diff --git a/llama_toolchain/cli/api/__init__.py b/llama_toolchain/cli/api/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc3093355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_toolchain/cli/api/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
+# the root directory of this source tree.
+
+from .api import ApiParser  # noqa
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/cli/api/api.py b/llama_toolchain/cli/api/api.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6d7e0a1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_toolchain/cli/api/api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
+# the root directory of this source tree.
+
+import argparse
+
+from llama_toolchain.cli.subcommand import Subcommand
+
+from .build import ApiBuild
+
+
+class ApiParser(Subcommand):
+    def __init__(self, subparsers: argparse._SubParsersAction):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.parser = subparsers.add_parser(
+            "api",
+            prog="llama api",
+            description="Operate on llama stack API providers",
+        )
+
+        subparsers = self.parser.add_subparsers(title="api_subcommands")
+
+        # Add sub-commands
+        ApiBuild.create(subparsers)
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/cli/api/build.py b/llama_toolchain/cli/api/build.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3f620b1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_toolchain/cli/api/build.py
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
+# the root directory of this source tree.
+
+import argparse
+import os
+
+import pkg_resources
+import yaml
+
+from llama_toolchain.cli.subcommand import Subcommand
+from llama_toolchain.common.config_dirs import DISTRIBS_BASE_DIR
+
+from termcolor import cprint
+
+
+class ApiBuild(Subcommand):
+
+    def __init__(self, subparsers: argparse._SubParsersAction):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.parser = subparsers.add_parser(
+            "install",
+            prog="llama api build",
+            description="Build a Llama stack API provider container",
+            formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter,
+        )
+        self._add_arguments()
+        self.parser.set_defaults(func=self._run_api_build_command)
+
+    def _add_arguments(self):
+        from llama_toolchain.distribution.distribution import stack_apis
+
+        allowed_args = [a.name for a in stack_apis()]
+        self.parser.add_argument(
+            "api",
+            choices=allowed_args,
+            help="Stack API (one of: {})".format(", ".join(allowed_args))
+        )
+
+        self.parser.add_argument(
+            "--provider",
+            type=str,
+            help="The provider to package into the container",
+            required=True,
+        )
+        self.parser.add_argument(
+            "--container-name",
+            type=str,
+            help="Name of the container (including tag if needed)",
+            required=True,
+        )
+        self.parser.add_argument(
+            "--dependencies",
+            type=str,
+            help="Comma separated list of (downstream_api=provider) dependencies needed for the API",
+            required=False,
+        )
+
+    def _run_api_build_command(self, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+        from llama_toolchain.common.exec import run_with_pty
+        from llama_toolchain.distribution.datatypes import DistributionConfig
+        from llama_toolchain.distribution.distribution import distribution_dependencies
+        from llama_toolchain.distribution.registry import resolve_distribution_spec
+
+        os.makedirs(DISTRIBS_BASE_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+        script = pkg_resources.resource_filename(
+            "llama_toolchain",
+            "distribution/build_api.sh",
+        )
+
+        dist = resolve_distribution_spec(args.spec)
+        if dist is None:
+            self.parser.error(f"Could not find distribution {args.spec}")
+            return
+
+        distrib_dir = DISTRIBS_BASE_DIR / args.name
+        os.makedirs(distrib_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+        deps = distribution_dependencies(dist)
+        if not args.conda_env:
+            print(f"Using {args.name} as the Conda environment for this distribution")
+
+        conda_env = args.conda_env or args.name
+
+        config_file = distrib_dir / "config.yaml"
+        if config_file.exists():
+            c = DistributionConfig(**yaml.safe_load(config_file.read_text()))
+            if c.spec != dist.spec_id:
+                self.parser.error(
+                    f"already installed distribution with `spec={c.spec}` does not match provided spec `{args.spec}`"
+                )
+                return
+            if c.conda_env != conda_env:
+                self.parser.error(
+                    f"already installed distribution has `conda_env={c.conda_env}` different from provided conda env `{conda_env}`"
+                )
+                return
+        else:
+            with open(config_file, "w") as f:
+                c = DistributionConfig(
+                    spec=dist.spec_id,
+                    name=args.name,
+                    conda_env=conda_env,
+                )
+                f.write(yaml.dump(c.dict(), sort_keys=False))
+
+        return_code = run_with_pty([script, conda_env, args.name, " ".join(deps)])
+
+        assert return_code == 0, cprint(
+            f"Failed to install distribution {dist.spec_id}", color="red"
+        )
+        cprint(
+            f"Distribution `{args.name}` (with spec {dist.spec_id}) has been installed successfully!",
+            color="green",
+        )
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/cli/llama.py b/llama_toolchain/cli/llama.py
index 5ff11ae84..7b6302f7e 100644
--- a/llama_toolchain/cli/llama.py
+++ b/llama_toolchain/cli/llama.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import argparse
 
