt.workspace = true
+noirc_driver.workspace = true
+noirc_errors.workspace = true
+noirc_frontend.workspace = true
+
+[dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/tooling/nargo_cli/src/cli/expand_cmd/items.rs b/tooling/nargo_expand/src/items.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from tooling/nargo_cli/src/cli/expand_cmd/items.rs
rename to tooling/nargo_expand/src/items.rs
diff --git a/tooling/nargo_expand/src/lib.rs b/tooling/nargo_expand/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..53537cdb246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tooling/nargo_expand/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+use nargo_fmt::ImportsGranularity;
+use noirc_driver::CrateId;
+use noirc_frontend::{
+    hir::{Context, def_map::ModuleId},
+    parse_program_with_dummy_file,
+};
+
+use crate::{items::ItemBuilder, printer::ItemPrinter};
+
+mod items;
+mod printer;
+
+/// Returns the expanded code for the given crate.
+/// Note that `context` must have `activate_lsp_mode` called on it before invoking this function.
+pub fn get_expanded_crate(context: &Context, crate_id: CrateId) -> String {
+    let root_module_id = context.def_maps[&crate_id].root();
+    let module_id = ModuleId { krate: crate_id, local_id: root_module_id };
+
+    let mut builder = ItemBuilder::new(crate_id, &context.def_interner, &context.def_maps);
+    let item = builder.build_module(module_id);
+
+    let dependencies = &context.crate_graph[context.root_crate_id()].dependencies;
+
+    let mut string = String::new();
+    let mut printer = ItemPrinter::new(
+        crate_id,
+        &context.def_interner,
+        &context.def_maps,
+        dependencies,
+        &mut string,
+    );
+    printer.show_item(item);
+
+    let (parsed_module, errors) = parse_program_with_dummy_file(&string);
+    if errors.is_empty() {
+        let config = nargo_fmt::Config {
+            reorder_imports: true,
+            imports_granularity: ImportsGranularity::Crate,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        nargo_fmt::format(&string, parsed_module, &config)
+    } else {
+        string.push_str("\n\n// Warning: the generated code has syntax errors");
+        string
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tooling/nargo_cli/src/cli/expand_cmd/printer.rs b/tooling/nargo_expand/src/printer.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from tooling/nargo_cli/src/cli/expand_cmd/printer.rs
rename to tooling/nargo_expand/src/printer.rs
diff --git a/tooling/nargo_cli/src/cli/expand_cmd/printer/hir.rs b/tooling/nargo_expand/src/printer/hir.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from tooling/nargo_cli/src/cli/expand_cmd/printer/hir.rs
rename to tooling/nargo_expand/src/printer/hir.rs
diff --git a/tooling/nargo_cli/src/cli/expand_cmd/printer/types.rs b/tooling/nargo_expand/src/printer/types.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from tooling/nargo_cli/src/cli/expand_cmd/printer/types.rs
rename to tooling/nargo_expand/src/printer/types.rs