diff --git a/packages/core/cli.js b/packages/core/cli.js
index 9152eaa4c6d..2aac802358d 100755
--- a/packages/core/cli.js
+++ b/packages/core/cli.js
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ listeners.forEach(listener => process.removeListener("warning", listener));
 let options = { logger: console };
 
 const inputArguments = process.argv.slice(2);
-const userWantsGeneralHelp =
-  inputArguments.length === 1 && ["help", "--help"].includes(inputArguments[0]);
+const userWantsGeneralHelp = 
+  inputArguments.length === 1 && ['help', '--help'].includes(inputArguments[0]);
 
 if (userWantsGeneralHelp) {
   command.displayGeneralHelp();
diff --git a/packages/core/index.js b/packages/core/index.js
index dfb602225cb..db0f74e0f19 100644
--- a/packages/core/index.js
+++ b/packages/core/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var pkg = require("./package.json");
 module.exports = {
   build: require("./lib/build"),
   create: require("./lib/commands/create/helpers"),
+  console: require("./lib/repl"),
   contracts: require("@truffle/workflow-compile"),
   package: require("./lib/package"),
   test: require("./lib/test"),
diff --git a/packages/core/lib/command.js b/packages/core/lib/command.js
index 1e9d629352c..365574f9128 100644
--- a/packages/core/lib/command.js
+++ b/packages/core/lib/command.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Command {
 
     let args = yargs();
 
-    Object.keys(this.commands).forEach(function (command) {
+    Object.keys(this.commands).forEach(function(command) {
       args = args.command(commands[command]);
     });
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class Command {
     return {
       name: chosenCommand,
       argv,
-      command,
+      command
     };
   }
 
@@ -134,11 +134,10 @@ class Command {
       const newOptions = Object.assign({}, clone, argv);
 
       result.command.run(newOptions, callback);
-
       analytics.send({
         command: result.name ? result.name : "other",
         args: result.argv._,
-        version: bundled || "(unbundled) " + core,
+        version: bundled || "(unbundled) " + core
       });
     } catch (err) {
       callback(err);
diff --git a/packages/core/lib/console-child.js b/packages/core/lib/console-child.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c6d77da51e..00000000000
--- a/packages/core/lib/console-child.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-const Command = require("../lib/command");
-const TruffleError = require("@truffle/error");
-const Config = require("@truffle/config");
-const Web3 = require("web3");
-const yargs = require("yargs");
-
-const input = process.argv[2].split(" -- ");
-const inputStrings = input[1];
-
-//detect config so we can get the provider and resolver without having to serialize
-//and deserialize them
-const detectedConfig = Config.detect({ network: yargs(input[0]).network });
-const customConfig = detectedConfig.networks.develop || {};
-
-//need host and port for provider url
-const ganacheOptions = {
-  host: customConfig.host || "127.0.0.1",
-  port: customConfig.port || 9545
-};
-const url = `http://${ganacheOptions.host}:${ganacheOptions.port}/`;
-
-//set up the develop network to use, including setting up provider
-detectedConfig.networks.develop = {
-  host: customConfig.host || "127.0.0.1",
-  port: customConfig.port || 9545,
-  network_id: customConfig.network_id || 5777,
-  provider: function () {
-    return new Web3.providers.HttpProvider(url, { keepAlive: false });
-  }
-};
-
-const command = new Command(require("../lib/commands"));
-
-command.run(inputStrings, detectedConfig, error => {
-  if (error) {
-    // Perform error handling ourselves.
-    if (error instanceof TruffleError) {
-      console.log(error.message);
-    } else {
-      // Bubble up all other unexpected errors.
-      console.log(error.stack || error.toString());
-    }
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-  process.exit(0);
-});
diff --git a/packages/core/lib/console.js b/packages/core/lib/console.js
index 0f6b537f63a..d741122d38a 100644
--- a/packages/core/lib/console.js
+++ b/packages/core/lib/console.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const repl = require("repl");
+const ReplManager = require("./repl");
 const Command = require("./command");
 const provision = require("@truffle/provisioner");
 const {
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ const TruffleError = require("@truffle/error");
 const fse = require("fs-extra");
 const path = require("path");
 const EventEmitter = require("events");
-const spawnSync = require("child_process").spawnSync;
 
 const processInput = input => {
   const inputComponents = input.trim().split(" ");
@@ -44,10 +43,9 @@ class Console extends EventEmitter {
 
     this.options = options;
 
