diff --git a/src/cli/backends/ls.rs b/src/cli/backends/ls.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..201a8228a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/backends/ls.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+use eyre::Result;
+
+use crate::forge::{self, ForgeType};
+
+/// List built-in backends
+#[derive(Debug, clap::Args)]
+#[clap(visible_alias = "list", after_long_help = AFTER_LONG_HELP, verbatim_doc_comment)]
+pub struct BackendsLs {}
+
+impl BackendsLs {
+    pub fn run(self) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut forges = forge::list_forge_types();
+        forges.retain(|f| *f != ForgeType::Asdf);
+
+        for forge in forges {
+            miseprintln!("{}", forge);
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+static AFTER_LONG_HELP: &str = color_print::cstr!(
+    r#"<bold><underline>Examples:</underline></bold>
+
+  $ <bold>mise backends ls</bold>
+  cargo
+  go
+  npm
+  pipx
+  ubi
+"#
+);
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_backends_list() {
+        assert_cli_snapshot!("backends", "list");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/backends/mod.rs b/src/cli/backends/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f571ae66d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/backends/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use clap::Subcommand;
+use eyre::Result;
+
+mod ls;
+
+#[derive(Debug, clap::Args)]
+#[clap(about = "Manage backends", visible_alias = "b", aliases = ["backend", "backend-list"])]
+pub struct Backends {
+    #[clap(subcommand)]
+    command: Option<Commands>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Subcommand)]
+enum Commands {
+    Ls(ls::BackendsLs),
+}
+
+impl Commands {
+    pub fn run(self) -> Result<()> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Ls(cmd) => cmd.run(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Backends {
+    pub fn run(self) -> Result<()> {
+        let cmd = self.command.unwrap_or(Commands::Ls(ls::BackendsLs {}));
+
+        cmd.run()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/backends/snapshots/mise__cli__backends__ls__tests__backends_list.snap b/src/cli/backends/snapshots/mise__cli__backends__ls__tests__backends_list.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c402d45b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/backends/snapshots/mise__cli__backends__ls__tests__backends_list.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+source: src/cli/backends/ls.rs
+expression: output
+---
+cargo
+go
+npm
+pipx
+ubi
diff --git a/src/cli/doctor.rs b/src/cli/doctor.rs
index 756c7d3b2..db17a4772 100644
--- a/src/cli/doctor.rs
+++ b/src/cli/doctor.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::cli::version;
 use crate::cli::version::VERSION;
 use crate::config::{Config, Settings};
 use crate::file::display_path;
+use crate::forge::ForgeType;
 use crate::git::Git;
 use crate::plugins::core::CORE_PLUGINS;
 use crate::plugins::PluginType;
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ impl Doctor {
         let config = config.as_ref();
 
         section("config_files", render_config_files(config))?;
+        section("backends", render_backends())?;
         section("plugins", render_plugins())?;
 
         for plugin in forge::list() {
@@ -239,11 +241,22 @@ fn render_config_files(config: &Config) -> String {
         .join("\n")
 }
 
+fn render_backends() -> String {
+    let mut s = vec![];
+    let backends = forge::list_forge_types()
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|f| *f != ForgeType::Asdf);
+    for b in backends {
+        s.push(format!("{}", b));
+    }
+    s.join("\n")
+}
+
 fn render_plugins() -> String {
     let mut s = vec![];
     let plugins = forge::list()
         .into_iter()
-        .filter(|p| p.is_installed())
+        .filter(|p| p.is_installed() && p.get_type() == ForgeType::Asdf)
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
     let max_plugin_name_len = plugins
         .iter()
diff --git a/src/cli/mod.rs b/src/cli/mod.rs
index 1b8e80950..14efd4469 100644
--- a/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ mod activate;
 mod alias;
 pub mod args;
 mod asdf;
+pub mod backends;
 mod bin_paths;
 mod cache;
 mod completion;
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ pub enum Commands {
     Activate(activate::Activate),
     Alias(alias::Alias),
     Asdf(asdf::Asdf),
+    Backends(backends::Backends),
     BinPaths(bin_paths::BinPaths),
     Cache(cache::Cache),
     Completion(completion::Completion),
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ impl Commands {
             Self::Activate(cmd) => cmd.run(),
             Self::Alias(cmd) => cmd.run(),
             Self::Asdf(cmd) => cmd.run(),
+            Self::Backends(cmd) => cmd.run(),
             Self::BinPaths(cmd) => cmd.run(),
             Self::Cache(cmd) => cmd.run(),
             Self::Completion(cmd) => cmd.run(),
diff --git a/src/forge/mod.rs b/src/forge/mod.rs
index e68d1877f..bee30db99 100644
--- a/src/forge/mod.rs
+++ b/src/forge/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
-use std::fmt::{Debug, Display};
+use std::fmt::{Debug, Display, Formatter};
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::hash::Hash;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use eyre::WrapErr;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use rayon::prelude::*;
 use regex::Regex;
+use strum::IntoEnumIterator;
 use versions::Versioning;
 
 use crate::cli::args::ForgeArg;
@@ -41,7 +42,9 @@ pub type AForge = Arc<dyn Forge>;
 pub type ForgeMap = BTreeMap<ForgeArg, AForge>;
 pub type ForgeList = Vec<AForge>;
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Clone, Copy, EnumString, AsRefStr, Ord, PartialOrd)]
+#[derive(
+    Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Clone, Copy, EnumString, EnumIter, AsRefStr, Ord, PartialOrd,
+)]
 #[strum(serialize_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum ForgeType {
     Asdf,
@@ -52,6 +55,12 @@ pub enum ForgeType {
     Ubi,
 }
 
+impl Display for ForgeType {
+    fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(formatter, "{}", format!("{:?}", self).to_lowercase())
+    }
+}
+
 static FORGES: Mutex<Option<ForgeMap>> = Mutex::new(None);
 
 fn load_forges() -> ForgeMap {
@@ -95,6 +104,10 @@ pub fn list() -> ForgeList {
     load_forges().values().cloned().collect()
 }
 
+pub fn list_forge_types() -> Vec<ForgeType> {
+    ForgeType::iter().collect()
+}
+
 pub fn get(fa: &ForgeArg) -> AForge {
     if let Some(forge) = load_forges().get(fa) {
         forge.clone()