diff --git a/llama_toolchain/cli/distribution/__init__.py b/llama_toolchain/cli/distribution/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81278f253
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_toolchain/cli/distribution/__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 .distribution import DistributionParser  # noqa
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/cli/distribution/create.py b/llama_toolchain/cli/distribution/create.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98d3d47dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_toolchain/cli/distribution/create.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# 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
+
+
+class DistributionCreate(Subcommand):
+
+    def __init__(self, subparsers: argparse._SubParsersAction):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.parser = subparsers.add_parser(
+            "create",
+            prog="llama distribution create",
+            description="create a Llama stack distribution",
+            formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter,
+        )
+        self._add_arguments()
+        self.parser.set_defaults(func=self._run_distribution_create_cmd)
+
+    def _add_arguments(self):
+        pass
+
+    def _run_distribution_create_cmd(self, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+        raise NotImplementedError()
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/cli/distribution/distribution.py b/llama_toolchain/cli/distribution/distribution.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8482de87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_toolchain/cli/distribution/distribution.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# 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 .create import DistributionCreate
+from .install import DistributionInstall
+from .list import DistributionList
+
+
+class DistributionParser(Subcommand):
+
+    def __init__(self, subparsers: argparse._SubParsersAction):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.parser = subparsers.add_parser(
+            "distribution",
+            prog="llama distribution",
+            description="Operate on llama stack distributions",
+        )
+
+        subparsers = self.parser.add_subparsers(title="distribution_subcommands")
+
+        # Add sub-commands
+        DistributionList.create(subparsers)
+        DistributionInstall.create(subparsers)
+        DistributionCreate.create(subparsers)
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/cli/distribution/install.py b/llama_toolchain/cli/distribution/install.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0760b07b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_toolchain/cli/distribution/install.py
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+# 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
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pkg_resources
+
+from llama_toolchain.cli.subcommand import Subcommand
+from llama_toolchain.distribution.registry import all_registered_distributions
+from llama_toolchain.utils import DEFAULT_DUMP_DIR
+
+
+CONFIGS_BASE_DIR = os.path.join(DEFAULT_DUMP_DIR, "configs")
+
+
+class DistributionInstall(Subcommand):
+    """Llama cli for configuring llama toolchain configs"""
+
+    def __init__(self, subparsers: argparse._SubParsersAction):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.parser = subparsers.add_parser(
+            "install",
+            prog="llama distribution install",
+            description="Install a llama stack distribution",
+            formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter,
+        )
+        self._add_arguments()
+        self.parser.set_defaults(func=self._run_distribution_install_cmd)
+
+    def _add_arguments(self):
+        distribs = all_registered_distributions()
+        self.parser.add_argument(
+            "--name",
+            type=str,
+            help="Mame of the distribution to install",
+            default="local-source",
+            choices=[d.name for d in distribs],
+        )
+
+    def read_user_inputs(self):
+        checkpoint_dir = input(
+            "Enter the checkpoint directory for the model (e.g., ~/.llama/checkpoints/Meta-Llama-3-8B/): "
+        )
+        model_parallel_size = input(
+            "Enter model parallel size (e.g., 1 for 8B / 8 for 70B and 405B): "
+        )
+        assert model_parallel_size.isdigit() and int(model_parallel_size) in {
+            1,
+            8,
+        }, "model parallel size must be 1 or 8"
+
+        return checkpoint_dir, model_parallel_size
+
+    def write_output_yaml(self, checkpoint_dir, model_parallel_size, yaml_output_path):
+        default_conf_path = pkg_resources.resource_filename(
+            "llama_toolchain", "data/default_distribution_config.yaml"
+        )
+        with open(default_conf_path, "r") as f:
+            yaml_content = f.read()
+
+        yaml_content = yaml_content.format(
+            checkpoint_dir=checkpoint_dir,
+            model_parallel_size=model_parallel_size,
+        )
+
+        with open(yaml_output_path, "w") as yaml_file:
+            yaml_file.write(yaml_content.strip())
+
+        print(f"YAML configuration has been written to {yaml_output_path}")
+
+    def _run_distribution_install_cmd(self, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+        checkpoint_dir, model_parallel_size = self.read_user_inputs()
+        checkpoint_dir = os.path.expanduser(checkpoint_dir)
+
+        assert (
+            Path(checkpoint_dir).exists() and Path(checkpoint_dir).is_dir()
+        ), f"{checkpoint_dir} does not exist or it not a directory"
+
+        os.makedirs(CONFIGS_BASE_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+        yaml_output_path = Path(CONFIGS_BASE_DIR) / "distribution.yaml"
+
+        self.write_output_yaml(
+            checkpoint_dir,
+            model_parallel_size,
+            yaml_output_path,
+        )
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/cli/distribution/list.py b/llama_toolchain/cli/distribution/list.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cf26980b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_toolchain/cli/distribution/list.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# 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 llama_toolchain.cli.table import print_table
+
+from llama_toolchain.distribution.registry import all_registered_distributions
+
+
+class DistributionList(Subcommand):
+
+    def __init__(self, subparsers: argparse._SubParsersAction):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.parser = subparsers.add_parser(
+            "list",
+            prog="llama distribution list",
+            description="Show available llama stack distributions",
+            formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter,
+        )
+        self._add_arguments()
+        self.parser.set_defaults(func=self._run_distribution_list_cmd)
+
+    def _add_arguments(self):
+        pass
+
+    def _run_distribution_list_cmd(self, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+        # eventually, this should query a registry at llama.meta.com/llamastack/distributions
+        headers = [
+            "Name",
+            "Description",
+            "Dependencies",
+        ]
+
+        rows = []
+        for dist in all_registered_distributions():
+            rows.append(
+                [
+                    dist.name,
+                    dist.description,
+                    ", ".join(dist.pip_packages),
+                ]
+            )
+        print_table(
+            rows,
+            headers,
+            separate_rows=True,
+        )
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/cli/inference/__init__.py b/llama_toolchain/cli/inference/__init__.py
index 756f351d8..74f5fc120 100644
--- a/llama_toolchain/cli/inference/__init__.py
+++ b/llama_toolchain/cli/inference/__init__.py
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
 #
 # This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
 # the root directory of this source tree.
+
+from .inference import InferenceParser  # noqa
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/cli/llama.py b/llama_toolchain/cli/llama.py
index 5bdb7ca59..f77855277 100644
--- a/llama_toolchain/cli/llama.py
+++ b/llama_toolchain/cli/llama.py
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 
 import argparse
 
