diff --git a/eden/scm/contrib/check-code.py b/eden/scm/contrib/check-code.py
index 4ef68c8336..8576a318ec 100755
--- a/eden/scm/contrib/check-code.py
+++ b/eden/scm/contrib/check-code.py
@@ -514,6 +514,8 @@ rev_name rev_range send_chunk send_error send_exception treemanifest_paths
 txn_id use_mononoke use_treemanifest
 
 st_mtime st_ctime st_atime
+
+get_ipython
 """.split()
 
 # ported from check-commit
diff --git a/eden/scm/edenscm/hgext/debugshell.py b/eden/scm/edenscm/hgext/debugshell.py
index 6235f944f7..7b4b02d49b 100644
--- a/eden/scm/edenscm/hgext/debugshell.py
+++ b/eden/scm/edenscm/hgext/debugshell.py
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ def _assignobjects(objects, repo):
         except Exception:
             pass
 
+        # EdenAPI client
+        try:
+            objects["api"] = repo.edenapi
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
     # Import other handy modules
     for name in ["os", "sys", "subprocess", "re"]:
         objects[name] = __import__(name)
@@ -128,6 +134,7 @@ def _startipython(ui, repo):
         bannermsg += (
             " repo: the repo object\n"
             " serv: commitcloud service\n"
+            " api: edenapi client\n"
             " cl: repo.changelog\n"
             " mf: repo.manifestlog\n"
             " ml: repo.svfs.metalog\n"
diff --git a/eden/scm/tests/test-check-code.t b/eden/scm/tests/test-check-code.t
index b65ad37cd0..6e53589e26 100644
--- a/eden/scm/tests/test-check-code.t
+++ b/eden/scm/tests/test-check-code.t
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ New errors are not allowed. Warnings are strongly discouraged.
   Skipping lib/clib/portability/portability.h it has no-che?k-code (glob)
   Skipping lib/clib/portability/unistd.h it has no-che?k-code (glob)
   Skipping lib/clib/sha1.h it has no-che?k-code (glob)
-  edenscm/hgext/debugshell.py:179: use foobar, not foo_bar naming --> get_ipython = ipython.get_ipython  # noqa: F841
   edenscm/hgext/extlib/phabricator/graphql.py:*: use foobar, not foo_bar naming --> ca_bundle = repo.ui.configpath("web", "cacerts") (glob)
   edenscm/hgext/extlib/phabricator/graphql.py:*: use foobar, not foo_bar naming --> def scmquery_log( (glob)
   edenscm/hgext/hggit/git_handler.py:*: use foobar, not foo_bar naming --> git_renames = {} (glob)