diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7d2569c..57e8871 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -30,5 +30,8 @@ examples = [
     "rich",
 ]
 
+[project.scripts]
+koi = "koi_net.cli:app"
+
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://github.com/BlockScience/koi-net/"
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diff --git a/src/koi_net/cli/__init__.py b/src/koi_net/cli/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c032984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/koi_net/cli/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .commands import app
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diff --git a/src/koi_net/cli/commands.py b/src/koi_net/cli/commands.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc73541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/koi_net/cli/commands.py
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import os
+import typer
+from typing import Callable
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.table import Table
+
+from importlib.metadata import entry_points
+
+from koi_net.cli.models import KoiNetworkConfig
+from koi_net.core import NodeInterface
+import shutil
+
+app = typer.Typer()
+console = Console()
+
+installed_nodes = entry_points(group='koi_net.node')
+
+net_config = KoiNetworkConfig.load_from_yaml()
+
+@app.command()
+def list_node_types():
+    table = Table(title="installed node types")
+    table.add_column("name", style="cyan")
+    table.add_column("module", style="magenta")
+
+    for node in installed_nodes:
+        table.add_row(node.name, node.module)
+    console.print(table)
+    
+@app.command()
+def list_nodes():
+    table = Table(title="created nodes")
+    table.add_column("name", style="cyan")
+    table.add_column("rid", style="magenta")
+
+    for dir in os.listdir('.'):
+        if not os.path.isdir(dir):
+            continue
+        for file in os.listdir(dir):
+            file_path = os.path.join(dir, file)
+            if not (os.path.isfile(file_path) and file == "config.yaml"):
+                continue
+            
+            print(os.getcwd())
+            os.chdir(dir)
+            print(os.getcwd())
+                        
+            node_type = net_config.nodes.get(dir)
+            
+            ep = list(installed_nodes.select(name=node_type))[0]
+            create_node: Callable[[], NodeInterface] = ep.load()
+            
+            node = create_node()
+            
+            print(ep)
+            print(dir)
+            print(node.identity.rid)
+            
+            table.add_row(dir, str(node.identity.rid))
+            
+            os.chdir('..')
+            print(os.getcwd())
+    
+    console.print(table)
+
+@app.command()
+def create(type: str, name: str):
+    # if name not in installed_nodes:
+    #     console.print(f"[bold red]Error:[/bold red] node type '{name}' doesn't exist")
+    #     raise typer.Exit(code=1)
+
+    eps = installed_nodes.select(name=type)
+    if eps:
+        ep = list(eps)[0]
+    
+    os.mkdir(name)
+    os.chdir(name)
+    
+    ep.load()
+    
+    os.chdir('..')
+    
+    net_config.nodes[name] = type
+    net_config.save_to_yaml()
+    
+@app.command()
+def remove(name: str):
+    shutil.rmtree(name)
+    net_config.nodes.pop(name, None)
+    net_config.save_to_yaml()
+    
+@app.command()
+def start(name: str):
+    os.chdir(name)
+    node_type = net_config.nodes.get(name)
+    ep = list(installed_nodes.select(name=node_type))[0]
+    create_node: Callable[[], NodeInterface] = ep.load()
+    
+    create_node().server.run()
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diff --git a/src/koi_net/cli/models.py b/src/koi_net/cli/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfb4093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/koi_net/cli/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, PrivateAttr
+from ruamel.yaml import YAML
+
+
+class KoiNetworkConfig(BaseModel):
+    nodes: dict[str, str] = Field(default_factory=dict)
+    _file_path: str = PrivateAttr(default="koi-net-config.yaml")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def load_from_yaml(
+        cls, 
+        file_path: str = "koi-net-config.yaml", 
+    ):
+        yaml = YAML()
+        
+        try:
+            with open(file_path, "r") as f:
+                file_content = f.read()
+            config_data = yaml.load(file_content)
+            config = cls.model_validate(config_data)
+            
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            config = cls()
+        
+        config._file_path = file_path
+        config.save_to_yaml()
+        return config
+    
+    def save_to_yaml(self):
+        yaml = YAML()
+        
+        with open(self._file_path, "w") as f:
+            try:
+                config_data = self.model_dump(mode="json")
+                yaml.dump(config_data, f)
+            except Exception as e:
+                if self._file_content:
+                    f.seek(0)
+                    f.truncate()
+                    f.write(self._file_content)
+                raise e
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