diff --git a/cmd/ipfs/root.go b/cmd/ipfs/root.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..154381cbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/ipfs/root.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	cmds "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/commands"
+	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/core/commands"
+)
+
+var Root = &cmds.Command{
+	Options: commands.Root.Options,
+	Help:    commands.Root.Help,
+	Subcommands: map[string]*cmds.Command{
+		"test": &cmds.Command{
+			Run: func(req cmds.Request, res cmds.Response) {
+				v := "hello, world"
+				res.SetValue(v)
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}