diff --git a/mlir/docs/Tools/MLIRLSP.md b/mlir/docs/Tools/MLIRLSP.md
--- a/mlir/docs/Tools/MLIRLSP.md
+++ b/mlir/docs/Tools/MLIRLSP.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   mlir::DialectRegistry registry;
   registerMyDialects(registry);
   registerMyPasses();
-  return mlir::failed(mlir::MlirLspServerMain(argc, argv, registry));
+  return mlir::asMainReturnCode(mlir::MlirLspServerMain(argc, argv, registry));
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/mlir/docs/Tools/mlir-reduce.md b/mlir/docs/Tools/mlir-reduce.md
--- a/mlir/docs/Tools/mlir-reduce.md
+++ b/mlir/docs/Tools/mlir-reduce.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
   registerMyDialects(registry);
   // Register the DialectReductionPatternInterface if any.
   MLIRContext context(registry);
-  return failed(mlirReduceMain(argc, argv, context));
+  return asMainReturnCode(mlirReduceMain(argc, argv, context));
 }
 
 ```
diff --git a/mlir/examples/standalone/standalone-translate/standalone-translate.cpp b/mlir/examples/standalone/standalone-translate/standalone-translate.cpp
--- a/mlir/examples/standalone/standalone-translate/standalone-translate.cpp
+++ b/mlir/examples/standalone/standalone-translate/standalone-translate.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
 
   // TODO: Register standalone translations here.
 
-  return failed(
+  return mlir::asMainReturnCode(
       mlir::mlirTranslateMain(argc, argv, "MLIR Translation Testing Tool"));
 }
diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/Support/LogicalResult.h b/mlir/include/mlir/Support/LogicalResult.h
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/Support/LogicalResult.h
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/Support/LogicalResult.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include "mlir/Support/LLVM.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/Optional.h"
 
+#include <cstdlib>
+
 namespace mlir {
 
 /// This class represents an efficient way to signal success or failure. It
@@ -71,6 +73,21 @@
 /// to a failure value.
 inline bool failed(LogicalResult result) { return result.failed(); }
 
+/// Utility function that converts LogicalResult to an `int` value that can be
+/// returned directly from `main`.
+///
+/// Example:
+///   ```c++
+///   int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+///     // ...
+///     return asMainReturnCode(MlirOptMain(argc, argv, /* ... */));
+///   }
+///   ```
+///
+inline int asMainReturnCode(LogicalResult result) {
+  return result.succeeded() ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
+}
+
 /// This class provides support for representing a failure result, or a valid
 /// value of type `T`. This allows for integrating with LogicalResult, while
 /// also providing a value on the success path.
diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/Tools/mlir-opt/MlirOptMain.h b/mlir/include/mlir/Tools/mlir-opt/MlirOptMain.h
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/Tools/mlir-opt/MlirOptMain.h
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/Tools/mlir-opt/MlirOptMain.h
@@ -79,20 +79,6 @@
                           DialectRegistry &registry,
                           bool preloadDialectsInContext = false);
 
-/// Helper wrapper to return the result of MlirOptMain directly from main.
-///
-/// Example:
-///
-///     int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-///       // ...
-///       return mlir::asMainReturnCode(mlir::MlirOptMain(
-///           argc, argv, /* ... */);
-///     }
-///
-inline int asMainReturnCode(LogicalResult r) {
-  return r.succeeded() ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
-}
-
 } // namespace mlir
 
 #endif // MLIR_TOOLS_MLIROPT_MLIROPTMAIN_H
diff --git a/mlir/tools/mlir-lsp-server/mlir-lsp-server.cpp b/mlir/tools/mlir-lsp-server/mlir-lsp-server.cpp
--- a/mlir/tools/mlir-lsp-server/mlir-lsp-server.cpp
+++ b/mlir/tools/mlir-lsp-server/mlir-lsp-server.cpp
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   DialectRegistry registry;
   registerAllDialects(registry);
-  return failed(MlirLspServerMain(argc, argv, registry));
+  return asMainReturnCode(MlirLspServerMain(argc, argv, registry));
 }
diff --git a/mlir/tools/mlir-pdll-lsp-server/mlir-pdll-lsp-server.cpp b/mlir/tools/mlir-pdll-lsp-server/mlir-pdll-lsp-server.cpp
--- a/mlir/tools/mlir-pdll-lsp-server/mlir-pdll-lsp-server.cpp
+++ b/mlir/tools/mlir-pdll-lsp-server/mlir-pdll-lsp-server.cpp
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 using namespace mlir;
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-  return failed(MlirPdllLspServerMain(argc, argv));
+  return asMainReturnCode(MlirPdllLspServerMain(argc, argv));
 }
diff --git a/mlir/tools/mlir-reduce/mlir-reduce.cpp b/mlir/tools/mlir-reduce/mlir-reduce.cpp
--- a/mlir/tools/mlir-reduce/mlir-reduce.cpp
+++ b/mlir/tools/mlir-reduce/mlir-reduce.cpp
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@
 #endif
   MLIRContext context(registry);
 
-  return failed(mlirReduceMain(argc, argv, context));
+  return asMainReturnCode(mlirReduceMain(argc, argv, context));
 }
diff --git a/mlir/tools/mlir-translate/mlir-translate.cpp b/mlir/tools/mlir-translate/mlir-translate.cpp
--- a/mlir/tools/mlir-translate/mlir-translate.cpp
+++ b/mlir/tools/mlir-translate/mlir-translate.cpp
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   registerAllTranslations();
   registerTestTranslations();
-  return failed(mlirTranslateMain(argc, argv, "MLIR Translation Testing Tool"));
+  return mlir::asMainReturnCode(
+      mlirTranslateMain(argc, argv, "MLIR Translation Testing Tool"));
 }