-from llama_toolchain.cli.download import Download
-from llama_toolchain.cli.inference.inference import InferenceParser
-from llama_toolchain.cli.model.model import ModelParser
+from .distribution import DistributionParser
+from .download import Download
+from .inference import InferenceParser
+from .model import ModelParser
 
 
 class LlamaCLIParser:
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ class LlamaCLIParser:
         Download.create(subparsers)
         InferenceParser.create(subparsers)
         ModelParser.create(subparsers)
+        DistributionParser.create(subparsers)
 
         # Import sub-commands from agentic_system if they exist
         try:
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/cli/model/__init__.py b/llama_toolchain/cli/model/__init__.py
index 756f351d8..db70364a9 100644
--- a/llama_toolchain/cli/model/__init__.py
+++ b/llama_toolchain/cli/model/__init__.py
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
 #
 # This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
 # the root directory of this source tree.
+
+from .model import ModelParser  # noqa
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/distribution/__init__.py b/llama_toolchain/distribution/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..756f351d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_toolchain/distribution/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# 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.
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/distribution/datatypes.py b/llama_toolchain/distribution/datatypes.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..753ce3b6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_toolchain/distribution/datatypes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# 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 typing import List
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class LlamaStackDistribution(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+    description: str
+
+    # you must install the packages to get the functionality needed.
+    # later, we may have a docker image be the main artifact of
+    # a distribution.
+    pip_packages: List[str]
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/distribution/local-ollama/install.sh b/llama_toolchain/distribution/local-ollama/install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..756f351d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_toolchain/distribution/local-ollama/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# 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.
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/distribution/local/install.sh b/llama_toolchain/distribution/local/install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..756f351d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_toolchain/distribution/local/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# 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.
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/distribution/registry.py b/llama_toolchain/distribution/registry.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6abce380f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_toolchain/distribution/registry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# 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 typing import List
+
+from .datatypes import LlamaStackDistribution
+
+
+def all_registered_distributions() -> List[LlamaStackDistribution]:
+    return [
+        LlamaStackDistribution(
+            name="local-source",
+            description="Use code within `llama_toolchain` itself to run model inference and everything on top",
+            pip_packages=[],
+        ),
+        LlamaStackDistribution(
+            name="local-ollama",
+            description="Like local-source, but use ollama for running LLM inference",
+            pip_packages=[],
+        ),
+    ]