diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/CMakeLists.txt b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
-add_clang_tool(clangd
+# Needed by LLVM's CMake checks because this file defines multiple targets.
+set(LLVM_OPTIONAL_SOURCES ClangdToolMain.cpp)
+
+add_clang_library(clangdMain
   ClangdMain.cpp
   Check.cpp
+  )
+
+add_clang_tool(clangd
+  ClangdToolMain.cpp
   $<TARGET_OBJECTS:obj.clangDaemonTweaks>
   )
 
@@ -13,7 +20,7 @@
   list(APPEND CLANGD_XPC_LIBS "clangdXpcJsonConversions" "clangdXpcTransport")
 endif()
 
-clang_target_link_libraries(clangd
+clang_target_link_libraries(clangdMain
   PRIVATE
   clangAST
   clangBasic
@@ -25,14 +32,14 @@
   clangToolingCore
   clangToolingRefactoring
   clangToolingSyntax
-  )
-
-target_link_libraries(clangd
-  PRIVATE
   clangTidy
-
   clangDaemon
   clangdRemoteIndex
   clangdSupport
   ${CLANGD_XPC_LIBS}
   )
+
+clang_target_link_libraries(clangd
+  PRIVATE
+  clangdMain
+  )
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/ClangdMain.h b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/ClangdMain.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/ClangdMain.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//===--- ClangdMain.h - clangd main function ------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANGD_TOOL_CLANGDMAIN_H
+#define LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANGD_TOOL_CLANGDMAIN_H
+
+namespace clang {
+namespace clangd {
+// clangd main function (clangd server loop)
+int clangdMain(int argc, char *argv[]);
+} // namespace clangd
+} // namespace clang
+
+#endif // LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANGD_TOOL_CLANGDMAIN_H
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/ClangdMain.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/ClangdMain.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/ClangdMain.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/ClangdMain.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
+#include "ClangdMain.h"
 #include "ClangdLSPServer.h"
 #include "CodeComplete.h"
 #include "Compiler.h"
@@ -710,8 +711,6 @@
   }
 };
 } // namespace
-} // namespace clangd
-} // namespace clang
 
 enum class ErrorResultCode : int {
   NoShutdownRequest = 1,
@@ -719,10 +718,7 @@
   CheckFailed = 3
 };
 
-int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-  using namespace clang;
-  using namespace clang::clangd;
-
+int clangdMain(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   llvm::InitializeAllTargetInfos();
   llvm::sys::PrintStackTraceOnErrorSignal(argv[0]);
   llvm::sys::AddSignalHandler(
@@ -1041,3 +1037,6 @@
 
   return ExitCode;
 }
+
+} // namespace clangd
+} // namespace clang
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/ClangdToolMain.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/ClangdToolMain.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/ClangdToolMain.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//===--- ClangdToolMain.cpp - clangd main function ------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include "ClangdMain.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  return clang::clangd::clangdMain(argc, argv);
+}