+    this.repl = options.repl || new ReplManager(options);
     this.command = new Command(tasks);
 
-    this.repl = null;
-
     this.interfaceAdapter = createInterfaceAdapter({
       provider: options.provider,
       networkType: options.networks[options.network].type
@@ -56,22 +54,37 @@ class Console extends EventEmitter {
       provider: options.provider,
       networkType: options.networks[options.network].type
     });
+
+    // Bubble the ReplManager's exit event
+    this.repl.on("exit", () => this.emit("exit"));
+
+    // Bubble the ReplManager's reset event
+    this.repl.on("reset", () => this.emit("reset"));
   }
 
-  start() {
+  start(callback) {
+    if (!this.repl) this.repl = new Repl(this.options);
+
+    // TODO: This should probalby be elsewhere.
+    // It's here to ensure the repl manager instance gets
+    // passed down to commands.
+    this.options.repl = this.repl;
+
     try {
       this.interfaceAdapter.getAccounts().then(fetchedAccounts => {
         const abstractions = this.provision();
 
-        this.repl = repl.start({
+        this.repl.start({
           prompt: "truffle(" + this.options.network + ")> ",
-          eval: this.interpret.bind(this)
+          context: {
+            web3: this.web3,
+            interfaceAdapter: this.interfaceAdapter,
+            accounts: fetchedAccounts
+          },
+          interpreter: this.interpret.bind(this),
+          done: callback
         });
 
-        this.repl.context.web3 = this.web3;
-        this.repl.context.interfaceAdapter = this.interfaceAdapter;
-        this.repl.context.accounts = fetchedAccounts;
-
         this.resetContractsInConsoleContext(abstractions);
       });
     } catch (error) {
@@ -130,41 +143,8 @@ class Console extends EventEmitter {
     abstractions.forEach(abstraction => {
       contextVars[abstraction.contract_name] = abstraction;
     });
-  }
-
-  runSpawn(inputStrings, options, callback) {
-    let childPath;
-    if (typeof BUNDLE_CONSOLE_CHILD_FILENAME !== "undefined") {
-      childPath = path.join(__dirname, BUNDLE_CONSOLE_CHILD_FILENAME);
-    } else {
-      childPath = path.join(__dirname, "../lib/console-child.js");
-    }
 
-    const spawnOptions = { stdio: ["inherit", "inherit", "inherit"] };
-
-    const spawnInput = "--network " + options.network + " -- " + inputStrings;
-
-    try {
-      spawnSync(
-        "node",
-        ["--no-deprecation", childPath, spawnInput],
-        spawnOptions
-      );
-
-      try {
-        this.provision();
-      } catch (e) {
-        console.log(e);
-      }
-    } catch (err) {
-      callback(err);
-    }
-    //want repl to exit when it receives an exit command
-    this.repl.on("exit", () => {
-      process.exit();
-    });
-    //display prompt when child repl process is finished
-    this.repl.displayPrompt();
+    this.repl.setContextVars(contextVars);
   }
 
   interpret(input, context, filename, callback) {
@@ -172,7 +152,7 @@ class Console extends EventEmitter {
     if (
       this.command.getCommand(processedInput, this.options.noAliases) != null
     ) {
-      return this.runSpawn(processedInput, this.options, error => {
+      return this.command.run(processedInput, this.options, error => {
         if (error) {
           // Perform error handling ourselves.
           if (error instanceof TruffleError) {
diff --git a/packages/core/lib/debug/interpreter.js b/packages/core/lib/debug/interpreter.js
index c3d627f550e..8e27e8a56c5 100644
--- a/packages/core/lib/debug/interpreter.js
+++ b/packages/core/lib/debug/interpreter.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const selectors = require("@truffle/debugger").selectors;
 const { session, solidity, trace, evm, controller } = selectors;
 
 const analytics = require("../services/analytics");
-const repl = require("repl");
+const ReplManager = require("../repl");
 
 const { DebugPrinter } = require("./printer");
 
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ class DebugInterpreter {
     this.printer = new DebugPrinter(config, session);
     this.txHash = txHash;
     this.lastCommand = "n";
+
+    this.repl = config.repl || new ReplManager(config);
     this.enabledExpressions = new Set();
-    this.repl = null;
   }
 
   async setOrClearBreakpoint(args, setOrClear) {
@@ -275,14 +276,24 @@ class DebugInterpreter {
       ? DebugUtils.formatPrompt(this.network, this.txHash)
       : DebugUtils.formatPrompt(this.network);
 