+from .api import ApiParser
 from .distribution import DistributionParser
 from .download import Download
 from .model import ModelParser
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ class LlamaCLIParser:
         Download.create(subparsers)
         ModelParser.create(subparsers)
         DistributionParser.create(subparsers)
+        ApiParser.create(subparsers)
 
         # Import sub-commands from agentic_system if they exist
         try:
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/distribution/build_image.sh b/llama_toolchain/distribution/build_image.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10463727d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_toolchain/distribution/build_image.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 4 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <image_name> <base_image> <pip_dependencies> <entrypoint_command>"
+  echo "Example: $0 my-fastapi-app python:3.9-slim 'fastapi uvicorn' 'python3 -m llama_toolchain.distribution.server --port 8000'"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+IMAGE_NAME=$1
+BASE_IMAGE=$2
+PIP_DEPENDENCIES=$3
+ENTRYPOINT_COMMAND=$4
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
+SOURCE_DIR=$(dirname $(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR"))
+
+TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+echo "Created temporary directory: $TEMP_DIR"
+
+cat <<EOF >"$TEMP_DIR/Dockerfile"
+FROM $BASE_IMAGE
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY llama_toolchain /app
+
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir $PIP_DEPENDENCIES
+
+EXPOSE 8000
+CMD $ENTRYPOINT_COMMAND
+EOF
+
+echo "Dockerfile created successfully in $TEMP_DIR/Dockerfile"
+
+podman build -t $IMAGE_NAME -f "$TEMP_DIR/Dockerfile" "$SOURCE_DIR"
+
+echo "Podman image '$IMAGE_NAME' built successfully."
+echo "You can run it with: podman run -p 8000:8000 $IMAGE_NAME"
+
+rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/distribution/datatypes.py b/llama_toolchain/distribution/datatypes.py
index 886e15b62..850f12edb 100644
--- a/llama_toolchain/distribution/datatypes.py
+++ b/llama_toolchain/distribution/datatypes.py
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ class InlineProviderSpec(ProviderSpec):
         default_factory=list,
         description="The pip dependencies needed for this implementation",
     )
+    docker_image: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default=None,
+        description="""
+The docker image to use for this implementation. If one is provided, pip_packages will be ignored.
+If a provider depends on other providers, the dependencies MUST NOT specify a docker image.
+""",
+    )
     module: str = Field(
         ...,
         description="""
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/distribution/distribution.py b/llama_toolchain/distribution/distribution.py
index df8ee76f1..c37494144 100644
--- a/llama_toolchain/distribution/distribution.py
+++ b/llama_toolchain/distribution/distribution.py
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ def distribution_dependencies(distribution: DistributionSpec) -> List[str]:
     ] + SERVER_DEPENDENCIES
 
 
+def stack_apis() -> List[Api]:
+    return [Api.inference, Api.safety, Api.agentic_system, Api.memory]
+
+
 def api_endpoints() -> Dict[Api, List[ApiEndpoint]]:
     apis = {}