diff --git a/clusterctl/.gitignore b/clusterctl/.gitignore
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+clusterctl
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diff --git a/clusterctl/CONTRIBUTING.md b/clusterctl/CONTRIBUTING.md
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+# Contributing Guidelines
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diff --git a/clusterctl/README.md b/clusterctl/README.md
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+# clusterctl
+
+`clusterctl` is the SIG-cluster-lifecycle sponsored tool that implements the Cluster API.
+
+Read the [experience doc here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-sYb3EdkRga49nULH1kSwuQFf1o6GvAw_POrsNo5d8c/edit#).
+
+## Getting Started
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+Follow the steps listed at [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/blob/master/cluster-api/clusterctl/CONTRIBUTING.md) to:
+
+1. Build the `clusterctl` tool
+
+```
+go build
+```
+ 
+2. Create a `machines.yaml` file configured for your cluster. See the provided template for an example.
+
+### Limitations
+
+
+### Creating a cluster
+
+**NOT YET SUPPORTED!**
+
+### Interacting with your cluster
+
+Once you have created a cluster, you can interact with the cluster and machine
+resources using kubectl:
+
+```
+$ kubectl get clusters
+$ kubectl get machines
+$ kubectl get machines -o yaml
+```
+
+#### Scaling your cluster
+
+**NOT YET SUPPORTED!**
+
+#### Upgrading your cluster
+
+**NOT YET SUPPORTED!**
+
+#### Node repair
+
+**NOT YET SUPPORTED!**
+
+### Deleting a cluster
+
+**NOT YET SUPPORTED!**
diff --git a/clusterctl/cmd/create.go b/clusterctl/cmd/create.go
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+++ b/clusterctl/cmd/create.go
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+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var createCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "create",
+	Short: "Create a cluster API resource",
+	Long:  `Create a cluster API resource with one command`,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	createCmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateCluster())
+	RootCmd.AddCommand(createCmd)
+}
diff --git a/clusterctl/cmd/create_cluster.go b/clusterctl/cmd/create_cluster.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..47d3ecae0565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clusterctl/cmd/create_cluster.go
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+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/errors"
+)
+
+type CreateOptions struct {
+	Cluster string
+	Machine string
+	ProviderComponents  string
+}
+
+var co = &CreateOptions{}
+
+func NewCmdCreateCluster() *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "cluster",
+		Short: "Create kubernetes cluster",
+		Long:  `Create a kubernetes cluster with one command`,
+		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			if co.Cluster == "" {
+				exitWithHelp(cmd, "Please provide yaml file for cluster definition.")
+			}
+			if co.Machine == "" {
+				exitWithHelp(cmd, "Please provide yaml file for machine definition.")
+			}
+			if co.ProviderComponents == "" {
+				exitWithHelp(cmd, "Please provide a yaml file for provider component definitions.")
+			}
+			if err := RunCreate(co); err != nil {
+				glog.Exit(err)
+			}
+		},
+	}
+
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func RunCreate(co *CreateOptions) error {
+	return errors.NotImplementedError
+}
diff --git a/clusterctl/cmd/delete.go b/clusterctl/cmd/delete.go
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+++ b/clusterctl/cmd/delete.go
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+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var deleteCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "delete",
+	Short: "Delete a cluster API resource",
+	Long:  `Delete a cluster API resource with one command`,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	deleteCmd.AddCommand(NewCmdDeleteCluster())
+	RootCmd.AddCommand(deleteCmd)
+}
diff --git a/clusterctl/cmd/delete_cluster.go b/clusterctl/cmd/delete_cluster.go
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index 000000000000..b38fa4c9f2b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clusterctl/cmd/delete_cluster.go
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+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/errors"
+)
+
+type DeleteOptions struct {
+	ClusterName string
+}
+
+var do = &DeleteOptions{}
+
+func NewCmdDeleteCluster() *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "delete",
+		Short: "Delete kubernetes cluster",
+		Long:  `Delete a kubernetes cluster with one command`,
+		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			if do.ClusterName == "" {
+				exitWithHelp(cmd, "Please provide cluster name.")
+			}
+			if err := RunDelete(); err != nil {
+				glog.Exit(err)
+			}
+		},
+	}
+
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func RunDelete() error {
+	return errors.NotImplementedError
+}
diff --git a/clusterctl/cmd/root.go b/clusterctl/cmd/root.go
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index 000000000000..6e5279363d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clusterctl/cmd/root.go
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/logs"
+	clusterv1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/pkg/apis/cluster/v1alpha1"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/util"
+)
+
+var RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "clusterctl",
+	Short: "cluster management",
+	Long:  `Simple kubernetes cluster management`,
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		// Do Stuff Here
+		cmd.Help()
+	},
+}
+
+func Execute() {
+	if err := RootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
+		glog.Exit(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func parseClusterYaml(file string) (*clusterv1.Cluster, error) {
+	bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	cluster := &clusterv1.Cluster{}
+	err = yaml.Unmarshal(bytes, cluster)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return cluster, nil
+}
+
+func parseMachinesYaml(file string) ([]*clusterv1.Machine, error) {
+	bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	machines := &clusterv1.MachineList{}
+	err = yaml.Unmarshal(bytes, &machines)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return util.MachineP(machines.Items), nil
+}
+
+func exitWithHelp(cmd *cobra.Command, err string) {
+	glog.Error(err)
+	cmd.Help()
+	os.Exit(1)
+}
+
+func init() {
+	flag.CommandLine.Parse([]string{})
+	logs.InitLogs()
+}
diff --git a/clusterctl/main.go b/clusterctl/main.go
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index 000000000000..736fcc0e1c57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clusterctl/main.go
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+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package main
+
+import "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/clusterctl/cmd"
+
+func main() {
+	cmd.Execute()
+}
diff --git a/errors/deployer.go b/errors/deployer.go
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index 000000000000..8c7041dbfcfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/errors/deployer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package errors
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+var NotImplementedError = fmt.Errorf("not implemented")