-    this.repl = repl.start({
-      prompt: prompt,
-      eval: util.callbackify(this.interpreter.bind(this)),
+    this.repl.start({
+      prompt,
+      interpreter: util.callbackify(this.interpreter.bind(this)),
       ignoreUndefined: true,
       done: terminate
     });
   }
 
+  setPrompt(prompt) {
+    this.repl.activate.bind(this.repl)({
+      prompt,
+      context: {},
+      //this argument only *adds* things, so it's safe to set it to {}
+      ignoreUndefined: true
+      //set to true because it's set to true below :P
+    });
+  }
+
   async interpreter(cmd) {
     cmd = cmd.trim();
     let cmdArgs, splitArgs;
@@ -293,7 +304,10 @@ class DebugInterpreter {
     }
 
     //split arguments for commands that want that; split on runs of spaces
-    splitArgs = cmd.trim().split(/ +/).slice(1);
+    splitArgs = cmd
+      .trim()
+      .split(/ +/)
+      .slice(1);
     debug("splitArgs %O", splitArgs);
 
     //warning: this bit *alters* cmd!
@@ -310,7 +324,7 @@ class DebugInterpreter {
 
     //quit if that's what we were given
     if (cmd === "q") {
-      process.exit();
+      return await util.promisify(this.repl.stop.bind(this.repl))();
     }
 
     let alreadyFinished = this.session.view(trace.finishedOrUnloaded);
@@ -393,7 +407,7 @@ class DebugInterpreter {
           if (this.session.view(selectors.session.status.success)) {
             txSpinner.succeed();
             //if successful, change prompt
-            this.repl.setPrompt(DebugUtils.formatPrompt(this.network, cmdArgs));
+            this.setPrompt(DebugUtils.formatPrompt(this.network, cmdArgs));
           } else {
             txSpinner.fail();
             loadFailed = true;
@@ -416,7 +430,7 @@ class DebugInterpreter {
         if (this.session.view(selectors.session.status.loaded)) {
           await this.session.unload();
           this.printer.print("Transaction unloaded.");
-          this.repl.setPrompt(DebugUtils.formatPrompt(this.network));
+          this.setPrompt(DebugUtils.formatPrompt(this.network));
         } else {
           this.printer.print("No transaction to unload.");
           this.printer.print("");
diff --git a/packages/core/lib/repl.js b/packages/core/lib/repl.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb69a7e1389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/lib/repl.js
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+var repl = require("repl");
+var expect = require("@truffle/expect");
+var EventEmitter = require("events");
+var inherits = require("util").inherits;
+
+inherits(ReplManager, EventEmitter);
+
+function ReplManager(options) {
+  EventEmitter.call(this);
+
+  expect.options(options, [
+    "working_directory",
+    "contracts_directory",
+    "contracts_build_directory",
+    "migrations_directory",
+    "network",
+    "network_id",
+    "provider",
+    "resolver",
+    "build_directory"
+  ]);
+
+  this.options = options;
+  this.repl = options.repl;
+
+  this.contexts = [];
+}
+
+ReplManager.prototype.start = function(options) {
+  var self = this;
+
+  this.contexts.push({
+    prompt: options.prompt,
+    interpreter: options.interpreter,
+    ignoreUndefined: options.ignoreUndefined || false,
+    done: options.done
+  });
+
+  var currentContext = this.contexts[this.contexts.length - 1];
+
+  if (!this.repl) {
+    this.repl = repl.start({
+      prompt: currentContext.prompt,
+      eval: this.interpret.bind(this)
+    });
+
+    this.repl.on("exit", async function() {
+      // If we exit for some reason, call done functions for good measure
+      // then ensure the process is completely killed. Once the repl exits,
+      // the process is in a bad state and can't be recovered (e.g., stdin is closed).
+      try {
+        for (const context of self.contexts) {
+          if (context.done) await context.done();
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        throw error;
+      } finally {
+        process.exit();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Bubble the internal repl's exit event
+  this.repl.on("exit", function() {
+    self.emit("exit");
+  });
+
+  // Bubble the internal repl's reset event
+  this.repl.on("reset", function() {
+    process.stdout.write("\u001B[2J\u001B[0;0f");
+    self.emit("reset");
+  });
+
+  this.repl.setPrompt(options.prompt);
+  this.setContextVars(options.context || {});
+  this.activate(options);
+};
+
+ReplManager.prototype.setContextVars = function(obj) {
+  var self = this;
+  if (this.repl) {
+    Object.keys(obj || {}).forEach(function(key) {
+      self.repl.context[key] = obj[key];
+    });
+  }
+};
+
+ReplManager.prototype.activate = function(session) {
+  const { prompt, context, ignoreUndefined } = session;
+  this.repl.setPrompt(prompt);
+  this.repl.ignoreUndefined = ignoreUndefined;
+  this.setContextVars(context);
+};
+
+ReplManager.prototype.stop = function(callback) {
+  var oldContext = this.contexts.pop();
+
+  if (oldContext.done) {
+    oldContext.done();
+  }
+
+  var currentContext = this.contexts[this.contexts.length - 1];
+
+  if (currentContext) {
+    this.activate(currentContext);
+  } else {
+    // If there's no new context, stop the process altogether.
+    // Though this might seem like an out of place process.exit(),
+    // once the Node repl closes, the state of the process is not
+    // recoverable; e.g., stdin is closed and can't be reopened.
+    // Since we can't recover to a state before the repl was opened,
+    // we should just exit. He're, we'll exit after we've popped
+    // off the stack of all repl contexts.
+    process.exit();
+  }
+
+  if (callback) {
+    callback();
+  }
+};
+
+ReplManager.prototype.interpret = function(
+  replInput,
+  context,
+  filename,
+  callback
+) {
+  const currentContext = this.contexts[this.contexts.length - 1];
+  currentContext.interpreter(replInput, context, filename, callback);
+};
+
+module.exports = ReplManager;
diff --git a/packages/truffle/test/scenarios/library/api.js b/packages/truffle/test/scenarios/library/api.js
index 6511ec30c7a..f69d92ec4b6 100644
--- a/packages/truffle/test/scenarios/library/api.js
+++ b/packages/truffle/test/scenarios/library/api.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ describe("Truffle Library APIs [ @standalone ]", () => {
   if (process.env.NO_BUILD) return;
 
