diff --git a/aos/starter/starter_cmd.cc b/aos/starter/starter_cmd.cc
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+#include <chrono>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+#include "aos/init.h"
+#include "aos/json_to_flatbuffer.h"
+#include "gflags/gflags.h"
+#include "starter_rpc_lib.h"
+
+DEFINE_string(config, "./config.json", "File path of aos configuration");
+
+static const std::unordered_map<std::string, aos::starter::Command> kCommands{
+    {"start", aos::starter::Command::START},
+    {"stop", aos::starter::Command::STOP},
+    {"restart", aos::starter::Command::RESTART}};
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  aos::InitGoogle(&argc, &argv);
+  aos::InitNRT();
+
+  CHECK(argc == 3) << "Invalid number of command arguments";
+
+  const std::string application_name = argv[1];
+  const std::string command_str = argv[2];
+
+  aos::FlatbufferDetachedBuffer<aos::Configuration> config =
+      aos::configuration::ReadConfig(FLAGS_config);
+
+  if (command_str == "status") {
+    auto status = aos::starter::GetStatus(application_name, &config.message());
+    std::cout << aos::FlatbufferToJson(&status.message()) << '\n';
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  const auto command_search = kCommands.find(command_str);
+  CHECK(command_search != kCommands.end())
+      << "Invalid command \"" << command_str << "\"";
+  const aos::starter::Command command = command_search->second;
+
+  if (aos::starter::SendCommandBlocking(command, application_name,
+                                        &config.message(),
+                                        std::chrono::seconds(3))) {
+    switch (command) {
+      case aos::starter::Command::START:
+        std::cout << "Successfully started " << application_name << '\n';
+        break;
+      case aos::starter::Command::STOP:
+        std::cout << "Successfully stopped " << application_name << '\n';
+        break;
+      case aos::starter::Command::RESTART:
+        std::cout << "Successfully restarted " << application_name << '\n';
+        break;
+    }
+  } else {
+    std::cout << "Failed to " << command_str << ' ' << application_name << '\n';
+  }
+}