diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/package_test.go b/cmd/mdatagen/generated_package_test.go
similarity index 60%
rename from cmd/mdatagen/package_test.go
rename to cmd/mdatagen/generated_package_test.go
index 5cd502ca564..2a21d3c7c86 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/package_test.go
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/generated_package_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// Code generated by mdatagen. DO NOT EDIT.
 
 package main
 
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/main.go b/cmd/mdatagen/main.go
index 959275c0226..ee4b719aef5 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/main.go
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+//go:generate mdatagen metadata.yaml
+
 package main
 
 import (
@@ -204,6 +206,9 @@ func templatize(tmplFile string, md metadata) *template.Template {
 				"isConnector": func() bool {
 					return md.Status.Class == "connector"
 				},
+				"isCommand": func() bool {
+					return md.Status.Class == "cmd"
+				},
 				"supportsLogs": func() bool {
 					for _, signals := range md.Status.Stability {
 						for _, s := range signals {
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/metadata.yaml b/cmd/mdatagen/metadata.yaml
index 65bb097a962..bc18609e74c 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/metadata.yaml
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/metadata.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@ type: mdatagen
 
 status:
   class: cmd
+  stability:
+    alpha: [metrics]
   codeowners:
     active: [dmitryax]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/templates/package_test.go.tmpl b/cmd/mdatagen/templates/package_test.go.tmpl
index f0e0ba2e795..93446b7a5d7 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/templates/package_test.go.tmpl
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/templates/package_test.go.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Code generated by mdatagen. DO NOT EDIT.
 
-package {{ .Package }}
+package {{ if isCommand -}}main{{ else }}{{ .Package }}{{- end }}
 
 import (
 	"testing"