diff --git a/commands/core/install.go b/commands/core/install.go
index ed7ed06a0be..e0810a904d5 100644
--- a/commands/core/install.go
+++ b/commands/core/install.go
@@ -1,160 +1,11 @@
-/*
- * This file is part of arduino-cli.
- *
- * Copyright 2018 ARDUINO SA (http://www.arduino.cc/)
- *
- * This software is released under the GNU General Public License version 3,
- * which covers the main part of arduino-cli.
- * The terms of this license can be found at:
- * https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
- *
- * You can be released from the requirements of the above licenses by purchasing
- * a commercial license. Buying such a license is mandatory if you want to modify or
- * otherwise use the software for commercial activities involving the Arduino
- * software without disclosing the source code of your own applications. To purchase
- * a commercial license, send an email to license@arduino.cc.
- */
-
 package core
 
 import (
-	"os"
+	"context"
 
-	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/arduino/cores"
-	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/arduino/cores/packagemanager"
-	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/cli"
-	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/common/formatter"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/rpc"
 )
 
-func initInstallCommand() *cobra.Command {
-	installCommand := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "install PACKAGER:ARCH[@VERSION] ...",
-		Short: "Installs one or more cores and corresponding tool dependencies.",
-		Long:  "Installs one or more cores and corresponding tool dependencies.",
-		Example: "  # download the latest version of arduino SAMD core.\n" +
-			"  " + cli.AppName + " core install arduino:samd\n\n" +
-			"  # download a specific version (in this case 1.6.9).\n" +
-			"  " + cli.AppName + " core install arduino:samd=1.6.9",
-		Args: cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
-		Run:  runInstallCommand,
-	}
-	return installCommand
-}
-
-func runInstallCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	logrus.Info("Executing `arduino core download`")
-
-	platformsRefs := parsePlatformReferenceArgs(args)
-	pm, _ := cli.InitPackageAndLibraryManagerWithoutBundles()
-
-	for _, platformRef := range platformsRefs {
-		installPlatformByRef(pm, platformRef)
-	}
-
-	// TODO: Cleanup unused tools
-}
-
-func installPlatformByRef(pm *packagemanager.PackageManager, platformRef *packagemanager.PlatformReference) {
-	platform, tools, err := pm.FindPlatformReleaseDependencies(platformRef)
-	if err != nil {
-		formatter.PrintError(err, "Could not determine platform dependencies")
-		os.Exit(cli.ErrBadCall)
-	}
-
-	installPlatform(pm, platform, tools)
-}
-
-func installPlatform(pm *packagemanager.PackageManager, platformRelease *cores.PlatformRelease, requiredTools []*cores.ToolRelease) {
-	log := pm.Log.WithField("platform", platformRelease)
-
-	// Prerequisite checks before install
-	if platformRelease.IsInstalled() {
-		log.Warn("Platform already installed")
-		formatter.Print("Platform " + platformRelease.String() + " already installed")
-		return
-	}
-	toolsToInstall := []*cores.ToolRelease{}
-	for _, tool := range requiredTools {
-		if tool.IsInstalled() {
-			log.WithField("tool", tool).Warn("Tool already installed")
-			formatter.Print("Tool " + tool.String() + " already installed")
-		} else {
-			toolsToInstall = append(toolsToInstall, tool)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Package download
-	for _, tool := range toolsToInstall {
-		downloadTool(pm, tool)
-	}
-	downloadPlatform(pm, platformRelease)
-
-	for _, tool := range toolsToInstall {
-		InstallToolRelease(pm, tool)
-	}
-
-	// Are we installing or upgrading?
-	platform := platformRelease.Platform
-	installed := pm.GetInstalledPlatformRelease(platform)
-	if installed == nil {
-		log.Info("Installing platform")
-		formatter.Print("Installing " + platformRelease.String() + "...")
-	} else {
-		log.Info("Updating platform " + installed.String())
-		formatter.Print("Updating " + installed.String() + " with " + platformRelease.String() + "...")
-	}
-
-	// Install
-	err := pm.InstallPlatform(platformRelease)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Error("Cannot install platform")
-		formatter.PrintError(err, "Cannot install platform")
-		os.Exit(cli.ErrGeneric)
-	}
-
-	// If upgrading remove previous release
-	if installed != nil {
-		err := pm.UninstallPlatform(installed)
-
-		// In case of error try to rollback
-		if err != nil {
-			log.WithError(err).Error("Error updating platform.")
-			formatter.PrintError(err, "Error updating platform")
-
-			// Rollback
-			if err := pm.UninstallPlatform(platformRelease); err != nil {
-				log.WithError(err).Error("Error rolling-back changes.")
-				formatter.PrintError(err, "Error rolling-back changes.")
-			}
-			os.Exit(cli.ErrGeneric)
-		}
-	}
-
-	log.Info("Platform installed")
-	formatter.Print(platformRelease.String() + " installed")
-}
-
-// InstallToolRelease installs a ToolRelease
-func InstallToolRelease(pm *packagemanager.PackageManager, toolRelease *cores.ToolRelease) {
-	log := pm.Log.WithField("Tool", toolRelease)
-
-	if toolRelease.IsInstalled() {
-		log.Warn("Tool already installed")
-		formatter.Print("Tool " + toolRelease.String() + " already installed")
-		return
-	}
-
-	log.Info("Installing tool")
-	formatter.Print("Installing " + toolRelease.String() + "...")
-	err := pm.InstallTool(toolRelease)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Warn("Cannot install tool")
-		formatter.PrintError(err, "Cannot install tool: "+toolRelease.String())
-		os.Exit(cli.ErrGeneric)
-	}
-
-	log.Info("Tool installed")
-	formatter.Print(toolRelease.String() + " installed")
+func Install(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.InstallReq) (*rpc.InstallResp, error) {
+	return nil, nil
 }
diff --git a/daemon/daemon.go b/daemon/daemon.go
index 55bc98d030c..a6b57de7137 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/commands"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/commands/board"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/commands/compile"
+	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/commands/core"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/rpc"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -66,3 +67,7 @@ func (s *ArduinoCoreServerImpl) Compile(req *rpc.CompileReq, stream rpc.ArduinoC
 	stream.Send(resp)
 	return err
 }
+
+func (s *ArduinoCoreServerImpl) Install(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.InstallReq) (*rpc.InstallResp, error) {
+	return core.Install(ctx, req)
+}