   let truffle;
-  before(function () {
+  before(function() {
     this.timeout(10000);
     truffle = require("../../../build/library.bundled.js");
   });
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ describe("Truffle Library APIs [ @standalone ]", () => {
     assert(truffle.create.migration, "create.migration undefined");
   });
 
+  it("truffle.console API definition", () => {
+    // This one returns a constructor.
+    assert(truffle.console, "console undefined");
+  });
+
   it("truffle.contracts API definition", () => {
     assert(truffle.contracts.compile, "contracts.compile undefined");
     assert(
diff --git a/packages/truffle/webpack.config.js b/packages/truffle/webpack.config.js
index d4a651fc223..c2e63314e43 100644
--- a/packages/truffle/webpack.config.js
+++ b/packages/truffle/webpack.config.js
@@ -40,21 +40,13 @@ module.exports = {
       "@truffle/core",
       "index.js"
     ),
-    consoleChild: path.join(
-      __dirname,
-      "../..",
-      "node_modules",
-      "@truffle/core",
-      "lib",
-      "console-child.js"
-    )
   },
 
   target: "node",
   node: {
     // For this option, see here: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/issues/1599
     __dirname: false,
-    __filename: false
+    __filename: false,
   },
   context: rootDir,
 
@@ -62,12 +54,12 @@ module.exports = {
     path: outputDir,
     filename: "[name].bundled.js",
     library: "",
-    libraryTarget: "commonjs"
+    libraryTarget: "commonjs",
   },
   devtool: "source-map",
 
   optimization: {
-    minimize: false
+    minimize: false,
   },
 
   module: {
@@ -77,11 +69,11 @@ module.exports = {
         test: /\.js$/,
         include: [
           path.resolve(__dirname, "../core"),
-          path.resolve(__dirname, "../environment")
+          path.resolve(__dirname, "../environment"),
         ],
-        use: "shebang-loader"
-      }
-    ]
+        use: "shebang-loader",
+      },
+    ],
   },
 
   externals: [
@@ -89,7 +81,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // Here, we leave it as an external, and use the original-require
     // module that's a dependency of Truffle instead.
     /^original-require$/,
-    /^mocha$/
+    /^mocha$/,
   ],
 
   resolve: {
@@ -104,12 +96,12 @@ module.exports = {
         "bn.js"
       ),
       "original-fs": path.join(__dirname, "./nil.js"),
-      "scrypt": "js-scrypt"
-    }
+      "scrypt": "js-scrypt",
+    },
   },
 
   stats: {
-    warnings: false
+    warnings: false,
   },
 
   plugins: [
@@ -118,7 +110,6 @@ module.exports = {
       BUNDLE_CHAIN_FILENAME: JSON.stringify("chain.bundled.js"),
       BUNDLE_ANALYTICS_FILENAME: JSON.stringify("analytics.bundled.js"),
       BUNDLE_LIBRARY_FILENAME: JSON.stringify("library.bundled.js"),
-      BUNDLE_CONSOLE_CHILD_FILENAME: JSON.stringify("consoleChild.bundled.js")
     }),
 
     // Put the shebang back on.
@@ -137,7 +128,7 @@ module.exports = {
           "init",
           "initSource"
         ),
-        to: "initSource"
+        to: "initSource",
       },
       {
         from: path.join(
@@ -148,7 +139,7 @@ module.exports = {
           "lib",
           "testing",
           "Assert.sol"
-        )
+        ),
       },
       {
         from: path.join(
@@ -159,7 +150,7 @@ module.exports = {
           "lib",
           "testing",
           "AssertAddress.sol"
-        )
+        ),
       },
       {
         from: path.join(
@@ -170,7 +161,7 @@ module.exports = {
           "lib",
           "testing",
           "AssertAddressArray.sol"
-        )
+        ),
       },
       {
         from: path.join(
@@ -181,7 +172,7 @@ module.exports = {
           "lib",
           "testing",
           "AssertAddressPayableArray.sol"
-        )
+        ),
       },
       {
         from: path.join(
@@ -192,7 +183,7 @@ module.exports = {
           "lib",
           "testing",
           "AssertBalance.sol"
-        )
+        ),
       },
       {
         from: path.join(
@@ -203,7 +194,7 @@ module.exports = {
           "lib",
           "testing",
           "AssertBool.sol"
-        )
+        ),
       },
       {
         from: path.join(
@@ -214,7 +205,7 @@ module.exports = {
           "lib",
           "testing",
           "AssertBytes32.sol"
-        )
+        ),
       },
       {
         from: path.join(
@@ -225,7 +216,7 @@ module.exports = {
           "lib",
           "testing",
           "AssertBytes32Array.sol"
-        )
+        ),
       },
       {
         from: path.join(
@@ -236,7 +227,7 @@ module.exports = {
           "lib",
           "testing",
           "AssertGeneral.sol"
-        )
+        ),
       },
       {
         from: path.join(
@@ -247,7 +238,7 @@ module.exports = {
           "lib",
           "testing",
           "AssertInt.sol"
-        )
+        ),
       },
       {
         from: path.join(
@@ -258,7 +249,7 @@ module.exports = {
           "lib",
           "testing",
           "AssertIntArray.sol"
-        )
+        ),
       },
       {
         from: path.join(
@@ -269,7 +260,7 @@ module.exports = {
           "lib",
           "testing",
           "AssertString.sol"
-        )
+        ),
       },
       {
         from: path.join(
@@ -280,7 +271,7 @@ module.exports = {
           "lib",
           "testing",
           "AssertUint.sol"
-        )
+        ),
       },
       {
         from: path.join(
@@ -291,7 +282,7 @@ module.exports = {
           "lib",
           "testing",
           "AssertUintArray.sol"
-        )
+        ),
       },
       {
         from: path.join(
@@ -302,7 +293,7 @@ module.exports = {
           "lib",
           "testing",
           "NewSafeSend.sol"
-        )
+        ),
       },
       {
         from: path.join(
@@ -313,7 +304,7 @@ module.exports = {
           "lib",
           "testing",
           "OldSafeSend.sol"
-        )
+        ),
       },
       {
         from: path.join(
@@ -327,13 +318,13 @@ module.exports = {
           "templates/"
         ),
         to: "templates",
-        flatten: true
-      }
+        flatten: true,
+      },
     ]),
 
     new CleanWebpackPlugin(),
 
     // Make web3 1.0 packable
-    new webpack.IgnorePlugin(/^electron$/)
-  ]
+    new webpack.IgnorePlugin(/^electron$/),
+  ],
 };